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Trump Calls the Democratic Party Socialist. He's Right Mar. 01, 2019
A recent New York Times headline warned readers that "Republicans Already Are Demonizing Democrats a... Read More
9th District Election Misconduct an Assault on Our First Principles Feb. 27, 2019
A wise Sunday school teacher of ours years back used this analogy to explain faith to a bunch of 12-... Read More
Push, Push, Push: How Movements Succeed Feb. 27, 2019
There's a sports cliche, often applied to political races, that devalues strong-but-losing contender... Read More
Can a Giant Christian Cross Be Secular?: Challenge to Maryland WWI Memorial Illustrates Confusion Caused by Supreme Court's Establishment Clause Cases Feb. 27, 2019
Let's talk about the constitutional significance of bushes at the foot of the 40-foot-high, 16-ton c... Read More
The Sad, Tragic Saga of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Feb. 24, 2019
This week brings another teachable moment in the sad and tragic saga of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (ak... Read More
Race, Trump and Local News Feb. 22, 2019
A family invited a traveling evangelist to stay in their home. (He was preaching at the family's chu... Read More
In Health Care, We'll Take Baby Steps Feb. 22, 2019
The nation's tug-of-war over health care arguably has cost jobs, lives and plenty of money. Now the ... Read More
Is Socialism a Threat to America, to Democrats or Both? Feb. 21, 2019
In his State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump previewed a theme we are likely to hear a ... Read More
The World Lost a Great Man in Pat Caddell Feb. 21, 2019
My friend Don Skelly once said that in this age of cable television, chefs and political consultants... Read More
Plunder: An American Way of Life Feb. 20, 2019
Frederic Bastiat, a French economist and member of the French National Assembly, lived from 1801 to ... Read More
In Health Care, We Need Less Government, Not More Feb. 20, 2019
In a new Gallup poll, 35 percent say government is the worst problem facing the U.S. In the 55 years... Read More
Low Taxes Are the Best Sweetheart Deal Feb. 20, 2019
Ever since Amazon's breakup with New York on Valentine's Day, dejected Mayor Bill De Blasio is compl... Read More
Trump's Phony-Yet-Legal Border Emergency: Congress Seems to Have Authorized This End Run Around Its Spending Power. Can It Do That? Feb. 20, 2019
Members of Congress who are dismayed by Donald Trump's invocation of emergency powers to build his b... Read More
A Livable Minimum Wage Shouldn't Be a Red State/Blue State Issue Feb. 20, 2019
Illinois this week joined a growing list of blue states to approve a $15 minimum wage, part of a nat... Read More
Make Campaign Finance Violations Sting Feb. 18, 2019
A group that actively campaigned for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has gotten its hand slapped and ... Read More
Democrats Can't Hide Crazy Feb. 17, 2019
Back in November, I predicted all this. I wrote my most controversial column. After the GOP lost the... Read More
Pagan Politics in Post-Christian America Feb. 15, 2019
In 2016, I dissented. I said that, even though I had been an elected Republican, I could not support... Read More
Green New Deal a Bad Deal for Freedom Feb. 15, 2019
That otherwise serious lawmakers are embracing the fantastical Green New Deal offered by the painful... Read More
The Virginia Blackface Follies Feb. 14, 2019
The "blackface scandal" proved beneficial for two things. It displaced the frenzy over Democratic Vi... Read More
Trump Can't Win in 2020, But Democrats Could Lose Feb. 14, 2019
If the 2020 election were simply a question of whether voters want President Donald Trump to serve a... Read More
