Written by Dr. Paul G. Kengor
I published a piece recently on the reaction to President Trump’s condemnation of socialism in his State of the Union. He said something indisputably factual and indubitably obvious to most Americans: “Here, in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in our country. Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.”
It was a revealing moment not only for President Trump but also for the Democratic Party.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialists of America, DNC, Donald J. Trump, E. J. Dionne, Elizabeth Warren, Joe McCarthy, Nancy Pelosi, New York Times, Socialism, Socialist Workers Party, Tom Perez, Washington Post
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | April 19, 2019 6:00 AM | Comments Off on On Trump, Democrats, and Socialism
Written by David E. Smith
Universal healthcare, also known as “Medicare for All,” is back in the news. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is joined in his advocacy of this entitlement program by most, if not all, Democratic presidential candidates, including U.S. Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro. According to an article in The Washington Post, all of the major Democratic presidential candidates support “Medicare for All” or something else to achieve universal healthcare coverage.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Karl Marx, Kirsten Gillibrand, Medicare-for-all, Obamacare, Socialism, The Washington Post, Tulsi Gabbard
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | April 11, 2019 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Healthcare is NOT a Right
Written by Teri Paulson
On February 25th, New York Democrat legislators voted to join several other states in the legalization of abortion for any reason throughout all nine months of pregnancy–even as a baby is being born. Shortly thereafter the Democrat Governor of Virginia made remarks on the radio supporting the same legislation in his state including the “right to choose” (death) after the birth of a live baby. The Democrat majority under in Springfield will likely pass the same kind of legislation here in Illinois soon.… Continue Reading
Written by Jerry Newcombe
The U.S. Constitution says there can be no religious test applied to those seeking office at the federal level (Article 6, clause 3). But lately some on the left are trying to apply a type of religious test against some would-be Trump nominees.
Two years ago, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) raked a Trump nominee over the coals because of the man’s theological views. Russell Vought, a nominee to the Office of Management and Budget, attended Wheaton College.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Coney Barrett, Ben Sasse, Bernie Sanders, Brian Buescher, Cory Booker, Diane Feinstein, Dr. Richard Land, Kamala Harris, Knights of Columbus, Mazie Hirono, religious test, Russell Vought, Southern Evangelical Seminary, The Book That Made Our World, Trump Administration, Vishal Mangalwadi
Federal Issues, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | March 20, 2019 6:00 AM | Comments Off on What Part of “No Religious Test” Don’t We Understand?
Written by Dr. Daniel Boland
The Green New Deal (GND) is the Democrat Party’s latest version of the American Dream. The GND is a lengthy list of radical proposals for total transformation of our culture, our economy, our health care and educational systems, our environmental conditions, and on and on.
The GND expands government incomprehensively. No more carbon-spewing airplanes. High-speed rail will take us everywhere. Government-administered universal health care for all but no private insurance (so wait your turn).… Continue Reading
Tags: Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Democrat Party, Democrat Socialists, Democratic Socialism, Dr. Daniel Boland, Elizabeth Warren, High-speed rail, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Nancy Pelosi, Nordic Socialist, The Green New Deal, Winston Churchill
Climate Change, Federal Issues | David E. Smith | March 9, 2019 4:00 AM | Comments Off on The Green New Deal: Myths and Migraines
Written by Robert Knight
So, it’s come to this: one of America’s major parties is in the grip of a crazy old communist – Bernie Sanders, 77 – and a crazy young communist – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29.
The two of them are driving the Democrats’ green microbus upon which the other presidential wannabees are scrambling to get aboard.
This column is about the crazy old communist – Vermont U.S. Senator Sanders, who just announced his candidacy for the presidency and raised $6 million. … Continue Reading
Tags: Accuracy In Media, Aharon Cohen, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American People’s History Society, Andrew Pulley, Bernie Sanders, Communist Party USA, Daniel Ortega, democratic socialist, Fairness Doctrine, Fidel Castro, Hashomer Hatzair, Jane O’Meara Sanders, Joe McCarthy, Liberty Union Party, Marxism, Media Ownership Reform Act, Nicolas Maduro, Occupy Wall Street, Paul Sperry, People’s Republic of Burlington, Red Scare, Russell Vought, Sandinista, Socialist Workers Party, U.S. Peace Council, Yaroslavl, Ya’akov Hazan, Young People’s Socialist League
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | March 1, 2019 8:00 AM | Comments Off on Bernie’s Bolshevik Bona Fides
Written by Peter Heck
It’s one of the most curious approaches to a lopsided public policy battle I’ve seen, and yet it continues to work. The propensity of pro-abortion advocates to play the underdog is so frighteningly effective, I have to ask if the portion of the general population that falls for it has taken complete leave of their senses.
I understand this approach meets the “speak truth to power” mantra that the political left has adopted. … Continue Reading
Written by Patrick Buchanan
After reading an especially radical platform agreed upon by the British Labor Party, one Tory wag described it as “the longest suicide note in history.”
The phrase comes to mind on reading of the resolution calling for a Green New Deal, advanced by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and endorsed by at least five of the major Democratic candidates for president.
The Green New Deal is designed to recall the halcyon days of the 1930s, when, so the story goes, FDR came to Washington to enact the historic reforms that rescued America from the Great Depression.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, FDR, Great Society, Green New Deal, Kamala Harris, Kimberley Strassel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Nancy Pelosi, Patrick Buchanan, Wall Street Journal
Climate Change | David E. Smith | February 12, 2019 8:00 AM | Comments Off on Are the Democrats Bent on Suicide?
Written by Trevor Thomas
When it comes to the most significant moral issues of our time, no one should be surprised by immoral actions of modern liberals. You can be saddened, shocked, angry, disgusted, and the like, but you should not be surprised. This is certainly true when it comes to the issue of even infanticide.
For decades, Democrats have dehumanized the unborn and argued against protecting the most innocent and helpless among us, even when they escaped death in their mothers’ wombs. … Continue Reading
Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer, Bernie Sanders, Born Alive Infant Protection Act, Chicago Tribune, Cory Booker, David French, Democratic Party, Edith H. Ajello, Freedom of Choice Act, Gayle L. Goldin, George W. Bush, Gina Raimondo, infanticide, Jerrold Nadler, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, LifeNews, Mario Cuomo, NARAL, Operation Rescue, Ralph Northam, Rich Lowry, SCOTUS
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | February 9, 2019 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Infanticidal Democrats Took Their Cues from Barack Obama
Written by Robert Knight
To say the Left in America has gone off the rails is like saying the Super Bowl is a fairly popular football game.
It’s hard to keep up with the tsunami of cultural and economic insanity thundering through a thousand outlets every day, but here’s a try. You thought Vermont’s Democratic Socialist U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders was radical? Current Democratic leaders start with his views and go further left.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi mocks the idea of securing America’s southern border as something only a bigot like President Trump would want. … Continue Reading
Tags: Amanda Arnold Sansone, Andrew Cuomo, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Democratic Socialism, Drag Queen Story Hours, Elizabeth Warren, Green New Deal, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kamala Harris, Karl Marx, Kermit Gosnell, Larry O’Connor, Liz Chene, Nancy Pelosi, Ralph Northam, Robert Knight, Sexual Orientation Change Effort
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | February 7, 2019 11:00 AM | Comments Off on The Left’s Growing Record of Insanity