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DNC Passes Resolution that Condemns Religious Freedom

Whether it was the Norse or Greek gods in the ancient world to Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, New Ageism or the State, it’s demonstrably true that people throughout all ages are driven to serve something or someone higher than themselves. So it comes as no surprise that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) felt the need to pass a resolution to enshrine the religiously unaffiliated in … Continue reading DNC Passes Resolution that Condemns Religious Freedom

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Democrat-Led Cities Are Beginning to Smell Like Day-Old Fish

After the news was delivered that a poor crop harvest, a rodent infestation and a number of other factors led to a bread shortage in France, Marie Antoinette had but one response: “Let them eat cake!” It could be successfully argued that today’s progressives are as out of touch with their constituents as the Queen of France once was with her own subjects.  hen President … Continue reading Democrat-Led Cities Are Beginning to Smell Like Day-Old Fish

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Media Blackout on Bill Not Putting America First

President Trump ran on a ticket to the White House that promised to put Americans first. Too bad for us, the Republican corporatists in Congress don’t feel the same. The House just passed H.R. 1044, or The Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, a worker visa bill that will feed big tech’s appetite for cheap foreign labor from just two favored nations—China and … Continue reading Media Blackout on Bill Not Putting America First

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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Must Be a Priority to #MAGA

Historian and author Arnold Toynbee concluded in his seminal work, A Study of History, that when the roads in Rome began to crumble, the republic had already fallen. It would be hard not to compare the deteriorating roads and aqueducts of Rome to the deplorable state of our own highways and morally bankrupt institutions. In an environment of a heated and divided government, Trump’s push … Continue reading Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Must Be a Priority to #MAGA

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The “Buy American” Military Provision Under Assault

Less than one hour after his inauguration, President Trump tweeted: “We will follow two simple rules: BUY AMERICAN & HIRE AMERICAN!” lmost no one thinks that buying American-made textiles for the military is a bad idea. There’s a vague sense of unease we get when military men and women are wearing caps and boots from countries like China or the yarns and fabrics for uniforms … Continue reading The “Buy American” Military Provision Under Assault

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Will More U.S. Army Troops Go to the Border? Everything Is on the Table

Despite what media pundits think, President Trump’s use of active-duty troops on the U.S. southern border is entirely legal—and completely necessary. According to the Modern War Institute, “The president is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in all circumstances, even domestic border support.” The question then, isn’t the legality of the deployment but whether the number of troops assigned to border security will be enough … Continue reading Will More U.S. Army Troops Go to the Border? Everything Is on the Table

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What Would Really Happen If Trump Closes the Border?

What would really happen if Trump closed the Mexican-U.S. border as part of his declared emergency or by executive order? Not a lot. Allow me to explain. There was a gray and distant past in which there were no avocados available, or any warm climate produce, if it was out of season. When you visited the grocery stores in the 1970s and you lived in … Continue reading What Would Really Happen If Trump Closes the Border?

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