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Socialism May Be Absurd, but It’s No Laughing Matter

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 11:30am
The Daily Signal

Aug 07, 2019

 

Good morning from Washington, where socialism is making inroads in the halls of power. Jarrett Stepman finds a lighter side in a gathering of democratc socialists. In Australia, the U.S. secretary of state advocates common cause to deter China. Nolan Peterson reports. On the podcast, Medicare and Medicaid chief Seema Verma dissects “Medicare for All.” Plus: Nicole Russell on bowing to the LGBT agenda in North Carolina, and Jean-Marie Bralley on mercy for the imperfect Thomas Jefferson. On this date in 1990, President George H.W. Bush orders a military response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait five days earlier.

 

 

 

Commentary

Socialism May Be Absurd, but It’s No Laughing Matter

Some complain of “triggering” chatter and ”gendered language” by fellow delegates at a Democratic Socialists of America conference in Atlanta.

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Commentary

How a Few Liberal Lawmakers Upended North Carolina Law to Appease LGBT Activists

It’s unfortunate to see a few powerful politicians bending to the whim of a vocal, entitled minority.

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News

Pompeo Calls for US, Australia to Present United Front to China

“Neither of our two countries ever stepped away from responsibilities, even if those responsibilities required years and years of hard work and determined effort,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says of the U.S.-Australia alliance.

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Analysis

How ‘Medicare for All’ Would Impact Our Lives

"We want to see patients and families in control of their health care, not the government, not D.C. bureaucrats," federal health official Seema Verma says.

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News

US Taxpayers Foot $2 Billion Bill for 30,000 Public Employees in Baltimore

Baltimore received another $5.4 billion worth of federal aid in contracts, grants, and other financial assistance last year.

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Commentary

If Medicare Is for All, Why Not Chevrolets for All?

Affordable transportation is a basic human right, and not an issue for car companies to profit from greedily.

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News

Mexico Detains Fewer Migrants as Tougher Policy Takes Hold

Authorities in Mexico apprehended 18,758 migrants in July, according to preliminary data, sharply down from a record-setting 31,573 apprehensions in June.

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Commentary

What We Lose When We Erase Thomas Jefferson

To define Jefferson solely by his sins and moral shortcomings is to perpetuate an inaccurate and incomplete picture of the person.

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