The US has updated its official international maps to include the Golan Heights as part of Israel. Jason Greenblatt, the US Special Representative for International Negotiations, unveiled the maps in a post Tuesday on his Twitter account. “Welcome to the newest addition of our international maps system after @POTUS issued a proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty […]
The Trump administration is exploring the legality of transporting illegal immigrants who the government can’t detain to sanctuary cities, which by definition welcome illegal immigrants. Prominent Democrats say they oppose the idea, and even supporters say President Donald Trump could be trolling Democrats in a public relations move. If Trump moves forward with the notion, […]
“Oh, no! We’re in Virginia,” House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) exclaimed after she realized she’d told a Virginia press conference that they were in Maryland. At a press event marking the start of the Democratic Issues Conference in Leesburg, Virginia Wednesday, Rep. Pelosi told the crowd she was pleased to be “in this great […]
There are some fortunate people (in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Monaco, Vanuatu, Antigua and Barbuda, and a few other places) who don’t have to pay income taxes. The United States used to be in that lucky club. The income tax did not become a permanent blight upon the nation until 1913 (there was a temporary income tax during […]
It was Tax Day 2009 when citizens gathered in 850 cities across the nation for tea party rallies protesting the recent $700 billion federal bailouts of banks and automakers, an $800 billion economic stimulus package, and, more broadly, government deficits and debt. On April 15 this year, Tea Party Patriots, one of the largest tea […]
The Labor Department’s recent proposal to revamp the Obama administration’s so-called “joint employer rule” is being lauded by Republicans and the business community. The long overdue proposed rule would limit businesses’ joint legal liability with franchisees or contractors for workplace violations, revamping harmful economic regulations from the Obama administration. However, praise for the proposal comes […]
sAfter nearly 18 months of deliberations, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided on April 12 to reject the request from ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Afghanistan since May 2003. This is a long overdue and welcome decision for […]
Remember celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, the man who represented porn star Stormy Daniels? Well, the media’s favorite guest is back in the news after being indicted on 36 charges Thursday. Two hundred fifty-four—that’s how many times Avenatti was featured on major TV networks in one year, according to NewsBusters. CNN alone featured Avenatti a staggering […]
The left must control the narrative. It will be nasty about making sure it does and won’t care for niceties. It is part of “the will to power” that propelled Lenin and Mussolini to rule. Only this time a gaggle of coddled, probably mostly white, liberals at Google and academia have taken on more than they can […]
I try to keep an open mind about policies and regulations that impact communities of color. After all, the government’s number one priority should be the welfare of its people. But with interest groups now linking arms despite having little if anything to do with each other, it can be hard for the average person […]
