- An Agenda Moving Forward
Commentary We lost. And more importantly, America lost. And no, it wasn’t a fair fight—and nothing the media and Nancy Pelosi’s Ministry of Truth say will convince us otherwise. We watched the theft of this election take place right before our eyes. So now, what are we going to do about it? First, we the […]
- The End of Politics
Commentary The actions of the Democratic Party, corporate America, Silicon Valley, and academia, not just in the last several days but in the last several years, should convince all Republicans of a social or religious conservative bent that they’re no longer in a standard political contest. The battle has changed. In the old days, when […]
- The ‘Corrupt Bargain’ of 2020
Commentary Today, the U.S. Congress will vote to certify the Electoral College vote for the 2020 presidential election, certifying Joe Biden as the next president … or not. However unlikely, it’s constitutionally possible for Congress to nullify the Electoral College vote and to force the decision onto the members of the House of Representatives, voting […]
- Top Level Chinese Officials Admit China Faces Mounting Pressure
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a high-level meeting late last month to discuss future plans regarding China’s economic and social development. Officials may be feeling pessimistic as the regime faces unprecedented challenges at home and abroad. However, the state-run media attempts to conceal the crises by focusing on Party leader Xi Jinping’s competence […]
- Vice President Pence Must Be Guided by the 12th Amendment, Not the Electoral Count Act, on Jan. 6
Commentary On Monday, I wrote on these pages that Vice President Mike Pence, as president of the Senate, would be violating his oath of office were he to count the electoral votes cast for Joe Biden in the six disputed swing states—Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada—because the governors of those states had “certified” […]
- Todd Starnes: Tennessee Principal on Leave After Warning Kids about Twitter Censorship
| Posted: Jan 14, 2021 10:41 AM The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. A Tennessee high school principal is on administrative leave after he told students they should be alarmed by the recent crackdown on free speech on social media platforms like Facebook and […]
- The Family Fades as Governments Subsidize Daycares and Nursing Homes
Commentary Human life is given meaning and sustenance by various forms of community: the church, the nuclear family, the extended family, fraternal organizations, businesses, etc. But as the state has grown, civil society has shrunk. The state over the centuries has absorbed an increasing share of the resources, functions, and moral authority of these other […]
- How Will Pence Treat the Electoral Envelopes in His Hand?
Commentary As Georgians headed to the polls for the state’s crucial Senate runoffs, a nation anxiously awaits Jan. 6, the date on which the Electoral College votes in our presidential election are to be formally counted. There’s no small amount of confusion and uncertainty over what might take place on that day. That’s partly because, […]
- McConnell and GOP Senators Must Stop Deserting Their Constituents
Commentary Excuse me, but if I get another text message from Mitch McConnell, asking for money…”Mitch” or “Hey, it’s Mitch…” (I did meet the guy once, about ten years ago, but doubt he remembers)—I seem to get one roughly every five minutes and one came ten seconds after midnight to welcome 2021—telling me things were […]
- The Cold War Continues, and Now We Are Losing
Commentary I’m old enough, just barely, to remember watching Paul Henderson score his winning goal against the Soviets in the final game of the 1972 Summit Series. I knew that something important had happened, but I didn’t fully understand what it was until much later. Yes, it was hockey, and our national pride was at […]
- Stephen Moore: Liberalism Will Be Unleashed — and Will Fail Again
We were all told that 2021 would be a better year for the country, but the first two weeks could hardly have been worse. The left is out to discredit not just President Donald Trump and his indefensible behavior since the election but also his ideas. They are triumphantly saying that free market conservatism is […]
- Derek Hunter: Democrats Really Are the Worst People on the Planet
You can always count on a Democrat to take something on which everyone agrees and twist it, lie about it, bastardize it to the point that any chance of common ground is destroyed. They did it with George Floyd, when uniform outrage that could have easily led to policing reforms was wasted by calls to […]
- America: A People Pushed Again Toward Revolution
Commentary The American colonists proved their patience with King George III. He proved their patience could run out. It was approximately 12 years between the first act issued by his Highness across the Atlantic and the first shots fired across Lexington and Concord. The King and Parliament had made clear their disdain for the colonists, […]
- On Donald Trump’s Extraordinary Achievements
Commentary The achievements of President Donald J. Trump are so boldly true to the real dangers facing the United States, and so unlike the usual tripe out of Washington since the days of Bill Clinton, George Bush Jr., and Barack Obama, that many people confuse his successes with failure. Shutting down illegal immigration wasn’t a […]
- Be Charitable, But Also Be Careful
Commentary MacKenzie Scott has achieved what no other philanthropist has. With no massive Gates Foundation-like staff to assist her, she sought out some of the neediest charitable groups in the nation and donated nearly $6 billion to them. Six billion dollars. Think of that. Think of how much good can be achieved by the beneficiaries: […]
- Suppose They Gave an Inauguration and Nobody Came?
Commentary The increasingly fascistic American left is setting a trap for the rest of their fellow citizens—often termed “deplorables” but more appropriately dubbed “normals” by Kurt Schlichter—by warning we intend violence all over the country during Joe Biden’s inauguration. This is nonsense, of course, but any kind of demonstration can be declared violent by a […]
- Carbon Dioxide Is Natural and Essential
Commentary The mantra to build a “green economy” is actually code to kill the oil and natural gas industry and replace it with solar and wind power, battery-powered cars, and the like. Others have revealed the naivety of this canard and the true unfeasibility and cost of it, and it is not my purpose here […]
- COVID Ushers in Stimulus. The Taxman Follows.
A crisis is always an opportunity and whatever happens, someone benefits from it. John Maynard Keynes pointed out long ago that rapid inflation always puts the financial boot on different feet: creditors lose and debtors gain. This in turn can have profound social and cultural consequences. Conduct that was once deemed prudent becomes imprudent, and […]
- Trump Should Declassify How the Chinese Communist Party Interfered in Our Election
Politicians tackle debts and deficits, politicians deal with planning and zoning, politicians struggle with their civil service. Statesmen, or stateswomen, however, are the politicians who take hold, grasp and define the seminal moments of our times. They map out the course of history through surgical words and key actions. These words and actions stand to […]
- Chinese Official’s Visit to Suning Holdings Puts the Troubled Conglomerate Under the Spotlight
Commentary The Chinese regime’s credit information agency disclosed on Dec. 10 that Suning Holdings Group pledged all its shares to Taobao, a subsidiary of Alibaba. On the same day, a high-level Chinese official visited Suning Holding’s headquarters in Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province. But it seems the investigation was merely a political show […]
