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Congress Not Taking The Russian-Chinese Military Axis Seriously
A fundamental difference between leftists and progressives on one side and moderates and conservatives on the other has become apparent in the defense spending debate taking place in Congress this week.
China has developed a vast, first-rate military. It … Read More
There Are Two Americas
The left is fond of saying that, “There are two Americas.” The slogan is meant to inspire class and race rivalry, but there is little justification for the concept.
But there are, indeed, two Americas. The U.S. has become split … Read More
Illegal Immigration Fight Is About Election Fraud – Not Racism
The 2020 presidential elections are rapidly approaching, and the threat of compromising the integrity of the system due to illegal alien voting is again a grave concern. Discussions of illegal immigration issues, however, are rapidly met with false charges of … Read More
Joe Biden And Even Many Top GOP Officials Have Major Ties To Chinese Money
President Trump’s trade negotiations with China have revealed a great deal about American politics and the current psyche of far too many.
From a purely logical perspective, the move to rein in China’s rapacious practices of intellectual property theft, espionage, … Read More
Universal Basic Income Has Already Been Tried: Here’s What Happened
Many Progressive politicians and Leftist academicians and pundits, both in the U.S. and abroad, have advocated for a “Universal Basic Income” (UBI). The concept involves providing regular, unconditional cash payments to everyone, regardless of need or status. Some see this … Read More
Top Democrats Who Support Venezuelan Dictator
Several key left-wing American politicians, organizations, and celebrities have behaved shamefully by supporting the barbaric and illegal ruler of Venezuela.
The socialist regime of Nicolas Maduro, the follow-up to the reign of hard-left predecessor Hugo Chavez, has resulted in both … Read More
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