What ousted FBI Director James Comey tells Congress could set the tone for what his predecessor, now the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, looks into. “Comparisons to Watergate are way over the top,” Ron Hosko says. But, barring any new bombshells when Comey testifies Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, legal … Continue reading 6 Crimes Meuller May Pursue in Trump-Russia Probe
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ISIS isn't infiltrating the US through immigration. It's recruiting our own people. The Chicago Project on Security and Threats reports that of the 112 individuals arrested in the US for ISIS-related activities from March 2014 to August 2016: * 83% were US citizens * 65% were US citizens born in the United States * … Continue reading Where do you find ISIS terrorists in America? Not where you think.
Shortly after the US House of Representatives passed its latest iteration of health care reform, President Donald Trump said that Australia has "better health care than we do." White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders clarified that Trump did not intend to suggest that he favors shifting to an Australian-style system, but was merely complimenting an ally. … Continue reading Australia’s Health Care System Is Fine Until You Chuck a Sickie
It was December 12, 2015, when headlines in the world’s leading newspapers, in implausibly bold type, celebrated the “historic” agreement in Paris between all nations of the world to curb carbon emissions and thereby stop climate change: or so they said, as if elites get to say what is and is not historic. The spin, … Continue reading The Amazing Arrogance of the Paris Climate Agreement
.. By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of emitting carbon dioxide must rise to $50-$100 per tonne by 2030, much higher than the current price in Europe of less than $6, if countries are to meet climate pledges made under the Paris Agreement, economists said on Monday. It follows a call this month … Continue reading #ParisAgreement means global carbon prices will soar 2000 percent: World Bank
.. --- An article in Saturday's Wall Street Journal about the European leg of President Trump's first foreign trip came with the headline: "Leaders Confront US on Russia, Climate.” In particular, non-US G-7 leaders are all strongly in favor of the 2015 Paris climate agreement that would require participating countries to limit carbon emissions, among … Continue reading The G-7’s #ParisAgreement Hypocrisy
The White House - Statement by President Donald J. Trump on the Attack in Egypt: Terrorists are engaged in a war against civilization, and it is up to all who value life to confront and defeat this evil. This merciless slaughter of Christians in Egypt tears at our hearts and grieves our souls. Wherever innocent … Continue reading Trump issues statement on Egypt attacks, pledges support for President Al Sisi
On behalf of the American people, I would like to wish all Muslims a joyful Ramadan. During this month of fasting from dawn to dusk, many Muslims in America and around the world will find meaning and inspiration in acts of charity and meditation that strengthen our communities. At its core, the spirit of Ramadan … Continue reading President Trump’s Ramadan Address
In the New York Times, Niki Kitsantonis writes, “It may seem paradoxical, but Greece’s anarchists are organizing like never before.” No. Anarchists – the sensible ones, at least – are not against organization. They are against rule – against ruling and against being ruled. Merriam-Webster explains the derivation of the word: “Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos having … Continue reading Greek Anarchists Provide Services the State Doesn’t
As Venezuela descends into a nightmare of starvation and violence, the long-standing debate over the feasibility of socialism takes on new relevance. Years of explicitly socialist policies from the Chavez and Maduro regimes have taken their toll, as nationalization and a variety of other attempts to abolish or subvert market processes have destroyed what was … Continue reading Venezuela’s nightmare is where all redistributionist economies lead
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