The Spectacle
- TAS’s March for Life 2019 Round Up
- The Real Border vs. The Mainstream Media’s Imaginary Border
- Obamacare Customers Keep $1B in Unwarranted Subsidies
- The Buzzers New Cars Haven’t Got — But Should
- Christmas in Bethlehem: Where Were the Palestinian Christians?
- Uncle Sam Wants Liberal Snowflakes for US Army
- Flags Unlimited — Zebras on Steroids?
- DeFazio Does the Airlines’ Dirty Work
- Rising Student Debt Increases Concerns of Default
- After Defense Flunks Audit, What Next?
- A Tale of Two Terrorist Organizations
- GAO: State Budget Outlooks Are Grim
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It is called the “State of the Union” address but that might as well be the “Shame of the Union.” The President of the United States, who is employed at the pleasure of the people, descending on the Capitol during prime time to address both houses of Congress, the justices of the Supreme Court, the […]
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The Left’s Suspensions of Disbelief
The border security debate illustrates that the left’s agenda requires two suspensions of disbelief. The first is needed to make the left’s proposal seem palatable; the second is needed to make it seem plausible. Such suspensions apply not just to the left’s border security stance but across their agenda. As the left becomes more radical, […]
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Some are invoking the Biblical verse “Thou shalt not afflict the stranger” as justification for awarding illegal immigrants a full basket of on-going social services. California’s newly elected governor, Gavin Newsom, as well as NYC’s mayor Bill de Blasio will be taxing local residents additional monies to pay for free and across-the-board healthcare for illegals, […]
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