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Brad Schiller: Trump could win again in 2020. Here’s how
President Donald Trump isn’t that worried about potential impeachment hearings. He even tries to goad Democrats into starting the process, knowing that will enliven his base and distract Democrats from their legislative agenda. And he has emerged from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation seemingly unscathed, despite serious evidence of obstruction...
Cal Thomas: Virginia Hall, D-Day’s ‘forgotten’ woman
Observances of the 75th anniversary of D-Day are properly focusing on the troops and the architect of Operation Overlord, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who freed Europe from Hitler and his Nazi hordes. One person — a woman — has not received the credit she deserves for her efforts with the...
Pat Buchanan: We’ll pay price for Mueller’s indecisiveness
What is it about Special Counsel Robert Mueller that he cannot say clearly and concisely what he means? His nine-minute summary of the findings of his office, after two years of investigation, was a mess. It guarantees that the internecine warfare that has poisoned our politics continues into 2020. If...
Bill Miller: Casinos are job creators, community partners
In 2004, when the Pennsylvania Legislature passed the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, it was hard to anticipate just how important the gaming industry would become to Pennsylvania’s economy. Throughout economic peaks and valleys of the past 15 years, gaming companies have consistently served as an anchor for state...
Neal Katyal: William Barr’s zealous defense of Trump makes it impossible to trust his legal judgment
There are two big questions about the now-completed investigation into President Trump, and the answers will determine what happens next. First, why didn’t former special counsel Robert Mueller render a judgment on whether Trump had obstructed justice? And second, since Attorney General William Barr did render such a judgment, why...
John Manzella: Critical issues that could kill U.S.-China trade progress
President Trump has called out China for unfairly subsidizing its state-owned enterprises, not enforcing intellectual property protections, placing trade restrictions on U.S. firms, and pressuring them to hand over technology in exchange for market access. If these problems are eliminated, more U.S. companies will invest there. But is this what...
Jonah Goldberg: Trump’s poor approval ratings have little to do with Mueller investigation
“Without the ILLEGAL Witch Hunt, my poll numbers, especially because of our historically ‘great’ economy, would be at 65%,” President Trump tweeted last month. In all likelihood, the president believes what he wrote. It’s a strongly held sentiment among many of Trump’s ardent supporters that if he hadn’t been stabbed...
S.E. Cupp: Want activism with your coffee?
How would you like your coffee — milk, sugar and a side of politics? In an era when it seems impossible to divorce politics from everything else, Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts, is betting you might just appreciate a break whilst in their stores. At an International...
Patrick Dowd: Two paths for a bold commitment to Pennsylvania schools
Pennsylvania’s school districts are under strain. Inequity, underfunding and lack of urgency to invest the funding necessary to enact any real progress toward educational excellence is taking its toll on students, teachers, taxpayers and communities. Good schools are the centerpiece of every vibrant neighborhood, the selling point for homebuyers and...
Peter Morici: Building taller cities to cope with climate change
Homo sapiens are unique in our ability to unlock the secrets of nature, build great civilizations and create technological wonders and radically alter the environment — not always for the better. Harnessing fossil fuels accelerated our ascent, but according to scientists, diplomats and the architects of the 2016 Paris agreement,...
Cal Thomas: John Walker Lindh, still a terrorist
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the release of self-admitted “American Taliban” member John Walker Lindh “unexplainable and unconscionable.” Lindh, who was paroled May 23 from a federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., served 17 years of a 20-year sentence for illegally aiding Taliban forces. Lindh had joined the terrorist...
John Stossel: Today, ‘victims’ use their ‘trauma’ to dictate
“I don’t feel safe,” says a Harvard student in a video. What threatens her? The dean of her Harvard dormitory, law professor Ronald Sullivan, agreed to be part of accused sexual harasser Harvey Weinstein’s legal defense team. Sullivan and his wife were deans of the dormitory for years, but no...
Walter Williams: Slavery is neither strange nor peculiar
The favorite leftist tool for the attack on our nation’s founding is that slavery was sanctioned. They argue that the founders disregarded the promises of our Declaration of Independence “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are...
Daniel W. Drezner: Bye-bye Bolton?
We are far enough into the Trump administration to know how the script usually plays out when a Cabinet officer or high-ranking staffer is on the outs with the president. First, Trump asks everyone within his orbit what he thinks of the imperiled official. Second, reports of Trump’s dissatisfaction hit...
Scott Paul: Toomey out of touch with steel tariff reality
Sen. Pat Toomey is placing economic philosophy above the interests of Pennsylvania’s steelmakers and workers. Toomey is a zealous disciple of free trade, even when our national security may be at stake. It’s time for the senator to change course. There’s a very current example of why he should: The...
Vince Mercuri: The dynamics of hope
Artists, marketing experts, campaign strategists and spiritual leaders all utilize hope as a means to promote their respective messages to influence their audiences. Definitions of hope can be quite abstract. Is it optimism? Is it a wish? Is it a goal? Is it a belief? Is it motivation? The definition...
Pat Buchanan: Are we on the ramp to Impeachment Road?
After a stroke felled Woodrow Wilson during his national tour to save his League of Nations, an old rival, Sen. Albert Fall, went to the White House to tell the president, “I have been praying for you, Sir.” To which Wilson is said to have replied, “Which way, Senator?” Historians...
Paul Waldman: Mike Pence predicts war everywhere in the next few yearsVideo
Vice President Mike Pence spoke to the West Point graduating class on Saturday, and amid the standard congratulations and tributes to the graduates, he said something truly shocking: “It is a virtual certainty that you will fight on a battlefield for America at some point in your life. You will...
Elizabeth Cobbs: Harriet Tubman, America’s foremost female patriot, belongs on the $20 bill now
Harriet Tubman won an internet vote in 2015 to decide which American woman should appear on the nation’s currency by 2020. As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump denounced the choice as “political correctness.” Now, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has canceled the plan’s implementation, at least until President Trump leaves office....
Jonah Goldberg: Abortion debate leaves no room between extremes
“Democrats are aggressively pushing late-term abortion, allowing children to be ripped from their mother’s womb right up until the moment of birth,” President Trump said at a Florida rally earlier this month. “The baby is born and you wrap the baby beautifully and you talk to the mother about the...
Ted Kopas: We need to care for our caregivers
There is a looming crisis in Pennsylvania. Who will care for our aged family members and loved ones? It’s difficult to find a family who does not have older members in need of some long-term services and supports (LTSS). Pennsylvania’s changing demographics pose significant challenges, as approximately 70 percent of...
Mitchel Nickols: Proper management true measure of school success
The school year is drawing to an end for most students, but school districts’ work continues throughout the year. As they prepare to submit final budgets for the upcoming fiscal year, districts focus on critical needs for educating youth effectively and efficiently. Discussion topics include teacher salaries and benefits, which...
Sandip Shah: Baby boomers should be wary of Medicare changes
Baby boomers are aging rapidly. Around 10,000 Americans celebrate their 65th birthday every day. Unfortunately for these seniors, the government health care to which they’re entitled may put their lives at risk. That’s thanks to a new proposal from the Department of Health and Human Services that would impose price...
John Stossel: In money we trust?
Look at the dollar bills in your wallet. They say they are “legal tender for all debts.” But are they? What makes them valuable? What makes them worth anything? Each bill says, “In God We Trust.” But God won’t guarantee their value. The $20 bill depicts the White House. Congress...
Walter Williams: Socialism’s utopia is unattainable
Presidential contenders are in a battle to out-give one another. Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes a whopping $50,000 per student college loan forgiveness. Sen. Bernie Sanders proposes free health care for all Americans plus illegal aliens. Most Democratic presidential candidates promise free stuff that includes free college, universal income, “Medicare for...
