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October 4, 2017

We Need Fallacy Control Now! By Michelle Malkin

Enough is enough. It's epidemic. It's dangerous. And the time has come to demand its end.   

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October 4, 2017

Get Out of the Way By John Stossel

The hurricane devastation is severe. What should the federal government do?

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October 4, 2017

Puerto Rico the Latest Crisis Democrats See As Too Good to Let Go to Waste by Charles Hurt

Is there no third rail of American politics this president fears? Obviously not.

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October 3, 2017

Trump's Incentive-Packed Tax Plan By Lawrence Kudlow

Much as he did in his command performance before the United Nations, when he took back control of U.S. foreign policy, President Donald Trump has seized and energized the tax cut issue. Almost daily, he is pounding away on the themes of faster economic growth and more take-home pay, arguing that his plan will make America's economy great again.   

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October 3, 2017

Moment of Unity in a Disintegrating World By Patrick J. Buchanan

"An act of pure evil," said President Trump of the atrocity in Las Vegas, invoking our ancient faith: "Scripture teaches us the Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

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September 29, 2017

To Limit Gerrymandering, Supreme Court Needs Just to Reaffirm Equal Population Requirement By Michael Barone

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Gill v. Whitford, a case challenging Wisconsin's legislative district lines as an unconstitutional Republican gerrymander. It's attracted attention because many high-minded commentators have blamed partisan gerrymandering for today's highly polarized politics -- and for the fact that Republicans have won majorities in 67 of the 98 houses of state legislatures and in 10 of the past 12 elections in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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September 29, 2017

Judge Moore & God's Law By Patrick J. Buchanan

"A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law, or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas, an unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal and natural law."

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September 28, 2017

When the Out Party Runs Out of Luck By Kyle Kondik

The dominant theme in next year’s Senate elections is the confluence of two competing forces: The huge number of seats the Democrats are defending versus the usual boost that the non-presidential party, in this case the Democrats, enjoys in midterm elections.

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September 27, 2017

NFL Pigskins at the Public Trough By Michelle Malkin

I'm calling foul on all the leftists rushing to protect the NFL's protest crusaders from President Donald Trump's criticism of their national anthem antics.

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September 27, 2017

Critics Call Trump ‘Self-interested’ Like It's a Bad Thing By Charles Hurt

Nakedly transactional. Egotistical. Self-interested.

These are the slurs you hear echoing throughout the swamp about President Trump and his political motivations.

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September 27, 2017

Disabled by Government By John Stossel

A third threat to free speech at University of California, Berkeley has led to more censorship than political rioters or college administrators.    

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September 26, 2017

Will NFL Demand Respect for Old Glory? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"America refuses to address the pervasive evil of white cops killing black men, and I will not stand during a national anthem that honors the flag of such a country!"

That is the message Colin Kaepernick sent by "taking a knee" during the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" before San Francisco '49s games in 2016. No NFL owner picked up his contract in 2017. But a few players began to copy Colin and to "take a knee."

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September 22, 2017

No Man Is Above The Law -- Except On College Campuses By Ted Rall

Freshman orientation, Columbia University, New York City, fall 1981: Speeches. A blur of upperclassmen, professors and deans welcomed us, explained campus resources and laid out dos and don'ts. At one point, the topic of the campus drug policy came up. "You can do whatever you want in your dorm room," we were told, "just make sure it's OK with your roommate." A ripple of surprise swept the audience. Several students asked for elaboration of this don't-ask-don't-tell policy on illegal narcotics, and were told that they'd heard correctly.  

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September 22, 2017

Tension Between President and Congress Is Politics as Usual By Michael Barone

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the president seems out of alignment, on policy and political goals, with his party in Congress. This strikes many as an anomalous, even alarming, situation. But if you look back at history, it's more like the norm -- even if Donald Trump isn't.

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September 22, 2017

Trump -- American Gaullist By Patrick J. Buchanan

If a U.S. president calls an adversary "Rocket Man ... on a mission to suicide," and warns his nation may be "totally destroyed," other ideas in his speech will tend to get lost.

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September 21, 2017

Unsweet Home Alabama By Geoffrey Skelley

In the midst of a grueling campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, Alabama’s political sweet tea has acquired a distinctly sour taste. Appointed incumbent Sen. Luther Strange (R) finds himself in a vulnerable position against former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) in the party’s primary runoff election, which will take place on Tuesday (Sept. 26).

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September 20, 2017

Show Biz Meltdown: Bombs Away! By Michelle Malkin

The numbers don't lie. Across the entertainment industry, viewers and fans are tuning out. It's no coincidence ratings are cratering as unhinged celebrities crank up their anti-Trump and anti-American antics.    

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September 20, 2017

Trump Jingles Spurs At U.N., Decries Rogue Regimes Obama Bowed To By Charles Hurt

America is back.

Turns out that beleaguered and forgotten Americans aren’t the only ones in dire need of a strong dose of straight talk from America’s president.

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September 20, 2017

Detoured by Government By John Stossel

Michelle Freenor's business almost failed before it began.

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September 19, 2017

Trump ‘Experts’ Let Imaginations Run Wild with Dog-Whistle Political Attacks By Charles Hurt

Isn’t it funny how all the great political experts who never met a Trump supporter and never thought President Trump could win the White House are suddenly the greatest experts on how upset Mr. Trump’s voters are with all the president’s wheeling and dealing with dirty Democrats?