One-Sided Harshness

There has been much written about how harsh American politics has become.  The fact exists that the nastiness remains, for the most part, one-sided.  Despite the wailing over President Trump’s tweets, the lion’s share of the vitriolic comments, and the … Read More

The Real Divide In U.S. Is Not Between Liberal And Conservative, But Between Informed And Ignorant

The most contentious debates in American politics are not between Republicans and Democrats, or liberals and conservatives. Increasingly, they are amongst those who have a practical command of facts and those blinded by ideology.

The unprecedented rise to prominence of … Read More

Two Years Of Global Cooling But Cuomo Attacks Energy Anyway

Many Americans are shivering from the latest arctic blast of frigid weather. At least, they can warm up in their homes and offices.  Going forward, however, they, and others throughout the world, may not have that option if climate extremists … Read More

Parliament Brexit Rejection Is Continuation Of Elites Rejecting Popular Opinion

The European Union (EU) has suffered yet another setback as the British Parliament has defeated, by a vote of 432 to 202, a “Brexit” deal which sought to negate the actual effect of the June 2016 vote by the British people … Read More

Media Ignores Socialism As Reason For Venezuelan Crisis

On December 28, ABC‘s evening world news ran a lengthy (by network news standards) description of the horrendous conditions in Venezuela that are causing near-starvation and extraordinary levels of poverty.  The story included heart-wrenching scenes of children dying from lack … Read More

Baby, It’s Cold Outside… For Free Speech

There is a common purpose in what at first appears to be unrelated moves to limit free speech.

Initially, there isn’t an evident connection between the attempts to take down old holiday songs (“Baby, it’s Cold Outside;”) the scolding of … Read More

Hezbollah Uses Illegal Drug Trade To Threaten America

The frightening extent of Iran’s’ terrorist reach into the Western Hemisphere is becoming more clear, as law enforcement officials across the globe move to curb Hezbollah.

The Hill reports that Argentinian officials have frozen the assets of 14 people tied to … Read More

Abolition Of Electoral College Is Attempt To Suppress Dissent

There should be greater attention paid to the comments made by Washington’s growing number of hard-left politicians.

Socialism is increasingly seen as part of the American political environment. It is more than just an an economic philosophy. Because it involves … Read More

Why The Latest Global Warming Report Is Politics, Not Science

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) has issued further dire warnings about the impact of man-made global warming.

The IPCC maintains that “Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels… Global warming … Read More

Why Democrats Shouldn’t Throw Stones About Anti-Semitism

The media has chosen to not make the rising tide of anti-Semitism an issue in the 2018 Midterm elections. But ignoring the problem does not mean it doesn’t exist. At home and abroad, in politics and on the internet, the … Read More

‘Medicare For All’ Means Less Medicare For The Seniors Who Funded It

In a recent USATODAY editorial, President Trump criticized a move by some Democrats promising “Medicare for All,” essentially a nationalized health care system that would have the effect of transferring funds owed to senior citizens to those more likely to vote for … Read More

How Trump Tax Cuts Help Seniors Hurt By Obamacare

The announcement scheduled for later this month that seniors can expect about a 2.8% cost of living (COLA) increase in their social security (following 2018 2% increase) is another indication that the Obama era practice of diverting funds meant … Read More

Economic Boom Spreading Across Races, Classes, Ages

The U.S. economic revival is broad, and its success covers almost all segments of society.

The aftermath of the Great Recession of 2007 and the stagnation of the Obama era presented key challenges. However, reducing both taxes and the … Read More

The Campaign Finance Law Trump Is Accused Of Breaking Was Unconstitutional To Begin With

Attorney and radio host Mark Levine, speaking on Fox News’ Hannity program and quoted in realclearpolitics, reasons that President Trump’s use of former attorney Michael Cohen as a go-between to pay women hush money is not a campaign contribution and there … Read More

Will Free Speech Advocates Be Forced Underground?

This month, two more public figures were added to the list of those terrorized in restaurants, bookstores, and elsewhere by leftists.

On college campuses, students and professors not kowtowing to left-wing orthodoxy are ostracized, attacked, and banned. Social media giants … Read More

New Defense Authorization: More Money For Soldiers And Cyber-Defense And First Steps Towards Space Force

In response to the extraordinary rise in threats from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and terrorists, the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provides needed resources, many believe long overdue, for the U.S. military, which had been underfunded throughout the … Read More

Google Sides With The Dictators

It is unfortunate that you don’t see much anger expressed online about how social media giants have helped dictatorships.

In a vitally important investigative journalism piece, an Interceptarticle by Ryan Gallagher recently reported that …“google is planning to launch a censored … Read More

Freedom Frustration: The Left Rejects Free Speech Because It Loses All The Debates

It is increasingly worrisome that the basic and underlying principles for which, and upon which, the nation was founded are under attack. There can be little doubt that those on the extreme left clearly have a very different vision, not … Read More

Ocasio-Cortez Is Young And Pretty, But Her Ideology Is Old And Ugly

Much is always made when attractive young people, male or female, gain victories in primaries or general elections against older opponents.  It is not, perhaps, a coincidence that many of those emphasizing such “qualifications” are television journalists whose major assets … Read More

Excuses To Impose Censorship

Unlike Roseanne following her infamous tweet, it appears that those on the left pay no price for their harsh statements.  The latest entrant in that category is Peter Fonda, who advocated throwing President Trump’s pre-teen son into a cage full … Read More

Trump Responds To Cheating China?

There has been significant criticism of President Trump’s tough stance on trade deficits and unfair practices both with China and America’s allies and neighbors. Opposition to the White House move has come not only from the usual political opponents, but … Read More

Hysteria vs. The White House: Why It’s Worse With Trump

Pundits portray the extensive criticism of President Trump as an unusual event, an occurrence if not unprecedented than certainly unique in its extremity. The point a rather biased press seeks to convey is that, in their perception, the 45th President of … Read More

Growing Assault on Free Speech

In the hyper-ventilating world of modern journalism, describing almost every issue as a “crisis” has lost its impact.  That’s troubling, because there are several challenges facing the United States that truly are existential threats.  Arguably, the most serious is the … Read More

Will Turkey Leave NATO?

Turkey’s recent decision to purchase a significant air defense system from Russia was an important and revealing development for a NATO member and American ally.

Defense Analyst Can Kasapoglu, speaking at a Carnegie Europe conference held this past September, reported:

“The S-400 … Read More