Dec 05, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where George W. Bush will eulogize his father, George H.W. Bush, during a state funeral service at Washington National Cathedral. We’ve got reports from Fred Lucas on 41’s legacy and from Ginny Montalbano on why folks are lining up to say goodbye. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on the hard truth in the French riots, Kevin Mooney on union resistance to the Supreme Court, Hans von Spakovsky on the Russia probe, and Walter Williams on the socialism trap.
George H.W. Bush’s Presidency as a Model of Competence
“Throughout his career, in the CIA or Congress, he was not an innovator but a very competent implementor,” says Bush biographer Jeffrey Engel. “He wanted to uphold the dignity, integrity, and power of the office for the next president.”
The Green Agenda Burns to Ashes in Paris
The “climate” agenda, peddled as a means to save the planet and reduce inequality, is being exposed in France as an agenda inherently at odds with the interests of middle- and working-class people.
Unions Defy Supreme Court on Mandatory Dues, Suit Says
“This is one of the biggest scandals I’ve ever witnessed from the unions and the government,” says Aaron Withe, director of Freedom Foundation’s Oregon chapter.
On the Street: Americans Remember Bush
One woman tells The Daily Signal, “First all of all, he loved God, he loved his family, he loved this nation.”
Podcast: What It's Like in France, Amid Heated Protests Over Green Tax
We interview Alexandre Pesey, who has been to some of the "yellow jacket" protests going on in France right now over a fuel tax designed to promote green energy policies.
Cohen, Manafort Developments Don't Reveal Any Illegal Conduct or Collusion by Trump, His Campaign
We still have had no indictments that have revealed any evidence about the issue the special counsel was supposed to investigate—whether there was any collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
Our Ignorance of Socialism Is Dangerous
Twenty-five percent of millennials who know who Vladimir Lenin was view him favorably.
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