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Oct 29 2019
Opinion
How James Comey’s Revenge Is Changing Our Constitution
The battle over who runs the federal government.
My Yale Law School colleague Bruce Ackerman has proposed a theory of constitutional change that he calls “constitutional moments.” The idea was spelled out in a series of lectures, later published in the Yale Law Journal and in Ackerman’s multi-volume history of the Constitution, We the People; it is impossible to do it justice in a
The American Spectator
Apr 08 2017
News
Bombing Syria: Six Reasons Why We Shouldn’t Have
I used to have a best friend, recently in his eighties. I’m not allowed to talk to him any longer because I voted for Trump. That’s the law from his wife. Anyway, just before I was cut off, I asked this great man if he could summarize all the wisdom of his life in one sentence. He looked at me with a smile and said, “Peace is good.”
Ben Stein
Aug 14 2019
News
Gun Control
Last Friday, “President Donald Trump said… he believes he has influence to rally Republicans around stronger federal background check laws as Congress and the White House work on a response to last weekend’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.” (AP News)
The left calls for universal background checks, and restrictions on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
“America’s
The Flip Side
May 12 2016
News
How to Tell Debt Facts From Political Hype
Recent remarks by Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, have turned the spotlight back to the U.S.'s $18 trillion federal government debt. The attention follows a period of substantial decline in the budget deficit that countered claims the country was heading rapidly toward debt Armageddon.
Newsmax (News)
Dec 13 2019
News
Republicans erupt as Nadler suddenly postpones impeachment vote near midnight
Gobsmacked Republicans made known their fury and frustration late Thursday as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., abruptly wrapped up an all-day marathon hearing on the adoption of two articles of impeachment against President Trump by delaying planned votes on the matter until Friday morning.
"It is now very late at night," Nadler said shortly before midnight in D.
Fox News Digital
Mar 23 2020
News
Democrats block advancement of critical economic relief package
Senate Democrats Sunday blocked a critical economic relief package worth more than $2 trillion, stalling plans to pass the bill by Monday and send it to the House.
Lawmakers and the Trump administration hoped to send a positive message to unstable stock markets and to those worried about the damage to the economy and job losses caused by the spread of the virus.
The measure
Washington Examiner
Aug 09 2017
News
‘Poisonous Atmosphere’ Grips McMaster’s National Security Council As Accusations Fly
Finger-pointing erupted within the National Security Council following a major leak to The Washington Post of telephone transcripts between President Donald Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Australia, The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group has learned. And as the U.S inches closer to war with North Korea, the White House body charged with discussing and coordinating U.S.
The Daily Caller
May 08 2016
News
Hillary Clinton’s Dilemma: How to Fight Two Opponents at Once
Hillary Clinton‘s predicament was on full display Friday in a campaign rally in California as she tried to fend off not one but two opponents.
With the Democratic nomination in her grasp, she is heading toward a general election showdown with the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Nov 04 2016
News
Pain, anger and fear: US voters deprived of a serious presidential election
The steak and eggs had just been served at Davie’s Chuck Wagon Diner, in the suburbs of Denver, when the discussion turned to conspiracy.
“They’re gonna steal the election,” said Charlene Hardcastle, a nurse in a “Colorado Women for Trump” T-shirt. “I think we’ve all seen that on the internet.”
The Guardian