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EDITORIAL: Walmart, Target, AT&T, other workers receive Trump tax cut riches
"Don't cut corporate taxes," they said. "The riches will only be used for share buybacks and executive perks," they said. "The workers won't actually benefit," they said. It's already looking like "they" didn't know what they were talking about.
Constitution, FISA, warrants and snooping
In the next few days, Congress will vote on whether and how to renew a controversial part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that has resulted in the collection of thousands of Americans' private communications -- without probable cause or a warrant.
Hollywood sexual dander sullies the morality of it all
Whoa. Stop the music. When Ethel Merman belted out "There's no business like show business," as Annie Oakley in "Annie Get Your Gun," a little girl could be forgiven for believing it.
Dear White House: It’s not a ‘DACA Deal’ it’s a ‘Wall Deal’
Words matter. And how the public perceives things is often dictated by the words used to describe those things. No one knows this lesson better than President Donald Trump who has effectively used labels and names to promote his own ideas and efforts while tearing down and destroying his opponents.
Golden Globes dress, mock sexual predation in black
Most people did not watch the Golden Globes, one of the many parties in which the entertainment industry pats itself on the back and gives its friends awards. But, to paraphrase a few on Twitter, it was at least nice for Hollywood take a break from raping each other for at least one evening.
European Union declines to support oppressed Iranians
It's tempting to say that Europe's leaders lack the courage of their convictions. But that would imply that they have convictions. The evidence suggests those days are gone.
In a civil society institutions matter, and so does due process
Are you aware that the White House, congressional offices and most major media employ "fact checkers"? Given the amount of misinformation these organizations spew, a reasonable conclusion is that the fact checkers are often biased, ignorant, or ignored.
CNN claims to have called security to remove Stephen Miller off set
Apparently the fireworks on the set of CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper didn't end when Tapper cut-off an interview with White House aide Stephen Miller and threw to commercial.
Left’s love affair with ‘President Oprah’ proves everyone hates DC politicians
The same people who ridiculed the idea of Donald Trump as President of the United States because he was so unqualified are no quite sure they've found the perfect person to run against him in 2020: Oprah Winfrey.
Many self-proclaimed emperors in a morally bankrupt culture have no clothes
One of my hopes for the New Year is that more people will find the courage to ignore or even speak up against cultural and moral insanity instead of going along with it.
Iranian protests give Trump the opportunity to remedy Obama’s mistakes
The Iranian election of 2009, re-electing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was so obviously fixed that the results ignited a near-revolt that threatened the terror-sponsoring regime of the ayatollahs.
A dialogue with someone on Facebook with opposing views
Piper: It's not about gay or straight, it's about the definition of what it means to be human. Even Gore Vidal said, "there is no more such a thing as a homosexual person than there is a heterosexual person, these are behavioral adjectives." We are not defined by our desires. It's about our behavior. It's not about our being.
EDITORIAL: Prospects of a Dow 25,000 is the source of the soaring optimism at hand
A Dow 25,000 was the stuff of fevered fantasy, difficult for the most enthusiastic fan of Donald Trump to imagine on the eve of his inauguration. The Dow was bumping "only" 18,500 on Election Day 2016. But here we are, one year on, and a Dow 25,000 looks to be on the horizon.
EDITORIAL: More tales of nonsense, jealousy and mayhem at the White House
Washington is a circus with many rings. If you're bored with Robert Mueller's pursuit of Donald Trump's Russian friends, which doesn't appear to be going anywhere, there's always a new chapter in the president's verbal duel with Rocket Man in North Korea.
Are Bannon’s Breitbart days numbered?
Following his criptic Tweet identifying Steve Bannon's new benfactor, enigmatic Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, Matt Drudge followed up on Twitter with a personal and impassioned plea for a new direction at Breitbart News:
Drudge exposes Bannon’s new benefactor
New media pioneer Matt Drudge has used his influential Twitter feed to report that Steve Bannon has squired a new benefactor for his political and media ambitions.
Hollywood, faux feminists reject Trump agenda and curl up
Americans got a tax cut. The economy is booming. Hispanic and African-American unemployment rates are at historic lows. The ISIS "caliphate" is destroyed. In the United States, MS-13 gang members are now afraid for their future, while American citizens finally have a sense their future is back. All of this was enough to throw actress Alyssa Milano into the fetal position.
Romney changes location to ‘Utah’ on Twitter
In a sign that may indicate his intention to seek the soon-to-be vacated Senate seat currently held by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney quietly changed his location on Twitter from the Bay State to the Beehive State yesterday.
Iran erupts. Is another revolution brewing?
The revolution that transformed Iran in 1979 was a grand experiment. From that moment on, Iran would be ruled by an ayatollah, a man with deep knowledge of sharia, Islamic law.
Conservatives still have their work cut out for them on health care, spending
Conservatives, we have our work cut out for us this year.
