Jan 07, 2019
Good morning from Washington on the 17th day of the partial government shutdown over securing the southern border, also the start of Democrats’ first full week back in charge of the House. Radical ideas, not mad dance moves, from newcomers such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threaten Americans’ livelihoods, Jarrett Stepman and Kelsey Harkness write in separate commentaries. We welcome HUD Secretary Ben Carson to the podcast for a conversation about making progress amid the left’s vitriol. Plus: Victor Davis Hanson on the evidence that America just came off a solid year both at home and abroad.
Exclusive: Ben Carson’s Prescription for a Better Life
The mission of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is being an agency that “empowers people and helps people to actually get out of poverty—become self-sufficient contributors,” says HUD Secretary Ben Carson.
The Green New Deal Is a Trojan Horse for Socialism
This is an American version of a Soviet-style five-year plan focused on command-and-control economic solutions that have proven to fail the world over.
The Facts Show the US Actually Had a Pretty Good Year in 2018
The more media pundits claimed that America was on the brink of disaster in 2018, the more Americans became prosperous and secure.
Democratic Lawmaker Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Abolish Electoral College
“In two presidential elections since 2000 … the winner of the popular vote did not win the election because of the distorting effect of the outdated Electoral College,” says Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.
Sorry, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but Conservatives Don’t Care About Your Dance Moves
“Attempt to smear Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with college dancing video backfires,” wrote CNN.
We Hear You: The Border Wall and Shutdown Politics
“Why didn’t the GOP accomplish anything while they had the presidency and a majority in both houses of Congress? … The lack of support for the wall is symptomatic of the general moral collapse of the Republican Party,” writes Douglas Mayfield.
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