Wes Pruden was the last of a now-dead breed.
A very educational series of events occurred in the last couple of weeks illustrating the nature of political maneuvering at the national level. In this case, the Democrats are on the losing end, having been played expertly by President Donald Trump.
The authority, dominance and control of the leftist ruling class are under attack and that class is firing back with low-class munitions.
Much ado has been made over President Donald Trump's recent tweets telling "'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen" -- that is to say, socialists -- to exit America, stage right. But the president's message is valid. Simply put: Socialists -- which is what Democrats have become -- don't belong in America's government.
Any man who makes it to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a smart guy, by definition. Climbing a greasy pole is impossible, as anyone who has tried it will tell you, and the presidency is the greasiest pole anywhere.
You had to be there 50 years ago, and I was. As a young reporter for a local TV station in Houston, I frequently visited NASA ("the space base," we dubbed it), met many of the astronauts and reported on their exploits.
Did you ever see some old stock certificates from more than a half-century ago?
Over the last two months, Europe has anxiously observed attacks against six oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, the bombing of a Saudi Arabian airport, and the downing of a U.S. drone operating in international air space. All of these acts were perpetrated by Iran or her proxies.
If rule 101 of the diplomat's code is "build good relations with the government of the nation you are dispatched to," then rule 102 is "don't get caught slagging off its head of state."
In the lead-up to the 2020 elections, we've heard several proposals offering free college tuition for all, and loan forgiveness for those still carrying debt.
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that 3.7 million workers could lose their jobs at the hand of a $15 federal minimum wage, while only a third as many would be lifted out of poverty. It's a tradeoff few Americans would be willing to entertain, yet all but three Democratic presidential hopefuls continue to enthusiastically support the measure. Between the House and Senate, 8 in 10 sitting Democratic representatives have signed on to legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage to this insupportably high threshold.
"Justice on Trial" is a strongly written, impeccably researched account of the appointment of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, solid in its reporting and profound in its conclusions. The authors, Mollie Hemingway, a widely published author and senior editor at The Federalist and one of the star panelists on Brett Baier's "Fox News Special Report," and Carrie Severino, chief counsel and policy director of the Judicial Crisis Network, are highly regarded political analysts.
At the White House this past Thursday, President Donald Trump held a summit calling out Silicon Valley for their censorship of conservative and pro-life voices online. My organization, Susan B. Anthony List, participated in the summit, joining President Trump and our friend, Live Action President Lila Rose in demanding transparency and accountability.
Why are the media attempting to destroy both President Trump and the evangelicals who overwhelmingly support him? Because our coalition is obliterating their wicked agenda.
Tyranny can arrive fast in the form of tanks and jackboots. Or it can come gradually, snuffing out liberty and replacing it with fear.
"Why has Sweden become the North Korea of Europe?" That's what a Dane semi-facetiously asked Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks at a conference I attended in 2014. Mr. Vilks unconvincingly muttered about Swedes' partiality for consensus.
About 80 miles from the U.S.Mexico border sits Sacred Heart Burial Park in Falfurrias, Texas. There, spread across three sections of the graveyard, lies a somber sight: Row upon row of small aluminum markers bearing a serial number. Buried under them lie the remains of human beings, casualties of the lawlessness at our border and in our immigration policies.
Standard fare for any conservative Christian who dares to open his mouth in the public square today is to be called a "bigot," a "hater" and an "intolerant SOB" for doing so. My experience is no exception. Predictable responses to my weekly columns often include comments such as, "You're an idiot. You are a hateful crank. You are an embarrassment to our community. You're arrogant. You always think that you're right. The real enemy of truth is people like you who want to impose your 'truth' on the rest of us."
It's official. President Trump wants to index capital gains taxes for inflation.
Kidnap for ransom, whether by criminal or terrorist organizations, is a highly lucrative illicit business for the successful kidnappers (especially when foreigners are targeted) and life-threatening for the victims. It is even a lucrative business for those in the commercial sector who command high fees for their efforts to secure the hostages' release, usually by arranging high ransom payments to the kidnappers.
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech imagining a time when his children "will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Then, as now, the words ring powerful. But with Democrats at the helm, that dream will never come.
There's all kind of reasons why Elizabeth Warren probably won't be president, and Claire McCaskill, her former colleague in the U.S. Senate, thinks she knows the reason why. Mrs. Warren, says Mrs. McCaskill, struggles with being "in command of policy" and still being "relatable."
