Written by Walter Williams
One of the best statements of how the Framers saw the role of the federal government is found in Federalist Paper 45, written by James Madison, who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”: “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce.… Continue Reading
Written by David Limbaugh
If Democrats and resistance Republicans think they are going to depose President Trump or thwart his presidency by endlessly savaging him in the name of protecting the republic, they don’t have any concept of the fierce resolve of his supporters.
The latest salvo in the resistance’s efforts to nullify the will of the American electorate is an anonymous New York Times op-ed purportedly penned by a “senior official” in the Trump administration.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
The progressive game plan to re-acquire power in Washington and make it permanent has been shockingly obvious for some time:
Import millions of illegal immigrants, hook them on government aid, and turn them into voters – legally or illegally.
Two Democrats running for Congress in Texas have come out for decriminalizing illegal immigration, along with Beta O’Rourke, who is running for Ted Cruz’s U.S. Senate seat. Virtually all Democrat office holders oppose voter ID laws.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abigail Shrier, Barack Obama, Beta O’Rourke, Bruce Jenner, Deep State, Donald Trump, FBI, free college, Free healthcare, Hillary Clinton, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, IRS, Jennifer Roback Morse, Jerry Brown, Sean McElwee, Ted Cruz, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Trump Administration
Federal Issues | David E. Smith |
September 8, 2018 5:00 AM |
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Written by Daniel Horowitz
Republicans are bleeding their traditional suburban voters at a quick pace. They are without a narrative and nearly out of time to make a difference for this election. When they return from summer recess, they have one final opportunity to either make a big play on the top issue on voter’s minds. Or they could simply monkey it up by running out the clock while they are losing.
According to recent polls, immigration is the top concern of voters.… Continue Reading
Tags: border control, border security, ICE, immigration, Immigration and Citizenship Services, MS-13, sanctuary cities, Visa Lottery, Voter Fraud, voter integrity
Federal Issues | David E. Smith |
August 31, 2018 11:00 AM |
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Written by Daniel Horowitz
Another American dreamer has lost her life, allegedly killed by an illegal alien who was only in the country because of the open-borders agenda.
Cristhian Bahena Rivera is a 24-year-old Mexican who came here illegally between four and seven years ago and allegedly murdered University of Iowa student Molly Tibbetts. In a twist of tragic irony, he was employed by a business owned by the family of a prominent Republican open-borders activist.… Continue Reading
Tags: Border wall, Craig Lang, Cristhian Bahena Rivera, E-Verify, Fraider Diaz Carbajal, illegal immigration, Lamar Smith, Molly Tibbetts, Rosemary Jenks, Social Security, Yarrabee Farms
Federal Issues, Marriage, Family & Culture, Political | Benjamin D. Smith |
August 25, 2018 4:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
The progressive Left is in a panic over the U.S. Senate’s coming confirmation vote on President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
How do we know this? They keep telling us.
In a national conference call sponsored by People for the American Way (PFAW), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, said, “We’re in the fight of our lives.”
PFAW’s Marge Baker echoed Ms. Warren by exclaiming that this is “a critical, critical, critical fight.”… Continue Reading
Tags: ACLU, Anthony Kennedy, Barack Obama, Brett Kavanaugh, Cory Booker, Daniel Lapin, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Marge Baker, People for the American Way, SCOTUS, Ten Commandments, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith |
August 18, 2018 7:00 AM |
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Written by Walker Wildmon
In recent years we’ve seen Democrat-run states and cities move to protect illegal immigrants from federal immigration officials. Yes, you read that correctly. It is a classic state law versus federal law conundrum costing the lives and quality of life of legal citizens.
California has declared itself a “sanctuary state” meaning that you can cross the American border illegally and be protected from consequences in their state. New York and other states have passed similar measures.… Continue Reading
Written by Michelle Malkin
It’s quite simple: Some political relatives are more equal than others.
Agenda-driven journalists love to exploit familial dysfunction when a prominent politician is conservative and his or her kinfolk espouse liberal views. When a vengeful offspring, sibling, cousin or distant relation wants to wreak havoc, instant fame and adoration are just a tweet or call away. The media schadenfreude over such bloody bloodline battles is thicker than California wildfire smoke.
By contrast, relatives who openly challenge powerful Democrats are dismissed as gadflies and publicity hounds.… Continue Reading
Tags: Barack Obama, Bonnie Fuller, border security, CNN, Donald Trump, Dr. David Glosser, GQ, Hillary Clinton, Huffington Post, immigration, Kyung Lah, Lawrence O'Donnell, Malik, Maria Hinojosa, MSNBC, New York Times, Politico, Slate, Stephen Miller, Vox, Wajahat Ali
Federal Issues, Media Watch | David E. Smith |
August 15, 2018 11:00 AM |
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Written by Peter Hasson
Democrats have a more positive view of socialism than they do of capitalism, a Gallup poll published Monday reveals.
Fifty-seven percent of Democrats view socialism favorably, while just 47 percent of Democrats have a positive view of capitalism, according to the poll. In contrast, 71 percent of Republicans have a positive view of capitalism, while just 16 percent viewed socialism favorably.
Monday’s poll was “the first time in Gallup’s measurement over the past decade that Democrats viewed socialism more favorably than capitalism,” the polling firm noted.… Continue Reading
Written by Walter E. Williams
Poverty is no mystery, and it’s easily avoidable.
The poverty line that the Census Bureau used in 2016 for a single person was an income of $12,486 that year. For a two-person household, it was $16,072, and for a four-person household, it was $24,755.
To beat those poverty thresholds is fairly simple. Here’s the road map: complete high school; get a job, any kind of a job; get married before having children; and be a law-abiding citizen.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bernie Sanders, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Capitalism, Census Bureau, Friedrich Hayek, Poverty, Socialism, USSR, Walter E. Williams
Education, Federal Issues | David E. Smith |
August 3, 2018 7:04 AM |
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