Donald Trump on Love and Justice
One of the most revealing moments of Donald Trump’s presidency so far went completely unnoted. “We all learned a lot,” he said following his recent […]
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Parkland, Populism, and a Doomed Generation
Democracy dies in darkness, but truth dies in broad daylight in a culture that no longer values the rule of law and the primacy of […]
Trump’s Generals Are Too Valuable to be Dismissed
Near-daily gossip surrounds Donald Trump’s three marquee generals. The media sometimes blare out rumors that General John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, is […]
Trump Enforces Immigration Law
Americans could view immigration policy three ways: Through the lens of a citizen, a client, or a consumer. First, there is the small r-republican view […]
Schiff Losing the Memo Wars
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) launched the third salvo in the “Great Memo Wars” over the weekend, and after overshooting his target, it’s apparent that […]
This is CNN: The Children’s News Network
Every child knows intuitively that losing is not fun. Toddlers will steal a coveted toy right from the hands of an unwitting playmate in the […]
Equal Justice Under Law: ‘Well, We’re Waiting’
Atop the entrance to the United States Supreme Court is engraved a solemn promise for every American to see: “Equal Justice Under Law.” Unconscionably, it […]
You Can’t Win the Budget Battle Until You Win the Trust War
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) ended Saturday, and it went out with a bang. During a panel discussion about the #MeToo movement, National Review […]
Debate, Politics, and NeverTrump
CPAC 2018 has come and gone, and with it, NeverTrump has met its Waterloo. Whereas in 2017, there were still those willing to indulge the […]
The Schiff Obstruction
Readers of Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit will recall the philosopher’s withering comments about “the dogmatism of mere assertion” which yields naught but an empty and […]
Gun Grabbers Deny the Science
Mark Rosenberg, former assistant surgeon general and founder of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control, claimed in […]
Billy Graham’s Legacy: Christianity Making a Global Comeback
On Wednesday, the world lost a man who arguably has had a greater, larger, and more positive impact on mankind in the last century than […]
The Paradoxes of the Mueller Investigation
Special counsel Robert Mueller has indicted 13 Russian nationals for allegedly conspiring to sow confusion in the 2016 presidential election. The chance of extraditing any […]
The Unbearable Mendacity of NeverTrump-Inspired Comparisons
It requires a special degree of mendacity to compare Robert Mueller’s recent indictments to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Only someone desperate to get attention, […]
Russia Focus Neglects the Real Threat from China
Samantha Vinograd, a former senior national security advisor under President Obama, intoned Monday on CNN that in light of the previous week’s indictment of 13 […]
Why Not Invite NeverTrump to CPAC?
Adapt or die. Such, I would argue, was the ultimatum faced by the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) after last year. As I explained in […]
The Media’s Walk-of-Shame Won’t End
The media have been on a walk-of-shame bender since 2016. They were whored out by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, swallowed the Christopher Steele dossier, and […]
Congress Loses Focus on Illegal Immigration
Last week, Congress tried—and failed—to act on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Senate failed to reach the necessary 60 votes on […]
What Would Kasich Do?
Looking back at the past year, the Year of Living Trumpantly, it’s clear to fair-minded individuals—that excludes the media and every other Democrat—that the Trump […]
Signs of the Times
When we think about “Making America Great Again,” surely one such feature that would contribute to it would be the end of nihilistic crimes, such […]