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Police Bias Explains the Capitol Riot | RealClearPolitics
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Police Bias Explains the Capitol Riot
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2021-01-11T00:00:00
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[ "Police Bias Explains the Capitol Riot", "Police Bias Explains the Capitol Riot | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-07T21:46:58
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2021-01-07T00:00:00
Rioters Are Gone, But Republicans' Crisis Has Only Begun | RealClearPolitics
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Rioters Are Gone, But Republicans' Crisis Has Only Begun
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Just after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Representative Conor Lamb, Democrat of western Pennsylvania, rose on the floor of the House to defend the franchise of the people in his state. Even at that late hour, and even after a Trumpist mob urged on by the President had attacked the Capitol, a group of Republican House members, joined by Senator Josh Hawley, of Missouri, was trying to get the state’s electoral votes thrown out. Their objections, Lamb said, “don’t deserve an ounce of respect—not an ounce.”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/07/rioters_are_gone_but_republicans_crisis_has_only_begun_532943.html
en
2021-01-07T00:00:00
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[ "Just after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Representative Conor Lamb, Democrat of western Pennsylvania, rose on the floor of the House to defend the franchise of the people in his state. Even at that late hour, and even after a Trumpist mob urged on by the President had attacked the Capitol, a group of Republican House members, joined by Senator Josh Hawley, of Missouri, was trying to get the state’s electoral votes thrown out. Their objections, Lamb said, “don’t deserve an ounce of respect—not an ounce.”", "Rioters Are Gone, But Republicans' Crisis Has Only Begun", "Rioters Are Gone, But Republicans' Crisis Has Only Begun | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-17T23:26:30
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2021-01-17T00:00:00
WASHINGTON -- The knives were out for me in January 2017 when I arrived in Washington as the White House correspondent for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. You...
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Things I Never Told Sheldon Adelson
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WASHINGTON -- The knives were out for me in January 2017 when I arrived in Washington as the White House correspondent for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. You see, I worked for what scolds liked to call Sheldon Adelson's paper -- and that was a no-no. Adelson died Monday night, and I never got a chance to say this. Had he given me marching orders? I heard that question a lot in 2017. In fact, I didn't meet or talk to Adelson until 2018, when I introduced myself at an event ahead of the Jerusalem Embassy opening. The "marching orders" question is one I never heard directed at the many other reporters in the room who worked for news organizations owned by billionaires. Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post. Mike Bloomberg founded Bloomberg News. Rupert Murdoch is the brains behind Fox News and the Wall Street Journal. Even still, Adelson was treated as an outlier. The big difference? Sheldon and Dr. Miriam Adelson were out-in-the-open megadonors to President Donald Trump. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the Adelsons donated some $350 million to Republican campaigns and causes in 2018 and 2020. So, I have been lectured by usually smart political observers who have told me that Adelson, more than the others, presented a troubling conflict of interest. Bezos, the sometimes richest man in the world, was competing for a billion-dollar defense cloud contract. Crickets. (Well, except from Trump, who often referred to the "Amazon Washington Post" in the same tone that trolls refer to the Review-Journal as the "Adelson paper.") When Bloomberg ran for president in 2020 in the Democratic primary, Bloomberg News instructed its reporters not to investigate him or his Democratic rivals, while leaving its news gatherers free to do their worst to Trump. Bloomberg pledged to spend $100 million to help then Democratic nominee Joe Biden win in 2020. Where was the outrage? Outrage would only advertise the industry's dirty little secret. Billionaires own networks and newspapers. Fox News? Rival TV news outlets and print papers rarely fail to point out the network's conservative leanings -- blind to their own bias. In Adelson's obituary, The Washington Post reported that Adelson "bought newspapers in Nevada and Israel that promoted his views." It's true that the Review-Journal endorsed Trump in 2016 and 2020 -- which you could expect. It is a standard practice that editorial pages reflect owners' politics. On the news pages, meanwhile, the Review-Journal followed the story as the Trump campaign wrongly maintained massive voter fraud, courts rejected GOP lawsuits and President-elect Joe Biden declared victory. Like other newspapers. In its Adelson's obituary, The New York Times wrote about tension in the newsroom by "staff members who chafed at what they saw as inappropriate interference" from above. I laughed. The Times is dumpster of liberal preening. Those who work there know that if they do something that used to be standard journalism practice -- like, say, running an opinion piece by a U.S. senator that challenges a paper's editorial stand -- their precious perches could be toast. In its Adelson obituary, the Gray Lady recalled the Adelson's shell-company purchase of the Review-Journal in 2015 -- a mistake that cost the new ownership goodwill. Since then, the Review-Journal has expanded staff, invested in a large investigative team, re-opened the Washington bureau and maintained a Carson City bureau in an era when newspapers are shuttering shops in state capitals. While regional newspapers, gut-punched with revenue losses due to the coronavirus, have laid off already stretched staff, the Review-Journal has not. Adelson-owned Las Vegas Sands Corp. also paid salary and benefits to some 11,000-plus casino and restaurant employees during pandemic closures. "Endlessly caricatured in the media as a 'casino billionaire' and 'GOP mega-donor' the idea was to paint him as an out-of-touch, exploitative villain," Noah Pollak wrote in the Free Beacon, as he lamented the media's failure to recognize the larger donations the Adelsons made to medical research, drug abuse treatment, schools, universities and, of course, Jewish and Israeli causes. The Adelsons also stood outside the mold as Israel hawks who really wanted to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. Since 1995, Democrats and Republicans routinely and overwhelmingly voted in favor of the Jerusalem Embassy Act. The Senate voted 90-0 in favor in June 2017 -- secure in the belief that no U.S. president would follow through. To the Beltway's surprise, Trump actually kept his campaign promise to do just that. Biden was a yes vote in 1995. During the 2020 campaign, Biden said that, if elected, he would not remove the diplomatic headquarters to Tel Aviv. So maybe Sheldon and Miriam Adelson are not outliers after all. COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/17/things_i_never_told_sheldon_adelson_145054.html
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2021-01-17T00:00:00
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[ "WASHINGTON -- The knives were out for me in January 2017 when I arrived in Washington as the White House correspondent for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. You see, I worked for what scolds liked to call Sheldon Adelson's paper -- and that was a no-no.\nAdelson died Monday night, and I never got a chance to say this.\nHad he given me marching orders? I heard that question a lot in 2017. In fact, I didn't meet or talk to Adelson until 2018, when I introduced myself at an event ahead of the Jerusalem Embassy opening.\nThe \"marching orders\" question is one I never heard directed at the many other reporters in the room who worked for news organizations owned by billionaires. Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post. Mike Bloomberg founded Bloomberg News. Rupert Murdoch is the brains behind Fox News and the Wall Street Journal. Even still, Adelson was treated as an outlier.\nThe big difference? Sheldon and Dr. Miriam Adelson were out-in-the-open megadonors to President Donald Trump. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the Adelsons donated some $350 million to Republican campaigns and causes in 2018 and 2020.\nSo, I have been lectured by usually smart political observers who have told me that Adelson, more than the others, presented a troubling conflict of interest.\nBezos, the sometimes richest man in the world, was competing for a billion-dollar defense cloud contract. Crickets. (Well, except from Trump, who often referred to the \"Amazon Washington Post\" in the same tone that trolls refer to the Review-Journal as the \"Adelson paper.\")\nWhen Bloomberg ran for president in 2020 in the Democratic primary, Bloomberg News instructed its reporters not to investigate him or his Democratic rivals, while leaving its news gatherers free to do their worst to Trump. Bloomberg pledged to spend $100 million to help then Democratic nominee Joe Biden win in 2020. Where was the outrage?\nOutrage would only advertise the industry's dirty little secret. Billionaires own networks and newspapers.\nFox News? Rival TV news outlets and print papers rarely fail to point out the network's conservative leanings -- blind to their own bias.\nIn Adelson's obituary, The Washington Post reported that Adelson \"bought newspapers in Nevada and Israel that promoted his views.\" It's true that the Review-Journal endorsed Trump in 2016 and 2020 -- which you could expect. It is a standard practice that editorial pages reflect owners' politics.\nOn the news pages, meanwhile, the Review-Journal followed the story as the Trump campaign wrongly maintained massive voter fraud, courts rejected GOP lawsuits and President-elect Joe Biden declared victory. Like other newspapers.\nIn its Adelson's obituary, The New York Times wrote about tension in the newsroom by \"staff members who chafed at what they saw as inappropriate interference\" from above. I laughed. The Times is dumpster of liberal preening. Those who work there know that if they do something that used to be standard journalism practice -- like, say, running an opinion piece by a U.S. senator that challenges a paper's editorial stand -- their precious perches could be toast.\nIn its Adelson obituary, the Gray Lady recalled the Adelson's shell-company purchase of the Review-Journal in 2015 -- a mistake that cost the new ownership goodwill.\nSince then, the Review-Journal has expanded staff, invested in a large investigative team, re-opened the Washington bureau and maintained a Carson City bureau in an era when newspapers are shuttering shops in state capitals.\nWhile regional newspapers, gut-punched with revenue losses due to the coronavirus, have laid off already stretched staff, the Review-Journal has not. Adelson-owned Las Vegas Sands Corp. also paid salary and benefits to some 11,000-plus casino and restaurant employees during pandemic closures.\n\"Endlessly caricatured in the media as a 'casino billionaire' and 'GOP mega-donor' the idea was to paint him as an out-of-touch, exploitative villain,\" Noah Pollak wrote in the Free Beacon, as he lamented the media's failure to recognize the larger donations the Adelsons made to medical research, drug abuse treatment, schools, universities and, of course, Jewish and Israeli causes.\nThe Adelsons also stood outside the mold as Israel hawks who really wanted to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.\nSince 1995, Democrats and Republicans routinely and overwhelmingly voted in favor of the Jerusalem Embassy Act. The Senate voted 90-0 in favor in June 2017 -- secure in the belief that no U.S. president would follow through. To the Beltway's surprise, Trump actually kept his campaign promise to do just that.\nBiden was a yes vote in 1995. During the 2020 campaign, Biden said that, if elected, he would not remove the diplomatic headquarters to Tel Aviv. So maybe Sheldon and Miriam Adelson are not outliers after all.\nCOPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM", "Things I Never Told Sheldon Adelson", "WASHINGTON -- The knives were out for me in January 2017 when I arrived in Washington as the White House correspondent for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. You..." ]
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2021-01-26T22:21:11
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2021-01-26T00:00:00
Why Sen. Hawley Is Playing the Victim | RealClearPolitics
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Why Sen. Hawley Is Playing the Victim
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Why Sen. Hawley Is Playing the Victim The Missouri senator probably won't shut up about how he was silenced any time soon.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/26/why_sen_hawley_is_playing_the_victim_534451.html
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2021-01-26T00:00:00
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[ "Why Sen. Hawley Is Playing the Victim\nThe Missouri senator probably won't shut up about how he was silenced any time soon.", "Why Sen. Hawley Is Playing the Victim", "Why Sen. Hawley Is Playing the Victim | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-05T09:25:08
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2021-01-04T00:00:00
Republicans Can Win Georgia and Save America | RealClearPolitics
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Republicans Can Win Georgia and Save America
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The two Senate runoff elections in Georgia on Tuesday will determine the direction of our nation.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/04/republicans_can_win_georgia_and_save_america_532669.html
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2021-01-04T00:00:00
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[ "The two Senate runoff elections in Georgia on Tuesday will determine the direction of our nation.", "Republicans Can Win Georgia and Save America", "Republicans Can Win Georgia and Save America | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-18T18:24:46
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2021-01-18T00:00:00
Will Biden Choose Appeasement, Like Obama, or Progress? | RealClearPolitics
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Will Biden Choose Appeasement, Like Obama, or Progress?
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If he wants to claim his FDR moment, the new president has a stark choice: make friends or make progress. There are tough lessons for the Left, as well.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/18/will_biden_choose_appeasement_like_obama_or_progress_533734.html
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2021-01-18T00:00:00
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[ "If he wants to claim his FDR moment, the new president has a stark choice: make friends or make progress. There are tough lessons for the Left, as well.", "Will Biden Choose Appeasement, Like Obama, or Progress?", "Will Biden Choose Appeasement, Like Obama, or Progress? | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-08T13:33:31
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2021-01-08T00:00:00
One-Party Rule in DC: Pray for Gridlock, America | RealClearPolitics
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One-Party Rule in DC: Pray for Gridlock, America
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Georgia voters this week put national governance in the hands of a single party, the Democrats — all too many of whom can't wait to make radical changes that could affect every American. For years.…
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/08/one-party_rule_in_dc_pray_for_gridlock_america_532949.html
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2021-01-08T00:00:00
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[ "Georgia voters this week put national governance in the hands of a single party, the Democrats — all too many of whom can't wait to make radical changes that could affect every American. For years.…", "One-Party Rule in DC: Pray for Gridlock, America", "One-Party Rule in DC: Pray for Gridlock, America | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-17T01:54:03
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2021-01-16T00:00:00
How Big Tech Took Over | RealClearPolitics
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How Big Tech Took Over
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2021-01-16T00:00:00
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[ "How Big Tech Took Over", "How Big Tech Took Over | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-05T20:30:38
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Small Businesses Paying the Price for Liberal Lockdowns | RealClearPolitics
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Small Businesses Paying the Price for Liberal Lockdowns
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Small businesses are being forced to play regulatory roulette – comply with absurd authoritarian assertions that leave them treading water or drowning forever.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/05/small_businesses_paying_the_price_for_liberal_lockdowns_532687.html
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2021-01-05T00:00:00
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[ "Small businesses are being forced to play regulatory roulette – comply with absurd authoritarian assertions that leave them treading water or drowning forever.", "Small Businesses Paying the Price for Liberal Lockdowns", "Small Businesses Paying the Price for Liberal Lockdowns | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-25T04:35:25
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Mitch McConnell's Lie: 75 Million Are Watching, & They Won't Forget | RealClearPolitics
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Mitch McConnell's Lie: 75 Million Are Watching, & They Won't Forget
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So, of course, one of the Establishment’s favorite media outlets put the news front and center. The headline in The Washington Post said this:
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/24/mitch_mcconnells_lie_75_million_are_watching_amp_they_wont_forget_534273.html
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2021-01-24T00:00:00
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[ "So, of course, one of the Establishment’s favorite media outlets put the news front and center. The headline in The Washington Post said this:", "Mitch McConnell's Lie: 75 Million Are Watching, & They Won't Forget", "Mitch McConnell's Lie: 75 Million Are Watching, & They Won't Forget | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-28T16:48:46
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Little passion greeted President Joe Biden's decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline. Remarkably little. Sure, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney called the move...
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Goodbye, Keystone XL Pipeline. You're Not Needed
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Little passion greeted President Joe Biden's decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline. Remarkably little. Sure, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney called the move an "insult." His Canadian province had sunk $1.1 billion into the project, designed to transport dirty oil from Alberta's tar sands to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. But the Keystone XL pipeline was an artifact from an earlier time. When it was proposed in 2008, the price of crude had jumped to over $120 a barrel, causing some to fret that the energy supply would fall short of demand. Oil is now down to about $50 a barrel, thanks in large part to the shale-oil boom. Thus, American oil producers won't be losing much sleep over the loss of a venture that would have added to supply, possibly depressing their prices even more. By the way, energy economists say that producing petroleum from Canadian tar sands could not turn a profit until the global oil price passes $65 a barrel. The earliest objections to the pipeline were mostly environmental. Ranchers, farmers and Native Americans in Nebraska worried that pipeline leaks would foul groundwater, an especially precious commodity in their part of the world. Its demise also ended ugly eminent domain fights, as the Canadian pipeline builder, TC Energy, tried to force landowners to give it right of way across their farms. "Thank you President Biden and all the thousands of voices who have stood strong these many years," Jeanne Crumly told the Omaha World-Herald. Her ranch was right in the pipeline's path. Not only is tar sands oil a dirty fossil fuel; it is the dirtiest. A spill rapidly sinks to the bottom of waterways, making any cleanup harder than it would be with conventional crude. Of course, 2008 was before climate change jumped to the top of our list of existential crises. Extracting and processing tar sands oil creates up to four times the carbon pollution emitted in other crude production. But what about the arguments in the pipeline's favor? They are yesterday's talking points, though some politicians are still making them. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts issued a short statement criticizing the cancellation as follows: "Failure to construct the pipeline would mean more dependence on overseas energy sources as well as fewer jobs." On energy independence, one of Ricketts' key points, the United States already has it. The U.S. has actually been a net exporter of refined petroleum products for 10 years. Starting two years ago, more crude oil was leaving for other countries than was coming in. And employment? TC Energy said the pipeline would create 119,000 jobs. A State Department report came up with a somewhat smaller number. It said the project would require fewer than 2,000 construction jobs over two years. And once built, the pipeline would employ about 35. Then-President Barack Obama nixed the project in 2015. Right after taking office in 2017, President Donald Trump revived it. Biden killed it moments after being sworn in. In a short address, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shed half a tear over the pipeline's undoing and noted the many Canadian jobs tied to fossil fuel production. He then said he looks forward to working with Biden. Our acceleration into a post-carbon world will not be stopped. In 2020 -- even as the pandemic pushed down global car sales by a fifth -- sales of electric cars rose 43 percent. Consider the optics of an electric Ford Mustang about to roll off the assembly line. The debate over the Keystone XL pipeline had its day. Fortunately, it never advanced much beyond debate. It is dead -- this time, we expect, for good. COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/28/goodbye_keystone_xl_pipeline_youre_not_needed__145136.html
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2021-01-28T00:00:00
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[ "Little passion greeted President Joe Biden's decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline. Remarkably little.\nSure, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney called the move an \"insult.\" His Canadian province had sunk $1.1 billion into the project, designed to transport dirty oil from Alberta's tar sands to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico.\nBut the Keystone XL pipeline was an artifact from an earlier time. When it was proposed in 2008, the price of crude had jumped to over $120 a barrel, causing some to fret that the energy supply would fall short of demand.\nOil is now down to about $50 a barrel, thanks in large part to the shale-oil boom. Thus, American oil producers won't be losing much sleep over the loss of a venture that would have added to supply, possibly depressing their prices even more. By the way, energy economists say that producing petroleum from Canadian tar sands could not turn a profit until the global oil price passes $65 a barrel.\nThe earliest objections to the pipeline were mostly environmental. Ranchers, farmers and Native Americans in Nebraska worried that pipeline leaks would foul groundwater, an especially precious commodity in their part of the world. Its demise also ended ugly eminent domain fights, as the Canadian pipeline builder, TC Energy, tried to force landowners to give it right of way across their farms.\n\"Thank you President Biden and all the thousands of voices who have stood strong these many years,\" Jeanne Crumly told the Omaha World-Herald. Her ranch was right in the pipeline's path.\nNot only is tar sands oil a dirty fossil fuel; it is the dirtiest. A spill rapidly sinks to the bottom of waterways, making any cleanup harder than it would be with conventional crude.\nOf course, 2008 was before climate change jumped to the top of our list of existential crises. Extracting and processing tar sands oil creates up to four times the carbon pollution emitted in other crude production.\nBut what about the arguments in the pipeline's favor? They are yesterday's talking points, though some politicians are still making them.\nNebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts issued a short statement criticizing the cancellation as follows: \"Failure to construct the pipeline would mean more dependence on overseas energy sources as well as fewer jobs.\"\nOn energy independence, one of Ricketts' key points, the United States already has it. The U.S. has actually been a net exporter of refined petroleum products for 10 years. Starting two years ago, more crude oil was leaving for other countries than was coming in.\nAnd employment? TC Energy said the pipeline would create 119,000 jobs. A State Department report came up with a somewhat smaller number. It said the project would require fewer than 2,000 construction jobs over two years. And once built, the pipeline would employ about 35.\nThen-President Barack Obama nixed the project in 2015. Right after taking office in 2017, President Donald Trump revived it. Biden killed it moments after being sworn in.\nIn a short address, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shed half a tear over the pipeline's undoing and noted the many Canadian jobs tied to fossil fuel production. He then said he looks forward to working with Biden.\nOur acceleration into a post-carbon world will not be stopped. In 2020 -- even as the pandemic pushed down global car sales by a fifth -- sales of electric cars rose 43 percent. Consider the optics of an electric Ford Mustang about to roll off the assembly line.\nThe debate over the Keystone XL pipeline had its day. Fortunately, it never advanced much beyond debate. It is dead -- this time, we expect, for good.\nCOPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM", "Goodbye, Keystone XL Pipeline. You're Not Needed", "Little passion greeted President Joe Biden's decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline. Remarkably little.\nSure, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney called the move..." ]
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2021-01-23T21:47:34
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2021-01-23T00:00:00
It's Done. What Comes Next? | RealClearPolitics
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It's Done. What Comes Next?
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If I were still at a newspaper, I’d be compelled to write something about the inauguration — a riff about how it’s morning again (again) in America; the powerful symbolism of Eugene Goodman, the heroic police officer who faced down the rioters, escorting the vice president; Lil Wayne’s pardon.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/23/its_done_what_comes_next_534203.html
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2021-01-23T00:00:00
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[ "If I were still at a newspaper, I’d be compelled to write something about the inauguration — a riff about how it’s morning again (again) in America; the powerful symbolism of Eugene Goodman, the heroic police officer who faced down the rioters, escorting the vice president; Lil Wayne’s pardon.", "It's Done. What Comes Next?", "It's Done. What Comes Next? | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-27T14:12:41
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2021-01-27T00:00:00
Even Before Covid, Milwaukee Was Failing Minority Kids | RealClearPolitics
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Even Before Covid, Milwaukee Was Failing Minority Kids
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In a city where 55% of children live in poverty, teachers are struggling to fill in for services students have lost while schools are closed
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/27/even_before_covid_milwaukee_was_failing_minority_kids_534490.html
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2021-01-27T00:00:00
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[ "In a city where 55% of children live in poverty, teachers are struggling to fill in for services students have lost while schools are closed", "Even Before Covid, Milwaukee Was Failing Minority Kids", "Even Before Covid, Milwaukee Was Failing Minority Kids | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-26T04:53:55
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2021-01-25T00:00:00
Fauci Should Be Held Responsible for COVID-19 Mistakes | RealClearPolitics
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Fauci Should Be Held Responsible for COVID-19 Mistakes
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In his inauguration speech, President Biden pledged to defend the truth and to defeat the lies. So let's start by being brutally honest about Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been the source of s…
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/25/fauci_should_be_held_responsible_for_covid-19_mistakes_534323.html
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2021-01-25T00:00:00
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[ "In his inauguration speech, President Biden pledged to defend the truth and to defeat the lies. So let's start by being brutally honest about Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been the source of s…", "Fauci Should Be Held Responsible for COVID-19 Mistakes", "Fauci Should Be Held Responsible for COVID-19 Mistakes | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-21T14:28:07
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Two weeks to the day after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress and the Electoral College from doing their duty, the Trump era came...
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Inauguration in a Ghost Town
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Two weeks to the day after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress and the Electoral College from doing their duty, the Trump era came to a close when Joseph R. Biden Jr. took the oath of office as the 46th U.S. president. “We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal,” the new president said. “We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.” The message was great. All the pundits said so. But other than the media, assorted members of government and Lady Gaga, who belted out the National Anthem into a golden microphone and wore a giant broach that looked like something out of “The Hunger Games,” no one listened. At least, no one listened in person. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were inaugurated in a ghost town, a capital city occupied by more combat-ready American soldiers than are now deployed in either Afghanistan or Iraq. It was as different as it could be from the inauguration four years ago when the chaos candidate became president. The Secret Service, the agency credited (or blamed) for the armored cars, steel fences, concrete barriers, and legions of National Guardsmen in the streets of Washington, D.C., ruined the plans of any tourist unfortunate enough to travel here this week. Most everything was closed ahead of Wednesday. They shut down the National Mall, set up check points with roadblocks and razor wire across downtown, and established a security perimeter akin to the “Green Zone” in Baghdad. (House Speaker Pelosi reportedly wanted crew-operated machine guns deployed onsite, a request denied by the Department of Homeland Security on grounds that heavy weapons were not appropriate for civilian occasions.) Soldiers in full kit cradled M4 carbines, and shop owners who forgot to cover their windows during the unrest last summer prepared for the worst by putting up plywood boards. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who oversaw much of these preparations, had asked her city’s residents to stay home. “Enjoy it virtually,” she pled. “We know this is the right request for our public safety and our public health.” And they listened. While revelers passed around bottles of Veuve Clicquot just blocks from the White House when the Associated Press finally called the race for Biden, inauguration celebrations were socially distanced. A disappointed vendor hawking Biden and Harris merchandise at Black Lives Matter plaza summed up the day with one word: “Thin.” What crowd there was consisted mostly of photographers and foreign press milling about, waiting their turn to interview the handful of Biden supporters present. A loudspeaker blared the president’s speech at an unnecessary volume considering that the empty downtown streets were uncharacteristically quiet. Here and there, however, tiny contingents of ordinary Americans tried their best to witness an extraordinary event. “My parents called,” Olivia Wisont told me after the speech. “They expressed their strong preference that I don’t come out and stay on campus.” But the freshman at George Washington University had cast the first vote of her life for the Biden-Harris ticket back home in Seattle, as did her two friends from New York. The lonely trio explained that Inauguration Day was too important to miss. A little girl in a pink sweatshirt agreed. She held up a tiny blue Post-it note that read “Go Joe!” Beyond another checkpoint, manned by TSA agents too bored to bother patting me down, another group of students said the same. They took the subway from American University to try and get as close as they could to the White House. What are their hopes for the incoming administration? Amanda Jordan said she would like the government to focus on “climate change.” Lucy Matthews wanted “more vaccines.” Their parents also preferred they watch the inauguration from the dorm rooms. “But it’s completely safe,” Matthews insisted. “There’s National Guard everywhere, and nothing is happening.” And those soldiers were everywhere. They had been objects of affection earlier in the week as members of Congress and local businesses showed their gratitude for the protection by bringing them doughnuts and coffee in the morning and burgers and pizza at dinnertime (one pizzeria donated over 1,500 pies). But come Inauguration Day, the guardsmen just didn’t have much to do. Four years ago, it was different. They could have helped then. They might have kept me out of the hospital. Demonstrators were out in force at Donald Trump’s inauguration. Most of them protested the 45th president peacefully by carrying signs, singing songs, and chanting slogans such as “Love trumps hate!” Others, though, chucked rocks at cops. Masks were unnecessary then, unless you didn’t want to be identified, and there wasn’t really a word for the hooligans dressed head-to-toe in black who formed their own line to push back riot police trying to clear them out of McPherson Square. My editors at the time suggested a quick article on the scuffle, and I hustled toward the sound of flashbang grenades. I stopped long enough to watch a protester dousing his own face with milk. Proteins in dairy can dissolve hydrocarbons like those found in pepper spray, I learned later. The protester emptied an entire gallon on his eyes. This didn’t strike me in the moment as ominous, only odd -- just like the man who brought llamas into the city, or the Code Pink protesters who fell to their knees screaming at 12 p.m. (the constitutionally prescribed moment when Trump turned from B-list celebrity to leader of the free world). But when words and screams failed them, many demonstrators turned into rioters. My introduction to mob politics came as the rabble took out their anger on the windowpanes of coffee shops and banks and restaurants. Suddenly enemies of public transportation, they inexplicably trashed a bus stop. It was thrilling nonsense, like the man who scooped up a tear gas canister, hurled it back at the police, then scurried up a tree for protection. Wouldn’t that make an interesting picture? I ran over to snap a photo, confident that the press credentials swinging around my neck would keep me out of any trouble. Photography, it turns out, was discouraged. A vigilante dressed in black informed me of this by yanking my phone from my hands and shattering it on the ground. Next, something blunt hit my head. A few moments later, I woke up in the road. I walked back to the newsroom nauseous with ringing ears. Protesters would torch a limousine that night and defend barricades made from pushed-together trashcans and flaming newspaper boxes. I filed my story and then went to the hospital emergency room. Nothing like that happened this time, and McKenzie Levie was disappointed. “No extremists came to town,” he told me while standing in the street outside the FBI building downtown dressed in full chainmail. “I just look like one.” A self-appointed protector of the peace nicknamed the “Alt-Knight,” Levie usually mixes it up with antifa types at protests. He travelled from Cleveland to do so this time. Because none showed, his crusade ended early. So did my day. There were a few other characters, like the street preachers in search of a congregation, but little to note. The crowds, or lack thereof, didn’t register at the White House during Jen Psaki’s first briefing as Joe Biden’s presidential press secretary. Sean Spicer entered that role four years ago, earning lasting scorn among the press corps by claiming erroneously that Trump had “the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe.” Psaki, for her part, said she welcomed disagreements but told reporters they shared a common goal of “sharing accurate information with the American people.” She took multiple questions (none about crowd size). She promised not to lie. She also promised to hold daily briefings, closing out the briefing telling the reporters, “Let's do this again tomorrow.” Presidents normally close out the day with a series of inaugural balls where lobbyists do their best to cozy up to the new administration, and journalists angle for scoops from sauced staffers. The pandemic and the security lockdown ended that tradition, as least this time. Biden settled instead for a dazzling fireworks show that punctuated a star-studded television special broadcast from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Tom Hanks hosted. Bruce Springsteen kicked off the event singing “Land of Hopes and Dreams.” Biden gave brief remarks there on the steps, a CliffsNotes version of his earlier address, shortened for prime time. “Thank you for this honor,” he concluded. “I will give my all to you.” After John Legend and Katy Perry ended the production with separate numbers came the fireworks, big explosions of red, white, and blue whose echoes reverberated through an empty capital city and into the Virginia and Maryland suburbs, marking the end of an otherwise unusually quiet Inauguration Day.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/21/inauguration_in_a_ghost_town_145086.html
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2021-01-21T00:00:00
www.realclearpolitics.com/8ebb25f142b3bb60e916a00058f5c3801f31f400f7f3becd8cbc725d92b6e002.json
[ "Two weeks to the day after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress and the Electoral College from doing their duty, the Trump era came to a close when Joseph R. Biden Jr. took the oath of office as the 46th U.S. president. “We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal,” the new president said. “We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.”\nThe message was great. All the pundits said so. But other than the media, assorted members of government and Lady Gaga, who belted out the National Anthem into a golden microphone and wore a giant broach that looked like something out of “The Hunger Games,” no one listened.\nAt least, no one listened in person. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were inaugurated in a ghost town, a capital city occupied by more combat-ready American soldiers than are now deployed in either Afghanistan or Iraq. It was as different as it could be from the inauguration four years ago when the chaos candidate became president.\nThe Secret Service, the agency credited (or blamed) for the armored cars, steel fences, concrete barriers, and legions of National Guardsmen in the streets of Washington, D.C., ruined the plans of any tourist unfortunate enough to travel here this week. Most everything was closed ahead of Wednesday. They shut down the National Mall, set up check points with roadblocks and razor wire across downtown, and established a security perimeter akin to the “Green Zone” in Baghdad. (House Speaker Pelosi reportedly wanted crew-operated machine guns deployed onsite, a request denied by the Department of Homeland Security on grounds that heavy weapons were not appropriate for civilian occasions.) Soldiers in full kit cradled M4 carbines, and shop owners who forgot to cover their windows during the unrest last summer prepared for the worst by putting up plywood boards.\nMayor Muriel Bowser, who oversaw much of these preparations, had asked her city’s residents to stay home. “Enjoy it virtually,” she pled. “We know this is the right request for our public safety and our public health.” And they listened. While revelers passed around bottles of Veuve Clicquot just blocks from the White House when the Associated Press finally called the race for Biden, inauguration celebrations were socially distanced. A disappointed vendor hawking Biden and Harris merchandise at Black Lives Matter plaza summed up the day with one word: “Thin.”\nWhat crowd there was consisted mostly of photographers and foreign press milling about, waiting their turn to interview the handful of Biden supporters present. A loudspeaker blared the president’s speech at an unnecessary volume considering that the empty downtown streets were uncharacteristically quiet. Here and there, however, tiny contingents of ordinary Americans tried their best to witness an extraordinary event.\n“My parents called,” Olivia Wisont told me after the speech. “They expressed their strong preference that I don’t come out and stay on campus.” But the freshman at George Washington University had cast the first vote of her life for the Biden-Harris ticket back home in Seattle, as did her two friends from New York. The lonely trio explained that Inauguration Day was too important to miss. A little girl in a pink sweatshirt agreed. She held up a tiny blue Post-it note that read “Go Joe!”\nBeyond another checkpoint, manned by TSA agents too bored to bother patting me down, another group of students said the same. They took the subway from American University to try and get as close as they could to the White House. What are their hopes for the incoming administration? Amanda Jordan said she would like the government to focus on “climate change.” Lucy Matthews wanted “more vaccines.” Their parents also preferred they watch the inauguration from the dorm rooms. “But it’s completely safe,” Matthews insisted. “There’s National Guard everywhere, and nothing is happening.”\nAnd those soldiers were everywhere. They had been objects of affection earlier in the week as members of Congress and local businesses showed their gratitude for the protection by bringing them doughnuts and coffee in the morning and burgers and pizza at dinnertime (one pizzeria donated over 1,500 pies). But come Inauguration Day, the guardsmen just didn’t have much to do. Four years ago, it was different. They could have helped then. They might have kept me out of the hospital.\nDemonstrators were out in force at Donald Trump’s inauguration. Most of them protested the 45th president peacefully by carrying signs, singing songs, and chanting slogans such as “Love trumps hate!” Others, though, chucked rocks at cops. Masks were unnecessary then, unless you didn’t want to be identified, and there wasn’t really a word for the hooligans dressed head-to-toe in black who formed their own line to push back riot police trying to clear them out of McPherson Square. My editors at the time suggested a quick article on the scuffle, and I hustled toward the sound of flashbang grenades. I stopped long enough to watch a protester dousing his own face with milk.\nProteins in dairy can dissolve hydrocarbons like those found in pepper spray, I learned later. The protester emptied an entire gallon on his eyes. This didn’t strike me in the moment as ominous, only odd -- just like the man who brought llamas into the city, or the Code Pink protesters who fell to their knees screaming at 12 p.m. (the constitutionally prescribed moment when Trump turned from B-list celebrity to leader of the free world). But when words and screams failed them, many demonstrators turned into rioters. My introduction to mob politics came as the rabble took out their anger on the windowpanes of coffee shops and banks and restaurants. Suddenly enemies of public transportation, they inexplicably trashed a bus stop. It was thrilling nonsense, like the man who scooped up a tear gas canister, hurled it back at the police, then scurried up a tree for protection. Wouldn’t that make an interesting picture? I ran over to snap a photo, confident that the press credentials swinging around my neck would keep me out of any trouble.\nPhotography, it turns out, was discouraged. A vigilante dressed in black informed me of this by yanking my phone from my hands and shattering it on the ground. Next, something blunt hit my head. A few moments later, I woke up in the road. I walked back to the newsroom nauseous with ringing ears. Protesters would torch a limousine that night and defend barricades made from pushed-together trashcans and flaming newspaper boxes. I filed my story and then went to the hospital emergency room.\nNothing like that happened this time, and McKenzie Levie was disappointed. “No extremists came to town,” he told me while standing in the street outside the FBI building downtown dressed in full chainmail. “I just look like one.” A self-appointed protector of the peace nicknamed the “Alt-Knight,” Levie usually mixes it up with antifa types at protests. He travelled from Cleveland to do so this time. Because none showed, his crusade ended early. So did my day. There were a few other characters, like the street preachers in search of a congregation, but little to note.\nThe crowds, or lack thereof, didn’t register at the White House during Jen Psaki’s first briefing as Joe Biden’s presidential press secretary. Sean Spicer entered that role four years ago, earning lasting scorn among the press corps by claiming erroneously that Trump had “the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe.” Psaki, for her part, said she welcomed disagreements but told reporters they shared a common goal of “sharing accurate information with the American people.” She took multiple questions (none about crowd size). She promised not to lie. She also promised to hold daily briefings, closing out the briefing telling the reporters, “Let's do this again tomorrow.”\nPresidents normally close out the day with a series of inaugural balls where lobbyists do their best to cozy up to the new administration, and journalists angle for scoops from sauced staffers. The pandemic and the security lockdown ended that tradition, as least this time. Biden settled instead for a dazzling fireworks show that punctuated a star-studded television special broadcast from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Tom Hanks hosted. Bruce Springsteen kicked off the event singing “Land of Hopes and Dreams.”\nBiden gave brief remarks there on the steps, a CliffsNotes version of his earlier address, shortened for prime time. “Thank you for this honor,” he concluded. “I will give my all to you.” After John Legend and Katy Perry ended the production with separate numbers came the fireworks, big explosions of red, white, and blue whose echoes reverberated through an empty capital city and into the Virginia and Maryland suburbs, marking the end of an otherwise unusually quiet Inauguration Day.", "Inauguration in a Ghost Town", "Two weeks to the day after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress and the Electoral College from doing their duty, the Trump era came..." ]
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2021-01-06T13:20:46
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2021-01-06T00:00:00
Where in the World Is Jack Ma? | RealClearPolitics
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Where in the World Is Jack Ma?
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2021-01-06T00:00:00
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[ "Where in the World Is Jack Ma?", "Where in the World Is Jack Ma? | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-05T20:31:29
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2021-01-05T00:00:00
Why Democratic Gains in the Suburbs Will Continue | RealClearPolitics
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Why Democratic Gains in the Suburbs Will Continue
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Why Democratic Gains in the Suburbs Will Continue The shift of college-educated whites is not the only reason why Democrats have improved in the suburbs.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/05/why_democratic_gains_in_the_suburbs_will_continue_532557.html
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2021-01-05T00:00:00
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[ "Why Democratic Gains in the Suburbs Will Continue\nThe shift of college-educated whites is not the only reason why Democrats have improved in the suburbs.", "Why Democratic Gains in the Suburbs Will Continue", "Why Democratic Gains in the Suburbs Will Continue | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-12T18:43:12
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2021-01-12T00:00:00
Did American Democracy Die on Capitol Hill? | RealClearPolitics
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Did American Democracy Die on Capitol Hill?
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No Russian cyberspooks, no Chinese spies, no jihadi terrorists – no external enemies of any kind could have brought as much harm to the United States as its own self-inflicted wounds. I spent last evening taking calls from friends around the world, including a senior diplomat of an American ally who asked me what I thought of the first evacuation of Capitol Hill since the British invaded in 1812.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/12/did_american_democracy_die_on_capitol_hill_533139.html
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2021-01-12T00:00:00
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[ "No Russian cyberspooks, no Chinese spies, no jihadi terrorists – no external enemies of any kind could have brought as much harm to the United States as its own self-inflicted wounds. I spent last evening taking calls from friends around the world, including a senior diplomat of an American ally who asked me what I thought of the first evacuation of Capitol Hill since the British invaded in 1812.", "Did American Democracy Die on Capitol Hill?", "Did American Democracy Die on Capitol Hill? | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-10T06:28:20
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2021-01-09T00:00:00
Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies | RealClearPolitics
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Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies
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The ability of a handful of people to control our public discourse has never been more obvious.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/09/twitter_shows_where_power_now_lies_533111.html
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2021-01-09T00:00:00
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[ "The ability of a handful of people to control our public discourse has never been more obvious.", "Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies", "Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-04T03:24:22
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2021-01-03T00:00:00
Fauci Nudges Lockdowns Far Into 2021 | RealClearPolitics
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Fauci Nudges Lockdowns Far Into 2021
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With an eye on the polls, “unelected technocrat” Anthony Fauci nudges lockdowns far into 2021, and possibly 2022.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/03/fauci_nudges_lockdowns_far_into_2021_532565.html
en
2021-01-03T00:00:00
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[ "With an eye on the polls, “unelected technocrat” Anthony Fauci nudges lockdowns far into 2021, and possibly 2022.", "Fauci Nudges Lockdowns Far Into 2021", "Fauci Nudges Lockdowns Far Into 2021 | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-09T14:28:45
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2021-01-09T00:00:00
Murkowski Wants Trump 'Out,' May Leave Republican Party | RealClearPolitics
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Murkowski Wants Trump 'Out,' May Leave Republican Party
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2021-01-09T00:00:00
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[ "Murkowski Wants Trump 'Out,' May Leave Republican Party", "Murkowski Wants Trump 'Out,' May Leave Republican Party | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-25T20:49:13
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2021-01-25T00:00:00
What Latinos Want to Hear From Biden | RealClearPolitics
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What Latinos Want to Hear From Biden
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Ed Morales writes that while the inauguration of Joe Biden was a welcome relief after four years of Donald Trump's constant demonization of Latinos, it's going to take more than symbolic gestures of inclusion to address the needs of this often fragmented ethno-racial group which too often feels overlooked.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/25/what_latinos_want_to_hear_from_biden_534310.html
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2021-01-25T00:00:00
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[ "Ed Morales writes that while the inauguration of Joe Biden was a welcome relief after four years of Donald Trump's constant demonization of Latinos, it's going to take more than symbolic gestures of inclusion to address the needs of this often fragmented ethno-racial group which too often feels overlooked.", "What Latinos Want to Hear From Biden", "What Latinos Want to Hear From Biden | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-10T06:28:09
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2021-01-09T00:00:00
Trump's Removal Is Taking Too Long | RealClearPolitics
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Trump's Removal Is Taking Too Long
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2021-01-09T00:00:00
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[ "Trump's Removal Is Taking Too Long", "Trump's Removal Is Taking Too Long | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-19T18:01:58
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Donald Trump: Our Disastrous President | RealClearPolitics
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Donald Trump: Our Disastrous President
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Donald Trump's presidency was defined in great part by the norms he shattered and institutions he threatened in the service of his own interests.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/19/donald_trump_our_disastrous_president_533845.html
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2021-01-19T00:00:00
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[ "Donald Trump's presidency was defined in great part by the norms he shattered and institutions he threatened in the service of his own interests.", "Donald Trump: Our Disastrous President", "Donald Trump: Our Disastrous President | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-29T12:36:31
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The GameStop Mania Trail of Destruction | RealClearPolitics
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The GameStop Mania Trail of Destruction
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This week's wild saga is no different from market dramas of the past, except that it happened at turbo speed. When the dust settles there will be a few winners—and a whole lot of losers.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/29/the_gamestop_mania_trail_of_destruction_534666.html
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2021-01-29T00:00:00
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[ "This week's wild saga is no different from market dramas of the past, except that it happened at turbo speed. When the dust settles there will be a few winners—and a whole lot of losers.", "The GameStop Mania Trail of Destruction", "The GameStop Mania Trail of Destruction | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-20T02:54:11
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MANNS CHOICE, Penn. -- There is a little burst of wonder that road travelers experience when they head west out of Bedford, climb Tulls Hill and are welcomed...
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Our American Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight
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MANNS CHOICE, Penn. -- There is a little burst of wonder that road travelers experience when they head west out of Bedford, climb Tulls Hill and are welcomed by the Lincoln Motor Court at the crest. It's a burst of wonder up for sale. The motor court is a concept that is both familiar and foreign to the modern eye: part motel, part cabin, delightfully welcoming as 12 detached cabins all form a semicircle around the central office, nestled cozily among scores of pine trees. Long before the orange-roofed Howard Johnson's dotted America's highways or Holiday Inns opened at interchanges of our newly constructed interstates, the middle-class family had nowhere to stay on vacation other than tourist camps. They were the original tiny house before the tiny house fad came along. Lincoln Motor Court owners Debbie and Bob Altizer explained that tourist camps didn't have much other than a parking space and outhouses to offer this new generation of travelers until some enterprising farmers turned portions of their fields into tiny coves of cabins and a main house. "And thus, the motor court was born," they said in unison. "We estimate that our motor court was built in 1940, based on the number of people who have come back to see the place they stayed on their honeymoon just before being shipped off during the beginning of World War II," explained Debbie. Each cabin is lovingly preserved from the era, beginning on the outside, where two red-and-white metal chairs are waiting for the occupants to sit a spell while they lazily watch cars zoom past on U.S. 30, America's first coast-to-coast two-lane highway. The insides are equally welcoming, especially for those travelers who are obsessed with midcentury modern architecture. The bedroom is encased in knotty pine; the bright turquoise (or pink or yellow, depending on which cabin you choose) sink and tiles in the bathrooms are a delight for purists; and the original linoleum floors are, too. They were the original tiny house before the tiny house fad came along. "Motor courts are often a forgotten part of American history, but not only did they provide a number of firsts for their customers, including things like indoor plumbing, electricity, and central heating, they were also innovators for their time," Bob explained. "Linoleum was introduced to the motor court. Wall-to-wall carpeting was first introduced to the motor court. Spring mattresses were first introduced to the motor court." When the Altizer family first purchased the motor court in the 1980s, there were several others scattered around Bedford County. Continue west along the Lincoln Highway and you'll see a whimsical string of cabins from a long-closed motor court in Schellsburg, not far from the entrance to Shawnee State Park. "We moved here from the Washington, D.C., area and essentially just wanted to raise our family in a small town and run our own business," explained Debbie. "We were in our 20s, pretty naive and idealistic, and bought it overnight, knowing nothing about running a motor lodge." The first decade was tough. The motor court had an unsavory reputation. The history of the Lincoln Highway and all of the adventure, history and nostalgia that went along with it was untapped. And they struggled. "Things started to change around 1994 when the dormant Lincoln Highway Association rekindled and decided to hold their meeting in the front yard of our motor court," Bob explained. From that moment on, as the LHA grew its efforts to bring awareness to the history of the highway, along with tourists and amateur road warriors looking to relive traveling the nation's first transcontinental road for automobiles, the Altizers have benefited from that growing interest in the part of America outside large cities. Soon, PBS made a colorful and compelling documentary that featured them. There came the popularity of the books and Facebook groups created around the LHA. The result: An unrealized enthusiasm of people looking for something that reminds them of simpler times has emerged and brought visitors from all around the world. To run a place like this and live here -- they raised both their daughters in the main house at the center of the court -- takes dedication, a passion for history and preservation, and a lot of gumption. It is clear the Altizers love this court. They love the cabins; they love the people who come to their home office to check in or take a tour; and they love when new friendships are struck at the picnic tables, at the fire ring or across the front porches, like people used to do until backyard decks eliminated that neighborly connection. But they realize that, in their 60s, they cannot keep it up in the way it needs, so they placed the court up for sale last week. "It frustrates me that I cannot do the things I did at 26, but that is the reality of aging," Bob said, his voice cracking. "So, before I move any slower, and before anything starts to wear down, I think, out of love for this court, we need to sell her to someone who will love and preserve her for future travelers and future generations." The Lincoln Motor Court is the last of its kind on this legendary highway that stretches from Times Square to San Francisco. Because of the separate-cottage layout, it is perfect for nostalgic reasons but also a safe place to stay during the pandemic. "We listed it for $265,000 last week with Howard Hanna real estate," explained Debbie. Too often in our culture, we discard our treasures, including the innovators like the motor courts that paved the way for the bigger, faster, shinier models that came after them. The old way may not be any of those things anymore, but it still holds an important value to remind people of what came before. It also holds value because it is a peaceful place where you can hang your hat for a night and meet people from all across the country as you banter across the 12 front porches. Or where you can just watch and listen to the passing trucks and cars and wonder where they are off to next. COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/19/our_american_treasures_hidden_in_plain_sight_145066.html
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2021-01-19T00:00:00
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[ "MANNS CHOICE, Penn. -- There is a little burst of wonder that road travelers experience when they head west out of Bedford, climb Tulls Hill and are welcomed by the Lincoln Motor Court at the crest. It's a burst of wonder up for sale.\nThe motor court is a concept that is both familiar and foreign to the modern eye: part motel, part cabin, delightfully welcoming as 12 detached cabins all form a semicircle around the central office, nestled cozily among scores of pine trees.\nLong before the orange-roofed Howard Johnson's dotted America's highways or Holiday Inns opened at interchanges of our newly constructed interstates, the middle-class family had nowhere to stay on vacation other than tourist camps.\nThey were the original tiny house before the tiny house fad came along.\nLincoln Motor Court owners Debbie and Bob Altizer explained that tourist camps didn't have much other than a parking space and outhouses to offer this new generation of travelers until some enterprising farmers turned portions of their fields into tiny coves of cabins and a main house.\n\"And thus, the motor court was born,\" they said in unison.\n\"We estimate that our motor court was built in 1940, based on the number of people who have come back to see the place they stayed on their honeymoon just before being shipped off during the beginning of World War II,\" explained Debbie.\nEach cabin is lovingly preserved from the era, beginning on the outside, where two red-and-white metal chairs are waiting for the occupants to sit a spell while they lazily watch cars zoom past on U.S. 30, America's first coast-to-coast two-lane highway.\nThe insides are equally welcoming, especially for those travelers who are obsessed with midcentury modern architecture. The bedroom is encased in knotty pine; the bright turquoise (or pink or yellow, depending on which cabin you choose) sink and tiles in the bathrooms are a delight for purists; and the original linoleum floors are, too.\nThey were the original tiny house before the tiny house fad came along.\n\"Motor courts are often a forgotten part of American history, but not only did they provide a number of firsts for their customers, including things like indoor plumbing, electricity, and central heating, they were also innovators for their time,\" Bob explained. \"Linoleum was introduced to the motor court. Wall-to-wall carpeting was first introduced to the motor court. Spring mattresses were first introduced to the motor court.\"\nWhen the Altizer family first purchased the motor court in the 1980s, there were several others scattered around Bedford County. Continue west along the Lincoln Highway and you'll see a whimsical string of cabins from a long-closed motor court in Schellsburg, not far from the entrance to Shawnee State Park.\n\"We moved here from the Washington, D.C., area and essentially just wanted to raise our family in a small town and run our own business,\" explained Debbie. \"We were in our 20s, pretty naive and idealistic, and bought it overnight, knowing nothing about running a motor lodge.\"\nThe first decade was tough. The motor court had an unsavory reputation. The history of the Lincoln Highway and all of the adventure, history and nostalgia that went along with it was untapped. And they struggled.\n\"Things started to change around 1994 when the dormant Lincoln Highway Association rekindled and decided to hold their meeting in the front yard of our motor court,\" Bob explained.\nFrom that moment on, as the LHA grew its efforts to bring awareness to the history of the highway, along with tourists and amateur road warriors looking to relive traveling the nation's first transcontinental road for automobiles, the Altizers have benefited from that growing interest in the part of America outside large cities.\nSoon, PBS made a colorful and compelling documentary that featured them. There came the popularity of the books and Facebook groups created around the LHA. The result: An unrealized enthusiasm of people looking for something that reminds them of simpler times has emerged and brought visitors from all around the world.\nTo run a place like this and live here -- they raised both their daughters in the main house at the center of the court -- takes dedication, a passion for history and preservation, and a lot of gumption.\nIt is clear the Altizers love this court. They love the cabins; they love the people who come to their home office to check in or take a tour; and they love when new friendships are struck at the picnic tables, at the fire ring or across the front porches, like people used to do until backyard decks eliminated that neighborly connection.\nBut they realize that, in their 60s, they cannot keep it up in the way it needs, so they placed the court up for sale last week.\n\"It frustrates me that I cannot do the things I did at 26, but that is the reality of aging,\" Bob said, his voice cracking. \"So, before I move any slower, and before anything starts to wear down, I think, out of love for this court, we need to sell her to someone who will love and preserve her for future travelers and future generations.\"\nThe Lincoln Motor Court is the last of its kind on this legendary highway that stretches from Times Square to San Francisco. Because of the separate-cottage layout, it is perfect for nostalgic reasons but also a safe place to stay during the pandemic.\n\"We listed it for $265,000 last week with Howard Hanna real estate,\" explained Debbie.\nToo often in our culture, we discard our treasures, including the innovators like the motor courts that paved the way for the bigger, faster, shinier models that came after them. The old way may not be any of those things anymore, but it still holds an important value to remind people of what came before.\nIt also holds value because it is a peaceful place where you can hang your hat for a night and meet people from all across the country as you banter across the 12 front porches. Or where you can just watch and listen to the passing trucks and cars and wonder where they are off to next.\nCOPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM", "Our American Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight", "MANNS CHOICE, Penn. -- There is a little burst of wonder that road travelers experience when they head west out of Bedford, climb Tulls Hill and are welcomed..." ]
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2021-01-21T00:01:44
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2021-01-20T00:00:00
Finally I Can Unclench My Jaw & Exhale | RealClearPolitics
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After what has been for many four chaotic years of agitation, insecurity and dread, so many Americans are living with a kind of collective trauma after Trump's tenure, writes Jill Filipovic. Joe Biden does not have extraordinary magical powers nor radical ambitions. But as he begins his transition into the presidency, an unfamiliar feeling grows ever larger: Hope.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/20/finally_i_can_unclench_my_jaw_amp_exhale_533898.html
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2021-01-20T00:00:00
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[ "After what has been for many four chaotic years of agitation, insecurity and dread, so many Americans are living with a kind of collective trauma after Trump's tenure, writes Jill Filipovic. Joe Biden does not have extraordinary magical powers nor radical ambitions. But as he begins his transition into the presidency, an unfamiliar feeling grows ever larger: Hope.", "Finally I Can Unclench My Jaw & Exhale", "Finally I Can Unclench My Jaw & Exhale | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-20T18:37:43
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2021-01-20T00:00:00
Antiracism Comes to the Heartland | RealClearPolitics
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Antiracism Comes to the Heartland
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Antiracism Comes to the Heartland A Missouri middle school forces teachers to locate themselves on an “oppression matrix” and watch a video of “George Floyd’s last words.”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/20/antiracism_comes_to_the_heartland_533890.html
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2021-01-20T00:00:00
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[ "Antiracism Comes to the Heartland\nA Missouri middle school forces teachers to locate themselves on an “oppression matrix” and watch a video of “George Floyd’s last words.”", "Antiracism Comes to the Heartland", "Antiracism Comes to the Heartland | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-03T07:13:04
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2021-01-02T00:00:00
The Theology of Identity Politics | RealClearPolitics
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The Theology of Identity Politics
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The Theology of Identity Politics A new book reminds us why politics and religion—including secular religions—don't mix.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/02/the_theology_of_identity_politics_532538.html
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2021-01-02T00:00:00
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[ "The Theology of Identity Politics\nA new book reminds us why politics and religion—including secular religions—don't mix.", "The Theology of Identity Politics", "The Theology of Identity Politics | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-10T22:04:05
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2021-01-10T00:00:00
Trump's Capitol Offense | RealClearPolitics
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2021-01-10T00:00:00
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[ "Trump's Capitol Offense", "Trump's Capitol Offense | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-15T16:50:04
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2021-01-15T00:00:00
There's No Unity Without Accountability | RealClearPolitics
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There's No Unity Without Accountability
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There's No Unity Without Accountability Trump and his mob believe they'll never pay the piper
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/15/theres_no_unity_without_accountability_533510.html
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2021-01-15T00:00:00
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[ "There's No Unity Without Accountability\nTrump and his mob believe they'll never pay the piper", "There's No Unity Without Accountability", "There's No Unity Without Accountability | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-29T12:35:51
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Families Are Fleeing NYC's Public Schools — Of Course | RealClearPolitics
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Families Are Fleeing NYC's Public Schools - Of Course
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Parents have noticed the utter failure of the city Department of Education and are pulling their kids out at a record clip. Preliminary DOE figures show the nation's largest school district losing …
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/29/families_are_fleeing_nycs_public_schools_mdash_of_course_534652.html
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2021-01-29T00:00:00
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[ "Parents have noticed the utter failure of the city Department of Education and are pulling their kids out at a record clip. Preliminary DOE figures show the nation's largest school district losing …", "Families Are Fleeing NYC's Public Schools - Of Course", "Families Are Fleeing NYC's Public Schools — Of Course | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-18T18:24:56
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In George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” members of the Outer Party of Oceania engage in the Two Minutes Hate ritual against Emmanuel Goldstein, who is...
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Big Tech, Big Brother and the End of Free Speech
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In George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” members of the Outer Party of Oceania engage in the Two Minutes Hate ritual against Emmanuel Goldstein, who is supposed to be the enemy of the people but may actually just be a fabricated symbol to distract the people from their real enemy — Big Brother. In Nancy Pelosi’s “Twenty Twenty-One,” members of the Democratic Party engage in the Two Hours Hate against Donald Trump, who is supposed to be the enemy of the people, but may actually just be a fabricated symbol to distract the people from their real enemy — Big Tech. Two hours of hate — er, debate — was held in the House of Representatives last Wednesday for the avowed purpose of removing a president of the United States. That’s all it took. Two hours. That should tell you everything you need to know about the state of democracy in our country. More time is routinely spent on picking wallpaper. But let’s face it, most families wouldn’t trust Congress to pick out wallpaper for their living room, so why should we trust these self-appointed moral arbiters to pick our president? Well, we don’t. Not all of us. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a Republican representative from California, put it plainly in his 90-second speech when he said the “second annual impeachment” of Donald Trump “isn’t really about actual words spoken at a rally. No, this is all about the unbridled hatred of this president [by Democrats]. You use any extreme language and any process to oppose the core of what he has really fought for. You hate him because he is pro-life, the strongest ever. You hate him for fighting for the freedom of religion. … You hate him for Israel. You hate him for defending our borders. … You hate him for putting America first.” They certainly shouldn’t hate him — or impeach him — just for telling a rally crowd that “everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” But that’s what they did. In two hours. And before they ever got around to impeaching Trump, they de-platformed him. With stunning suddenness, Trump went from the most powerful man in the world to a cornered, desperate fugitive. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google — they all came for him. Most importantly, they came for us. Everyone who sided with the president, everyone who agreed with the president about the questions of election fraud, we are all now guilty by association, and Big Tech has turned its sights on all of us. “Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?” Those were the words that terrified millions of Americans in the 1950s when Joe McCarthy and other senators tried to purge the United States of what they considered a subversive movement designed to overthrow the government. In that case, of course, it was conservative senators — both Democrat and Republican — who were trying to expose what they called a communist conspiracy. In their zeal to protect the nation, they trampled on the civil liberties of individual Americans and tried to strip them of their jobs, their reputations and in some cases their very freedom. What was the crime most of those Americans had committed? They had either attended a meeting of the Communist Party, donated money to the Communist Party or signed a petition on behalf of the Communist Party. In other words, they had exercised their First Amendment rights of speech and assembly. They had used their own minds and reached unpopular opinions. That was all it took for McCarthy to try to ruin their lives. Apparently the American left never forgot what was done to them, and now that they have achieved absolute power, it looks like they want revenge. In the lead-up to the impeachment vote, Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts put Trump defender Jim Jordan “on trial” for the new crime of having a dissenting view on the 2020 presidential election. The question McGovern barked at Jordan in a congressional hearing last week could be repeated in job interviews for years to come: “Will you admit that Joe Biden won fair and square and that the election was not rigged or stolen?” Jordan avoided a direct answer, but of course he and millions of other people don’t believe that Biden won fair and square. In a free country, they could say so, but in Pelosi’s “Twenty Twenty-One,” you say so at your own risk. To begin with, you can lose your Twitter account or your Facebook account, but who’s to say that you won’t lose your bank account next? China has a “social credit” system that deprives citizens of certain rights if their score falls below a certain level of acceptability — meaning if they don’t follow the party line in their thinking and their public persona. You might lose your job. You might be denied a ticket on a train or a plane. The only recourse is to do what the party tells you to do — even if it means accepting that 2+2=5. Now, in modern America, we are precipitously close to duplicating the monolithic control of information that Orwell predicted in “Nineteen Eighty-Four” and that the Chinese Communist Party has perfected. In the last two weeks, we have seen the power of Big Tech unleashed mercilessly. With the complicit assistance of Big Media, the Silicon Valley oligarchs not only neutered President Trump as a political leader by taking away his bully pulpit but also effectively crushed dissent by demanding that only social media companies that censor unpopular opinions can have a platform on the Internet. Bye-bye, Parler. You can also make a reasonable case that Democrats in Congress would never have impeached President Trump from public office so hastily were they not goaded into action by Twitter and Facebook taking the first step of banning him from public life. In a sense, Big Tech has taken cyberbullying to its logical conclusion. When 13-year-olds are entrusted with cellphones and Snapchat accounts, they can use them to bring shame on innocent children and even destroy their lives. Often, this involves spreading false rumors about the person or discrediting them for something they espouse, like their religion, their political beliefs or their sexual identity. Tell me how this is different from what Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have done to Donald Trump and, by extension, the more than 74 million people who voted for him. This group of post-pubescent cyberbullies in Silicon Valley doesn’t like Donald Trump. They feel justified in calling him names like white supremacist and Nazi and racist. They don’t care whether it hurts him or not. They don’t care whether it is true or not. They are strangely enlivened by what they perceive as their ability to hurt him, to weaken him. Like the mob that they have attempted to link the president to, these bullies act in mindless concert, emboldened by each other to see who can strike the deeper blow, who can make the victim hurt more. And over what? Differences of opinion, for the most part. Strong border or no border? Mask or no mask? Globalism or Americanism? Carbon credits or fracking? Abortion or no abortion? And then the last straw — fair election or fraudulent election? These should be legitimate subjects for debate in a free society. But not anymore. Big Tech has banned debate about government policy on the coronavirus, and any discussion of election fraud is treated as if it were a crime. But wait? It’s only a crime to question the government in a totalitarian system, like that in communist China or Orwell’s fictional Oceania, right? In America, we have the right and obligation to question our government, don’t we? Because, if we don’t have that right any longer, then what are they afraid of? What are they hiding? Bottom line: At some point in some election, the allegations of election fraud have to be real. It can’t always just be the figment of some right-wing president’s imagination. And if we aren’t allowed to have free speech, then how do we fight back? If Big Tech and Big Government have their way, we don’t. Just keep your head down and your nose clean — and never ever question what you are told. Remember, 2+2=5.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/18/big_tech_big_brother_and_the_end_of_free_speech__145050.html
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2021-01-18T00:00:00
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[ "In George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” members of the Outer Party of Oceania engage in the Two Minutes Hate ritual against Emmanuel Goldstein, who is supposed to be the enemy of the people but may actually just be a fabricated symbol to distract the people from their real enemy — Big Brother.\nIn Nancy Pelosi’s “Twenty Twenty-One,” members of the Democratic Party engage in the Two Hours Hate against Donald Trump, who is supposed to be the enemy of the people, but may actually just be a fabricated symbol to distract the people from their real enemy — Big Tech.\nTwo hours of hate — er, debate — was held in the House of Representatives last Wednesday for the avowed purpose of removing a president of the United States. That’s all it took. Two hours. That should tell you everything you need to know about the state of democracy in our country.\nMore time is routinely spent on picking wallpaper. But let’s face it, most families wouldn’t trust Congress to pick out wallpaper for their living room, so why should we trust these self-appointed moral arbiters to pick our president?\nWell, we don’t. Not all of us.\nRep. Doug LaMalfa, a Republican representative from California, put it plainly in his 90-second speech when he said the “second annual impeachment” of Donald Trump “isn’t really about actual words spoken at a rally. No, this is all about the unbridled hatred of this president [by Democrats]. You use any extreme language and any process to oppose the core of what he has really fought for. You hate him because he is pro-life, the strongest ever. You hate him for fighting for the freedom of religion. … You hate him for Israel. You hate him for defending our borders. … You hate him for putting America first.”\nThey certainly shouldn’t hate him — or impeach him — just for telling a rally crowd that “everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” But that’s what they did. In two hours.\nAnd before they ever got around to impeaching Trump, they de-platformed him. With stunning suddenness, Trump went from the most powerful man in the world to a cornered, desperate fugitive. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google — they all came for him. Most importantly, they came for us. Everyone who sided with the president, everyone who agreed with the president about the questions of election fraud, we are all now guilty by association, and Big Tech has turned its sights on all of us.\n“Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?”\nThose were the words that terrified millions of Americans in the 1950s when Joe McCarthy and other senators tried to purge the United States of what they considered a subversive movement designed to overthrow the government.\nIn that case, of course, it was conservative senators — both Democrat and Republican — who were trying to expose what they called a communist conspiracy. In their zeal to protect the nation, they trampled on the civil liberties of individual Americans and tried to strip them of their jobs, their reputations and in some cases their very freedom.\nWhat was the crime most of those Americans had committed? They had either attended a meeting of the Communist Party, donated money to the Communist Party or signed a petition on behalf of the Communist Party. In other words, they had exercised their First Amendment rights of speech and assembly. They had used their own minds and reached unpopular opinions. That was all it took for McCarthy to try to ruin their lives.\nApparently the American left never forgot what was done to them, and now that they have achieved absolute power, it looks like they want revenge.\nIn the lead-up to the impeachment vote, Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts put Trump defender Jim Jordan “on trial” for the new crime of having a dissenting view on the 2020 presidential election. The question McGovern barked at Jordan in a congressional hearing last week could be repeated in job interviews for years to come:\n“Will you admit that Joe Biden won fair and square and that the election was not rigged or stolen?”\nJordan avoided a direct answer, but of course he and millions of other people don’t believe that Biden won fair and square. In a free country, they could say so, but in Pelosi’s “Twenty Twenty-One,” you say so at your own risk. To begin with, you can lose your Twitter account or your Facebook account, but who’s to say that you won’t lose your bank account next? China has a “social credit” system that deprives citizens of certain rights if their score falls below a certain level of acceptability — meaning if they don’t follow the party line in their thinking and their public persona. You might lose your job. You might be denied a ticket on a train or a plane. The only recourse is to do what the party tells you to do — even if it means accepting that 2+2=5.\nNow, in modern America, we are precipitously close to duplicating the monolithic control of information that Orwell predicted in “Nineteen Eighty-Four” and that the Chinese Communist Party has perfected.\nIn the last two weeks, we have seen the power of Big Tech unleashed mercilessly. With the complicit assistance of Big Media, the Silicon Valley oligarchs not only neutered President Trump as a political leader by taking away his bully pulpit but also effectively crushed dissent by demanding that only social media companies that censor unpopular opinions can have a platform on the Internet. Bye-bye, Parler. You can also make a reasonable case that Democrats in Congress would never have impeached President Trump from public office so hastily were they not goaded into action by Twitter and Facebook taking the first step of banning him from public life.\nIn a sense, Big Tech has taken cyberbullying to its logical conclusion. When 13-year-olds are entrusted with cellphones and Snapchat accounts, they can use them to bring shame on innocent children and even destroy their lives. Often, this involves spreading false rumors about the person or discrediting them for something they espouse, like their religion, their political beliefs or their sexual identity.\nTell me how this is different from what Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have done to Donald Trump and, by extension, the more than 74 million people who voted for him. This group of post-pubescent cyberbullies in Silicon Valley doesn’t like Donald Trump. They feel justified in calling him names like white supremacist and Nazi and racist. They don’t care whether it hurts him or not. They don’t care whether it is true or not. They are strangely enlivened by what they perceive as their ability to hurt him, to weaken him. Like the mob that they have attempted to link the president to, these bullies act in mindless concert, emboldened by each other to see who can strike the deeper blow, who can make the victim hurt more.\nAnd over what? Differences of opinion, for the most part. Strong border or no border? Mask or no mask? Globalism or Americanism? Carbon credits or fracking? Abortion or no abortion? And then the last straw — fair election or fraudulent election?\nThese should be legitimate subjects for debate in a free society. But not anymore. Big Tech has banned debate about government policy on the coronavirus, and any discussion of election fraud is treated as if it were a crime. But wait? It’s only a crime to question the government in a totalitarian system, like that in communist China or Orwell’s fictional Oceania, right? In America, we have the right and obligation to question our government, don’t we? Because, if we don’t have that right any longer, then what are they afraid of? What are they hiding?\nBottom line: At some point in some election, the allegations of election fraud have to be real. It can’t always just be the figment of some right-wing president’s imagination. And if we aren’t allowed to have free speech, then how do we fight back? If Big Tech and Big Government have their way, we don’t. Just keep your head down and your nose clean — and never ever question what you are told.\nRemember, 2+2=5.", "Big Tech, Big Brother and the End of Free Speech", "In George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” members of the Outer Party of Oceania engage in the Two Minutes Hate ritual against Emmanuel Goldstein, who is..." ]
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I've been getting a lot of mail from critics lately asking if I'm happy with the Biden administration. They point to some of the new president's executive...
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I've been getting a lot of mail from critics lately asking if I'm happy with the Biden administration. They point to some of the new president's executive orders -- the one about the Keystone XL pipeline, or the one rescinding the "Mexico City" policy withholding funds from international organizations that perform or advocate for abortion. They ask, snidely, whether I'm proud of my vote for the Democrat. My answer is a resounding yes. It's not because I think Joe Biden will pursue a policy agenda I will agree with most of the time. It's because we just came within a whisker of losing our democracy, and this presidency is a chance to rebuild it. We may yet blow it. Matters like the Keystone pipeline and even the Mexico City policy are trifles by comparison. My correspondents won't understand this. Rightworld is in the process, once again, of bending reality to serve their leader, and in so doing, they are compounding the moral abdication that brought us Jan. 6. The immediate reactions to the attempted coup sound strangely mature and responsible now that the right has regrouped and settled back into its accustomed posture of Trump-excusing. The new narrative is that an impeachment trial would be 1) unconstitutional, 2) divisive or 3) helpful to Trump because it gives him a platform. How quickly they have capitulated. It's a mistake in this febrile era ever to assume you've taken the national temperature. In the days immediately following the attack on the Capitol, Sen. Pat Toomey said the president had committed impeachable offenses and was unfit to serve. "I want him out," Sen. Lisa Murkowski told The Anchorage Daily News. Sen. Ben Sasse said he would "definitely consider whatever articles" of impeachment the House might move. Sen. Lindsey Graham expressed his disgust on the Senate floor: "Count me out. Enough is enough." Sen. Mitch McConnell said Trump provoked the mob by feeding them lies, and McConnell signaled that he might be open to impeachment. Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Trump was responsible for the storming of the Capitol, and warned his caucus not to criticize members who voted for impeachment because it might endanger their lives. National Review published pro-impeachment articles, and The Wall Street Journal called for Trump to resign. Ten House Republicans, including a sulphuric Liz Cheney, voted to impeach. Even Ari Fleisher said: "At this point, I won't defend him anymore. ... He's on his own." Oh, but he's not. Just a few days later, Fleisher was retweeting a Wall Street Journal editorial suggesting that we really ought to move on, and that "Democrats and the press are addicted to Trump." The Oregon GOP's official position is that the assault on the Capitol was a false flag operation, mounted to "discredit" Trump. Graham was back onsides in a matter of days. Having weathered harassment by Trump fanatics at National Airport, he skittered back to the boss, telling Fox News that "I hope people in our party understand the party itself. If you're wanting to erase Donald Trump from the party, you're gonna get erased." Like dominoes, the old gang began falling into line. Prof. Jonathan Turley, who's been saying that impeaching a non-incumbent is unconstitutional, was invited to the Senate GOP luncheon. All but five Republicans (Romney, Sasse, Murkowski, Collins and Toomey) voted for a resolution introduced by Sen. Rand Paul echoing the Turley view. Trump loyalists circulated a petition to remove Cheney from her House leadership post. National Review published a John Bolton piece arguing that the second impeachment was as "flawed as the first." Too partisan. Too hasty. It will give him a platform. You know the drill. Sen. Marco Rubio said the impeachment is "stupid." Oh, and did he mention "divisive"? The infinitely flexible Nikki Haley asks not whether former Trump attempted to steal the election, but how low the base would like her to sink. Appearing on the Laura Ingraham show, she offered up the expected persecution narrative: "They beat him up before he got into office. They are beating him up after he leaves office. I mean, at some point, I mean, give the man a break. I mean, move on." See how this works? It was Trump who was beaten, not Officer Sicknick. The persecution complex is eternal -- the sense that Democrats and "the media" are willing to do anything to "get" Trump and that therefore they must be ready to respond in kind. We've run the experiment and gotten our answer. There really is nothing Trump could do that would forfeit the support of the GOP. He didn't literally shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, but he sabotaged Americans' faith in elections, attempted to intimidate the secretary of state of Georgia into altering the election count and set a violent mob against the Congress (killing one officer and four others). He has blood on his hands. But in the words of his No. 1 toady, Lindsey Graham: "He's going to be the most important voice in the Republican Party for a long time to come." So, no regrets about voting for an honorable Democrat. I only pray that, with the reprieve we've bought, we can repair the awful breach in this country before it's too late. COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM
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[ "I've been getting a lot of mail from critics lately asking if I'm happy with the Biden administration. They point to some of the new president's executive orders -- the one about the Keystone XL pipeline, or the one rescinding the \"Mexico City\" policy withholding funds from international organizations that perform or advocate for abortion. They ask, snidely, whether I'm proud of my vote for the Democrat.\nMy answer is a resounding yes. It's not because I think Joe Biden will pursue a policy agenda I will agree with most of the time. It's because we just came within a whisker of losing our democracy, and this presidency is a chance to rebuild it. We may yet blow it. Matters like the Keystone pipeline and even the Mexico City policy are trifles by comparison.\nMy correspondents won't understand this. Rightworld is in the process, once again, of bending reality to serve their leader, and in so doing, they are compounding the moral abdication that brought us Jan. 6.\nThe immediate reactions to the attempted coup sound strangely mature and responsible now that the right has regrouped and settled back into its accustomed posture of Trump-excusing. The new narrative is that an impeachment trial would be 1) unconstitutional, 2) divisive or 3) helpful to Trump because it gives him a platform. How quickly they have capitulated. It's a mistake in this febrile era ever to assume you've taken the national temperature.\nIn the days immediately following the attack on the Capitol, Sen. Pat Toomey said the president had committed impeachable offenses and was unfit to serve. \"I want him out,\" Sen. Lisa Murkowski told The Anchorage Daily News. Sen. Ben Sasse said he would \"definitely consider whatever articles\" of impeachment the House might move. Sen. Lindsey Graham expressed his disgust on the Senate floor: \"Count me out. Enough is enough.\" Sen. Mitch McConnell said Trump provoked the mob by feeding them lies, and McConnell signaled that he might be open to impeachment. Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Trump was responsible for the storming of the Capitol, and warned his caucus not to criticize members who voted for impeachment because it might endanger their lives. National Review published pro-impeachment articles, and The Wall Street Journal called for Trump to resign. Ten House Republicans, including a sulphuric Liz Cheney, voted to impeach. Even Ari Fleisher said: \"At this point, I won't defend him anymore. ... He's on his own.\"\nOh, but he's not. Just a few days later, Fleisher was retweeting a Wall Street Journal editorial suggesting that we really ought to move on, and that \"Democrats and the press are addicted to Trump.\" The Oregon GOP's official position is that the assault on the Capitol was a false flag operation, mounted to \"discredit\" Trump. Graham was back onsides in a matter of days. Having weathered harassment by Trump fanatics at National Airport, he skittered back to the boss, telling Fox News that \"I hope people in our party understand the party itself. If you're wanting to erase Donald Trump from the party, you're gonna get erased.\"\nLike dominoes, the old gang began falling into line. Prof. Jonathan Turley, who's been saying that impeaching a non-incumbent is unconstitutional, was invited to the Senate GOP luncheon. All but five Republicans (Romney, Sasse, Murkowski, Collins and Toomey) voted for a resolution introduced by Sen. Rand Paul echoing the Turley view. Trump loyalists circulated a petition to remove Cheney from her House leadership post. National Review published a John Bolton piece arguing that the second impeachment was as \"flawed as the first.\" Too partisan. Too hasty. It will give him a platform. You know the drill.\nSen. Marco Rubio said the impeachment is \"stupid.\" Oh, and did he mention \"divisive\"?\nThe infinitely flexible Nikki Haley asks not whether former Trump attempted to steal the election, but how low the base would like her to sink. Appearing on the Laura Ingraham show, she offered up the expected persecution narrative: \"They beat him up before he got into office. They are beating him up after he leaves office. I mean, at some point, I mean, give the man a break. I mean, move on.\"\nSee how this works? It was Trump who was beaten, not Officer Sicknick.\nThe persecution complex is eternal -- the sense that Democrats and \"the media\" are willing to do anything to \"get\" Trump and that therefore they must be ready to respond in kind. We've run the experiment and gotten our answer. There really is nothing Trump could do that would forfeit the support of the GOP. He didn't literally shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, but he sabotaged Americans' faith in elections, attempted to intimidate the secretary of state of Georgia into altering the election count and set a violent mob against the Congress (killing one officer and four others). He has blood on his hands. But in the words of his No. 1 toady, Lindsey Graham: \"He's going to be the most important voice in the Republican Party for a long time to come.\"\nSo, no regrets about voting for an honorable Democrat. I only pray that, with the reprieve we've bought, we can repair the awful breach in this country before it's too late.\nCOPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM", "Proud of My Vote for Biden", "I've been getting a lot of mail from critics lately asking if I'm happy with the Biden administration. They point to some of the new president's executive..." ]
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There's No Future in the Republican Party for Liz Cheney Whether she sticks around or is rejected by a conference already fed up with her anti-incumbent donations, Cheney is now persona non grata.
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2021-01-27T11:34:30
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The Matter of Tori Rose Smith's Life
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Victoria "Tori" Rose Smith lived a tragically short life. Three years. That's less than 200 weeks on this earth. She was a girly girl who sported oversized bows in her straw-blonde hair and a megawatt smile on her face. A great-aunt described the blue-eyed baby as "bubbly," "sassy" and "full of life" despite bouncing around foster homes for much of her brief existence. Last week, authorities in South Carolina revealed that Tori had perished as result of multiple blunt-force injuries to her tiny head. She was beaten to death. Her adoptive parents, Ariel and Jerry "Austin" Robinson, are now charged with homicide by child abuse. A six-page police incident report describes how first responders rushed to the Robinsons' home on the afternoon of Jan. 14, 2021, after Mr. Robinson called 911. Little Tori was not breathing. EMTs performed CPR. She was rushed to the hospital, where she died. Investigators immediately suspected child abuse. The key to Tori's murder lies in 17 redacted lines of the police report from a Simpsonville, South Carolina, police officer documenting his crime-scene interview with Ariel Robinson, who described an unknown incident involving her adopted daughter that had occurred the day before. The entire paragraph is blacked out -- an ominous chunk of hidden information about Tori's last day on the planet. Thanks to her ubiquitous social media presence, however, we can fill in a lot of blanks about Ariel Robinson. She was a fame-chaser, an aspiring comedian, and a wannabe social media influencer who paraded her entire blended family (two biological sons, plus Tori and her two brothers, whom the Robinsons adopted all together) on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for clicks and likes. Robinson had achieved minor notoriety as the Season 20 winner of the Food Network's "Worst Cooks in America" contest. She hosted a podcast with her husband and was set to launch a new YouTube this month called "Cooking, Comedy, and Convos." Her YouTube channel has now been deleted. But other dark clues remain. In her past podcasts, Robinson spoke of battling depression and violent thoughts. "I don't feel like I want to hurt others, but some days I do want to hurt others," she rambled. "I don't feel I would...I don't feel homicidal," she told her audience, then seemed only to half-joke: "Everybody want [sic] to hit somebody some days but I don't want to kill nobody." She talked about the temptation to just "snap" and warned openly that "[i]f you get angry today and fly off the handle, punch somebody, kill somebody, assault, murder, you are one bad decision away from ruining the rest of your life." Perhaps most troubling, she used her apparent propensity for violence as material for her stand-up routines. One video from 2019 shows her recounting how a social worker came to visit before she adopted Tori and her brothers. Robinson's own biological sons were making noise upstairs during the home interview, prompting Robinson to scream at the top of her lungs: "SHUT UP, BEFORE I COME UP THERE AND PUNCH YOU IN YOUR THROAT." The audience laughed as she described how she downplayed the violent threat to the social worker ("Aw, ya know, it's just a game") and then delivered the punchline about the adoption to more peals of laughter: "We got approved" for Tori's adoption -- the audience erupted in cheers and giggles -- "we gonna have her by December." I've devoted this column space to beautiful toddler Tori because you probably won't hear anything more about her in the "mainstream" media. That's because this homicide is wrapped up in a package of race and crime taboos you are not supposed to discuss. Robinson is Black. Tori was white. On her social media accounts, Robinson promoted Black superiority, bashed Donald Trump and cops, and griped about institutional racism. "In my house," she wrote, "my black children get treated the same as my white children, and my white children get treated the same as my black children. It's a shame that when they go out into the real world, that won't be the case." Robinson punctuated the Jan. 6, 2021, Instagram post with the hashtags "#whiteprivilege" and "#BlackLivesMatter." Eight days later, Robinson's adopted white daughter succumbed to multiple blunt force trauma to her head and will never have a chance to "go out into the real world." Did child welfare bureaucrats overlook Robinson's mental health issues because of her race? Were they aware of her resentment of white people before they allowed her to adopt three white children? Did the system lower their standards to appease social justice and affirmative action crusaders? Were signs of abuse ignored out of deference to a rising celebrity whose politically correct status as a BLM-promoting do-gooder shielded her from scrutiny and criticism? Ideas have consequences. So do lies. Americans have been hopelessly conditioned to look the other way at cases like this, lest they commit what they've been taught is the greatest sin of all: "racism." Until it is thoroughly demolished by people of courage, the myth of white privilege will surely claim more victims. Say her name: Victoria "Tori" Rose Smith's life mattered. COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM
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[ "Victoria \"Tori\" Rose Smith lived a tragically short life. Three years. That's less than 200 weeks on this earth. She was a girly girl who sported oversized bows in her straw-blonde hair and a megawatt smile on her face. A great-aunt described the blue-eyed baby as \"bubbly,\" \"sassy\" and \"full of life\" despite bouncing around foster homes for much of her brief existence.\nLast week, authorities in South Carolina revealed that Tori had perished as result of multiple blunt-force injuries to her tiny head. She was beaten to death. Her adoptive parents, Ariel and Jerry \"Austin\" Robinson, are now charged with homicide by child abuse. A six-page police incident report describes how first responders rushed to the Robinsons' home on the afternoon of Jan. 14, 2021, after Mr. Robinson called 911. Little Tori was not breathing. EMTs performed CPR. She was rushed to the hospital, where she died. Investigators immediately suspected child abuse.\nThe key to Tori's murder lies in 17 redacted lines of the police report from a Simpsonville, South Carolina, police officer documenting his crime-scene interview with Ariel Robinson, who described an unknown incident involving her adopted daughter that had occurred the day before. The entire paragraph is blacked out -- an ominous chunk of hidden information about Tori's last day on the planet.\nThanks to her ubiquitous social media presence, however, we can fill in a lot of blanks about Ariel Robinson. She was a fame-chaser, an aspiring comedian, and a wannabe social media influencer who paraded her entire blended family (two biological sons, plus Tori and her two brothers, whom the Robinsons adopted all together) on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for clicks and likes.\nRobinson had achieved minor notoriety as the Season 20 winner of the Food Network's \"Worst Cooks in America\" contest. She hosted a podcast with her husband and was set to launch a new YouTube this month called \"Cooking, Comedy, and Convos.\" Her YouTube channel has now been deleted. But other dark clues remain.\nIn her past podcasts, Robinson spoke of battling depression and violent thoughts. \"I don't feel like I want to hurt others, but some days I do want to hurt others,\" she rambled. \"I don't feel I would...I don't feel homicidal,\" she told her audience, then seemed only to half-joke: \"Everybody want [sic] to hit somebody some days but I don't want to kill nobody.\" She talked about the temptation to just \"snap\" and warned openly that \"[i]f you get angry today and fly off the handle, punch somebody, kill somebody, assault, murder, you are one bad decision away from ruining the rest of your life.\"\nPerhaps most troubling, she used her apparent propensity for violence as material for her stand-up routines. One video from 2019 shows her recounting how a social worker came to visit before she adopted Tori and her brothers. Robinson's own biological sons were making noise upstairs during the home interview, prompting Robinson to scream at the top of her lungs: \"SHUT UP, BEFORE I COME UP THERE AND PUNCH YOU IN YOUR THROAT.\"\nThe audience laughed as she described how she downplayed the violent threat to the social worker (\"Aw, ya know, it's just a game\") and then delivered the punchline about the adoption to more peals of laughter:\n\"We got approved\" for Tori's adoption -- the audience erupted in cheers and giggles -- \"we gonna have her by December.\"\nI've devoted this column space to beautiful toddler Tori because you probably won't hear anything more about her in the \"mainstream\" media. That's because this homicide is wrapped up in a package of race and crime taboos you are not supposed to discuss. Robinson is Black. Tori was white. On her social media accounts, Robinson promoted Black superiority, bashed Donald Trump and cops, and griped about institutional racism.\n\"In my house,\" she wrote, \"my black children get treated the same as my white children, and my white children get treated the same as my black children. It's a shame that when they go out into the real world, that won't be the case.\" Robinson punctuated the Jan. 6, 2021, Instagram post with the hashtags \"#whiteprivilege\" and \"#BlackLivesMatter.\"\nEight days later, Robinson's adopted white daughter succumbed to multiple blunt force trauma to her head and will never have a chance to \"go out into the real world.\"\nDid child welfare bureaucrats overlook Robinson's mental health issues because of her race? Were they aware of her resentment of white people before they allowed her to adopt three white children? Did the system lower their standards to appease social justice and affirmative action crusaders? Were signs of abuse ignored out of deference to a rising celebrity whose politically correct status as a BLM-promoting do-gooder shielded her from scrutiny and criticism?\nIdeas have consequences. So do lies. Americans have been hopelessly conditioned to look the other way at cases like this, lest they commit what they've been taught is the greatest sin of all: \"racism.\" Until it is thoroughly demolished by people of courage, the myth of white privilege will surely claim more victims.\nSay her name: Victoria \"Tori\" Rose Smith's life mattered.\nCOPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM", "The Matter of Tori Rose Smith's Life", "Victoria" ]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Congress has easily passed legislation required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden’s...
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Congress Poised for Quick Action on Biden’s Pentagon Nominee
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Congress has easily passed legislation required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden’s secretary of defense, brushing aside concerns that his retirement occurred inside the seven-year window that safeguards civilian leadership of the military. It would be the first measure to be signed into law by brand-new President Joe Biden. The Senate sent the measure exempting Austin from the seven-year rule to Biden on Thursday after a 69-27 Senate tally that came moments after a comparably lopsided 326-78 House vote. The back-to-back votes put Austin in position to be confirmed as secretary by Friday. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, confirmed that the confirmation vote on Austin would be conducted Friday. Austin, a 41-year veteran of the Army, has promised to surround himself with qualified civilians and include them in policy decisions. He said he has spent nearly his entire life committed to the principle of civilian control over the military. While the waiver is expected to be approved, the vote puts some Democrats in a position to look like they’ve flip-flopped. Many of them opposed a similar waiver in 2017 for Jim Mattis, former President Donald Trump’s first secretary of defense. Austin, who would be the first Black secretary of defense, said he understands why some have questioned the wisdom of putting a recently retired general in charge of the Defense Department. Much of his focus this week, including in his remarks at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, has been on persuading members of Congress that although he has been out of uniform for less than five years, he sees himself as a civilian, not a general. Some aspects of his policy priorities are less clear. He emphasized on Tuesday that he will follow Biden’s lead in giving renewed attention to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. “I will quickly review the department’s contributions to coronavirus relief efforts, ensuring we are doing everything we can — and then some — to help distribute vaccines across the country and to vaccinate our troops and preserve readiness,” he told the Senate Armed Services Committee. Under questioning by senators, Austin pledged to address white supremacy and violent extremism in the ranks of the military — problems that received relatively little public attention from his immediate predecessor, Mark Esper. Austin promised to “rid our ranks of racists,” and said he takes the problem personally. “The Defense Department’s job is to keep America safe from our enemies,” he said. “But we can’t do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks.” Austin said he will insist that the leaders of every military service know that extremist behavior in their ranks is unacceptable. “This is not something we can be passive on,” he said. “This is something I think we have to be active on, and we have to lean into it and make sure that we’re doing the right things to create the right climate.” He offered glimpses of other policy priorities, indicating that he embraces the view among many in Congress that China is the “pacing challenge,” or the leading national security problem for the U.S. The Middle East was the main focus for Austin during much of his 41-year Army career, particularly when he reached senior officer ranks. He served several tours of duty as a commander in Iraq, including as the top commander in 2010-11. An aspect of the defense secretary’s job that is unfamiliar to most who take the job is the far-flung and complex network of nuclear forces that are central to U.S. defense strategy. As a career Army officer, Austin had little reason to learn the intricacies of nuclear policy, since the Army has no nuclear weapons. He told his confirmation hearing that he would bone up on this topic before committing to any change in the nuclear policies set by the Trump administration, including its pursuit of nuclear modernization. Austin, a 1975 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, served in 2012 as the first Black vice chief of staff of the Army. A year later he assumed command of Central Command, where he fashioned and began implementing a strategy for rolling back the Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. He describes himself as the son of a postal worker and a homemaker from Thomasville, Georgia, who will speak his mind to Congress and to Biden.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/22/congress_poised_for_quick_action_on_bidens_pentagon_nominee_145098.html
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2021-01-22T00:00:00
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[ "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Congress has easily passed legislation required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden’s secretary of defense, brushing aside concerns that his retirement occurred inside the seven-year window that safeguards civilian leadership of the military.\nIt would be the first measure to be signed into law by brand-new President Joe Biden.\nThe Senate sent the measure exempting Austin from the seven-year rule to Biden on Thursday after a 69-27 Senate tally that came moments after a comparably lopsided 326-78 House vote. The back-to-back votes put Austin in position to be confirmed as secretary by Friday.\nSen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, confirmed that the confirmation vote on Austin would be conducted Friday.\nAustin, a 41-year veteran of the Army, has promised to surround himself with qualified civilians and include them in policy decisions. He said he has spent nearly his entire life committed to the principle of civilian control over the military.\nWhile the waiver is expected to be approved, the vote puts some Democrats in a position to look like they’ve flip-flopped. Many of them opposed a similar waiver in 2017 for Jim Mattis, former President Donald Trump’s first secretary of defense.\nAustin, who would be the first Black secretary of defense, said he understands why some have questioned the wisdom of putting a recently retired general in charge of the Defense Department. Much of his focus this week, including in his remarks at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, has been on persuading members of Congress that although he has been out of uniform for less than five years, he sees himself as a civilian, not a general.\nSome aspects of his policy priorities are less clear. He emphasized on Tuesday that he will follow Biden’s lead in giving renewed attention to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.\n“I will quickly review the department’s contributions to coronavirus relief efforts, ensuring we are doing everything we can — and then some — to help distribute vaccines across the country and to vaccinate our troops and preserve readiness,” he told the Senate Armed Services Committee.\nUnder questioning by senators, Austin pledged to address white supremacy and violent extremism in the ranks of the military — problems that received relatively little public attention from his immediate predecessor, Mark Esper. Austin promised to “rid our ranks of racists,” and said he takes the problem personally.\n“The Defense Department’s job is to keep America safe from our enemies,” he said. “But we can’t do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks.”\nAustin said he will insist that the leaders of every military service know that extremist behavior in their ranks is unacceptable.\n“This is not something we can be passive on,” he said. “This is something I think we have to be active on, and we have to lean into it and make sure that we’re doing the right things to create the right climate.”\nHe offered glimpses of other policy priorities, indicating that he embraces the view among many in Congress that China is the “pacing challenge,” or the leading national security problem for the U.S.\nThe Middle East was the main focus for Austin during much of his 41-year Army career, particularly when he reached senior officer ranks. He served several tours of duty as a commander in Iraq, including as the top commander in 2010-11.\nAn aspect of the defense secretary’s job that is unfamiliar to most who take the job is the far-flung and complex network of nuclear forces that are central to U.S. defense strategy. As a career Army officer, Austin had little reason to learn the intricacies of nuclear policy, since the Army has no nuclear weapons. He told his confirmation hearing that he would bone up on this topic before committing to any change in the nuclear policies set by the Trump administration, including its pursuit of nuclear modernization.\nAustin, a 1975 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, served in 2012 as the first Black vice chief of staff of the Army. A year later he assumed command of Central Command, where he fashioned and began implementing a strategy for rolling back the Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.\nHe describes himself as the son of a postal worker and a homemaker from Thomasville, Georgia, who will speak his mind to Congress and to Biden.", "Congress Poised for Quick Action on Biden’s Pentagon Nominee", "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Congress has easily passed legislation required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden’s..." ]
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Dems Who Support Big Tech Censorship Are Cowards | RealClearPolitics
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[ "Dems Who Support Big Tech Censorship Are Cowards", "Dems Who Support Big Tech Censorship Are Cowards | RealClearPolitics" ]
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Blue State Lockdowns Are Killing Jobs, But Not The Virus | RealClearPolitics
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Blue State Lockdowns Are Killing Jobs, But Not The Virus Of the 10 states that are imposing the most restrictions, all but one are liberal Democratic states.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/27/blue_state_lockdowns_are_killing_jobs_but_not_the_virus_534480.html
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2021-01-27T00:00:00
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[ "Blue State Lockdowns Are Killing Jobs, But Not The Virus\nOf the 10 states that are imposing the most restrictions, all but one are liberal Democratic states.", "Blue State Lockdowns Are Killing Jobs, But Not The Virus", "Blue State Lockdowns Are Killing Jobs, But Not The Virus | RealClearPolitics" ]
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To the New President, Godspeed, Up to a Point | RealClearPolitics
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As President Biden, harnessed to the Constitution, sets out on his presidency, we find ourselves mulling the idea of unity. The new president made unity the theme of his eloquent inaugural. The word appears nine times in his speech. The concept is
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/23/to_the_new_president_godspeed_up_to_a_point_534228.html
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[ "As President Biden, harnessed to the Constitution, sets out on his presidency, we find ourselves mulling the idea of unity. The new president made unity the theme of his eloquent inaugural. The word appears nine times in his speech. The concept is", "To the New President, Godspeed, Up to a Point", "To the New President, Godspeed, Up to a Point | RealClearPolitics" ]
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WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden likes to talk about unity and his intent to rise above partisan rancor to heal the divisions that led a pro-Trump mob to...
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WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden likes to talk about unity and his intent to rise above partisan rancor to heal the divisions that led a pro-Trump mob to swarm the Capitol on Jan. 6. Given his history of cutting deals with Republicans, I believe he wants to work across the aisle. But a hail-fellow-well-met demeanor can't paper over his party's intolerance and readiness to use government as a club to beat dissenters into submission. Choice? That's not for Little Sisters of the Poor -- or at least it wasn't last year as Biden was the presumptive Democratic nominee and the Supreme Court ruled in their favor. Let me back up and lay the scene. The Little Sisters of the Poor is an organization of Catholic nuns who want, as their mission statement explains, to provide for "the neediest elderly of every race and religion a home where they will be welcomed as Christ." Then they ran into Obama administration regulations that required most employers to include in their employee health care plans free birth control. The Little Sisters objected because they believe "deliberately avoiding reproduction through medical means is immoral." You would think the federal government would have better things to do than pick on nuns caring for old people. Indeed, Congress passed no legislation with this mandate, and Barack Obama never signed such a law. His Affordable Care Act, however, mandated that essential benefits be included in most employer-provided health care plans, and then nameless bureaucrats did the rest. In 2012, Obama's Department of Health and Human Services declared that contraception was essential preventive care and hence was exempt from co-payments. Thus began a series of legal battles in which the Little Sisters generally prevailed against the federal machine because they did not back down. In July, the Little Sisters won one of many cases against the group by a 7-2 margin. Justices Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer, who were appointed by Democratic presidents, concurred with the majority. Biden's response? It befitted the response of a Democratic presidential nominee. The former vice president released a statement in which he said: "Health care is a right that should not be dependent on race, gender, income or ZIP code. Yet as a result of today's decision, countless women are at risk of losing access to affordable, preventive care." Note: Women who work for the charity would not lose access to health care. They'd still be able to go to a clinic or see a doctor for contraception. They'd just have to pay for it. Both employees and employers would be free to choose. Biden also nominated as his Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, who sued the caregiving nuns to force them to obey the Obamacare mandate. At Thursday's daily press briefing, I asked press secretary Jen Psaki if Biden still planned to go after the religious and moral objection exemptions given his stated goal of bringing the country together. Her answer: "I haven't discussed that particular issue with him. I'm happy to circle back with you, but I don't -- there's not a change in his position from what he said earlier this summer." I don't agree with the Little Sisters of the Poor, but a government that would work to bring these compassionate nuns to heel is a government that cares more about conformity than people. Where's the tolerance? There is no tolerance for conservative Christians. And if Biden pursues this track, he will further divide America. COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/24/will_biden_leave_little_sisters_free_to_choose_145108.html
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[ "WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden likes to talk about unity and his intent to rise above partisan rancor to heal the divisions that led a pro-Trump mob to swarm the Capitol on Jan. 6. Given his history of cutting deals with Republicans, I believe he wants to work across the aisle.\nBut a hail-fellow-well-met demeanor can't paper over his party's intolerance and readiness to use government as a club to beat dissenters into submission. Choice? That's not for Little Sisters of the Poor -- or at least it wasn't last year as Biden was the presumptive Democratic nominee and the Supreme Court ruled in their favor.\nLet me back up and lay the scene. The Little Sisters of the Poor is an organization of Catholic nuns who want, as their mission statement explains, to provide for \"the neediest elderly of every race and religion a home where they will be welcomed as Christ.\"\nThen they ran into Obama administration regulations that required most employers to include in their employee health care plans free birth control. The Little Sisters objected because they believe \"deliberately avoiding reproduction through medical means is immoral.\"\nYou would think the federal government would have better things to do than pick on nuns caring for old people. Indeed, Congress passed no legislation with this mandate, and Barack Obama never signed such a law. His Affordable Care Act, however, mandated that essential benefits be included in most employer-provided health care plans, and then nameless bureaucrats did the rest.\nIn 2012, Obama's Department of Health and Human Services declared that contraception was essential preventive care and hence was exempt from co-payments. Thus began a series of legal battles in which the Little Sisters generally prevailed against the federal machine because they did not back down.\nIn July, the Little Sisters won one of many cases against the group by a 7-2 margin. Justices Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer, who were appointed by Democratic presidents, concurred with the majority. Biden's response? It befitted the response of a Democratic presidential nominee.\nThe former vice president released a statement in which he said: \"Health care is a right that should not be dependent on race, gender, income or ZIP code. Yet as a result of today's decision, countless women are at risk of losing access to affordable, preventive care.\"\nNote: Women who work for the charity would not lose access to health care. They'd still be able to go to a clinic or see a doctor for contraception. They'd just have to pay for it. Both employees and employers would be free to choose.\nBiden also nominated as his Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, who sued the caregiving nuns to force them to obey the Obamacare mandate.\nAt Thursday's daily press briefing, I asked press secretary Jen Psaki if Biden still planned to go after the religious and moral objection exemptions given his stated goal of bringing the country together.\nHer answer: \"I haven't discussed that particular issue with him. I'm happy to circle back with you, but I don't -- there's not a change in his position from what he said earlier this summer.\"\nI don't agree with the Little Sisters of the Poor, but a government that would work to bring these compassionate nuns to heel is a government that cares more about conformity than people. Where's the tolerance? There is no tolerance for conservative Christians.\nAnd if Biden pursues this track, he will further divide America.\nCOPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM", "Will Biden Leave Little Sisters Free to Choose?", "WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden likes to talk about unity and his intent to rise above partisan rancor to heal the divisions that led a pro-Trump mob to..." ]
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Biden Turns the Page on Trump in Effective Inaugural Address | RealClearPolitics
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Biden Turns the Page on Trump in Effective Inaugural Address He preaches respect to a country that's become addicted to contempt.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/21/biden_turns_the_page_on_trump_in_effective_inaugural_address_534022.html
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2021-01-21T00:00:00
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[ "Biden Turns the Page on Trump in Effective Inaugural Address\nHe preaches respect to a country that's become addicted to contempt.", "Biden Turns the Page on Trump in Effective Inaugural Address", "Biden Turns the Page on Trump in Effective Inaugural Address | RealClearPolitics" ]
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GOP Reeling? Dems Should Be the Party That's Worried | RealClearPolitics
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During our live podcast/VIP/whiskey hour Friday evening, Steve commented that the Republican Party is 'reeling' following the D.C. demonstration and riot last week. Given what I know of the Republican Party establishment I expect he is right, but still I was taken aback. Why in the world should Republicans be reeling? Because a handful of demonstrators invaded (or, in some cases, were ushered into) the Capitol and some of them behaved badly?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/11/gop_reeling_dems_should_be_the_party_thats_worried_533179.html
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2021-01-11T00:00:00
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[ "During our live podcast/VIP/whiskey hour Friday evening, Steve commented that the Republican Party is 'reeling' following the D.C. demonstration and riot last week. Given what I know of the Republican Party establishment I expect he is right, but still I was taken aback. Why in the world should Republicans be reeling? Because a handful of demonstrators invaded (or, in some cases, were ushered into) the Capitol and some of them behaved badly?", "GOP Reeling? Dems Should Be the Party That's Worried", "GOP Reeling? Dems Should Be the Party That's Worried | RealClearPolitics" ]
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Democracy took a big blow when Twitter shut down President Donald Trump's accounts and Google and Amazon ousted Parler, a site favored by millions of...
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Democracy took a big blow when Twitter shut down President Donald Trump's accounts and Google and Amazon ousted Parler, a site favored by millions of conservatives. Big Tech, which is run by the left, is robbing Americans of their right to communicate freely and exchange ideas. The nation's founders worried that the government would use its power to censure and crush competing viewpoints. Their remedy was the First Amendment, guaranteeing all of us freedom of speech and association and barring government censorship. They had no way of anticipating that tech companies would grow more powerful than governments and have the monopolistic ability to suppress or cancel political viewpoints. Yet, Facebook and Twitter now "wield the unchecked power to remove people from platforms that have become indispensable for the speech of billions," explains ACLU lawyer Kate Ruane. And Google, now the eponym for all internet searching, suppresses content by placing it on a distant page few searchers will ever get to. At one time, newspapers were the staunchest defenders of the First Amendment and the marketplace of ideas. No more. After Trump's Twitter accounts were canceled, The New York Times' tech newsletter advocated more censorship, not less. It called for censoring "habitual online misleaders," and cracking down on some 25 "influential repeat spreaders of false information," such as radio host and Fox News contributor Dan Bongino. Who decides what's false? For 200 years, Americans believed, in the words of Oliver Wendell Holmes, that "the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market." Now the public is supposed to capitulate to what the lefties working for Twitter and other Big Tech companies say is true. Twitter and Facebook posed as "fact-checkers" to limit the spread of accurate New York Post reporting about incriminating content on Hunter Biden's laptop. They wanted to make sure the average American voter didn't see it before voting. Americans should be outraged over this high-tech tyranny. It's robbing them of access to the market place of ideas and threatening to destroy political freedom. Elections aren't fair if voters are kept from hearing competing views and the facts about the candidates. What's the solution? So far, the focus has been on repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects the tech giants from being sued for what they post, based on the fiction that they are merely unbiased platforms. Republicans want their liability removed, but that may incentivize them to limit content even more, just as many Democrats want. The better approach is to treat these tech platforms as public utilities, just like water, electric, phone and gas companies, and regulate them as utilities. They're monopolies, and they provide essential services to a dependent public. Public utilities cannot withhold services from some customers based on their political views. Trump proposed a similar approach last July. But with Democrats in control of Congress and the White House, that's unlikely to happen. Help is more likely to come from the Supreme Court when a litigant challenges being censored by a tech giant. The justices are poised to protect access to social media as a fundamental right. In 2017, the high court struck down a North Carolina law that barred registered sex offenders from using Facebook, Twitter and similar tech platforms. The justices unanimously ruled that the North Carolina law deprived sex offenders of their right to find out what members of their government are saying and doing. Justice Elena Kagan called social media "a crucially important channel of political communication." If sex offenders are guaranteed access to social media, how can conservatives be blocked? Expect the justices to broaden the First Amendment to limit tech abuses. The Constitution bars government from limiting what we see and hear, so why should five tech companies that no one elected have that power? COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/13/regulate_social_media_like_public_utilities_145024.html
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2021-01-13T00:00:00
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[ "Democracy took a big blow when Twitter shut down President Donald Trump's accounts and Google and Amazon ousted Parler, a site favored by millions of conservatives.\nBig Tech, which is run by the left, is robbing Americans of their right to communicate freely and exchange ideas.\nThe nation's founders worried that the government would use its power to censure and crush competing viewpoints. Their remedy was the First Amendment, guaranteeing all of us freedom of speech and association and barring government censorship. They had no way of anticipating that tech companies would grow more powerful than governments and have the monopolistic ability to suppress or cancel political viewpoints.\nYet, Facebook and Twitter now \"wield the unchecked power to remove people from platforms that have become indispensable for the speech of billions,\" explains ACLU lawyer Kate Ruane.\nAnd Google, now the eponym for all internet searching, suppresses content by placing it on a distant page few searchers will ever get to.\nAt one time, newspapers were the staunchest defenders of the First Amendment and the marketplace of ideas. No more. After Trump's Twitter accounts were canceled, The New York Times' tech newsletter advocated more censorship, not less. It called for censoring \"habitual online misleaders,\" and cracking down on some 25 \"influential repeat spreaders of false information,\" such as radio host and Fox News contributor Dan Bongino.\nWho decides what's false? For 200 years, Americans believed, in the words of Oliver Wendell Holmes, that \"the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market.\"\nNow the public is supposed to capitulate to what the lefties working for Twitter and other Big Tech companies say is true.\nTwitter and Facebook posed as \"fact-checkers\" to limit the spread of accurate New York Post reporting about incriminating content on Hunter Biden's laptop. They wanted to make sure the average American voter didn't see it before voting.\nAmericans should be outraged over this high-tech tyranny. It's robbing them of access to the market place of ideas and threatening to destroy political freedom. Elections aren't fair if voters are kept from hearing competing views and the facts about the candidates.\nWhat's the solution? So far, the focus has been on repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects the tech giants from being sued for what they post, based on the fiction that they are merely unbiased platforms. Republicans want their liability removed, but that may incentivize them to limit content even more, just as many Democrats want.\nThe better approach is to treat these tech platforms as public utilities, just like water, electric, phone and gas companies, and regulate them as utilities. They're monopolies, and they provide essential services to a dependent public. Public utilities cannot withhold services from some customers based on their political views.\nTrump proposed a similar approach last July. But with Democrats in control of Congress and the White House, that's unlikely to happen. Help is more likely to come from the Supreme Court when a litigant challenges being censored by a tech giant. The justices are poised to protect access to social media as a fundamental right.\nIn 2017, the high court struck down a North Carolina law that barred registered sex offenders from using Facebook, Twitter and similar tech platforms. The justices unanimously ruled that the North Carolina law deprived sex offenders of their right to find out what members of their government are saying and doing. Justice Elena Kagan called social media \"a crucially important channel of political communication.\"\nIf sex offenders are guaranteed access to social media, how can conservatives be blocked?\nExpect the justices to broaden the First Amendment to limit tech abuses.\nThe Constitution bars government from limiting what we see and hear, so why should five tech companies that no one elected have that power?\nCOPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM", "Regulate Social Media Like Public Utilities", "Democracy took a big blow when Twitter shut down President Donald Trump's accounts and Google and Amazon ousted Parler, a site favored by millions of..." ]
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'Circling Back' With Jen Psaki | RealClearPolitics
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If there is one main message that Jen Psaki wishes to convey, it is that she is going to be completely transparent with the public.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/30/circling_back_with_jen_psaki_534752.html
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[ "If there is one main message that Jen Psaki wishes to convey, it is that she is going to be completely transparent with the public.", "'Circling Back' With Jen Psaki", "'Circling Back' With Jen Psaki | RealClearPolitics" ]
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Of Course Senate Can Hold a Trump Impeachment Trial | RealClearPolitics
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Of Course Senate Can Hold a Trump Impeachment Trial
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The Senate had no business voting on whether a former president could be impeached. Its only role is to determine if an impeached person is guilty.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/28/of_course_senate_can_hold_a_trump_impeachment_trial_534629.html
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2021-01-28T00:00:00
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[ "The Senate had no business voting on whether a former president could be impeached. Its only role is to determine if an impeached person is guilty.", "Of Course Senate Can Hold a Trump Impeachment Trial", "Of Course Senate Can Hold a Trump Impeachment Trial | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-04T03:24:17
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2021-01-03T00:00:00
Challenging Green Tyranny in 2021 | RealClearPolitics
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Challenging Green Tyranny in 2021
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2021-01-03T00:00:00
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[ "Challenging Green Tyranny in 2021", "Challenging Green Tyranny in 2021 | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-15T16:50:29
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Wait, What Left-Wing Violence? | RealClearPolitics
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Wait, What Left-Wing Violence?
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Fuhgeddaboudism demands that we erase context and develop amnesia for not only history but for what happened every night last summer.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/15/wait_what_left-wing_violence_533532.html
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2021-01-15T00:00:00
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[ "Fuhgeddaboudism demands that we erase context and develop amnesia for not only history but for what happened every night last summer.", "Wait, What Left-Wing Violence?", "Wait, What Left-Wing Violence? | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-21T00:01:49
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Gaining Power Hasn't Made the Left Any Less Insane | RealClearPolitics
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Gaining Power Hasn't Made the Left Any Less Insane
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Many years ago, the columnist Megan McArdle postulated a law of politics: “The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the party out of power are insane.”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/20/gaining_power_hasnt_made_the_left_any_less_insane_533946.html
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2021-01-20T00:00:00
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[ "Many years ago, the columnist Megan McArdle postulated a law of politics: “The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the party out of power are insane.”", "Gaining Power Hasn't Made the Left Any Less Insane", "Gaining Power Hasn't Made the Left Any Less Insane | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-06T13:19:46
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2021-01-06T00:00:00
How Biden Can Rebuild a Divided & Distrustful Nation | RealClearPolitics
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How Biden Can Rebuild a Divided & Distrustful Nation
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How Biden Can Rebuild a Divided & Distrustful Nation Shared work toward common goals can help Americans build bridges instead of walls.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/06/how_biden_can_rebuild_a_divided_amp_distrustful_nation_532793.html
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2021-01-06T00:00:00
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[ "How Biden Can Rebuild a Divided & Distrustful Nation\nShared work toward common goals can help Americans build bridges instead of walls.", "How Biden Can Rebuild a Divided & Distrustful Nation", "How Biden Can Rebuild a Divided & Distrustful Nation | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-29T12:36:06
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2021-01-29T00:00:00
New York's Nursing-Home Death Tally: Big Questions Remain | RealClearPolitics
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New York's Nursing-Home Death Tally: Big Questions Remain
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After months of stonewalling, state health officials finally released a tally of how many of New York's nursing home residents have died during the pandemic: a staggering 12,743 confirmed and presumed deaths, including a previously unacknowledged 3,829 residents who died after being transferred to hospitals, the death count roughly equaling 13% of the nursing home population.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/29/new_yorks_nursing-home_death_tally_big_questions_remain_534682.html
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2021-01-29T00:00:00
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[ "After months of stonewalling, state health officials finally released a tally of how many of New York's nursing home residents have died during the pandemic: a staggering 12,743 confirmed and presumed deaths, including a previously unacknowledged 3,829 residents who died after being transferred to hospitals, the death count roughly equaling 13% of the nursing home population.", "New York's Nursing-Home Death Tally: Big Questions Remain", "New York's Nursing-Home Death Tally: Big Questions Remain | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-10T16:50:12
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2021-01-10T00:00:00
Biden's Toxic Racial Remarks | RealClearPolitics
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In 12 days, President Trump will no longer be in office. Even Trump has been forced to admit that Joe Biden will be inaugurated. Unfortunately, however, the man who spent the 2020 campaign sheltering in his basement still isn't up to the task.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/10/bidens_toxic_racial_remarks_533125.html
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2021-01-10T00:00:00
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[ "In 12 days, President Trump will no longer be in office. Even Trump has been forced to admit that Joe Biden will be inaugurated. Unfortunately, however, the man who spent the 2020 campaign sheltering in his basement still isn't up to the task.", "Biden's Toxic Racial Remarks", "Biden's Toxic Racial Remarks | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-15T21:41:38
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They Can't Leave the Bay Area Fast Enough | RealClearPolitics
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They Can't Leave the Bay Area Fast Enough
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They Can't Leave the Bay Area Fast Enough As a tech era draws to an end, more workers and companies are packing up. What comes next?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/15/they_cant_leave_the_bay_area_fast_enough_533590.html
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2021-01-15T00:00:00
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[ "They Can't Leave the Bay Area Fast Enough\nAs a tech era draws to an end, more workers and companies are packing up. What comes next?", "They Can't Leave the Bay Area Fast Enough", "They Can't Leave the Bay Area Fast Enough | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-21T18:33:23
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Actor Ben Affleck once explained why he found it difficult to watch Republican actors on screen.
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'Uncle Tom' Blacklisted by Hollywood
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Actor Ben Affleck once explained why he found it difficult to watch Republican actors on screen. "It's ... hard," explained Affleck, "to get people to suspend disbelief. ... When I watch a guy I know is a big Republican, part of me thinks, I probably wouldn't like this person if I met him, or we would have different opinions. That [expletive] fogs the mind when you should be paying attention and be swept into the illusion." This likely explains why "Uncle Tom," the documentary on which I worked as executive producer, gets no love from the lists of best documentaries of 2020. A critical and financial success by any measure, the gross earnings of "Uncle Tom," so far, exceed seven times its cost and counting. It recently became available on iTunes, Amazon Prime and Walmart online, as well as on store shelves. Former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson recently wrote about the film's snub with the headline: "Censored: Larry Elder's 'Uncle Tom' film." But the Hollywood trade publications Variety and Hollywood Reporter? Silence. The Chicago Tribune's John Kass, a political writer, wrote a piece headlined "What Frightens the American Left: Larry Elder's New Documentary 'Uncle Tom.'" Kass writes: "Is there anything more frightening to the American political left and their high media priests of the woke world than Black Americans who think for themselves and refuse to kneel? ... And so, they are demeaned by Democratic politicians and either ignored outright or marginalized as race traitors, sellouts and 'Uncle Toms.' It's a way to humiliate them, shut them up, and cancel them. And the party's handmaidens of the media play along. But that's one reason why Larry Elder's stunning new film, 'Uncle Tom: An Oral History of the American Black Conservative,' is so important, especially now." Each of the following three year-end lists of "best" documentary films of 2020 ignores "Uncle Tom," despite an IMDb viewer rating higher than any on the lists -- in most cases, far higher. (IMDb, the Internet Movie Database website, assigns films a rating, from one to 10, based on viewers' reviews.) First, Polygon's list: 1) "Dick Johnson Is Dead," 7.5 (IMDb rating); 2) "Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets," 7.3; 3) "Welcome to Chechnya," 7.9; 4) "Collective," 8.4; 5) "You Don't Nomi," 6.7; 6) "The Go-Go's," 7.5; 7) "Mucho Mucho Amor," 7.2; 8) "I Am Greta," 5.2; 9) "Mayor," 7.5; 10) "City Hall," 7.3. Next, Paste Magazine's top-25 list, listed alphabetically, without rankings, contains some of the same films, but many others are not on the first list. The new additions are: "76 Days," 7.1; "David Byrne's American Utopia," 8.3; "The Annotated Field Guide of Ulysses S. Grant," N/A; "Boys State," 7.7; "City So Real," 7.4; "Crip Camp," 7.8; "Epicentro," 6.8; "Feels Good Man," 7.6; "Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds," 7.0; "The Grand Bizarre," 6.7; "Heimat Is a Space in Time," 6.8; "The History of the Seattle Mariners," N/A; "I Walk on Water," 6.7; "Malni -- Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore," 6.2; "The Metamorphosis of Birds," 7.8; "The Painter and the Thief," 7.6; "Sunless Shadows," 7.3; "Time," 7.2; "Vick," 7.4. Finally, there's IndieWire, an independent film website whose 2020 "best of" list (unranked and listed alphabetically) also ignores "Uncle Tom." The films on its "best of" but not already listed above include: "All In: The Fight for Democracy," 6.3; "Athlete A", 7.7; "Gunda," 7.4; "The Mole Agent," 7.6; "The Social Dilemma," 7.7. Not a single film on these three lists achieved an IMDb rating of 8.5 or more. Not one. "Collective" registered the highest at 8.4. How did "Uncle Tom," again, shut out on all three lists, rate on IMBD? 8.9. Not a typo: 8.9. Finally, of the last 10 Oscar winners for Best Documentary, none has a higher IMDb rating than "Uncle Tom." None. Only one matched its 8.9 rating. See you at the Academy Awards? COPYRIGHT 2021 LAURENCE A. ELDER DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/21/uncle_tom_blacklisted_by_hollywood_145083.html
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2021-01-21T00:00:00
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[ "Actor Ben Affleck once explained why he found it difficult to watch Republican actors on screen. \"It's ... hard,\" explained Affleck, \"to get people to suspend disbelief. ... When I watch a guy I know is a big Republican, part of me thinks, I probably wouldn't like this person if I met him, or we would have different opinions. That [expletive] fogs the mind when you should be paying attention and be swept into the illusion.\"\nThis likely explains why \"Uncle Tom,\" the documentary on which I worked as executive producer, gets no love from the lists of best documentaries of 2020. A critical and financial success by any measure, the gross earnings of \"Uncle Tom,\" so far, exceed seven times its cost and counting. It recently became available on iTunes, Amazon Prime and Walmart online, as well as on store shelves.\nFormer CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson recently wrote about the film's snub with the headline: \"Censored: Larry Elder's 'Uncle Tom' film.\" But the Hollywood trade publications Variety and Hollywood Reporter? Silence.\nThe Chicago Tribune's John Kass, a political writer, wrote a piece headlined \"What Frightens the American Left: Larry Elder's New Documentary 'Uncle Tom.'\" Kass writes: \"Is there anything more frightening to the American political left and their high media priests of the woke world than Black Americans who think for themselves and refuse to kneel? ... And so, they are demeaned by Democratic politicians and either ignored outright or marginalized as race traitors, sellouts and 'Uncle Toms.' It's a way to humiliate them, shut them up, and cancel them. And the party's handmaidens of the media play along. But that's one reason why Larry Elder's stunning new film, 'Uncle Tom: An Oral History of the American Black Conservative,' is so important, especially now.\"\nEach of the following three year-end lists of \"best\" documentary films of 2020 ignores \"Uncle Tom,\" despite an IMDb viewer rating higher than any on the lists -- in most cases, far higher. (IMDb, the Internet Movie Database website, assigns films a rating, from one to 10, based on viewers' reviews.)\nFirst, Polygon's list: 1) \"Dick Johnson Is Dead,\" 7.5 (IMDb rating); 2) \"Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets,\" 7.3; 3) \"Welcome to Chechnya,\" 7.9; 4) \"Collective,\" 8.4; 5) \"You Don't Nomi,\" 6.7; 6) \"The Go-Go's,\" 7.5; 7) \"Mucho Mucho Amor,\" 7.2; 8) \"I Am Greta,\" 5.2; 9) \"Mayor,\" 7.5; 10) \"City Hall,\" 7.3.\nNext, Paste Magazine's top-25 list, listed alphabetically, without rankings, contains some of the same films, but many others are not on the first list. The new additions are: \"76 Days,\" 7.1; \"David Byrne's American Utopia,\" 8.3; \"The Annotated Field Guide of Ulysses S. Grant,\" N/A; \"Boys State,\" 7.7; \"City So Real,\" 7.4; \"Crip Camp,\" 7.8; \"Epicentro,\" 6.8; \"Feels Good Man,\" 7.6; \"Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds,\" 7.0; \"The Grand Bizarre,\" 6.7; \"Heimat Is a Space in Time,\" 6.8; \"The History of the Seattle Mariners,\" N/A; \"I Walk on Water,\" 6.7; \"Malni -- Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore,\" 6.2; \"The Metamorphosis of Birds,\" 7.8; \"The Painter and the Thief,\" 7.6; \"Sunless Shadows,\" 7.3; \"Time,\" 7.2; \"Vick,\" 7.4.\nFinally, there's IndieWire, an independent film website whose 2020 \"best of\" list (unranked and listed alphabetically) also ignores \"Uncle Tom.\" The films on its \"best of\" but not already listed above include: \"All In: The Fight for Democracy,\" 6.3; \"Athlete A\", 7.7; \"Gunda,\" 7.4; \"The Mole Agent,\" 7.6; \"The Social Dilemma,\" 7.7.\nNot a single film on these three lists achieved an IMDb rating of 8.5 or more. Not one. \"Collective\" registered the highest at 8.4. How did \"Uncle Tom,\" again, shut out on all three lists, rate on IMBD? 8.9. Not a typo: 8.9.\nFinally, of the last 10 Oscar winners for Best Documentary, none has a higher IMDb rating than \"Uncle Tom.\" None. Only one matched its 8.9 rating. See you at the Academy Awards?\nCOPYRIGHT 2021 LAURENCE A. ELDER\nDISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM", "'Uncle Tom' Blacklisted by Hollywood", "Actor Ben Affleck once explained why he found it difficult to watch Republican actors on screen." ]
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2021-01-07T01:09:05
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The Problem for Democrats With a 50-50 Senate | RealClearPolitics
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The Problem for Democrats With a 50-50 Senate
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A double victory in Georgia could create serious difficulties for Democrats—and might even make it less likely for Biden to win reelection.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/06/the_problem_for_democrats_with_a_50-50_senate_532824.html
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2021-01-06T00:00:00
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[ "A double victory in Georgia could create serious difficulties for Democrats—and might even make it less likely for Biden to win reelection.", "The Problem for Democrats With a 50-50 Senate", "The Problem for Democrats With a 50-50 Senate | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-12T07:51:29
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2021-01-11T00:00:00
End Covid Now | RealClearPolitics
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End Covid Now
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2021-01-11T00:00:00
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[ "End Covid Now", "End Covid Now | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-05T20:29:53
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Dems Really Are Defunding Police, and It's Not Going Well | RealClearPolitics
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Dems Really Are Defunding Police, and It's Not Going Well
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Dems Really Are Defunding Police, and It's Not Going Well Democratic politicians at every level, from President-elect Joe Biden down to local city councilmen, reacted to recent incidents of police misconduct by hastily encouraging or even joining in calls to defund the police. But they rapidly realized they had made a grave mistake — that their…
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/05/dems_really_are_defunding_police_and_its_not_going_well_532733.html
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2021-01-05T00:00:00
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[ "Dems Really Are Defunding Police, and It's Not Going Well\nDemocratic politicians at every level, from President-elect Joe Biden down to local city councilmen, reacted to recent incidents of police misconduct by hastily encouraging or even joining in calls to defund the police. But they rapidly realized they had made a grave mistake — that their…", "Dems Really Are Defunding Police, and It's Not Going Well", "Dems Really Are Defunding Police, and It's Not Going Well | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-13T11:51:44
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As leaders of the anti-Trump “resistance,” America’s major newspapers, magazines, network and liberal cable news outlets abandoned journalistic...
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Trump's Packing His Bags, But Partisan Media Is Here to Stay
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As leaders of the anti-Trump “resistance,” America’s major newspapers, magazines, network and liberal cable news outlets abandoned journalistic principles to become propaganda arms of the Democrat party and the activist left. They have cast aside their historic commitment to open inquiry and fairness to protect Democrats while portraying Donald Trump as a traitor and his supporters as white supremacists. A free press is essential to the functioning of a democratic Republic. It is a key channel for the free exchange and scrutiny of ideas. As the mainstream media has abandoned this role while advancing some narratives, no matter their faults, and delegitimizing others, no matter their merits, it is not surprising that cancel culture and anti-conservative censorship are flourishing on social media. Intimidation, coercion and punishment have always been the instruments of choice to silence dissent and destroy freedom. The media’s partisanship is also a major contributor to the rage that defines the national mood. For progressives, who are increasingly losing their ability to see the world apart from political outcomes, this coverage defines Republicans as an immoral enemy that must be destroyed. For conservatives, this deluge of deception about themselves and those they support is nothing less than an assault on their sanity, as they are incessantly told what they see, hear and understand is false, ugly and dangerous. It is literally maddening. It is not a two-way street. Conservative news outlets also spread falsehoods and demonize progressives, but they do not control the national discourse. The latest example of media malfeasance is its coverage of the criminal mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week because they believe the 2020 election was fraudulent. This isolated incident of violence by a small group of Trump supporters has been widely condemned by Democrats and Republicans who have properly demanded that perpetrators be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Nevertheless the media, which at long last has an example to support its pet narrative that conservatives are a clear and present danger to the Republic, has been inflating the threat while suggesting the vandals represent all Trump voters. Hence the claim that the mob was orchestrating a coup. Whatever its intention, that ragtag crew was never going to topple our constitutional government. But such basic common sense is irrelevant to a media that just wants to score points for its side. That violence, however, did not arise out of thin air. It follows at least a decade of sustained efforts by progressives to challenge election results through direct action – starting with the takeover of the Wisconsin statehouse in 2011 and the Moral Monday protests launched in North Carolina in 2013. Those angry but peaceful protests evolved into the Black Lives Matter and antifa-led insurrections that began last spring and have led to multiple deaths and billions of dollars in property damage. The mainstream media and top Democrats downplayed that violence and celebrated the lawbreakers. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris encouraged her supporters to contribute to the bail funds for people arrested in connection with the arson and looting that ravaged Minneapolis. Echoing false coverage in the mainstream media, President-elect Joe Biden fanned the flames of division last week when he smeared the U.S. Capitol Police as racist by claiming, without evidence, that they were soft on the mob because they were white. “No one can tell me,” Biden said on Jan. 7, “that if that had been a group of Black Lives Matter protesting yesterday, they would have been treated very, very differently than the mob of thugs that stormed the Capitol." Never mind that the police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, or that they fatally shot an unarmed woman. And never mind that law enforcement’s response to the summer protests was largely marked by restraint. BLM protesters were allowed to march through the streets and intimidate their fellow citizens with impunity in D.C. and elsewhere and to illegally occupy entire neighborhoods. The facts don’t matter if they don’t serve the narrative. Democrats argue that it is worse to attack the U.S. Capitol than loot businesses and torch police stations in America’s cities. Perhaps so, but both are beyond the pale. As many Republicans still challenge the results of the 2020 election, the media and Democrats are claiming such questions threaten our democracy. Down the memory hole is the fact these same people spent four years claiming President Trump worked with the Russians to steal the 2016 race. Biden said, “I absolutely agree” after a woman called Trump an “illegitimate president” last year. Biden has also joined Harris and other top Democrats in claiming that Stacey Abrams was robbed of victory in the 2018 Georgia governor’s race by Republican subterfuge. Instead of castigating Abrams for stoking conspiracy theories, the media portrays her as a champion of justice. The failure to raise these points and thus contextualize last week’s abhorrent violence is journalistic malpractice. Instead of exploring the idea that Trump supporters were taking a page out of the progressive playbook, our major news outlets are portraying the violence as proof of the GOP’s singularly dark soul. Such duplicity has become business as usual at these outlets. While Trump explicitly condemned neo-Nazis and white supremacists in his post-Charlottesville press conference (and on countless other occasions), the mainstream press – and Joe Biden – insisted he did not. During the 2020 campaign, the press helped Biden advance the false claim that information found on his son Hunter’s laptop was “Russian disinformation” even though the candidate himself offered no evidence of this strange assertion or even denied the veracity of the information found on it. The same press corps that uncritically reported on unfounded and often wild sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh worked to undermine Tara Reade’s more recent accusations against Biden. Many people hope that, having defeated Trump, the mainstream media will right its ship and recommit itself to journalism’s best values. This is wishful thinking. The evidence demonstrates that it has embraced a partisan role. The editors and reporters at our nation’s leading news organizations believe there is a single truth – and it is theirs. Our democracy is dying in this darkness.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/13/trumps_packing_his_bags_but_partisan_media_is_here_to_stay_145018.html
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2021-01-13T00:00:00
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[ "As leaders of the anti-Trump “resistance,” America’s major newspapers, magazines, network and liberal cable news outlets abandoned journalistic principles to become propaganda arms of the Democrat party and the activist left. They have cast aside their historic commitment to open inquiry and fairness to protect Democrats while portraying Donald Trump as a traitor and his supporters as white supremacists.\nA free press is essential to the functioning of a democratic Republic. It is a key channel for the free exchange and scrutiny of ideas. As the mainstream media has abandoned this role while advancing some narratives, no matter their faults, and delegitimizing others, no matter their merits, it is not surprising that cancel culture and anti-conservative censorship are flourishing on social media. Intimidation, coercion and punishment have always been the instruments of choice to silence dissent and destroy freedom.\nThe media’s partisanship is also a major contributor to the rage that defines the national mood. For progressives, who are increasingly losing their ability to see the world apart from political outcomes, this coverage defines Republicans as an immoral enemy that must be destroyed.\nFor conservatives, this deluge of deception about themselves and those they support is nothing less than an assault on their sanity, as they are incessantly told what they see, hear and understand is false, ugly and dangerous. It is literally maddening.\nIt is not a two-way street. Conservative news outlets also spread falsehoods and demonize progressives, but they do not control the national discourse.\nThe latest example of media malfeasance is its coverage of the criminal mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week because they believe the 2020 election was fraudulent. This isolated incident of violence by a small group of Trump supporters has been widely condemned by Democrats and Republicans who have properly demanded that perpetrators be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.\nNevertheless the media, which at long last has an example to support its pet narrative that conservatives are a clear and present danger to the Republic, has been inflating the threat while suggesting the vandals represent all Trump voters. Hence the claim that the mob was orchestrating a coup. Whatever its intention, that ragtag crew was never going to topple our constitutional government. But such basic common sense is irrelevant to a media that just wants to score points for its side.\nThat violence, however, did not arise out of thin air. It follows at least a decade of sustained efforts by progressives to challenge election results through direct action – starting with the takeover of the Wisconsin statehouse in 2011 and the Moral Monday protests launched in North Carolina in 2013. Those angry but peaceful protests evolved into the Black Lives Matter and antifa-led insurrections that began last spring and have led to multiple deaths and billions of dollars in property damage.\nThe mainstream media and top Democrats downplayed that violence and celebrated the lawbreakers. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris encouraged her supporters to contribute to the bail funds for people arrested in connection with the arson and looting that ravaged Minneapolis.\nEchoing false coverage in the mainstream media, President-elect Joe Biden fanned the flames of division last week when he smeared the U.S. Capitol Police as racist by claiming, without evidence, that they were soft on the mob because they were white. “No one can tell me,” Biden said on Jan. 7, “that if that had been a group of Black Lives Matter protesting yesterday, they would have been treated very, very differently than the mob of thugs that stormed the Capitol.\"\nNever mind that the police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, or that they fatally shot an unarmed woman. And never mind that law enforcement’s response to the summer protests was largely marked by restraint. BLM protesters were allowed to march through the streets and intimidate their fellow citizens with impunity in D.C. and elsewhere and to illegally occupy entire neighborhoods. The facts don’t matter if they don’t serve the narrative.\nDemocrats argue that it is worse to attack the U.S. Capitol than loot businesses and torch police stations in America’s cities. Perhaps so, but both are beyond the pale. As many Republicans still challenge the results of the 2020 election, the media and Democrats are claiming such questions threaten our democracy. Down the memory hole is the fact these same people spent four years claiming President Trump worked with the Russians to steal the 2016 race. Biden said, “I absolutely agree” after a woman called Trump an “illegitimate president” last year.\nBiden has also joined Harris and other top Democrats in claiming that Stacey Abrams was robbed of victory in the 2018 Georgia governor’s race by Republican subterfuge. Instead of castigating Abrams for stoking conspiracy theories, the media portrays her as a champion of justice.\nThe failure to raise these points and thus contextualize last week’s abhorrent violence is journalistic malpractice. Instead of exploring the idea that Trump supporters were taking a page out of the progressive playbook, our major news outlets are portraying the violence as proof of the GOP’s singularly dark soul.\nSuch duplicity has become business as usual at these outlets. While Trump explicitly condemned neo-Nazis and white supremacists in his post-Charlottesville press conference (and on countless other occasions), the mainstream press – and Joe Biden – insisted he did not.\nDuring the 2020 campaign, the press helped Biden advance the false claim that information found on his son Hunter’s laptop was “Russian disinformation” even though the candidate himself offered no evidence of this strange assertion or even denied the veracity of the information found on it.\nThe same press corps that uncritically reported on unfounded and often wild sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh worked to undermine Tara Reade’s more recent accusations against Biden.\nMany people hope that, having defeated Trump, the mainstream media will right its ship and recommit itself to journalism’s best values. This is wishful thinking. The evidence demonstrates that it has embraced a partisan role. The editors and reporters at our nation’s leading news organizations believe there is a single truth – and it is theirs.\nOur democracy is dying in this darkness.", "Trump's Packing His Bags, But Partisan Media Is Here to Stay", "As leaders of the anti-Trump “resistance,” America’s major newspapers, magazines, network and liberal cable news outlets abandoned journalistic..." ]
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It Didn't Have To End This Way | RealClearPolitics
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2021-01-06T13:20:31
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Trump Still Says He Won. What Happens Next? | RealClearPolitics
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Trump Still Says He Won. What Happens Next? A republic works only when the losers of elections accept the results and the legitimacy of their opponents.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/06/trump_still_says_he_won_what_happens_next_532773.html
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2021-01-06T00:00:00
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[ "Trump Still Says He Won. What Happens Next?\nA republic works only when the losers of elections accept the results and the legitimacy of their opponents.", "Trump Still Says He Won. What Happens Next?", "Trump Still Says He Won. What Happens Next? | RealClearPolitics" ]
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China Should Let Covid-19 Investigators Do Their Work | RealClearPolitics
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[ "China Should Let Covid-19 Investigators Do Their Work", "China Should Let Covid-19 Investigators Do Their Work | RealClearPolitics" ]
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Who Will Replace Sen. Portman in Ohio? | RealClearPolitics
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Who Will Replace Sen. Portman in Ohio?
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[ "Who Will Replace Sen. Portman in Ohio?", "Who Will Replace Sen. Portman in Ohio? | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-12T18:44:38
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We were all told that 2021 would be a better year for the country, but the first two weeks could hardly have been worse. The left is out to discredit not just...
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Liberalism Will Be Unleashed -- and Will Fail Again
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We were all told that 2021 would be a better year for the country, but the first two weeks could hardly have been worse. The left is out to discredit not just President Donald Trump and his indefensible behavior since the election but also his ideas. They are triumphantly saying that free market conservatism is dead and that the era of big government is back with a vengeance. Not so fast. I've lived through two major Democratic takeovers of Washington in my 35 years inside the capital beltway. The first was in 1993, when Bill Clinton and the "new Democrats" seized complete control of power, and the second was in 2009, with the Barack Obama "hope and change" liberal agenda. In both cases, Democrats and their liberal allies outran their mandate from voters with "Hillarycare" and then "Obamacare," obscenely obese spending bills, and a regulatory vice grip on American businesses large and small. In both cases, within two years of unchecked liberal mischief, voters had had it and pummeled the Democrats with massive Republican victories from coast to coast from local dogcatcher races to congressional seats and governorships. My prediction is this is precisely what Democrats will do. The dominant far-left wing of the party will feel uncaged. The "squad" in the House, led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will be demanding a take-no-prisoners rush to socialist policies on health care, education, student loans and climate change. President-elect Joe Biden has already announced that, right out of the gate, the Democrats will ram through a $2 to $3 trillion stimulus bill with the debt careening past the $30 trillion mark. Yes, they will try to jerry-rig the rules in Washington to sidestep every check and balance that was installed by our Founding Fathers and nearly 230 years of speed bumps to protect the rights of the minority. This means adios to the Senate filibuster and hello to court-packing schemes. The House Democrats have already canceled the "pay as you go" budget rules requiring new spending to be offset with other deficit-reduction measures. This whole leftist power agenda has a name: the "Great Reset," which is a repudiation of capitalism and free markets and a grand tilt toward re-empowering the elites and the ruling class. The globalists are all for it. So is the pope. Putting America first is to be replaced with globalism. As sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, Americans will be repulsed by this anti-freedom agenda. The nation voted against Trump's antics and his bombastic personality, not his policies -- which were a spectacular success, particularly on the economy. Let's not forget that right before the November elections, almost 6 of 10 Americans said the country was better off today than four years ago -- i.e., the end of the Obama-Biden regime. Biden promised that the agenda of Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders would be kicked to the side of the road, but that's not where the party in Washington is. That's not where last year's most liberal senator, Kamala Harris, is at. Democrats will concentrate power in Washington and refill the swamp. Most voters still want it drained. To save the country from socialism -- which voters in 2020 said they clearly do NOT want -- Republicans need to do what former Rep. Newt Gingrich did in 1993 and 1994 and the "young guns" in the House did in 2009 and 2010: play defense like it's fourth down on the one-yard line and lay out an alternative vision for America based on opportunity, freedom, free markets, choices and, yes, making America great again. Conservatives may have lost the reins of power in Washington, but they won nearly everywhere else coast to coast in November. Meanwhile, the GOP's corps of superstar governors, from Ron DeSantis of Florida to Pete Ricketts of Nebraska to Kristi Noem in South Dakota, among others, must show to the country the alternative and superior vision to progressivism. The Biden-Pelosi-Schumer juggernaut is going to be like tanks streaming over the border. Of course, the victims of progressivism and redistributionism, as always, will be the very people who benefited the most from Trump policies: the poor, the working class and minorities. Liberalism has been unleashed, but it has also been put on trial in 2021 and 2022. I'd bet high odds that voters will convict it two years from now. COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/12/liberalism_will_be_unleashed_--_and_will_fail_again_145012.html
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2021-01-12T00:00:00
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[ "We were all told that 2021 would be a better year for the country, but the first two weeks could hardly have been worse. The left is out to discredit not just President Donald Trump and his indefensible behavior since the election but also his ideas. They are triumphantly saying that free market conservatism is dead and that the era of big government is back with a vengeance. Not so fast.\nI've lived through two major Democratic takeovers of Washington in my 35 years inside the capital beltway. The first was in 1993, when Bill Clinton and the \"new Democrats\" seized complete control of power, and the second was in 2009, with the Barack Obama \"hope and change\" liberal agenda. In both cases, Democrats and their liberal allies outran their mandate from voters with \"Hillarycare\" and then \"Obamacare,\" obscenely obese spending bills, and a regulatory vice grip on American businesses large and small.\nIn both cases, within two years of unchecked liberal mischief, voters had had it and pummeled the Democrats with massive Republican victories from coast to coast from local dogcatcher races to congressional seats and governorships.\nMy prediction is this is precisely what Democrats will do. The dominant far-left wing of the party will feel uncaged. The \"squad\" in the House, led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will be demanding a take-no-prisoners rush to socialist policies on health care, education, student loans and climate change. President-elect Joe Biden has already announced that, right out of the gate, the Democrats will ram through a $2 to $3 trillion stimulus bill with the debt careening past the $30 trillion mark.\nYes, they will try to jerry-rig the rules in Washington to sidestep every check and balance that was installed by our Founding Fathers and nearly 230 years of speed bumps to protect the rights of the minority. This means adios to the Senate filibuster and hello to court-packing schemes. The House Democrats have already canceled the \"pay as you go\" budget rules requiring new spending to be offset with other deficit-reduction measures.\nThis whole leftist power agenda has a name: the \"Great Reset,\" which is a repudiation of capitalism and free markets and a grand tilt toward re-empowering the elites and the ruling class. The globalists are all for it. So is the pope. Putting America first is to be replaced with globalism.\nAs sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, Americans will be repulsed by this anti-freedom agenda. The nation voted against Trump's antics and his bombastic personality, not his policies -- which were a spectacular success, particularly on the economy. Let's not forget that right before the November elections, almost 6 of 10 Americans said the country was better off today than four years ago -- i.e., the end of the Obama-Biden regime. Biden promised that the agenda of Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders would be kicked to the side of the road, but that's not where the party in Washington is. That's not where last year's most liberal senator, Kamala Harris, is at. Democrats will concentrate power in Washington and refill the swamp. Most voters still want it drained.\nTo save the country from socialism -- which voters in 2020 said they clearly do NOT want -- Republicans need to do what former Rep. Newt Gingrich did in 1993 and 1994 and the \"young guns\" in the House did in 2009 and 2010: play defense like it's fourth down on the one-yard line and lay out an alternative vision for America based on opportunity, freedom, free markets, choices and, yes, making America great again.\nConservatives may have lost the reins of power in Washington, but they won nearly everywhere else coast to coast in November. Meanwhile, the GOP's corps of superstar governors, from Ron DeSantis of Florida to Pete Ricketts of Nebraska to Kristi Noem in South Dakota, among others, must show to the country the alternative and superior vision to progressivism.\nThe Biden-Pelosi-Schumer juggernaut is going to be like tanks streaming over the border. Of course, the victims of progressivism and redistributionism, as always, will be the very people who benefited the most from Trump policies: the poor, the working class and minorities.\nLiberalism has been unleashed, but it has also been put on trial in 2021 and 2022. I'd bet high odds that voters will convict it two years from now.\nCOPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM", "Liberalism Will Be Unleashed -- and Will Fail Again", "We were all told that 2021 would be a better year for the country, but the first two weeks could hardly have been worse. The left is out to discredit not just..." ]
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2021-01-26T17:25:21
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The War on Free Speech Takes a Sinister Shape | RealClearPolitics
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2021-01-26T00:00:00
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[ "The War on Free Speech Takes a Sinister Shape", "The War on Free Speech Takes a Sinister Shape | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-04T03:23:42
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2020 Was a Year of Climate Extremes | RealClearPolitics
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2020 was a year of extreme weather around the world. Hot and dry conditions drove record-setting wildfires through vast areas of Australia, California and Brazil and Siberia. A record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season landed a double blow of two hugely destructive storms in Central America. Long-running droughts have destroyed agricultural output and helped to push millions into hunger in Zimbabwe and Madagascar. A super-cyclone unleashed massive floods on India and Bangladesh.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/03/2020_was_a_year_of_climate_extremes_532578.html
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2021-01-03T00:00:00
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[ "2020 was a year of extreme weather around the world. Hot and dry conditions drove record-setting wildfires through vast areas of Australia, California and Brazil and Siberia. A record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season landed a double blow of two hugely destructive storms in Central America. Long-running droughts have destroyed agricultural output and helped to push millions into hunger in Zimbabwe and Madagascar. A super-cyclone unleashed massive floods on India and Bangladesh.", "2020 Was a Year of Climate Extremes", "2020 Was a Year of Climate Extremes | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-05T20:30:13
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How Close Are the Georgia Runoffs? | RealClearPolitics
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Trump is sowing doubts about the electoral process in Georgia, where Republicans need a large number of their supporters to turn out and vote
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2021-01-05T00:00:00
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[ "Trump is sowing doubts about the electoral process in Georgia, where Republicans need a large number of their supporters to turn out and vote", "How Close Are the Georgia Runoffs?", "How Close Are the Georgia Runoffs? | RealClearPolitics" ]
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Resisting the Left's Bogus Narrative About Trump's Presidency | RealClearPolitics
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Resisting the Left's Bogus Narrative About Trump's Presidency
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We must never accept the Left's narrative about Donald Trump's presidency. They will never silence us all.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/20/resisting_the_lefts_bogus_narrative_about_trumps_presidency_533972.html
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2021-01-20T00:00:00
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[ "We must never accept the Left's narrative about Donald Trump's presidency. They will never silence us all.", "Resisting the Left's Bogus Narrative About Trump's Presidency", "Resisting the Left's Bogus Narrative About Trump's Presidency | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-20T18:39:03
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Hospitals have come under sharp criticism for their part in the chaotic COVID-19 vaccine rollout. That’s because in the rush to get the vaccine out quickly,...
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5 Ways Hospitals Can Help Fix Vaccine Rollout Debacle
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Hospitals have come under sharp criticism for their part in the chaotic COVID-19 vaccine rollout. That’s because in the rush to get the vaccine out quickly, many hospitals were shipped more vaccine than anticipated and fewer staff took it than anticipated. As a result, hospitals accrued a vaccine surplus and offered it to their low-risk grad students and young administrative staff working from home and are now scrambling to figure out what to do with the rest. The answer should be simple: give it to older members of your community, but a recent letter from the American Hospital Association cited a number of important barriers to effective vaccine distribution including a lack of coordination and guidance from federal, state, and local governments. In trying to figure out how to best steward their vaccine surplus, some hospitals called their state’s department of health only to be told to simply hold the supply. Most states don’t want to deal with the logistic complexity of transferring the supply and, worse yet, many hospitals are now concerned about negative repercussions from states if they speak out against their guidance. Some hospitals are even worried that if they don’t use their vaccine supply, that they may not receive more. These petty games are hurting everyday Americans, some of whom are sitting ducks in this war against the virus. Many solutions have been proposed, including lotteries or one-shot strategies to dispense all available vaccine doses. The incoming Biden administration has also supported efforts to move vaccine as quickly as possible, but there are hurdles at all levels. So what needs to be done to achieve the goal of vaccinating millions of Americans as soon as possible? Here are a few steps we should take right now: 1. Ignore complicated guidance and just immunize seniors Confusion about complicated tiering of vaccine priority groups is putting hospitals in a decision paralysis. A simple age-based allocation strategy is easy to understand and would translate into a much faster vaccine rollout. Hospitals should be allowed to bypass the complicated CDC, state and local guidance, and immediately offer their vaccine surplus to the oldest and most vulnerable people in the community. In fact, many hospitals have a process in place to offer the flu shot each year to every clinic and hospitalized patient. 2. States should get out of the way States with a requirement that a nurse must administer the vaccine should immediately change this to any health professional. Pharmacists, medical assistants, and other health care workers should be allowed to vaccinate people. Some states are wasting too much time pontificating as to whether community immunizations are best performed at pharmacies and grocery stores rather than hospitals. Pharmacies and grocery stores are the ideal setting given their broad experience with mass community vaccinations. But in the meantime, hospitals should act on their vaccine surplus and dispense it wisely. Hospitals should step up and show leadership in helping the most vulnerable members in their communities. 3. Use big data Hospitals and health systems have the data on who’s most vulnerable through their electronic health record infrastructure. They should harness the power of big data to find those with the age and co-morbidities that place them at greatest risk of mortality. The COVID-19 case fatality rate ranges from 0.001% to 20%. Finding those at greatest risk of COVID-19 mortality is a challenge that is difficult for pharmacies and grocery stores to address, but hospitals are in a strong position to solve it. In the same way that hospitals reach out individually to people in their data when it’s time for their mammogram, colonoscopy or other health screenings, so too can hospitals help identify those at highest risk and hardest to reach. 4. Address vaccine deserts Regional hospitals should redistribute vaccine doses to eliminate these geographic and socioeconomic disparities in health care. While vaccines were being rolled out, the CDC advisory committee on vaccine prioritization and other similar groups met to consider how best to allocate the vaccine. Sadly, the recommendations were issued late (weeks after the initial authorizations were granted by the FDA), after trucks were loaded with vaccine doses and hospitals had secured freezers for storage. This late guidance encouraged procrastination by hospitals because their plan was “Well, let’s wait and see what the states say” and the states said “Well, let’s wait and see what the CDC says.” States and the CDC had nine months to develop an allocation strategy. Tragically, mired in bureaucracy, the government was two weeks late to the vaccine allocation planning party. Not only was the formal guidance late, it was flawed. First, it failed to stratify America’s 23 million health care workers, and instead placed someone like a healthy 34-year-old dermatologist specializing in Botox in the same priority group as a 64-year-old ICU nurse with diabetes and asthma. Algorithms that attempted to accurately identify the priority groups backfired, leaving community-based providers and some private practice clinicians in the dark. The chaos of infighting as well as continued stories of wealthy board members and spouses of hospital administrators obtaining access before others has resulted in vaccine deserts (predominantly rural areas where the vaccine is not available or sparsely available for first priority groups). One Texas country club even announced its vaccine signup for club members on Jan. 11, 2021. 5. Show leadership now Health care is one of the most regulated industries in the world, with incredible oversight and bureaucracy. As a result, many hospital leaders have been overly reluctant to question guidance or challenge authority, but with cases and deaths surging and a burnt-out workforce, now is the time for bold thinking and disruptive ideas. We hope that our hospitals’ leaders will step up in this trying time. We need bold leadership to replace the timid approach many hospitals are taking in being followers of poor government guidance. Hospitals need to lead, not follow. Governments and the medical community are notorious for their nuanced debates. But to fix the nation’s current vaccine rollout debacle, let’s stop arguing about the ideal philosophy and be real. Hospitals need to show leadership in quickly developing a pragmatic plan B strategy that works. We need to focus on giving the vaccine to at-risk seniors quickly, starting with the oldest members of our community on down — a simple strategy that would save the greatest number of American lives. The views of each author do not represent the views of any organization or institution. Marty Makary M.D., M.P.H. is a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is editor-in-chief of Medpage Today and author of the SABEW 2020 Business Book of the Year, “The Price We Pay.”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/20/5_ways_hospitals_can_help_fix_the_vaccine_rollout_debacle_145072.html
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[ "Hospitals have come under sharp criticism for their part in the chaotic COVID-19 vaccine rollout. That’s because in the rush to get the vaccine out quickly, many hospitals were shipped more vaccine than anticipated and fewer staff took it than anticipated. As a result, hospitals accrued a vaccine surplus and offered it to their low-risk grad students and young administrative staff working from home and are now scrambling to figure out what to do with the rest. The answer should be simple: give it to older members of your community, but a recent letter from the American Hospital Association cited a number of important barriers to effective vaccine distribution including a lack of coordination and guidance from federal, state, and local governments.\nIn trying to figure out how to best steward their vaccine surplus, some hospitals called their state’s department of health only to be told to simply hold the supply. Most states don’t want to deal with the logistic complexity of transferring the supply and, worse yet, many hospitals are now concerned about negative repercussions from states if they speak out against their guidance. Some hospitals are even worried that if they don’t use their vaccine supply, that they may not receive more. These petty games are hurting everyday Americans, some of whom are sitting ducks in this war against the virus.\nMany solutions have been proposed, including lotteries or one-shot strategies to dispense all available vaccine doses. The incoming Biden administration has also supported efforts to move vaccine as quickly as possible, but there are hurdles at all levels. So what needs to be done to achieve the goal of vaccinating millions of Americans as soon as possible? Here are a few steps we should take right now:\n1. Ignore complicated guidance and just immunize seniors\nConfusion about complicated tiering of vaccine priority groups is putting hospitals in a decision paralysis. A simple age-based allocation strategy is easy to understand and would translate into a much faster vaccine rollout. Hospitals should be allowed to bypass the complicated CDC, state and local guidance, and immediately offer their vaccine surplus to the oldest and most vulnerable people in the community. In fact, many hospitals have a process in place to offer the flu shot each year to every clinic and hospitalized patient.\n2. States should get out of the way\nStates with a requirement that a nurse must administer the vaccine should immediately change this to any health professional. Pharmacists, medical assistants, and other health care workers should be allowed to vaccinate people.\nSome states are wasting too much time pontificating as to whether community immunizations are best performed at pharmacies and grocery stores rather than hospitals. Pharmacies and grocery stores are the ideal setting given their broad experience with mass community vaccinations. But in the meantime, hospitals should act on their vaccine surplus and dispense it wisely. Hospitals should step up and show leadership in helping the most vulnerable members in their communities.\n3. Use big data\nHospitals and health systems have the data on who’s most vulnerable through their electronic health record infrastructure. They should harness the power of big data to find those with the age and co-morbidities that place them at greatest risk of mortality. The COVID-19 case fatality rate ranges from 0.001% to 20%. Finding those at greatest risk of COVID-19 mortality is a challenge that is difficult for pharmacies and grocery stores to address, but hospitals are in a strong position to solve it. In the same way that hospitals reach out individually to people in their data when it’s time for their mammogram, colonoscopy or other health screenings, so too can hospitals help identify those at highest risk and hardest to reach.\n4. Address vaccine deserts\nRegional hospitals should redistribute vaccine doses to eliminate these geographic and socioeconomic disparities in health care. While vaccines were being rolled out, the CDC advisory committee on vaccine prioritization and other similar groups met to consider how best to allocate the vaccine. Sadly, the recommendations were issued late (weeks after the initial authorizations were granted by the FDA), after trucks were loaded with vaccine doses and hospitals had secured freezers for storage. This late guidance encouraged procrastination by hospitals because their plan was “Well, let’s wait and see what the states say” and the states said “Well, let’s wait and see what the CDC says.” States and the CDC had nine months to develop an allocation strategy. Tragically, mired in bureaucracy, the government was two weeks late to the vaccine allocation planning party.\nNot only was the formal guidance late, it was flawed. First, it failed to stratify America’s 23 million health care workers, and instead placed someone like a healthy 34-year-old dermatologist specializing in Botox in the same priority group as a 64-year-old ICU nurse with diabetes and asthma. Algorithms that attempted to accurately identify the priority groups backfired, leaving community-based providers and some private practice clinicians in the dark. The chaos of infighting as well as continued stories of wealthy board members and spouses of hospital administrators obtaining access before others has resulted in vaccine deserts (predominantly rural areas where the vaccine is not available or sparsely available for first priority groups). One Texas country club even announced its vaccine signup for club members on Jan. 11, 2021.\n5. Show leadership now\nHealth care is one of the most regulated industries in the world, with incredible oversight and bureaucracy. As a result, many hospital leaders have been overly reluctant to question guidance or challenge authority, but with cases and deaths surging and a burnt-out workforce, now is the time for bold thinking and disruptive ideas. We hope that our hospitals’ leaders will step up in this trying time. We need bold leadership to replace the timid approach many hospitals are taking in being followers of poor government guidance. Hospitals need to lead, not follow.\nGovernments and the medical community are notorious for their nuanced debates. But to fix the nation’s current vaccine rollout debacle, let’s stop arguing about the ideal philosophy and be real. Hospitals need to show leadership in quickly developing a pragmatic plan B strategy that works. We need to focus on giving the vaccine to at-risk seniors quickly, starting with the oldest members of our community on down — a simple strategy that would save the greatest number of American lives.\nThe views of each author do not represent the views of any organization or institution.\nMarty Makary M.D., M.P.H. is a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is editor-in-chief of Medpage Today and author of the SABEW 2020 Business Book of the Year, “The Price We Pay.”", "5 Ways Hospitals Can Help Fix Vaccine Rollout Debacle", "Hospitals have come under sharp criticism for their part in the chaotic COVID-19 vaccine rollout. That’s because in the rush to get the vaccine out quickly,..." ]
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Most House Republicans Did What the Rioters Wanted | RealClearPolitics
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Most House Republicans Did What the Rioters Wanted January 6, 2021, will surely live in infamy—the day the United States Capitol was stormed by a mob, forcing legislators to evacuate in a rush and leaving five dead, including a police officer.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/14/most_house_republicans_did_what_the_rioters_wanted_533429.html
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[ "Most House Republicans Did What the Rioters Wanted\nJanuary 6, 2021, will surely live in infamy—the day the United States Capitol was stormed by a mob, forcing legislators to evacuate in a rush and leaving five dead, including a police officer.", "Most House Republicans Did What the Rioters Wanted", "Most House Republicans Did What the Rioters Wanted | RealClearPolitics" ]
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Trump's Reckoning and America's | RealClearPolitics
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Only after a riot and an attempted coup has Congress finally ended the 2020 Presidential election.
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[ "Only after a riot and an attempted coup has Congress finally ended the 2020 Presidential election.", "Trump's Reckoning and America's", "Trump's Reckoning and America's | RealClearPolitics" ]
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Congress Certifies Biden's Election Win After Day of Turmoil | RealClearPolitics
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Congress Certifies Biden's Election Win After Day of Turmoil Congress certified Biden's 2020 victory after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, derailing the process for several hours.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/07/congress_certifies_bidens_election_win_after_day_of_turmoil_532878.html
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2021-01-07T00:00:00
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[ "Congress Certifies Biden's Election Win After Day of Turmoil\nCongress certified Biden's 2020 victory after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, derailing the process for several hours.", "Congress Certifies Biden's Election Win After Day of Turmoil", "Congress Certifies Biden's Election Win After Day of Turmoil | RealClearPolitics" ]
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The policies of defeated one-term presidents are not as easily reversed as their victorious successors, suffused with campaign rhetoric, sometimes suppose they...
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Will Democrats Ditch a Policy That's Produced More Equal Incomes?
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The policies of defeated one-term presidents are not as easily reversed as their victorious successors, suffused with campaign rhetoric, sometimes suppose they will be. Even when, as now, the winning party has majorities in both houses of Congress. Those margins, after Democrats' wins in the U.S. Senate races in Georgia Tuesday, are tenuous, 51-50 in the Senate, 222-211 in the House. They're eerily similar to Republicans' margins when George W. Bush became president 20 years ago, 51-50 in the Senate, 221-212 in the House. Those narrow margins didn't prevent Bush from serious legislative accomplishments -- a major tax bill, a bipartisan education bill. But such results are not easily duplicable today. The government then was running surpluses, not record deficits, and the parties' caucuses then were less ideologically homogeneous. Partisan feelings are rawer as well. We have passed through four years of Hillary Clinton and other top Democrats proclaiming Donald Trump's presidency was "illegitimate" and pursuing the Russian-collusion hoax. Trump is trumping that by attacking his defeat as "fraudulent" and threatening to keep delegitimizing his successor and to attack Republicans who don't join him. One dismal and escalating departure from norms after another. Even so, the comparatively calm business of policymaking can and will go on. And while the narrow Democratic majorities will naturally reverse some Trump policies, there's a serious argument for pausing to consider what their predecessors got right. Such as economic equity. The macroeconomy during the first three Trump years grew robustly, with real median household income rising 9% after near-zero growth from 1999 to 2016. Even more striking, gains in the Trump years were greatest at the low-income levels, rather than high-income levels: 4.7% wage growth among the lowest quarter of earners in 2019, with the bottom 90% increasing their share of overall earnings for the first time in a decade. Since the 1980s, Democrats have been lamenting stagnant wages among low earners even as billionaires make dazzling gains. Republicans have sometimes sung the same tune. But nonetheless, the trend continued during the Bill Clinton, George Bush and Barack Obama presidencies. Democrats' tax increases on high earners didn't reverse this. Neither did their 2009 stimulus package or 2010 health care law. Something else did in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Now, it's true, as Obama administration economist Jason Furman argued recently in the Wall Street Journal, that political and economic cycles are not always in sync and the effects of particular policies are hard to untangle from other factors. But Furman passes lightly over Trump policies that were designed to affect wages in the way that actually occurred. They were identified by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, in a column where he explained he was tempted to vote for Trump, as loose money and less immigration. "The economy under Trump was the best for the working class in two decades. And kicking him out means we go back to mass low-skilled immigration, back to wage stagnation," Douthat wrote. "Look, we just ran the policy experiment! Tighter borders, higher wages." In fact, low-skill and illegal immigration from south of the border dropped sharply after the 2007 housing bust and apparently hasn't reached those levels again. The total immigration population increased by about 650,000 annually from 2010 to 2017, according to the Center for Immigration Studies, but fell to an average of about 200,000 annually in 2018 and 2019. Also, America has been getting an increasing proportion of immigrants from Asia than from Latin America, and so, we have moved to the higher-skill immigration flow both parties say they want. Note that these changes occurred without major legislation. The stated intention to enforce current laws rigorously, and the pressure effectively asserted on Mexico to aid that enforcement, seem to have discouraged many potential low-skill immigrants from coming. Similarly, perceptions of a decreasing supply of low-wage immigrant workers appear to have prompted employers to offer higher wages. In campaigning, President-elect Joe Biden and other Democrats have suggested they will completely reverse what they consider to be the hateful and bigoted Trump immigration policies. But now they're suddenly hesitant. They're obviously wary of the spectacle of large crowds along the Rio Grande chanting, "Biden! Biden!" and then crossing the river and blending into the population. This looks like fear of public reaction and perhaps lack of confidence in sympathetic media's ability to smother coverage of surging illegal immigration as they did of Hunter Biden's laptop. Or perhaps it's a recognition by politicians who fancy themselves the protectors of the little guy, even as they brag about how much money their voters make, that policies they've called racist have been producing economic gains they've for years promised for -- and not delivered to -- working-class Americans. COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/08/will_democrats_ditch_a_policy_thats_produced_more_equal_incomes_144994.html
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2021-01-08T00:00:00
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[ "The policies of defeated one-term presidents are not as easily reversed as their victorious successors, suffused with campaign rhetoric, sometimes suppose they will be. Even when, as now, the winning party has majorities in both houses of Congress.\nThose margins, after Democrats' wins in the U.S. Senate races in Georgia Tuesday, are tenuous, 51-50 in the Senate, 222-211 in the House. They're eerily similar to Republicans' margins when George W. Bush became president 20 years ago, 51-50 in the Senate, 221-212 in the House.\nThose narrow margins didn't prevent Bush from serious legislative accomplishments -- a major tax bill, a bipartisan education bill. But such results are not easily duplicable today. The government then was running surpluses, not record deficits, and the parties' caucuses then were less ideologically homogeneous.\nPartisan feelings are rawer as well. We have passed through four years of Hillary Clinton and other top Democrats proclaiming Donald Trump's presidency was \"illegitimate\" and pursuing the Russian-collusion hoax. Trump is trumping that by attacking his defeat as \"fraudulent\" and threatening to keep delegitimizing his successor and to attack Republicans who don't join him.\nOne dismal and escalating departure from norms after another.\nEven so, the comparatively calm business of policymaking can and will go on. And while the narrow Democratic majorities will naturally reverse some Trump policies, there's a serious argument for pausing to consider what their predecessors got right.\nSuch as economic equity. The macroeconomy during the first three Trump years grew robustly, with real median household income rising 9% after near-zero growth from 1999 to 2016.\nEven more striking, gains in the Trump years were greatest at the low-income levels, rather than high-income levels: 4.7% wage growth among the lowest quarter of earners in 2019, with the bottom 90% increasing their share of overall earnings for the first time in a decade.\nSince the 1980s, Democrats have been lamenting stagnant wages among low earners even as billionaires make dazzling gains. Republicans have sometimes sung the same tune. But nonetheless, the trend continued during the Bill Clinton, George Bush and Barack Obama presidencies.\nDemocrats' tax increases on high earners didn't reverse this. Neither did their 2009 stimulus package or 2010 health care law. Something else did in 2017, 2018 and 2019.\nNow, it's true, as Obama administration economist Jason Furman argued recently in the Wall Street Journal, that political and economic cycles are not always in sync and the effects of particular policies are hard to untangle from other factors.\nBut Furman passes lightly over Trump policies that were designed to affect wages in the way that actually occurred. They were identified by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, in a column where he explained he was tempted to vote for Trump, as loose money and less immigration. \"The economy under Trump was the best for the working class in two decades. And kicking him out means we go back to mass low-skilled immigration, back to wage stagnation,\" Douthat wrote. \"Look, we just ran the policy experiment! Tighter borders, higher wages.\"\nIn fact, low-skill and illegal immigration from south of the border dropped sharply after the 2007 housing bust and apparently hasn't reached those levels again. The total immigration population increased by about 650,000 annually from 2010 to 2017, according to the Center for Immigration Studies, but fell to an average of about 200,000 annually in 2018 and 2019. Also, America has been getting an increasing proportion of immigrants from Asia than from Latin America, and so, we have moved to the higher-skill immigration flow both parties say they want.\nNote that these changes occurred without major legislation. The stated intention to enforce current laws rigorously, and the pressure effectively asserted on Mexico to aid that enforcement, seem to have discouraged many potential low-skill immigrants from coming. Similarly, perceptions of a decreasing supply of low-wage immigrant workers appear to have prompted employers to offer higher wages.\nIn campaigning, President-elect Joe Biden and other Democrats have suggested they will completely reverse what they consider to be the hateful and bigoted Trump immigration policies. But now they're suddenly hesitant. They're obviously wary of the spectacle of large crowds along the Rio Grande chanting, \"Biden! Biden!\" and then crossing the river and blending into the population.\nThis looks like fear of public reaction and perhaps lack of confidence in sympathetic media's ability to smother coverage of surging illegal immigration as they did of Hunter Biden's laptop. Or perhaps it's a recognition by politicians who fancy themselves the protectors of the little guy, even as they brag about how much money their voters make, that policies they've called racist have been producing economic gains they've for years promised for -- and not delivered to -- working-class Americans.\nCOPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM", "Will Democrats Ditch a Policy That's Produced More Equal Incomes?", "The policies of defeated one-term presidents are not as easily reversed as their victorious successors, suffused with campaign rhetoric, sometimes suppose they..." ]
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Biden's Impending Blunder Will Cause Border Stampede | RealClearPolitics
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In late December of last year, President-elect Joe Biden sought to lower expectations about any swift changes in immigration and asylum policies once he took office. Though he had pledged to make a clear break with the tough stance against illegal immigrants implemented by the Trump administration, in comments made a few days before Christmas, Biden spoke as if he understood that events were already starting to overtake his desire for a "more compassionate" approach to the issue.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/19/bidens_impending_blunder_will_cause_border_stampede_533874.html
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[ "In late December of last year, President-elect Joe Biden sought to lower expectations about any swift changes in immigration and asylum policies once he took office. Though he had pledged to make a clear break with the tough stance against illegal immigrants implemented by the Trump administration, in comments made a few days before Christmas, Biden spoke as if he understood that events were already starting to overtake his desire for a \"more compassionate\" approach to the issue.", "Biden's Impending Blunder Will Cause Border Stampede", "Biden's Impending Blunder Will Cause Border Stampede | RealClearPolitics" ]
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“Who guards the guardians?” Generally, this is a warning spoken about the threat of tyranny in the form of security agencies, secret police or military...
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“Who guards the guardians?” Generally, this is a warning spoken about the threat of tyranny in the form of security agencies, secret police or military units that might take political power in a free society. But today, we need to amend the original quote to reflect the growing threat of social media to free speech and to democracy itself: “Who guards the guardians of information?” Because for the past few months, Twitter, Facebook and Google have shown they wield more power individually and jointly than any political party, any media corporation, or any member of Congress or president. Yet they operate without regulation and without oversight as the virtual worldwide directorate of information. We saw those companies suppress information prior to the November presidential election regarding Joe Biden’s connection to his son Hunter’s business interests in China, Ukraine, Russia and elsewhere. We have watched as conservatives have repeatedly been deplatformed or demonetized by these same social media giants. Videos are also regularly banned because the point of view expressed is different from the official Democratic Party line. Now, in the wake of getting their desired result in the Electoral College, the Big Tech oligarchs have been emboldened and are going even further to restrict speech. President Trump has been banned by Facebook and Instagram until at least after Joe Biden’s inauguration. Mark Zuckerberg posted a statement explaining that “President Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden.” How exactly does Zuckerberg know what the president intends to do? This has all the earmarks of “pre-crime,” as depicted in the science fiction movie “Minority Report.” Intention is something God knows, but (thank God!) Facebook doesn’t. Zuckerberg’s statement is, of course, also inaccurate since it was issued after Trump publicly promised “an orderly transition on January 20th.” Trump neither condoned nor incited “violent insurrection,” as Zuckerberg also alleged, but it doesn’t matter because the president of the United States is powerless against the monolithic power of Facebook. There is no appeal, no higher authority, no recourse. You are just supposed to shut up and take it. Not to be outdone, Twitter later “suspended” Trump’s account permanently “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.” If they can do that to the president of the United States, you can imagine how little chance the rest of us have if we dare to speak out on behalf of him or other conservatives. Former Democrat Brandon Straka’s WalkAway movement was erased from Facebook with the flip of a switch, and Google-owned YouTube has now banned outright all videos posted after Dec. 9, 2020, that discuss the possibility of voter fraud in the recent presidential election. “As we shared previously, we do not allow content that misleads people by alleging that widespread fraud or errors changed the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election,” YouTube’s statement reads. How outrageous! The only difference between this and the suppression of free speech in China is that the Chinese Communist Party doesn’t bother with an explanation. What else will be purged out of existence by the social media giants? Alternatives to the Warren Report on the JFK assassination? Information about Chinese slave labor that could be embarrassing to U.S. companies that have ties to the CCP? Proof that the Deep State spent four years trying to sabotage the presidency of Donald Trump — and finally succeeded? Fact is, we won’t know what they are keeping from us because “He who controls the media controls the minds of the public.” That’s not my original thought. It’s attributed to leftist philosopher Noam Chomsky in that form, but it’s not original to him either. As long as there has been mass media, the sentiment has been well-known. One of my favorite iterations comes from Malcolm X, the iconic civil rights leader who seized back his identity from the malignant media by writing “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” with Alex Haley. According to Malcolm: “The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses. The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make the criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. ... If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” Damn right, and that statement is 1,000% more true if you elide “newspapers” and substitute “social media.” Face it, the power of Zuckerberg at Facebook or Jack Dorsey at Twitter has no rival in the history of information monopolies. The folks who brought you the Tower of Babel gave it a good try, but they were pikers compared to the digital demons who now seek to dictate the nation’s narrative. Of course, defenders of these monopolies point out that they are free-enterprise success stories. Whatever power they have resulted from hard work and ingenuity. They provide a valuable service and do so for each customer on a voluntary basis. Take it or leave it, right? But more and more, you can’t take it or leave it. The social media footprint is so big that it has left an impression on every part of the globe. If you try to avoid it, you’ll be like an ant kicked out of the colony or a bee banished from the hive. That’s what gives these particular monopolies such a dangerous power. Increasingly, to a growing number of people, life itself seems impossible without their technological concoction. Google puts the world at our fingertips. Twitter and Facebook embrace us with the comfort of community. YouTube is an endless encore of entertainment and diversion. What more could we need? So the very idea of restricting these social media giants — or breaking them up — is a terrifying concept to many. Yet our growing dependence on them has reached a point where we either seize back power from them or risk losing our independence all together. President Trump and a few other hardy souls have contemplated removing the so-called Section 230 protections from Internet behemoths, but that would not likely accomplish much. Essentially, Section 230 absolves Internet-based media from responsibility for the writings of individuals posted thereon. Protection from lawsuits is based on the concept that a company like Facebook is not a publisher so much as a platform, a blank slate where others can come by and scribble anything they desire. The owner of the blank slate is deemed to be without responsibility because he neither invited nor encouraged any particular behavior, but just stood by as an impartial silent witness. Of course, that description no longer fits the activist model of Facebook, Twitter and Google. They are neither silent nor impartial. And unlike the government, they have no First Amendment prohibiting them from shutting down viewpoints they disagree with. They dictate what content is acceptable and what content is not. They control who can access the blank slate and who can’t, just as a magazine controls who can have a story printed and who can’t. That is the very definition of a publisher. But even if Section 230 were repealed, it is too little too late. By now, the social media giants have gotten used to wielding huge power and they are unlikely to surrender it just to avoid a lawsuit or two. Big Tech sits on a treasure of unimaginable proportions and will continue to use it to buy the silence of the government and the consumers whom they control. No, pulling the plug on 230 is not the answer. Which brings me to my not-so-modest proposal — nationalizing the social media industry in order to protect free speech and save the republic. It may be too late, but maybe not, and the Constitution is worth saving if we have any chance at all. The first argument against such a move is that we don’t want to consolidate more power in the hands of government, but that fundamentally misunderstands the problem. The government is constrained by the Constitution whereas Twitter and Facebook as private entities are constrained by nothing. Nationalization would ensure that social media would be subject to the First Amendment just like the rest of the government. Big Tech could no longer ban individuals or movements simply for having a different point of view. Don’t tell me it can’t be done. Of course, nationalization of any industry is a desperate measure, and not one to be taken lightly, but it’s been done repeatedly during our history when the emergency required it, and unless you want to go the way of Communist China, then the emergency requires it. Yes, it would be expensive, but let’s put it in perspective. Facebook is worth just under $750 billion. Google, in the form of its parent corporation, is worth a cool trillion. Twitter is the baby on the block — with a current valuation of under $45 billion. Uncle Sam could nationalize the whole bunch of them, plus three or four other platforms, for $2 trillion, which as we now know is just the price of doing business in a dangerous world. Heck, the CARES Act, the first COVID relief and stimulus bill, was worth $2.2 trillion. To my mind, it’s a small price to pay to ensure that all of us — even conservatives such as myself — have a guaranteed right to influence the public debate and, perhaps even more importantly, a guaranteed opportunity to be exposed to any and all points of view so that I can make up my own mind. That can’t happen now, but if the government were to nationalize the social networking industry, then Facebook and Twitter would be subject to the same rule as every other public square in America — the right to free speech shall not be abridged. Not by Mark. Not by Jack. Not by nobody.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/09/nationalize_facebook_twitter_to_preserve_free_speech.html
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[ "“Who guards the guardians?”\nGenerally, this is a warning spoken about the threat of tyranny in the form of security agencies, secret police or military units that might take political power in a free society. But today, we need to amend the original quote to reflect the growing threat of social media to free speech and to democracy itself: “Who guards the guardians of information?”\nBecause for the past few months, Twitter, Facebook and Google have shown they wield more power individually and jointly than any political party, any media corporation, or any member of Congress or president. Yet they operate without regulation and without oversight as the virtual worldwide directorate of information.\nWe saw those companies suppress information prior to the November presidential election regarding Joe Biden’s connection to his son Hunter’s business interests in China, Ukraine, Russia and elsewhere. We have watched as conservatives have repeatedly been deplatformed or demonetized by these same social media giants. Videos are also regularly banned because the point of view expressed is different from the official Democratic Party line.\nNow, in the wake of getting their desired result in the Electoral College, the Big Tech oligarchs have been emboldened and are going even further to restrict speech. President Trump has been banned by Facebook and Instagram until at least after Joe Biden’s inauguration. Mark Zuckerberg posted a statement explaining that “President Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden.”\nHow exactly does Zuckerberg know what the president intends to do? This has all the earmarks of “pre-crime,” as depicted in the science fiction movie “Minority Report.” Intention is something God knows, but (thank God!) Facebook doesn’t. Zuckerberg’s statement is, of course, also inaccurate since it was issued after Trump publicly promised “an orderly transition on January 20th.” Trump neither condoned nor incited “violent insurrection,” as Zuckerberg also alleged, but it doesn’t matter because the president of the United States is powerless against the monolithic power of Facebook. There is no appeal, no higher authority, no recourse. You are just supposed to shut up and take it.\nNot to be outdone, Twitter later “suspended” Trump’s account permanently “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.” If they can do that to the president of the United States, you can imagine how little chance the rest of us have if we dare to speak out on behalf of him or other conservatives. Former Democrat Brandon Straka’s WalkAway movement was erased from Facebook with the flip of a switch, and Google-owned YouTube has now banned outright all videos posted after Dec. 9, 2020, that discuss the possibility of voter fraud in the recent presidential election.\n“As we shared previously, we do not allow content that misleads people by alleging that widespread fraud or errors changed the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election,” YouTube’s statement reads.\nHow outrageous! The only difference between this and the suppression of free speech in China is that the Chinese Communist Party doesn’t bother with an explanation.\nWhat else will be purged out of existence by the social media giants? Alternatives to the Warren Report on the JFK assassination? Information about Chinese slave labor that could be embarrassing to U.S. companies that have ties to the CCP? Proof that the Deep State spent four years trying to sabotage the presidency of Donald Trump — and finally succeeded?\nFact is, we won’t know what they are keeping from us because “He who controls the media controls the minds of the public.” That’s not my original thought. It’s attributed to leftist philosopher Noam Chomsky in that form, but it’s not original to him either. As long as there has been mass media, the sentiment has been well-known.\nOne of my favorite iterations comes from Malcolm X, the iconic civil rights leader who seized back his identity from the malignant media by writing “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” with Alex Haley. According to Malcolm:\n“The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses. The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make the criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. ... If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”\nDamn right, and that statement is 1,000% more true if you elide “newspapers” and substitute “social media.” Face it, the power of Zuckerberg at Facebook or Jack Dorsey at Twitter has no rival in the history of information monopolies. The folks who brought you the Tower of Babel gave it a good try, but they were pikers compared to the digital demons who now seek to dictate the nation’s narrative.\nOf course, defenders of these monopolies point out that they are free-enterprise success stories. Whatever power they have resulted from hard work and ingenuity. They provide a valuable service and do so for each customer on a voluntary basis. Take it or leave it, right? But more and more, you can’t take it or leave it. The social media footprint is so big that it has left an impression on every part of the globe. If you try to avoid it, you’ll be like an ant kicked out of the colony or a bee banished from the hive.\nThat’s what gives these particular monopolies such a dangerous power. Increasingly, to a growing number of people, life itself seems impossible without their technological concoction. Google puts the world at our fingertips. Twitter and Facebook embrace us with the comfort of community. YouTube is an endless encore of entertainment and diversion. What more could we need?\nSo the very idea of restricting these social media giants — or breaking them up — is a terrifying concept to many. Yet our growing dependence on them has reached a point where we either seize back power from them or risk losing our independence all together.\nPresident Trump and a few other hardy souls have contemplated removing the so-called Section 230 protections from Internet behemoths, but that would not likely accomplish much. Essentially, Section 230 absolves Internet-based media from responsibility for the writings of individuals posted thereon. Protection from lawsuits is based on the concept that a company like Facebook is not a publisher so much as a platform, a blank slate where others can come by and scribble anything they desire. The owner of the blank slate is deemed to be without responsibility because he neither invited nor encouraged any particular behavior, but just stood by as an impartial silent witness.\nOf course, that description no longer fits the activist model of Facebook, Twitter and Google. They are neither silent nor impartial. And unlike the government, they have no First Amendment prohibiting them from shutting down viewpoints they disagree with. They dictate what content is acceptable and what content is not. They control who can access the blank slate and who can’t, just as a magazine controls who can have a story printed and who can’t. That is the very definition of a publisher.\nBut even if Section 230 were repealed, it is too little too late. By now, the social media giants have gotten used to wielding huge power and they are unlikely to surrender it just to avoid a lawsuit or two. Big Tech sits on a treasure of unimaginable proportions and will continue to use it to buy the silence of the government and the consumers whom they control.\nNo, pulling the plug on 230 is not the answer. Which brings me to my not-so-modest proposal — nationalizing the social media industry in order to protect free speech and save the republic. It may be too late, but maybe not, and the Constitution is worth saving if we have any chance at all.\nThe first argument against such a move is that we don’t want to consolidate more power in the hands of government, but that fundamentally misunderstands the problem. The government is constrained by the Constitution whereas Twitter and Facebook as private entities are constrained by nothing. Nationalization would ensure that social media would be subject to the First Amendment just like the rest of the government. Big Tech could no longer ban individuals or movements simply for having a different point of view.\nDon’t tell me it can’t be done. Of course, nationalization of any industry is a desperate measure, and not one to be taken lightly, but it’s been done repeatedly during our history when the emergency required it, and unless you want to go the way of Communist China, then the emergency requires it.\nYes, it would be expensive, but let’s put it in perspective.\nFacebook is worth just under $750 billion. Google, in the form of its parent corporation, is worth a cool trillion. Twitter is the baby on the block — with a current valuation of under $45 billion. Uncle Sam could nationalize the whole bunch of them, plus three or four other platforms, for $2 trillion, which as we now know is just the price of doing business in a dangerous world. Heck, the CARES Act, the first COVID relief and stimulus bill, was worth $2.2 trillion.\nTo my mind, it’s a small price to pay to ensure that all of us — even conservatives such as myself — have a guaranteed right to influence the public debate and, perhaps even more importantly, a guaranteed opportunity to be exposed to any and all points of view so that I can make up my own mind.\nThat can’t happen now, but if the government were to nationalize the social networking industry, then Facebook and Twitter would be subject to the same rule as every other public square in America — the right to free speech shall not be abridged. Not by Mark. Not by Jack. Not by nobody.", "Who Guards the Guardians of Information?", "“Who guards the guardians?”\nGenerally, this is a warning spoken about the threat of tyranny in the form of security agencies, secret police or military..." ]
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Amid the current hysteria of toppling statues and renaming things, we keep mindlessly expanding the cancel culture. We are now seeing efforts to ban classics...
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Amid the current hysteria of toppling statues and renaming things, we keep mindlessly expanding the cancel culture. We are now seeing efforts to ban classics of Western and American literature. These hallowed texts are suddenly being declared racist or sexist by preening moralists. Or, as one Massachusetts high school teacher recently boasted on social media, "Very proud to say we got the Odyssey removed from the curriculum this year!" Proud? Over 20 years ago, John Heath and I co-authored "Who Killed Homer?" We warned that that faddish postmodernist race, class and gender theories -- coupled with narrow academic specialization -- was killing the formal discipline of classics in universities. We worried that without custodians, the appeal of the great literature of Greece and Rome might wane in high schools as well. And it apparently has. But why should we still read classics such as Homer's "Odyssey" in the first place? Classics teach us about the great challenges of the human experience -- growing up, learning from adversity, never giving up, and tragically accepting that we are often at the mercy of forces larger than ourselves. All of these trials are themes of "Odyssey." Sometimes, Odysseus needs more than brains and brawn -- like luck and divine help. How does the old Odysseus, after 10 years of wandering to get home to Ithaca, differ from his younger heroic self on the battlefield at Troy? What old skills and what new ones allow him to defeat the human and inhuman forces of the universe that try to stop his return home? Great Western literature also questions, or even undermines, the very landscape it creates. Why is Athena, the tough female god, so much more astute than male Olympians like the touchy braggart Poseidon? How does a supposedly docile, wifely Penelope outsmart the purportedly best and brightest male suitors on Ithaca? Why are slaves such as poor Eumaeus more generous, loyal and savvy than the free and rich? "Odyssey" does not just present the so-called white patriarchy; it simultaneously questions it. Homer also offers archetypes and points of lasting reference -- not just for future literary creation, but for all of us as we mature and age, and as we seek examples to warn or encourage us. The undaunted spirt of Odysseus, the threats to his return and the skills needed to overcome those threats become models for subsequent masterpieces, from James Joyce's "Ulysses" and Constantine Cavafy's "Ithaca" to Stanley Kubrick's film "2001: A Space Odyssey," Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" and the Coen brothers' film "O Brother, Where Art Thou? When we worry about the fragility of civilization, imagine the creepy dystopia on the island of the Cyclopes. And if we act like greedy pigs, then perhaps we will be turned into them -- in the manner sorceress Circe did to the crew of Odysseus. Great artists do not just craft great stories. They also do so in great fashion. Homer's epic poems "Iliad" and "Odyssey" were composed orally in a dactylic hexameter, a meter that offers melodic enrichment of the narrative and dialogue The epics' often archaic vocabulary, formulaic style and rich metaphors and similes remind us how artistic skills are force multipliers of plot and characterization. Homer may be the first poet of Western literature, but he offers us a masterful tutorial in the art of using flashbacks, unintended consequences, incognito characters and mistaken identity. Great works of literature such as "Odyssey," Virgil's "Aeneid," the Bible and Dante's "Inferno" offer lasting cultural referents that enrich the very way we speak and think. When we do not know the names of people, places and things from "Odyssey" like the Olympians, Trojan horse, Calypso, Hades, Scylla and Charybdis, then we have little foundation for understanding the logic and language of much of the present world. Finally, from classic literature we learn values, both reassuring and troubling. Remember the fate of the goatherd Melanthius and the suitor Antinous. Arrogant bullies like these two do not end up well in "Odyssey." But the humble and kind usually do. For Homer, loyalty, responsibility, courage and keeping a clear head are not optional, but rather lifesaving virtues. Odysseus possess them and thus makes it home despite losing his crew. Yet in the pre-Christian pagan world of early Greece, morality is also defined as hurting enemies and helping friends, not turning the other cheek. Hubris begets divine retribution, not Sermon on the Mount forgiveness of one's sins. But to appreciate the values of the New Testament requires knowing a few of the more brutal tenets it sought to replace. Our current cultural crisis is not from reading too much, but from not reading much of anything at all. Most of the people who deface monuments and wreck statues know almost nothing about the targets of their furor. Canceling Homer is not virtue-signaling. It is broadcasting ignorance. (C)2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/07/is_the_wisdom_of_homer_immune_to_cancel_culture_144978.html
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2021-01-07T00:00:00
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[ "Amid the current hysteria of toppling statues and renaming things, we keep mindlessly expanding the cancel culture.\nWe are now seeing efforts to ban classics of Western and American literature. These hallowed texts are suddenly being declared racist or sexist by preening moralists.\nOr, as one Massachusetts high school teacher recently boasted on social media, \"Very proud to say we got the Odyssey removed from the curriculum this year!\"\nProud?\nOver 20 years ago, John Heath and I co-authored \"Who Killed Homer?\" We warned that that faddish postmodernist race, class and gender theories -- coupled with narrow academic specialization -- was killing the formal discipline of classics in universities.\nWe worried that without custodians, the appeal of the great literature of Greece and Rome might wane in high schools as well. And it apparently has.\nBut why should we still read classics such as Homer's \"Odyssey\" in the first place?\nClassics teach us about the great challenges of the human experience -- growing up, learning from adversity, never giving up, and tragically accepting that we are often at the mercy of forces larger than ourselves. All of these trials are themes of \"Odyssey.\"\nSometimes, Odysseus needs more than brains and brawn -- like luck and divine help. How does the old Odysseus, after 10 years of wandering to get home to Ithaca, differ from his younger heroic self on the battlefield at Troy? What old skills and what new ones allow him to defeat the human and inhuman forces of the universe that try to stop his return home?\nGreat Western literature also questions, or even undermines, the very landscape it creates. Why is Athena, the tough female god, so much more astute than male Olympians like the touchy braggart Poseidon?\nHow does a supposedly docile, wifely Penelope outsmart the purportedly best and brightest male suitors on Ithaca?\nWhy are slaves such as poor Eumaeus more generous, loyal and savvy than the free and rich? \"Odyssey\" does not just present the so-called white patriarchy; it simultaneously questions it.\nHomer also offers archetypes and points of lasting reference -- not just for future literary creation, but for all of us as we mature and age, and as we seek examples to warn or encourage us.\nThe undaunted spirt of Odysseus, the threats to his return and the skills needed to overcome those threats become models for subsequent masterpieces, from James Joyce's \"Ulysses\" and Constantine Cavafy's \"Ithaca\" to Stanley Kubrick's film \"2001: A Space Odyssey,\" Kenneth Grahame's \"The Wind in the Willows\" and the Coen brothers' film \"O Brother, Where Art Thou?\nWhen we worry about the fragility of civilization, imagine the creepy dystopia on the island of the Cyclopes. And if we act like greedy pigs, then perhaps we will be turned into them -- in the manner sorceress Circe did to the crew of Odysseus.\nGreat artists do not just craft great stories. They also do so in great fashion. Homer's epic poems \"Iliad\" and \"Odyssey\" were composed orally in a dactylic hexameter, a meter that offers melodic enrichment of the narrative and dialogue\nThe epics' often archaic vocabulary, formulaic style and rich metaphors and similes remind us how artistic skills are force multipliers of plot and characterization.\nHomer may be the first poet of Western literature, but he offers us a masterful tutorial in the art of using flashbacks, unintended consequences, incognito characters and mistaken identity.\nGreat works of literature such as \"Odyssey,\" Virgil's \"Aeneid,\" the Bible and Dante's \"Inferno\" offer lasting cultural referents that enrich the very way we speak and think. When we do not know the names of people, places and things from \"Odyssey\" like the Olympians, Trojan horse, Calypso, Hades, Scylla and Charybdis, then we have little foundation for understanding the logic and language of much of the present world.\nFinally, from classic literature we learn values, both reassuring and troubling. Remember the fate of the goatherd Melanthius and the suitor Antinous. Arrogant bullies like these two do not end up well in \"Odyssey.\" But the humble and kind usually do.\nFor Homer, loyalty, responsibility, courage and keeping a clear head are not optional, but rather lifesaving virtues. Odysseus possess them and thus makes it home despite losing his crew.\nYet in the pre-Christian pagan world of early Greece, morality is also defined as hurting enemies and helping friends, not turning the other cheek.\nHubris begets divine retribution, not Sermon on the Mount forgiveness of one's sins. But to appreciate the values of the New Testament requires knowing a few of the more brutal tenets it sought to replace.\nOur current cultural crisis is not from reading too much, but from not reading much of anything at all. Most of the people who deface monuments and wreck statues know almost nothing about the targets of their furor.\nCanceling Homer is not virtue-signaling. It is broadcasting ignorance.\n(C)2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.", "Is the Wisdom of Homer Immune To Cancel Culture?", "Amid the current hysteria of toppling statues and renaming things, we keep mindlessly expanding the cancel culture.\nWe are now seeing efforts to ban classics..." ]
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Blame the Left, Not Trump, for America’s Crack-Up | RealClearPolitics
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After years of bitter counterinsurgency, the Left finally has their orange scalp. And they want many, many more.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Seventy-six years ago today, U.S. Army Gen. Omar Bradley rode in his armored caravan out of Bastogne, Belgium....
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Abortion Strategy; Unsung Compromises; 'Never Again!'
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Seventy-six years ago today, U.S. Army Gen. Omar Bradley rode in his armored caravan out of Bastogne, Belgium. Although the Battle of the Bulge was officially over, with the Americans victorious, the weather was still bitterly cold and foreboding. Allied soldiers under the command of Dwight Eisenhower and his able field generals Bradley, George Patton and the rest, had broken the back of the Wehrmacht on the western front. The cost had been steep and more fighting remained, so “Brad,” as his comrades knew him, rode eastward in silence. “From Bastogne,” wrote Bradley biographer Jim DeFelice, “they drove toward Marche, wending their way past fields and hills still heavy with death.” A few weeks ago, I informed you that each day’s newsletter would no longer include a history homily. Not every reader saw that missive: Yesterday I received an email from a Cornell University student expressing disappointment that I hadn’t mentioned Holocaust Remembrance Day. “I feel fear that the memory of the Holocaust will die with the survivors,” she wrote. “I feel fear that people who aren’t Jewish won’t recognize our long history of suffering and discrimination.” Her point is well-taken. On the last day of the Battle of the Bulge, 745 miles away, outside the Polish town of Oświęcim, soldiers of the advancing Red Army dressed in ghostly white emerged from the forest to find a barbed-wire camp. “They looked at us with surprise and dismay,” recalled Anna Polshchikova, one of the 7,000 sickly people left behind by the retreating Nazis. “Who are you?” they asked. “What is this place?” The Russians’ disorientation was understandable. The place was hell, also known as Auschwitz. Fleeing the Soviets, the Nazis had taken 58,000 prisoners on a death march west. Almost all the rest of the 1.3 million human beings who had been sent there during the war had been murdered. Nine out of 10 of the victims were Jews, including 230,000 children. Among the rest were gay people, Romani, and political prisoners from Poland and Belarus. So, no, one day a year is certainly not too often to say, “Never again!” With that, I’d point you to RCP’s front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion pieces spanning the political spectrum. Today’s lineup features Joel Kotkin (The American Mind), Robin Abcarian (Los Angeles Times), Byron York (Washington Examiner), and Natasha Korecki (Politico). We also offer original material from our own reporters, columnists, and contributors this morning, including the following: * * * WH Backs Abortion Legislation Modeled on Voting Rights Act. Phil Wegmann outlines the new administration’s approach to protecting women’s right to choose as some states tighten abortion restrictions and challenges mount to Roe v. Wade. Poll: Millennials, Gen Z Have Nuanced Perspective on Abortion. Kristan Hawkins spotlights the findings. “Compromise” Isn’t a Dirty Word -- It’s Our Salvation. Adam Goodman cites landmark achievements in U.S. history made possible by opposing sides each giving ground -- a lost art that’s needed today more than ever. “People Will Never Forget How You Made Them Feel.” Joe Slade White writes that the word choices in Joe Biden’s inaugural address echoed memorable themes articulated by several past presidents. Iran Tests the New Administration. At RealClearDefense, Seth Cropsey warns that U.S. response to the arrest of an American businessman two days before Biden took office will indicate where relations are headed. Glimmers of Hope for Catholic Schools. At RealClearPolicy, Chris Sinacola and Cara Stillings Candal point out enrollment gains stemming from coronavirus shutdowns of public schools and the benefits of a Supreme Court ruling last year. Biden Isn’t Focused on Charter Schools, But He Should Be. At RealClearEducation, Annie Bowers urges the president to consider statistics from his years as VP showing charters are an effective way to close income- and race-related achievement gaps. Gridlock Is Bullish. At RealClearMarkets, Ken Fisher explains why the evenly split Senate and relatively placid worldwide politics expected in 2021 are good news for investors. * * * Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) [email protected]
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2021-01-28T00:00:00
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[ "Good morning, it’s Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Seventy-six years ago today, U.S. Army Gen. Omar Bradley rode in his armored caravan out of Bastogne, Belgium. Although the Battle of the Bulge was officially over, with the Americans victorious, the weather was still bitterly cold and foreboding. Allied soldiers under the command of Dwight Eisenhower and his able field generals Bradley, George Patton and the rest, had broken the back of the Wehrmacht on the western front. The cost had been steep and more fighting remained, so “Brad,” as his comrades knew him, rode eastward in silence.\n“From Bastogne,” wrote Bradley biographer Jim DeFelice, “they drove toward Marche, wending their way past fields and hills still heavy with death.”\nA few weeks ago, I informed you that each day’s newsletter would no longer include a history homily. Not every reader saw that missive: Yesterday I received an email from a Cornell University student expressing disappointment that I hadn’t mentioned Holocaust Remembrance Day. “I feel fear that the memory of the Holocaust will die with the survivors,” she wrote. “I feel fear that people who aren’t Jewish won’t recognize our long history of suffering and discrimination.”\nHer point is well-taken. On the last day of the Battle of the Bulge, 745 miles away, outside the Polish town of Oświęcim, soldiers of the advancing Red Army dressed in ghostly white emerged from the forest to find a barbed-wire camp.\n“They looked at us with surprise and dismay,” recalled Anna Polshchikova, one of the 7,000 sickly people left behind by the retreating Nazis. “Who are you?” they asked. “What is this place?”\nThe Russians’ disorientation was understandable. The place was hell, also known as Auschwitz. Fleeing the Soviets, the Nazis had taken 58,000 prisoners on a death march west. Almost all the rest of the 1.3 million human beings who had been sent there during the war had been murdered. Nine out of 10 of the victims were Jews, including 230,000 children. Among the rest were gay people, Romani, and political prisoners from Poland and Belarus. So, no, one day a year is certainly not too often to say, “Never again!”\nWith that, I’d point you to RCP’s front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion pieces spanning the political spectrum. Today’s lineup features Joel Kotkin (The American Mind), Robin Abcarian (Los Angeles Times), Byron York (Washington Examiner), and Natasha Korecki (Politico). We also offer original material from our own reporters, columnists, and contributors this morning, including the following:\n* * *\nWH Backs Abortion Legislation Modeled on Voting Rights Act. Phil Wegmann outlines the new administration’s approach to protecting women’s right to choose as some states tighten abortion restrictions and challenges mount to Roe v. Wade.\nPoll: Millennials, Gen Z Have Nuanced Perspective on Abortion. Kristan Hawkins spotlights the findings.\n“Compromise” Isn’t a Dirty Word -- It’s Our Salvation. Adam Goodman cites landmark achievements in U.S. history made possible by opposing sides each giving ground -- a lost art that’s needed today more than ever.\n“People Will Never Forget How You Made Them Feel.” Joe Slade White writes that the word choices in Joe Biden’s inaugural address echoed memorable themes articulated by several past presidents.\nIran Tests the New Administration. At RealClearDefense, Seth Cropsey warns that U.S. response to the arrest of an American businessman two days before Biden took office will indicate where relations are headed.\nGlimmers of Hope for Catholic Schools. At RealClearPolicy, Chris Sinacola and Cara Stillings Candal point out enrollment gains stemming from coronavirus shutdowns of public schools and the benefits of a Supreme Court ruling last year.\nBiden Isn’t Focused on Charter Schools, But He Should Be. At RealClearEducation, Annie Bowers urges the president to consider statistics from his years as VP showing charters are an effective way to close income- and race-related achievement gaps.\nGridlock Is Bullish. At RealClearMarkets, Ken Fisher explains why the evenly split Senate and relatively placid worldwide politics expected in 2021 are good news for investors.\n* * *\nCarl M. Cannon\nWashington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics\n@CarlCannon (Twitter)\[email protected]", "Abortion Strategy; Unsung Compromises; 'Never Again!'", "Good morning, it’s Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Seventy-six years ago today, U.S. Army Gen. Omar Bradley rode in his armored caravan out of Bastogne, Belgium...." ]
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The Cheat in Plain Sight | RealClearPolitics
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It's in the data. It was certified. It was recounted.Independent data scientists who are able to spot much more complex data manipulation for clients—who have the most to lose (banks
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/05/the_cheat_in_plain_sight_532700.html
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2021-01-05T00:00:00
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[ "It's in the data. It was certified. It was recounted.Independent data scientists who are able to spot much more complex data manipulation for clients—who have the most to lose (banks", "The Cheat in Plain Sight", "The Cheat in Plain Sight | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-04T03:23:57
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A Week That Will Change America | RealClearPolitics
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A Week That Will Change America
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A Week That Will Change America 2021's first full week brings a new Congress, a pair of consequential Senate runoffs, and the electoral-vote count in Washington.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/03/a_week_that_will_change_america_532590.html
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2021-01-03T00:00:00
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[ "A Week That Will Change America\n2021's first full week brings a new Congress, a pair of consequential Senate runoffs, and the electoral-vote count in Washington.", "A Week That Will Change America", "A Week That Will Change America | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-14T20:47:22
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Donald Trump: Worst. President. Ever. | RealClearPolitics
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Donald Trump: Worst. President. Ever.
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President Trump's final grade will be in the hands of scholars. It doesn't look good.
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2021-01-14T00:00:00
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[ "President Trump's final grade will be in the hands of scholars. It doesn't look good.", "Donald Trump: Worst. President. Ever.", "Donald Trump: Worst. President. Ever. | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-14T20:47:12
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Biden Needs an America-First Foreign Policy | RealClearPolitics
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Biden Needs an America-First Foreign Policy
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2021-01-14T00:00:00
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[ "Biden Needs an America-First Foreign Policy", "Biden Needs an America-First Foreign Policy | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-07T05:48:56
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After GOP Losses in GA, Let the Blame Game Begin | RealClearPolitics
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After GOP Losses in GA, Let the Blame Game Begin
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After GOP Losses in GA, Let the Blame Game Begin The recriminations about the likely loss of two GOP incumbents in Georgia will ripple through Republican circles in a display of total acrimony.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/06/after_gop_losses_in_ga_let_the_blame_game_begin_532840.html
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2021-01-06T00:00:00
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[ "After GOP Losses in GA, Let the Blame Game Begin\nThe recriminations about the likely loss of two GOP incumbents in Georgia will ripple through Republican circles in a display of total acrimony.", "After GOP Losses in GA, Let the Blame Game Begin", "After GOP Losses in GA, Let the Blame Game Begin | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-07T01:08:39
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Questioning Election Isn't a Threat to Our Democracy | RealClearPolitics
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Questioning Election Isn't a Threat to Our Democracy
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Questioning Election Isn't a Threat to Our Democracy Michael Ryan asks: What's so wrong with allies of President Donald Trump employing the legal levers of the Constitution?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/06/questioning_election_isnt_a_threat_to_our_democracy_532808.html
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2021-01-06T00:00:00
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[ "Questioning Election Isn't a Threat to Our Democracy\nMichael Ryan asks: What's so wrong with allies of President Donald Trump employing the legal levers of the Constitution?", "Questioning Election Isn't a Threat to Our Democracy", "Questioning Election Isn't a Threat to Our Democracy | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-10T22:04:15
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Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies | RealClearPolitics
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Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies
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The ability of a handful of people to control our public discourse has never been more obvious.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/10/twitter_shows_where_power_now_lies_533111.html
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2021-01-10T00:00:00
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[ "The ability of a handful of people to control our public discourse has never been more obvious.", "Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies", "Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-05T09:24:43
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House Democrat Ends Prayer With 'Amen...and A-Woman' | RealClearPolitics
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House Democrat Ends Prayer With 'Amen...and A-Woman'
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On Sunday, a Democratic representative — who also happens to have been a pastor for 37 years — gave an official prayer to open the 117th Congress. With great pomp and circumstance, he closed his prayer by invoking “the monotheistic god,” Brahma, and the god who supposedly goes by many names. He then concluded with the most asinine thing I have ever heard. He ended with “amen … and a-woman.”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/04/house_democrat_ends_prayer_with_amenand_a-woman_532660.html
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2021-01-04T00:00:00
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[ "On Sunday, a Democratic representative — who also happens to have been a pastor for 37 years — gave an official prayer to open the 117th Congress. With great pomp and circumstance, he closed his prayer by invoking “the monotheistic god,” Brahma, and the god who supposedly goes by many names. He then concluded with the most asinine thing I have ever heard. He ended with “amen … and a-woman.”", "House Democrat Ends Prayer With 'Amen...and A-Woman'", "House Democrat Ends Prayer With 'Amen...and A-Woman' | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-29T22:57:42
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Is Republican House Leader McCarthy Already Going Soft? | RealClearPolitics
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Is Republican House Leader McCarthy Already Going Soft?
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After the Republicans picked up nine House seats in the 2020 election, eyes are on House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for a strategy that can damper extremists from steamrolling progressive policies through the legislative process.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/29/is_republican_house_leader_mccarthy_already_going_soft_534683.html
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2021-01-29T00:00:00
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[ "After the Republicans picked up nine House seats in the 2020 election, eyes are on House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for a strategy that can damper extremists from steamrolling progressive policies through the legislative process.", "Is Republican House Leader McCarthy Already Going Soft?", "Is Republican House Leader McCarthy Already Going Soft? | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-13T04:53:30
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How Big Tech Impeached Donald Trump | RealClearPolitics
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How Big Tech Impeached Donald Trump
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2021-01-12T00:00:00
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[ "How Big Tech Impeached Donald Trump", "How Big Tech Impeached Donald Trump | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-17T23:25:39
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How to Flatten the Democratic Party During the Next 4 Years | RealClearPolitics
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How to Flatten the Democratic Party During the Next 4 Years
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Trump made a colossal tactical blunder by telling his supporters to fight vote fraud in the streets. That led to last week’s excesses, and the biggest crackdown on conservatives in American history. David Horowitz likes to say, inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out. Is he ever right!
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/17/how_to_flatten_the_democratic_party_during_the_next_4_years_533252.html
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2021-01-17T00:00:00
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[ "Trump made a colossal tactical blunder by telling his supporters to fight vote fraud in the streets. That led to last week’s excesses, and the biggest crackdown on conservatives in American history. David Horowitz likes to say, inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out. Is he ever right!", "How to Flatten the Democratic Party During the Next 4 Years", "How to Flatten the Democratic Party During the Next 4 Years | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-07T05:49:17
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We Laugh, They Rule | RealClearPolitics
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2021-01-06T00:00:00
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[ "We Laugh, They Rule", "We Laugh, They Rule | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-17T16:18:26
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Secretary of State Pompeo Leaves No Bridges Unburned | RealClearPolitics
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On the way out the door, the Trump administration is trying its utmost to make things difficult for Joe Biden.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/16/secretary_of_state_pompeo_leaves_no_bridges_unburned_533650.html
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2021-01-16T00:00:00
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[ "On the way out the door, the Trump administration is trying its utmost to make things difficult for Joe Biden.", "Secretary of State Pompeo Leaves No Bridges Unburned", "Secretary of State Pompeo Leaves No Bridges Unburned | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-05T20:31:34
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Why Did More People of Color Vote for Trump? | RealClearPolitics
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Why Did More People of Color Vote for Trump? America is becoming a majority-minority nation—but not necessarily a more progressive one unless Democrats get better at reaching all voters.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/05/why_did_more_people_of_color_vote_for_trump_532689.html
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2021-01-05T00:00:00
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[ "Why Did More People of Color Vote for Trump?\nAmerica is becoming a majority-minority nation—but not necessarily a more progressive one unless Democrats get better at reaching all voters.", "Why Did More People of Color Vote for Trump?", "Why Did More People of Color Vote for Trump? | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-19T23:51:08
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The Whole World Is Watching Biden as He Takes Charge | RealClearPolitics
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The Whole World Is Watching Biden as He Takes Charge David Andelman writes that from Day One, America's allies and adversaries will be watching President-elect Joe Biden as he rebuilds the shattered image of America that Donald Trump had cultivated from his first day, four long years ago.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/19/the_whole_world_is_watching_biden_as_he_takes_charge_533875.html
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2021-01-19T00:00:00
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[ "The Whole World Is Watching Biden as He Takes Charge\nDavid Andelman writes that from Day One, America's allies and adversaries will be watching President-elect Joe Biden as he rebuilds the shattered image of America that Donald Trump had cultivated from his first day, four long years ago.", "The Whole World Is Watching Biden as He Takes Charge", "The Whole World Is Watching Biden as He Takes Charge | RealClearPolitics" ]
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Dear Stevie: We’ve never met, but like untold millions of people around the world, I’m a huge fan. I can still remember flipping through my father’s...
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Dear Stevie: We’ve never met, but like untold millions of people around the world, I’m a huge fan. I can still remember flipping through my father’s vinyl albums as a boy and stumbling across “Songs in the Key of Life.” Your music continues to bring tremendous joy to people in all walks of life. So thank you. But I have a bone to pick. Earlier this week you wrote an open letter to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., published on the holiday that now bears his name, in which you said: “It is painful to know that needle has not moved one iota. For 36 years, we’ve had a national holiday honoring your birthday and principles; yet you would not believe the lack of progress. It makes me physically sick.” No sensible person would argue that we’ve completely eradicated racism in America. That would be a foolish assertion, and untrue. But equally foolish and untrue is the claim that we haven’t made any racial progress in America in the last 36 years – not “one iota.” Here are just a few of the milestones we’ve seen in America over the last 3½ decades. In 2008 America elected – and in 2012 reelected – the nation’s first African American president. Two months ago, a majority Americans voters cast ballots for a woman whose immigrant parents grew up on opposite sides of the globe under British rule: Donald Harris in Jamaica and Shyamala Gopalan in India. Their daughter, Kamala Harris, takes the oath of office tomorrow as vice president. Two weeks ago, and for the first time, voters in Georgia sent a black man to the United States Senate. Martin Luther King would have certainly considered that progress: The new senator, Raphael Warnock , is the pastor at Dr. King’s iconic church. is the pastor at Dr. King’s iconic church. In 2013, Tim Scott was appointed to fill Strom Thurmond’s old Senate seat. The following year, Sen. Scott won election in his own right, having become the first African American senator elected from the Deep South since Reconstruction. He did it by winning more than 60% of the vote. From 2001-2005, Colin Powell served as the first African American secretary of state. He was succeeded by Condoleezza Rice, the first female African American secretary of state. Michelle Obama has held the title of “the most admired woman in America” for three years in row. Oprah Winfrey has been on the list for 33 consecutive years. Two decades ago, Robert Johnson, the CEO of Black Entertainment Television, became the first black billionaire. This list goes on. Again, none of these accomplishments by African Americans are meant to suggest that everyday racism has been eradicated. It hasn’t, and those who would deny that unpleasant truth impede meaningful conversations -- and efforts -- at combating it. But the same is true in reverse: Despite the passions of the moment, to deny that any racial progress has been made in America over the last 36 years is inaccurate and self-defeating. In 1963, when Dr. King gave his “I Have a Dream Speech” on the National Mall, 18 young black men (and, yes, they were all male) were in Harvard University’s graduating class. After Dr. King’s assassination -- and, in part, because of it -- Harvard and other Ivy League schools vowed to do better. They have. Ten months ago, Harvard announced that nearly 300 students in its 2024 class are black -- 15% of the school’s freshmen. The share of blacks with college degrees -- a key indicator of future economic success – more than doubled between 1990 and 2020. More than 61% of black people in this country are now middle class. These are historic highs. To pretend that none of this is happening, and to ignore the gains we have made on race, is not merely disingenuous, it is counterproductive. It will hamper future progress, not encourage it. Respectfully signed (sealed and delivered), Tom
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/20/an_open_letter_to_stevie_wonder.html
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2021-01-20T00:00:00
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[ "Dear Stevie:\nWe’ve never met, but like untold millions of people around the world, I’m a huge fan. I can still remember flipping through my father’s vinyl albums as a boy and stumbling across “Songs in the Key of Life.” Your music continues to bring tremendous joy to people in all walks of life. So thank you.\nBut I have a bone to pick. Earlier this week you wrote an open letter to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., published on the holiday that now bears his name, in which you said:\n“It is painful to know that needle has not moved one iota. For 36 years, we’ve had a national holiday honoring your birthday and principles; yet you would not believe the lack of progress. It makes me physically sick.”\nNo sensible person would argue that we’ve completely eradicated racism in America. That would be a foolish assertion, and untrue. But equally foolish and untrue is the claim that we haven’t made any racial progress in America in the last 36 years – not “one iota.”\nHere are just a few of the milestones we’ve seen in America over the last 3½ decades.\nIn 2008 America elected – and in 2012 reelected – the nation’s first African American president.\nTwo months ago, a majority Americans voters cast ballots for a woman whose immigrant parents grew up on opposite sides of the globe under British rule: Donald Harris in Jamaica and Shyamala Gopalan in India. Their daughter, Kamala Harris, takes the oath of office tomorrow as vice president.\nTwo weeks ago, and for the first time, voters in Georgia sent a black man to the United States Senate. Martin Luther King would have certainly considered that progress: The new senator, Raphael Warnock , is the pastor at Dr. King’s iconic church.\nis the pastor at Dr. King’s iconic church. In 2013, Tim Scott was appointed to fill Strom Thurmond’s old Senate seat. The following year, Sen. Scott won election in his own right, having become the first African American senator elected from the Deep South since Reconstruction. He did it by winning more than 60% of the vote.\nFrom 2001-2005, Colin Powell served as the first African American secretary of state. He was succeeded by Condoleezza Rice, the first female African American secretary of state.\nMichelle Obama has held the title of “the most admired woman in America” for three years in row. Oprah Winfrey has been on the list for 33 consecutive years.\nTwo decades ago, Robert Johnson, the CEO of Black Entertainment Television, became the first black billionaire.\nThis list goes on. Again, none of these accomplishments by African Americans are meant to suggest that everyday racism has been eradicated. It hasn’t, and those who would deny that unpleasant truth impede meaningful conversations -- and efforts -- at combating it.\nBut the same is true in reverse: Despite the passions of the moment, to deny that any racial progress has been made in America over the last 36 years is inaccurate and self-defeating.\nIn 1963, when Dr. King gave his “I Have a Dream Speech” on the National Mall, 18 young black men (and, yes, they were all male) were in Harvard University’s graduating class. After Dr. King’s assassination -- and, in part, because of it -- Harvard and other Ivy League schools vowed to do better. They have. Ten months ago, Harvard announced that nearly 300 students in its 2024 class are black -- 15% of the school’s freshmen.\nThe share of blacks with college degrees -- a key indicator of future economic success – more than doubled between 1990 and 2020. More than 61% of black people in this country are now middle class. These are historic highs.\nTo pretend that none of this is happening, and to ignore the gains we have made on race, is not merely disingenuous, it is counterproductive. It will hamper future progress, not encourage it.\nRespectfully signed (sealed and delivered),\nTom", "An Open Letter to Stevie Wonder", "Dear Stevie:\nWe’ve never met, but like untold millions of people around the world, I’m a huge fan. I can still remember flipping through my father’s..." ]
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Crucial Questions Remain Unanswered About Capitol Siege | RealClearPolitics
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Crucial Questions Remain Unanswered About Capitol Siege
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What did Nancy Pelosi know? A prior plot or spontaneous riot? Were there inside facilitators?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/13/crucial_questions_remain_unanswered_about_capitol_siege_533418.html
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2021-01-13T00:00:00
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[ "What did Nancy Pelosi know? A prior plot or spontaneous riot? Were there inside facilitators?", "Crucial Questions Remain Unanswered About Capitol Siege", "Crucial Questions Remain Unanswered About Capitol Siege | RealClearPolitics" ]
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Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Inauguration Day is here at last. Four years ago today, Barack and Michelle Obama hosted Donald and Melania...
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Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Inauguration Day is here at last. Four years ago today, Barack and Michelle Obama hosted Donald and Melania Trump at the White House. The outgoing president, following a modern tradition, left an encouraging note for his successor in the Oval Office. Mrs. Trump, following her own instincts, and not first lady custom, handed her predecessor a Tiffany’s box containing, as Mrs. Obama would later reveal, a “lovely” picture frame. At the time, Michelle seemed to not know what to do with it. Microphones picked up her husband saying, “I’ll take care of the protocol here.” What made the awkward scene touching is that, despite all the pomp and circumstance, it was a normal little social faux pas. It reminded viewers, regardless of who they voted for in 2016, that the participants in America’s celebrated transfer of political power are only human. And on that day, one of them -- an immigrant to this country -- was trying to be gracious. Nothing like that will happen today. It turns out that Melania Trump did not start a new tradition. She is not preparing to greet Jill Biden at the White House this morning, let alone accept a gift from her. Donald Trump will not ride in a limousine with Joe Biden to the Capitol, a solemn ritual that even Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt managed to pull off. Their transition was fraught, too, and although the two men only managed small talk, they sat in the back seat together on their way to the swearing-in ceremonies. More than that, actually: It was a chilly day, like today, so Hoover and FDR shared a blanket for warmth. In contrast, as I write these words the Trumps are traveling via Marine helicopter over a barricaded capital city that looks like a fortress en route to Joint Base Andrews where Air Force One awaits. That iconic presidential carriage turns into a pumpkin at noon when Joe Biden takes the oath of office. By then, Trump and his wife plan to be ensconced at Mar-a-Lago. If the schedule holds, crews at Palm Beach International Airport will be refueling the big jet as Joe Biden becomes the 46th U.S. president. I imagine Biden is okay with that. Like FDR, he prefers riding in trains anyway. Joe and Jill Biden will engage with a Republican ex-president today, however. The 78-year-old incoming commander-in-chief, who ends his political speeches by saying, “God Bless our troops,” will lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. He and the first lady are to be joined by George W. and Laura Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Barack and Michelle Obama. With that I’d point you to RCP’s front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion pieces spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters, columnists, and contributors, including the following: * * * Republicans Block Swift Approval of Biden’s DHS Pick. Susan Crabtree has the story from Alejandro Mayorkas' initial Senate hearing. Trump’s Twitter Signature: A 12-Year Timeline. Kalev Leetaru has this analysis of the president’s preferred (and prolific) mode of communication -- until his ban earlier this month. An Open Letter to Stevie Wonder. Tom Bevan responds to the singer’s assertion that there hasn’t been “one iota” of progress for African Americans since Martin Luther King Day was established in the 1980s. 5 Ways Hospitals Can Help Fix the Vaccine Rollout Debacle. Marty Makary and Kavita K. Patel argue that complicated or incomplete guidance from federal, state and local health entities should be disregarded in favor quick, pragmatic steps. The Vaccine Ad Void: What We Have Is a Failure to Communicate. The lack of advertising campaigns informing people how and where they can receive shots is creating potentially life-threatening confusion, Steve Miller reports for RealClearInvestigations. Reforms to Earned Income Tax Credit Will Aid Families. At RealClearPolicy, Angela Rachidi and Robert Cherry explain how EITC expansion would further benefit working-class couples with children. Investors, Expect a Quiet 2021 But Be Vigilant at Its End. At RealClearMarkets, Ken Fisher predicts political calm in the months ahead. Why Canceling Keystone Pipeline Is a Gift to China and Russia. At RealClearEnergy, Daniel Turner warns Joe Biden that making good on his vow will have severe ramifications. Can We Save the Planet, Live Comfortably, and Have Children Too? Also at RCE, Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox explore how climate change can be addressed without profound effects on families, the economy, and community. * * * Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) [email protected]
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/20/dhs_delay_dear_stevie_breaking_with_tradition_145077.html
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2021-01-20T00:00:00
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[ "Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Inauguration Day is here at last. Four years ago today, Barack and Michelle Obama hosted Donald and Melania Trump at the White House. The outgoing president, following a modern tradition, left an encouraging note for his successor in the Oval Office. Mrs. Trump, following her own instincts, and not first lady custom, handed her predecessor a Tiffany’s box containing, as Mrs. Obama would later reveal, a “lovely” picture frame. At the time, Michelle seemed to not know what to do with it. Microphones picked up her husband saying, “I’ll take care of the protocol here.”\nWhat made the awkward scene touching is that, despite all the pomp and circumstance, it was a normal little social faux pas. It reminded viewers, regardless of who they voted for in 2016, that the participants in America’s celebrated transfer of political power are only human. And on that day, one of them -- an immigrant to this country -- was trying to be gracious.\nNothing like that will happen today. It turns out that Melania Trump did not start a new tradition. She is not preparing to greet Jill Biden at the White House this morning, let alone accept a gift from her. Donald Trump will not ride in a limousine with Joe Biden to the Capitol, a solemn ritual that even Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt managed to pull off. Their transition was fraught, too, and although the two men only managed small talk, they sat in the back seat together on their way to the swearing-in ceremonies. More than that, actually: It was a chilly day, like today, so Hoover and FDR shared a blanket for warmth.\nIn contrast, as I write these words the Trumps are traveling via Marine helicopter over a barricaded capital city that looks like a fortress en route to Joint Base Andrews where Air Force One awaits. That iconic presidential carriage turns into a pumpkin at noon when Joe Biden takes the oath of office. By then, Trump and his wife plan to be ensconced at Mar-a-Lago. If the schedule holds, crews at Palm Beach International Airport will be refueling the big jet as Joe Biden becomes the 46th U.S. president. I imagine Biden is okay with that. Like FDR, he prefers riding in trains anyway.\nJoe and Jill Biden will engage with a Republican ex-president today, however. The 78-year-old incoming commander-in-chief, who ends his political speeches by saying, “God Bless our troops,” will lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. He and the first lady are to be joined by George W. and Laura Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Barack and Michelle Obama.\nWith that I’d point you to RCP’s front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion pieces spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters, columnists, and contributors, including the following:\n* * *\nRepublicans Block Swift Approval of Biden’s DHS Pick. Susan Crabtree has the story from Alejandro Mayorkas' initial Senate hearing.\nTrump’s Twitter Signature: A 12-Year Timeline. Kalev Leetaru has this analysis of the president’s preferred (and prolific) mode of communication -- until his ban earlier this month.\nAn Open Letter to Stevie Wonder. Tom Bevan responds to the singer’s assertion that there hasn’t been “one iota” of progress for African Americans since Martin Luther King Day was established in the 1980s.\n5 Ways Hospitals Can Help Fix the Vaccine Rollout Debacle. Marty Makary and Kavita K. Patel argue that complicated or incomplete guidance from federal, state and local health entities should be disregarded in favor quick, pragmatic steps.\nThe Vaccine Ad Void: What We Have Is a Failure to Communicate. The lack of advertising campaigns informing people how and where they can receive shots is creating potentially life-threatening confusion, Steve Miller reports for RealClearInvestigations.\nReforms to Earned Income Tax Credit Will Aid Families. At RealClearPolicy, Angela Rachidi and Robert Cherry explain how EITC expansion would further benefit working-class couples with children.\nInvestors, Expect a Quiet 2021 But Be Vigilant at Its End. At RealClearMarkets, Ken Fisher predicts political calm in the months ahead.\nWhy Canceling Keystone Pipeline Is a Gift to China and Russia. At RealClearEnergy, Daniel Turner warns Joe Biden that making good on his vow will have severe ramifications.\nCan We Save the Planet, Live Comfortably, and Have Children Too? Also at RCE, Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox explore how climate change can be addressed without profound effects on families, the economy, and community.\n* * *\nCarl M. Cannon\nWashington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics\n@CarlCannon (Twitter)\[email protected]", "DHS Delay; Dear Stevie; Breaking With Tradition", "Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Inauguration Day is here at last. Four years ago today, Barack and Michelle Obama hosted Donald and Melania..." ]
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2021-01-17T16:18:46
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2021-01-17T00:00:00
New York State's Covid Restrictions Are a Twisted Mess | RealClearPolitics
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When, back in October, Gov. Cuomo rolled out his microcluster approach to COVID outbreaks — explaining the policy in an op-ed in these pages — he advertised it as a surgically precise tool, based entirely on data, that would reduce the virus spread by imposing restrictions on businesses and other activities in small geographic areas with rising cases, zeroing in on problems while preventing the need for larger, regional shutdowns.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/17/new_york_states_covid_restrictions_are_a_twisted_mess_533695.html
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2021-01-17T00:00:00
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[ "When, back in October, Gov. Cuomo rolled out his microcluster approach to COVID outbreaks — explaining the policy in an op-ed in these pages — he advertised it as a surgically precise tool, based entirely on data, that would reduce the virus spread by imposing restrictions on businesses and other activities in small geographic areas with rising cases, zeroing in on problems while preventing the need for larger, regional shutdowns.", "New York State's Covid Restrictions Are a Twisted Mess", "New York State's Covid Restrictions Are a Twisted Mess | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-14T12:44:29
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Republican-Corporate Divorce a Blessing for Party's Future | RealClearPolitics
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Republican-Corporate Divorce a Blessing for Party's Future
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November's election revealed that the class realignment of our two parties is solidifying. Democrats have increasingly emerged as the party of upscale suburbs, of Silicon Valley and Hollywood and W…
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2021-01-14T00:00:00
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[ "November's election revealed that the class realignment of our two parties is solidifying. Democrats have increasingly emerged as the party of upscale suburbs, of Silicon Valley and Hollywood and W…", "Republican-Corporate Divorce a Blessing for Party's Future", "Republican-Corporate Divorce a Blessing for Party's Future | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-11T00:00:00
The Only Way to Save American Democracy Now | RealClearPolitics
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The Only Way to Save American Democracy Now
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The Only Way to Save American Democracy Now Things are going to get much worse if the Democrats—who in two weeks will have united control of the federal government—do not act quickly and decisively.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/01/11/the_only_way_to_save_american_democracy_now_533171.html
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2021-01-11T00:00:00
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[ "The Only Way to Save American Democracy Now\nThings are going to get much worse if the Democrats—who in two weeks will have united control of the federal government—do not act quickly and decisively.", "The Only Way to Save American Democracy Now", "The Only Way to Save American Democracy Now | RealClearPolitics" ]
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2021-01-15T07:21:25
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There's No Unity Without Accountability | RealClearPolitics
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There's No Unity Without Accountability Trump and his mob believe they'll never pay the piper
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2021-01-14T00:00:00
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[ "There's No Unity Without Accountability\nTrump and his mob believe they'll never pay the piper", "There's No Unity Without Accountability", "There's No Unity Without Accountability | RealClearPolitics" ]