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Uh oh: Former AOC chief of staff under federal investigation?

Late on Friday, Saikat Chakrabarti suddenly resigned as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ chief of staff, just a week after the frosh representative’s tete-a-tete with Nancy Pelosi. Chakrabarti’s immediate departure appeared to be a direct result of that meeting, but developments over the weekend raise a new possibility. The New York Post reported that federal investigators have taken a […]

 

Warren: Trump Has ‘Embraced’, ‘Encouraged’ White Nationalists

During Sunday’s “Kasie DC” on MSNBC, 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reacted to the shooting in El Paso, TX, by someone who reportedly posted a manifesto railing against immigrants online. Warren said President Donald Trump has “embraced” and “encouraged” white nationalist with his rhetoric. “The president has embraced white nationalists. He has encouraged […]

 

Barr Has Far Bigger Things To Prosecute James Comey For Than Leaking Memos

John Solomon recently broke the news that former FBI director James Comey will soon face a “reckoning” for leaking memos of his conversations with the president. Solomon means Comey will be embarrassed by an imminent inspector general report containing stern language. Solomon does not mean that Comey will face any legal consequences, however, because “prosecutors […]

 

Why It’s Wrong To Blame Trump For The Mass Shootings

Two mass shootings in 24 hours. Three in the space of a week. How are we supposed to think about this? How do we make sense of it? Some commentators and politicians on the left are blaming President Trump and the GOP for these shootings, as if that’s reasonable, as if one side of our […]

 

Weekend Shootings Pour Gasoline On Gun Control Push Among 2020 Candidates

The pair of some of America’s deadliest shootings that occurred this weekend has once again prompted Democratic presidential candidates to call for new gun control laws. Twenty-nine people were killed between two shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, prompting candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination to ramp up […]

 

Shocking Ethics Report Proves Trump Was Right To Defund UN Palestinian Refugee Agency

The latest allegations of corruption and abuse at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, also known as UNRWA, prove the Trump administration was right to stop spending taxpayer dollars on the organization. According to a confidential report by the UNRWA ethics office, its top management, including Commissioner General Pierre Krahenbuhl, allegedly […]

 

5 Foreign Policy Questions Democrat Presidential Candidates Need To Answer

In the most recent pair of Democratic presidential primary debates, I watched to find a combined total of fewer than 15 minutes spent on foreign policy questions that would have been important in 2004. What is this, a mockery of the intelligence of voters? As Heather Souvaine Horn wrote for The New Republic, “Pity the poor optimist […]

 

Why Refusing To Fund Medicaid Expansion Is A Huge Win For Taxpayers And The Needy

The Trump administration will not provide funding for partial Medicaid expansion. It’s a good reminder that the best health care doesn’t come from Medicaid — It comes from a job. Most Democrats ultimately want to get to a government-run system. They only differ on how quickly to throw Americans off their current health coverage. Even […]

 

Trailer For New Documentary Revives Southern Baptist Brawl Over Social Justice Theology

In April of last year, The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, an arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, and The Gospel Coalition held the MLK50 Conference. MLK50 launched a controversy over the topic of racial reconciliation within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) over the following year. The themes present at the MLK50 event were then […]

 

Why I Love New York City

I’ll let you in on a little secret about New York City. You might already know this, but unless you were born here, and even if you were, you have to be slightly insane to live here. Living in New York City takes a toll on your pocket book, psyche, body, and soul that is […]