Sep 09, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where Congress returns this evening after a six-week recess to address issues including guns, trade deals, and the border wall. Liberals have a new plan to confiscate guns, David Harsanyi writes, while tariffs on Chinese goods mostly hurt Americans, Yujin Kim and Tori Whiting argue. On the podcast, a rising teenage conservative tells his story. A hundred years ago today, the Boston police force goes on strike, signaling labor’s growing influence and propelling Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge toward the White House.
Meet 17-Year-Old Conservative Activist Described as 'Left's Youngest Nightmare'
"What I always tell people is that—and this is a common story within the black community—my parents may have voted Democrat, but the values they instilled within me from when I was a child were conservative values," says CJ Pearson.
Liberals Propose First Gun Grab Since Lexington and Concord
We already possess hard evidence that bans of assault rifles don't alter gun violence trends. Gun homicides continued to drop steeply after an "assault weapons" ban expired in 2004.
If California Relies on Obama School Discipline Policy, It Will Put Students at Risk
Studies found that leaving troubled or disruptive students in a classroom is related to negative academic outcomes for the peers of offending students.
Ukraine-Russia Prisoner Swap Renews Hopes for Peace Deal
A prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia marked a key step toward renewed peace talks between the two nations, which have been locked in a low intensity conflict for five years.
Delaying Tariffs Is Not the Answer to China’s Trade Practices
The president has acknowledged for the first time that tariffs have an impact on American families.
We Hear You: An Immigrant Couple Explains the Unfairness of Amnesty
"We left Canada in late 2005 and have expanded and improved [our] business continuously ... employing over a dozen American citizens," write Gary and Shelley Cahill of Naples, Florida.
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