Politics

By Anne Hendershott, The American Spectator - At the very moment Portland needed a display of steadiness and command, its police chief stepped to the podium for a press conference and delivered a tearful collapse. His unraveling came as he acknowledged that the two individuals shot by a Border Patrol agent were illegal immigrants tied to the violent Tren de Aragua gang, yet he worried aloud about seeming to blame them for being shot... Portland’s press‑conference ... was a warning about what happens when an institution built to uphold order begins to prize emotional display over operational competence.

By Larry Elder, MRC Newsbusters - As for the estimated $8 billion in government (taxpayer) money stolen by crooks in Minnesota, people demand answers to many questions. But the 800-pound elephant/question goes unasked: Why is government in the business of welfare in the first place?... Where in the Constitution does it permit the federal government to extract money from taxpayers for charity?... Years ago, I worked full time one summer as a “loaned executive” for the United Way of Cleveland. My job was to meet with CEOs of companies, tell them the story of the United Way and hopefully arrange for me to make a presentation to the company’s employees, take questions and then ask for donations.

By Craig Bannister, CNS News - On December 16, Pres. Trump announced a blockade of Venezuela “Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us,” referring to Venezuela’s 2007 expropriation of the oil interests of U.S. companies under then-President Hugo Chavez... “The illegitimate Maduro regime is using oil from these stolen Oil Fields” to finance drug terrorism and other nefarious acts... “America…will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States,” the U.S. president reiterated.