Oct. 9, 2017
Happy Columbus Day from Washington, although that sentiment isn't welcome in some quarters. In a revealing look at actual history, Jarrett Stepman shows how detractors with an agenda twist the legacy of Christopher Columbus. President Trump's actions to end Obamacare restrictions on religious freedom are applauded in commentaries from Emilie Kao and Melanie Israel. Misinformation abounds about Republicans' tax reform plans. In a new video, Genevieve Wood offers straight talk. Plus: a new "Problematic Women," the vice president walks out on the 49ers, and your emails on gun control and the slaughter in Vegas.
"Columbus strictly told the crew not to do things like maraud or rape, and instead to treat the native people with respect," says historian Carol Delaney.
The Trump administration has reversed the wrong direction of the Obama years by unequivocally stating its commitment to protecting religious freedom.
If the tax plan currently being debated in Washington becomes law, there will be winners and losers. Genevieve Wood explains how it could affect you.
Predictably, liberals immediately caricatured the rules as the administration's attempt to deny women access to contraception, when in fact they do no such thing.
"I stand with President Trump, I stand with our soldiers, and I will always stand for our flag and our national anthem," says Vice President Pence.
Hannah Scherlacher did not understand why her name was listed on the Southern Poverty Law Center's LGBTQ hate list.
"It is not the gun that is at fault. The criminal is going to do what he has in mind, and guns have been our salvation many times," writes Margie Tenchipe.
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