Written by Robert Knight
“No one is above the law,” U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said when announcing the start of the impeachment process against President Donald J. Trump.
She should have tempered it with: “unless you’re a Democrat.”
For starters, literally hundreds of Democrat-controlled jurisdictions operate as “sanctuary cities,” flouting the law by refusing to cooperate with federal immigration officials. … Continue Reading
Tags: Adam Schiff, Andriy Derkach, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Burisma Holdings, Clinton Foundation, Defense of Marriage Act, Democratic Party, Dmitry Medvedev, Donald J. Trump, Eric H. Holder, Fast And Furious, Hillary Clinton, Hunter Biden, impeachment, Joe Biden, Marc Elrich, Mary Jo Kopechne, Nancy Pelosi, Petro Poroshenko, Ronald Reagan, Russiagate, Russian Collusion, Susan Rice, Ted Kennedy, Ukraine, Uranium One, Viktor Shokin, Wall Street Journal
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | 
November 20, 2019 8:00 AM | 
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Written by Robert Knight
The American Left has so many people vying to be the Alternative Reality poster child that it may be difficult to pick a winner.
In recent weeks, we’ve seen a slew of entries:
Hillary Clinton recently praised an 11-year-old schoolgirl in Maryland who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and “took a knee” like NFL players.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Andrew Cuomo, Andy Ngo, Antifa, Clinton Foundation, Democratic Socialists of America, Dillard University, DNC, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Karl Marx, Netroots Festival, Tom Perez, Tom Wheeler, Wall Street Journal
Political | David E. Smith | August 27, 2018 5:30 AM | Comments Off on The Left Chases Alternative Reality
Written by Robert Knight
President-elect Donald Trump said he would get rid of political correctness (PC), and it couldn’t come too soon.
But the Trump Era has not quite begun, so we’re still saddled with some PC, big and small.
On the big side, we’re being told over and over that Mr. Trump did not actually win the election, but stole it with Russian help and — get this — media complicity.… Continue Reading
Tags: Carrie Fisher, Claire Landsbaum, Clinton Foundation, Democratic National Committee, Donald Trump, John Wagner, Philip Rucker, political correctness, Sinclair Broadcasting, Steve Martin
Political | David E. Smith | January 3, 2017 11:00 AM | Comments Off on Political Correctness Dies Hard
Written by Robert Knight
Moral anarchy takes many forms.
It can percolate upward, when petty crimes are ignored by the authorities.
This used to happen routinely under progressive leadership in New York City, where litter, graffiti and boorish public behavior signaled the real and present danger of more serious crimes like muggings, murders and rapes.
Beginning with policing minor violations, crime-busting U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bill Clinton, Clinton Foundation, FBI, Francois de la Rochefoucauld, Frank Capra, George L. Kelling, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, James Q. Wilson, Lois Lerner, Loretta Lynch, Rudolph Giuliani
Federal Elections, Federal Issues, Political | David E. Smith | July 18, 2016 5:29 AM | Comments Off on The Power of Lawlessness
