On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution became law and granted birthright citizenship to all those born in the United States who are under the jurisdiction of the U.S. government. The purpose of the citizenship clause…
The generation which has come to age since 9/11 can be forgiven if it believes Islamic Terrorism is simply an accepted part of daily life, like fender benders, traffic jams, and taxes, that there’s nothing much that can be done…
Turns out that just having a new sheriff in town is enough to scare the would be ne’er-do-wells straight. Illegal immigrant crossings into America from the Southern border have dropped more than 60%. From the Washington Times: Illegal immigration across…
Gerald D. Skoning teaches us in this morning’s lineup that there may be life on other planets in the universe a mere 235 trillion miles from Earth. This seemingly impressive distance is “quite close in cosmic terms” Skoning asserts, and…
May I quote myself? Thanks. I shall: “Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.” I have used this bon mot on various occasions since coining it for a 1987 speech. I like its accuracy, its brevity, and, not least, the…
The stay against Trump’s executive order blocking immigration from certain countries remains. Here’s what I knew even before the ruling: The judges were transparent in their bias in favor of the Washington Attorney general. They lead him in arguments and…
Sacramento The leader of the California Senate recently used his closing remarks in a Senate hearing to downplay how concerning it is if illegal immigrants engage in identity theft, then later doubled down on his defense in an interview on…
Wednesday So, the rain falls every day here in Los Angeles now. Every single day. And Jerry Brown, our governor, told us we would have a drought for 500 years. Politicians are not good weather forecasters. No one is a…
The Atlanta Falcons got to the most important place a football team can ever reach, into the Super Bowl. They took a lead that surprised almost everyone in the United States, including many Falcons fans, against a New England Patriots…
There was something to be said for the extremely fast start the new administration chose to demonstrate how seriously it takes the mandate the American people gave it last November. Within days, they were blocking migrants and visitors from seven…
