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May 30 2020
Opinion
Want to stop these riots? Reform the police.
Every Fourth of July when I was a boy, the Jaycees sponsored a carnival at our local park, followed by a concert from the town’s volunteer band and a fireworks show. The water-balloon toss and the cotton candy machine were delightful, I suppose, but the attraction that galvanized every boy at the fair was the chance to lay down two bucks for the chance to swing a sledgehammer at an old car.
Washington Post
Mar 23 2015
News
Why Ted Cruz Is Such a Long Shot
In nearly every presidential primary, a few candidates attract a lot of news media attention even though they have almost no chance to win the nomination. Sometimes they even lead national polls or win states, but invariably their appeal is too narrow to allow them to build the broad coalition necessary to unite a diverse party.
Ted Cruz, the Texas senator and Tea Party favorite, who on
New York Times (News)
Nov 28 2018
News
WaPo places story on Kavanaugh returning to coach girls basketball in 'public safety' section
The Washington Post published a story on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh returning to coach his daughter's basketball team under its “public safety” category, drawing howls from conservatives.
The Hill
Mar 02 2022
Perspectives Blog
Should NATO be Reformed, and What Role Can the US Play?
This blog is written by multiple authors of different perspectives, and published on DividedWeFall.org (Mixed media bias rating).
Argument 1: Europe’s Defense Against Russia is, and Should Remain, NATO’s Core MissionBy Steven Pifer – Research Fellow, Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
In 1991, some 50 years
Divided We Fall (author)
Jun 18 2020
News
Bolton's Book
“The Trump administration sued former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday to delay the publication of a book that the White House says contains classified information and that is expected to paint an unfavorable portrait of the president’s foreign policy decision-making. The civil lawsuit in Washington’s federal court follows warnings from President Donald Trump that Bolton could
The Flip Side
Jan 10 2018
News
The fine print in the major DACA decision is a doozy
On Tuesday, a San Francisco federal district court judge enjoined—that is, blocked—Trump’s attack on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. This injunction is temporary, in place until the court rules on the substance—or the merits—of the challenge to Trump’s plan to terminate DACA.
The good news is by granting a preliminary injunction the judge has indicated that
Daily Kos
Sep 07 2018
News
Theater of the Absurd Has Taken Over the Senate
Supreme Court confirmation hearings have mostly been theater for a long time. The dismaying thing about the latest episode — the Brett Kavanaugh Show — is that it became the theater of the absurd.
National Review (News)
Jan 15 2019
News
Helping Immigrants and Funding the Wall: Why Some in Washington Say the US Can Do Both
Two years after an Obama-era executive order offering protection for immigrants brought to the US illegally as children was rescinded, court battles and politics have kept the future and fate of 700,000 so-called Dreamers in question.
CBN
Mar 24 2016
News
SCOTUS Issued First 4-4 Ruling Since Scalia's Death
With the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court issued its first 4-4 decision since his passing on the Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore case, which dealt with gender discrimination regarding bank loans. While the ruling reaffirms the lower court's decision, the issue at hand remains unresolved. Nevertheless, as Ed mentioned, a deadlocked court handed down a decision and the
Townhall