The Knesset (Israel’s parliament) just passed the first reading of the new government’s long-overdue bill to reform Israel’s Extreme Leftist Judiciary Gone Wild. The bill now goes to committee and then needs to pass two more readings to become law….
Two years ago, the Tatmadaw, as Burma’s military is called, staged yet another coup. To mark the unfortunate anniversary, last week many Burmese staged a “silent strike,” staying home. For those not engaged in open rebellion against the junta, especially…
The House of Representatives’ struggle to elect a speaker has been repeatedly defined as “chaotic” by mainstream media outlets. Apparently, deliberation and debate are signs of disorder and are not to be desired in our society. While the phrase “threat…
The GOP’s lackluster performance on Tuesday speaks not only to the party’s fecklessness but also to the liberalism of the American people. Even if the GOP had run uniformly strong candidates, they would still have struggled to persuade Americans in…
We hear the lament from the Left continually, even more so as election season dawns, and endlessly as election day approaches: “If you vote for the Republican, it will mark the end of democracy.” We know this mantra by now….
We’ll all be planted in front of our big screens on Tuesday night to watch election returns, hanging on every word, every prediction, every comment spoken by decision-desk habitués. The big, color-coded electronic maps will be lighting up, and the…
When the excuses arrive before the election, cue the “agony of defeat” Wide World of Sports skier. President Joe Biden, in a divisive Union Station speech on Wednesday, depicted the election as a choice between “dark forces” and “democracy.” Guess…
Democracy emerged in the West as a consequence of secularization. Religion lost its privileged position in human life, we embraced material science and secular philosophy, and democracy began to take hold. Religion is imperious, intolerant of answers other than its…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Given that the homeless situation is spiraling out of control across California, most readers wouldn’t be surprised that the highest-profile statewide ballot initiatives this November boost funding for homeless programs. “Together we are building the largest ever…
