Tag: Commentary

Elder generations need to quit whining about how millennials are the source of all our current moral and political decay. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Millennials probably won’t have to fight in a World War. That’s a good thing.

Jerrod Laber · August 30, 2017 4:06 am

What Iceland is really doing is perpetuating the abhorrent eugenics philosophy of eliminating "unfit" or "impaired" persons from their society through systematic murder. (iStock by Getty Images)

Rep. Trent Franks: Life is a gift, Iceland, no matter what

Rep Trent Franks · August 30, 2017 4:05 am

This should already be common knowledge: Iran's nuclear activities cannot be isolated from other Iranian issues. Myopic focus on the nuclear issues distracts from the Tehran regime's terrorism sponsorship, regional intervention, and human rights abuses. (AP Photo/Fars News Agancy, File)

Why and how to tighten the screws on Iran

alireza-jafarzadeh · August 30, 2017 4:01 am

The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee overwhelmingly approved the Taylor Force Act, which would cut off U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority as punishment for its support of terrorism. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Defund terrorism: Pass the Taylor Force Act

Jackson Richman · August 30, 2017 4:01 am

Inverter boxes that regulate power being sent from solar panels to the grid malfunctioned as a wildfire raged around transmission lines, investigation found. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Tax reform: Full expensing could make clean energy competitive

Philip Rossetti · August 30, 2017 4:01 am

For Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a devout Christian, tweeting out Bible verses to his three million followers has become a routine. Though these tweets regularly receive thousands of likes, one disgruntled nonprofit is claiming they amount to an unconstitutional breach of the separation between church and state. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Foundation attacks Sen. Marco Rubio’s Bible verse tweets as unconstitutional

Emily Jashinsky · August 29, 2017 11:40 pm

North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un has blunted American optimism that he might be willing to trim his ballistic saber rattling. It is clear that further U.S. action is required to force him into constructive diplomacy. The time has come for the Trump administration to take action. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

It’s time to shoot down North Korean missiles

Washington Examiner · August 29, 2017 10:50 pm

As fishermen overfish sharks for their fins and meat, as many as 63 million to 273 million of the endangered species are killed each year.

Beltway Confidential

Confronting China, Ecuador scores a rare victory for sharks

Tom Rogan · August 29, 2017 9:19 pm

Cruz and Cornyn won't be guilty of hypocrisy until they try using Hurricane Harvey as political cover to sneak through non-emergency funding without proper oversight. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Beltway Confidential

The media is totally misrepresenting where Ted Cruz and John Cornyn were on Hurricane Sandy funding

Philip Wegmann · August 29, 2017 9:18 pm

It might infuriate some of Sarah Palin's supporters, including President Trump, but this ruling in favor of the New York Times isn't surprising. As I predicted back in June, Palin was destined to lose for two simple reasons: Her case was very weak, and she could not reach the evidentiary standards required by U.S. civil law. U.S. defamation law is designed to preserve the right of individuals to speak out on matters of public concern. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Sarah Palin just lost her lawsuit against the New York Times. Good.

Tom Rogan · August 29, 2017 7:58 pm

The finale to season 7 seems to have put the show back on track after an uneven season. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Beltway Confidential

How ‘Game of Thrones’ stuck the landing in its season finale

Eric Peterson · August 29, 2017 7:57 pm

Obamacare could end up being remembered as one of the greatest policy failures in modern history. Premiums and deductibles have skyrocketed, millions of people have lost their insurance and been forced to purchase a new plan (and sometimes get new healthcare providers as a result), and the policy's greatest "achievement," if you can even call it that, is getting tens of millions of people dependent on government via Medicaid. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

The Obamacare death spiral is quietly getting much worse

Justin Haskins · August 29, 2017 7:26 pm