Tag: Commentary

Trump gave Christians hope by putting the Christ back in Christmas, just like Obama gave Muslims hope by putting the Bara(c)k back in "Eid Mubarak!" (AP)

Beltway Confidential

President Trump’s most underappreciated accomplishment is ending the War on Christmas

Siraj Hashmi · December 26, 2017 9:28 pm

Many Democrats in Congress supported a spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown, planning to take up the task of negotiating DACA protections only weeks later in January. The delay was enough to rankle hardline liberal immigration activists. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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How Democrats could ruin their own chances of protecting Dreamers

Emily Jashinsky · December 26, 2017 7:42 pm

Only one group of stockholders can kick Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee out of first class: her constituents. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Terror of the skies since 1995

Philip Wegmann · December 26, 2017 6:34 pm

Just recently, a report stated that CNN was canceling part of its Snapchat programming. However, this failure, from an economic standpoint, is not necessarily a bad thing. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

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CNN drops some of its Snapchat programming, reminding us why we should celebrate failure

Tim Worstall · December 26, 2017 5:47 pm

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Racism is alive and well, but it’s not why Trump is president

Kevin Glass · December 26, 2017 1:09 pm

In this 2013 photo, demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the court heard arguments on campaign finance. To advocates of campaign finance restrictions like former Sen. Russ Feingold, using money to express political views makes politics more corrupt and extreme. But more regulation is a surefire way to get less speech - just not from the rich and powerful. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

More campaign finance regulation means less political free speech

Joe Albanese · December 26, 2017 5:01 am

A world with Iran, Korea, and Syria in it is badly in need of the Roosevelts' vision. (AP Photo)

Bring back the Roosevelts

Noemie Emery · December 26, 2017 5:01 am

In this 2006 photo, Wal-Mart pharmacy technician Mark Pool fills a generic anti-inflammatory prescription at a Little Rock, Ark., Wal-Mart Super Center store. While the Constitution allows for patents, patents are temporary monopolies, meaning that drug companies want to extend their effective life as much as possible - much to the detriment of generics. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)

Congress can liberate drugs that come off their patents

Peter Ferrara · December 26, 2017 5:01 am

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has not been confirmed for the position of Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Congress must do this as soon as possible, given the state of religious freedom abroad. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel File)

End the delay: Confirm Sam Brownback

Hunter Estes · December 25, 2017 5:01 am

Houthi Shiite rebels walk amid the rubble of the Republican Palace that was destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes, in Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

End the blockade: Relieve the suffering of Yemen

Robert Schuller · December 25, 2017 5:01 am

By making Christmas about anything other than the birth of Christ (like shopping), what exactly are we inviting people to celebrate? (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Do we know it’s Christmas?

Gary Bauer · December 25, 2017 5:01 am

The Renewable Fuel Standard, a federal government mandate requiring largely corn ethanol be blended in the nation's fuel supply, has been a complete fiasco for many including boat owners. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)

Energy and Environment

Boat owners have had enough of ethanol

Chris Edmonston · December 24, 2017 5:01 am