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Kerby Anderson When Bret Stephens wrote his first column to the New York Times last month, he caused quite a stir. If writing a column could be compared to a football game, Stephens was a smart quarterback who caused the opposition to jump offsides. The title of the column was: The Climate of Certainty. He began by reminding us that most pundits were certain that Hillary Clinton would be our next president. He also reminded us that the campaign placed…

Penna Dexter A couple of weeks ago there was an event at the White House honoring Israel on its 69th Independence Day. Vice President Mike Pence gave what has been described as “a stirring tribute” to this nation which has traditionally enjoyed close ties with the United States. It’s nice to see the US acting like a friend and ally to Israel again, something we saw little of during the previous administration. Then, last week, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas came…

Kerby Anderson Dennis Prager has been making the case that the chasm between the left and the rest of the country is so unbridgeable that it should be described as a Second Civil War. He usually adds that, “unlike the First Civil War, this war is not violent.” Now he is even removing that disclaimer. He now believes violence is coming. In once sense you could say that violence is already here. He reminds us that, “Left-wing thugs engage in…

Kerby Anderson Members of Congress who are currently resisting attempts to reform the tax code and reduce regulations should look at the recent Index of Economic Freedom. The United States has the lowest ranking ever in this index. For years, the U.S. was in the top ten. Now it sits at number 17. Countries with a higher ranking include Hong Kong, New Zealand, Switzerland, Estonia, Australia, Chile, and Canada. Three of the many reasons for America’s decline in economic freedom…

Kerby Anderson President Trump has been working to block the regulatory tidal wave that has been crashing on the shores of small businesses over the last decade. The last year President Obama was in office, his administration issued 3,853 final rules. This was the most in the last 11 years. To put all of this in perspective, consider that federal agencies issue 18 rules and regulations for every law approved by Congress. President Trump has used two strategies to reduce…

Kerby Anderson During our Millennial Round Table discussion on radio, one of the co-hosts noticed on his phone that ESPN was laying off 100 people. At the time, I thought there were probably at least two reasons for this executive decision. First, millennials aren’t as likely to watch ESPN since they feel they can get anything they need for free from the Internet. And second, many people have turned off ESPN because their left-wing politics is turning them off. These…

Kerby Anderson The ruling by Judge William Orrick on sanctuary cities has been portrayed in two different ways. Either it was one more example of the federal judiciary striking down federal overreach by President Trump or it was a ruling that will have little impact on what this administration does through the Justice Department and Homeland Security. Former Assistant United States Attorney and columnist Andrew McCarthy argues that it is “A Ruling About Nothing.” That is easy to explain. By…

Penna Dexter It’s prom season 2017, and it’s worth noting that going to the prom is becoming an increasingly complex endeavor. There are some lovely traditions that have arisen, like inviting parents to the pre-prom picture-taking party. And some safer ones, like transporting prom-goers in limos or buses. Prom presents an opportunity for students to exhibit organizational skills their parents never knew they possessed. Prom night is often a tightly-scheduled series of pre-and post-prom parties, with the actual prom landing…

Kerby Anderson Last week I talked about concerns about Islamic indoctrination in the public schools. Apparently the problem is much worse, at least according to a recent article by Nancy Flory on The Latest in the Radical Indoctrination of Public Schools. She is the associate editor of “The Stream” which is where her article appears. Students in a Florida middle school brought home a disturbing survey. The teacher asked her students to answer questions about different situations. These sixth graders…

By Kerby Anderson Today is the National Day of Prayer. It is a vital part of our American heritage. The first call to prayer happened before the American Revolution. In 1775, the Continental Congress called on the colonists to pray for wisdom as they considered how they would respond to the King of England. Perhaps one of the most powerful calls to prayer came from President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. In 1863, he issued a proclamation for a…

Kerby Anderson Tax day this year landed on April 18, but I took the time to remind my listeners that the more important day was April 23. That is Tax Freedom Day. According to the Tax Foundation, that is the day when the average American has paid all of his or her taxes (federal, state, and local). Of course, this varies by state. Tax Freedom Day for people in Mississippi lands on April 5 but doesn’t come until May 21…