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Category Archives: Policy
The Authoritarians of the Left
“If you cannot convince a Fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement.” ~ Leon Trotsky “In a stark video showing what appeared to be an assault, a man was shoved and punched in the face at UC Berkeley this week … Continue reading
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Adam Schiff, Chief Constable of the Speech Police
“Congress shall pass no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government … Continue reading
SCOTUS Watch
The Federalist Society, scourge of the “living Constitution” and defender of liberty, provided in 2016 a list of 25 candidates it preferred as nominees for the Supreme Court. Whereupon candidate Trump announced, with a lot of fanfare and a little … Continue reading
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Trade Wars
In the wake of Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on “foreign” aluminum and steel products, Gary Cohn decided to resign his post as head of the National Economic Council. In that position, he was nominally the President’s top economic … Continue reading
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The Great Washing Machine Threat of 2018
Donald J Trump, certified stable genius, has launched his trade war. He has done so to protect America from the clear and present danger posed by foreign made washing machines and solar panels. To this end he has decided to … Continue reading
Tired of Winning Yet?
Well, that was fast. Donny and Chucky and Nancy are now BFFs. And Donny is in a good mood because he got some good press; Chucky and Nancy said nice things about him, and he thinks he may have … Continue reading
DACA
In December of 2014, Texas and 25 other states sued to prevent President Obama from implementing immigration policies he announced through his Secretary of Homeland Security in a November 2014 memorandum. Those policies are known as (1) the Deferred Action … Continue reading
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Now It’s Getting Serious
The Clinton, Bush and Obama Administrations insisted that a nuclear-armed North Korea would be “unacceptable” even as Pyongyang continued to test and develop nuclear weapons and delivery systems. In fact, as recently as a couple of years ago foreign policy … Continue reading
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The Unbearable Absurdities of Politics
The continuing absurdities of Progressive politics are on full display in New York City and Chicago. Let’s start with New York. Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway project will take riders between 96th and 63rd Street at a … Continue reading
The Korean Peninsula
The Clinton, Bush and Obama Administrations all pretty much followed the same policy with respect to North Korea, which was to attempt to bribe North Korea into giving up its nuclear program in exchange for food and cash. Any remote … Continue reading