July 4, 2016

ALAN KEYES — On July 5, 1776, John Adams wrote, "Yesterday was decided the greatest question which was ever decided among men. A resolution was passed unanimously 'that these United States are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states.'... (more)

July 4, 2016

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — In the aftermath of Brexit, we're seeing -- not a new method of "persuading" voters to go back to the polls again and again and repeatedly cast their ballots on the same issue until, weary of being herded back multiple times to the voting places, the public gives up and finally votes the "right" way. No, what we're seeing is old. Some insistent regimes of past centuries have been known to engage in that tactic.... (more)

July 4, 2016

ALAN KEYES — What is the basis for party loyalty? Parties are private voluntary associations of individuals who come together for political purposes. In terms of the present elitist faction sham, "politics" refers mainly, if not exclusively, to the business of seizing political power by electoral means... (more)

July 4, 2016

STEFANI WILLIAMS — When Donald Trump entered the presidential race in June 2015, I decided to give him a look. After I paid close attention, however, he completely lost me. He lost me because his statements were erratic, contradictory, and untrustworthy, and many of his positions were actually very liberal.... (more)

July 4, 2016

BYRON YORK — In the last few months, the veteran Republican operative Barry Bennett did lots of interviews in his role as a senior adviser to the Trump campaign. But Bennett, who earlier served as Ben Carson's campaign manager, stressed that his role with TrumpWorld was not a key position and was not strictly defined.... (more)

July 4, 2016

ROBERT KNIGHT — On a July 4th that fell on a Sunday a few years ago, I made a mistake. A guest speaker at a suburban Maryland church, I mounted the pulpit after a color guard had gone down the aisle with Old Glory. The congregation applauded those who had served in the armed forces. Then they settled in for what they hoped would be a Christian-themed patriotic message.... (more)

July 4, 2016

ASSOCIATED PRESS — A devastating truck bombing on a bustling commercial street in downtown Baghdad killed 115 people early Sunday, brutally underscoring the Islamic State group's ability to strike the capital despite a string of battlefield losses elsewhere in the country.... (more)

July 3, 2016

CLIFF KINCAID — Apologists for Vladimir Putin, including his propaganda channel Russia Today (RT), have been telling us for months that Turkey has been facilitating and even funding the global Islamic terrorist group ISIS. But the carnage at the Istanbul, Turkey, airport, apparently carried out by ISIS, demonstrates this is a big lie.... (more)

July 3, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Two top campaign aides to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Kevin Kellems and Erica Freeman, abruptly left the campaign Friday, according to news reports. Kellems had only been hired two weeks prior, indicating further behind-the-scenes turmoil for the GOP candidate's campaign.... (more)

July 3, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Michael Grebe, president of the Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation, one of the nation's most prominent conservative groups, said Friday that he would not be attending the Republican convention in Cleveland, citing Donald Trump as the reason. It was the latest sign of continuing bad blood between the candidate and the broader conservative movement.... (more)

July 3, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Donald Trump sought Saturday to tamp down reports of behind-the-scenes turmoil at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this month. In a tweet, he said all of the speakers for the event had been picked, but did not reveal who they were.... (more)

July 3, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Despite the legal questions raised by this week's private meeting between Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Bill Clinton, many in the press have said they accept that the impromptu 30-minute exchange was totally innocent, and won't bias the probe into Hillary Clinton's email scandal.... (more)

July 3, 2016

ANDREW C. MCCARTHY — Why isn't Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame? So he gambled. So what? There's no code of ethics for athletic prowess. There are plenty of baseball players who've done far worse -- racists, druggies, sex abusers, fathers who abandon their children. And on the other side of the coin, many players who were stellar enough to make it to Cooperstown couldn't hold a candle to Charlie Hustle.... (more)

July 3, 2016

NEWSMAX — Islamist militants shouting "Allahu Akbar" attacked an upscale cafe in the Bangladeshi capital, killing 20 foreigners inside, before police stormed the building on Saturday and rescued 13 hostages, officials said.... (more)

July 3, 2016

BOB UNRUH — The complaint against Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore for ordering state judges to adhere to the state law on marriage instead of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision will be reviewed by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary on Aug. 8.... (more)

July 2, 2016

DAILY WIRE — On Friday, Marc Racicot, former governor of Montana and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, announced he would not support Donald Trump for president, adding that he hoped the GOP would find another nominee with a "miracle in Cleveland."... (more)

July 2, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Democrats have no Plan B for a presidential nominee if Hillary Clinton is indicted for her handling of sensitive information during her tenure as secretary of state, at least according to the White House. "Not that I'm aware of," White House spokesman Josh Earnest answered on Friday when asked if Democrats have a contingency plan.... (more)

July 2, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Attorney General Loretta Lynch is expected to announce Friday that she would accept the indictment recommendations of the FBI in the Clinton email case should such action be suggested by law enforcement agents.... (more)

July 2, 2016

NEWSMAX — The U.S. Justice Department investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email use is being handled completely independently of the White House and President Barack Obama, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday.... (more)

July 2, 2016

WORLDNETDAILY — A federal judge appointed by President Obama has struck down a Mississippi law -- hours before it was set to take effect Friday -- that would have protected the religious freedom of clerks and businesses that refuse to participate in same-sex marriages.... (more)

July 2, 2016

NATIONAL REVIEW — When I am asked which Supreme Court justice I most admire, I usually decline to answer and insist that I don't look for heroes among Supreme Court justices, past or present. Indeed, I do not care much for most of the justices who are viewed by others as heroes, such as "the great chief justice" John Marshall or "the great dissenter" Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. But sometimes I relent and identify one justice I admire more than all the others: Justice Clarence Thomas.... (more)

July 2, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf is disputing a federal payment database that shows he received a financial benefit from a major drugmaker while on a trip last year.... (more)

July 1, 2016

NEWSMAX — Hillary Clinton has a double-digit advantage over Donald Trump in a new Iowa poll. There's also evidence that Trump's misfortunes may already be creating a drag on Republican "down-ballot" races. The same poll shows Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley with just a 1-point lead over his Democratic challenger.... (more)

July 1, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Sen. Mike Lee is rebuffing demands to endorse Donald Trump that are coming from some conservative media personalities. The Utah Republican is withholding support for Trump, citing the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's insufficient commitment to constitutional and conservative principles.... (more)

July 1, 2016

NEWSMAX — Resistance is reportedly hardening against presumptive nominee Donald Trump among some Senate Republicans -- even as a die-hard, anti-Trump contingent continues to buck long odds in a plot to make a last stand at the party's convention.... (more)