Harvard, in a move that's supposed to be seen as predicated on principle, told Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv, 18, that sorry, due to your use of the N-word when you were 16, your admissions' ticket has been yanked. Hmm. Monkey see, monkey do. Monkey thinks Harvard's full of poo.
In the course of just a couple minutes on CNN, struggling Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke went from "umm, I don't know" to "umm, yes, I think so" to "hmm, no, nope, not at all" on an issue that, in this point in the game, he ought to have a stand. It's like host Jake Tapper was his position whisperer or something.
Nearly three months ago, Wizards owner Ted Leonsis declared that the vacant Wizards general manager's job was "the best most important open job in all of sports." Since then, he has turned it into a whoopee cushion.
Elaine Chao, the secretary of Transportation, is one of the most accomplished members of President Trump's administration. She has led two Cabinet agencies, been a sub-cabinet official, a leader of an influential think tank, and a vital force for the cheerful conservatism grounded in the hard work and traditional values that made Ronald Reagan so popular with so many Americans.
I would like to see Congress pass a new program into law to replace the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children program, which was passed under President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935 and abolished in 1996. Ever since the program's abolition, there has been a large increase in the number of people (especially children) living in extreme poverty (meaning living on less than $2 per day) and deep poverty (meaning at a level half that of the official poverty line).
The June 4 and June 5 anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre has come and gone. I remember when these events were going on, and thought that the world would stand up to the Chinese dictatorship. No one stood up. I remember that President Clinton gave China "most favored nation" trade status after the massacre. Now there are people in Hong Kong protesting. Maybe it will take a "Hong Kong massacre" for the "democratic" countries of the world to do something. As a supporter of democracy, I think that the government of the United States should oppose, not appease, all dictatorships.
Although I'm not sure it delivers on the promise of its subtitle, this is nonetheless a most important book, because it takes a critical look at several important problems that have been swept under the national rug for far too long. Chief among these problems is the overarching, and over-reaching, power of American prosecutors, especially on the statewide level, which has led -- directly, says the author -- to the problem of mass incarceration.
President Trump deserves kudos for the recent agreement with Mexico. He appears to have at last found a means of working around an obtuse, obstinate and obstructive Congress and outlaw judges who thwart any real attempts to address illegal immigration.
It's campaign season and the Democrats are scrambling for traction, so guess what, America, make way for the weekly, daily, hourly horse race of polls. That, and the accompanying snarky pundit swipes at the current president. Let the eye-rolling begin. But let's not pretend for even a moment these surveys mean anything.
I sat down yesterday in New York City with Ian Borg, the minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects for the island nation of Malta. Mr. Borg was in the city for meetings and graciously offered his time to discuss serious issues affecting the Mediterranean, such as migration and organized crime.
Some words fit hand in glove, like "fatherhood" and "commitment." Both carry considerable weight -- responsibility, sacrifice, obligation and dedication.
Democrats, for some time, have been pressing the end of the Electoral College because it stands in the way of their plans for total leftist takeover of America's political world. But 'lest you think this is a phase -- Pete Buttigieg made clear: For Democrats, this is a long-term goal.
Do you know who's minding your children? Do you want to know? If you answer 'yes,' then hold yourself, your elected leaders and their appointed educrats accountable.
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