Epigraph of the Series “The right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition their Government for redress of grievances.” – U.S. Constitution, First Amendment Taxonomy for the Series “If you … then you are a … ” peaceably assemble/petition…
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden will face off in their first debate tonight, September 29, at 9 p.m. Eastern time, with Fox’s Chris Wallace moderating. Recently, I incorrectly predicted that Amtrak Joe would back out of a tête-à-tête with…
It’s been a while since there was a Five Quick Things rattling around on The American Spectator‘s front page, so I’m fixing that. 1. Poor George — And Poor Minneapolis PD The body-cam video of the George Floyd arrest in…
“And I say … segregation today … segregation tomorrow … segregation forever.” Fifty-seven years ago, the newly sworn-in Democrat governor of Alabama, George Wallace, delivered those words in his inaugural address. In other words: George Wallace, who was a product…
On Friday, January 13, 2017, Georgia Congressman John Lewis (D.-5th) told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that Donald Trump would not be, in seven days, a “legitimate president.” The only reason he gave was alleged Russian hacking in the November…
I offer three thoughts in the wake of the running political theater involving Donald Trump and John Lewis, last week and the past weekend. First, that the celebration surrounding a presidential inauguration is far less about the president being inaugurated…
The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton. So the old saw goes, referring to the bravery and discipline of the aristocratic officers the British Army, learned while playing rugby against Harrow. The Battle of Watergate…
Throughout the years Rep. John Lewis has repeatedly leveled scurrilous accusations against Republicans who might resist the liberal agenda. And all along, Lewis has been shielded from retaliatory criticism by both his race and his 1960’s record of civil rights…
The irony of when everyone gets treated the same! John Lewis decides to not just go up against Donald Trump, which would be 100 percent okay, as opposition is, but a sitting Congressman calling the President-elect an illegitimate President? I’m…
“These are the times that try men’s souls,” wrote founding father Thomas Paine. “The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the…