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6:45 am July 22, 2017

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For Democrats, There’s No Fool Like an Old Fool

6:45 am July 22, 2017
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Despite the continual drama surrounding President Trump and his administration, it is comforting to know that his political opposition is in total chaos. Since the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama, Democrats have lost over 1,000 state legislative sea...

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11:35 am July 21, 2017

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The Detroit Riot, 50 Years Later

11:35 am July 21, 2017
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Fifty years ago this weekend, a deadly urban riot began in Detroit. It started around 3:30 a.m., when police arrested 85 patrons of a blind pig -- an illegal after-hours bar -- in the midst of an all-black neighborhood that had been all-white 15 or 20 years be...

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6:47 am July 21, 2017

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Is Iran in Our Gun Sights Now?

6:47 am July 21, 2017
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"Iran must be free. The dictatorship must be destroyed. Containment is appeasement and appeasement is surrender." Thus does our Churchill, Newt Gingrich, dismiss, in dealing with Iran, the policy of containment crafted by George Kennan and pursued by nine U....

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6:42 am July 21, 2017

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OK, GOP: No More Excuses!

6:42 am July 21, 2017
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Until now, I haven't been too concerned about the Republican Party's difficulties in passing a health care reform bill because delays have resulted in improvements to the proposed legislation. But enough is enough. No more games. It's time to quit the finger...

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11:35 am July 20, 2017

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Slavery

11:35 am July 20, 2017
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Too many people believe that slavery is a "peculiar institution." That's what Kenneth Stampp called slavery in his book, "Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South." But slavery is by no means peculiar, odd or unusual. It was common among ancient ...

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6:44 am July 20, 2017

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A Winning Strategy to Repeal Obamacare

6:44 am July 20, 2017
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When President Ronald Reagan was asked why he settled for a 5 percent tax cut in 1981, half what he had proposed, he answered that "half a loaf is better than none." That's good advice right now. This week's news that the Senate failed to repeal Obamacare is...

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6:40 am July 20, 2017

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The AP Stylebook Is Getting Crazy

6:40 am July 20, 2017
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Back in those ancient days when teletypes gave us the sound effects for news, the Associated Press was esteemed as the gold standard of objective news coverage. Inside a liberal media bubble, that pretense continues. But for decades now, AP has tacked hard to ...

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11:50 am July 19, 2017

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Hate for ‘Made in America’

11:50 am July 19, 2017
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It's "Made in America" week in Washington, D.C. You'd think this would be cause for bipartisan celebration. Who could be against highlighting the ingenuity, self-reliance and success of our nation's homegrown entrepreneurs and manufacturers? Enter Bill Krist...

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6:47 am July 19, 2017

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Liberal Values Are Bankrupting Us

6:47 am July 19, 2017
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Recently, Gallup published the results of its annual Values and Beliefs poll. The headline of the report speaks for itself: "Americans Hold Record Liberal Views on Most Moral Issues." Gallup has been doing this poll since 2001, and the change in public opi...

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6:42 am July 19, 2017

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Swamp Politics: GOP Senator Delays Trump Nominee to Curry Favor with Cheap Labor Lobby

6:42 am July 19, 2017
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President Trump promised to drain the D.C. swamp, and Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly once compared Capitol Hill’s deep state domestic politics to a cesspool. North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis provided President Trump and General Kelly...