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March 2017

March 23, 2017

Trump and team WERE under government surveillance

President Trump has claimed that the Obama administration bugged his Trump Tower offices. That accusation...

March 06, 2017

Did the government wiretap Trump Tower?

President Trump tweeted an accusation that President Obama wire-tapped his Trump Tower headquarters before the...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

Obama picks a fight with Russians

President Obama has hit Russia with sanctions and the expulsion of diplomatic personnel in retaliation...

December 21, 2016

Obama stops off-shore drilling before leaving office

President Obama, evidently striking a blow for the environment before Donald Trump takes office, put...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

The “Hillary as Obama’s third term” fallacy

I keep hearing that if Hillary Clinton is elected, it would be the equivalent of...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton: more of the same, or much worse?

In a column in which he coins the useful term "Hillaryism," Charles Krauthammer says that...

May 2016

May 16, 2016

The transgender mandates

President Obama has commanded all public schools to open their bathrooms and locker rooms to either...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

Obama threatens Great Britain if it leaves the EU

Great Britain is getting ready to vote on whether or not to exit the European...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

The new Supreme Court nominee

President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to take the late Antonin Scalia's slot on the Supreme...

January 2016

January 12, 2016

Liveblogging the State of the Union address

I'm here. Join me in commenting on President Obama's State of the Union address.

January 12, 2016

Tonight’s “non-traditional” State of the Union

Tonight will be the president's State of the Union message. This will be President Obama's...

January 06, 2016

Gun control by executive order

President Obama issued a series of executive orders in an attempt to control the possession...

November 2015

November 27, 2015

Most illegal immigrants are shielded from deportation

Although the Supreme Court struck down President Obama's amnesty program that he was imposing by...

November 23, 2015

Obama’s top priority will be gun control

In an interview with GQ magazine, President Obama said that his top priority for his...

November 18, 2015

“We need a union of all who can fight”

French president Francois Hollande called for "a union of all who can fight" to destroy...

November 11, 2015

Court blocks Obama’s amnesty decrees

A federal court has blocked President Obama's attempt to impose amnesty for illegal immigrants by...

September 2015

September 17, 2015

How Obama will get in the Pope’s face

To greet Pope Francis at the White House next week, President Obama has invited a...

September 11, 2015

Obama wins with Iran deal

Senate Democrats rallied behind President Obama's plan to lift sanctions on Iran in return for...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

Obama could still implement the Iran deal

Even if Congress votes down the agreement with Iran to drop sanctions in return for...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Court strikes down Obama’s amnesty decrees

A federal appeals court struck down President Obama's use of executive orders to implement his...

May 14, 2015

Obama and Republicans lose on free trade bill

A major priority for President Obama is the passage of the Pacific trade accord, a...

February 2015

February 19, 2015

Judge halts Obama’s amnesty order

A federal judge stopped President Obama's executive order that certain of the nation's immigration laws...

February 06, 2015

Is Christianity morally equivalent to radical Islam?

At the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama asserted the moral equivalence of Christianity and radical...

January 2015

January 20, 2015

Tonight’s State of the Union address

Tonight, President Obama will give the annual State of the Union address to a joint...

January 12, 2015

Free community college?

President Obama wants to provide two free years of community college to all Americans, at...

December 2014

December 19, 2014

Consequences of normalized relations with Cuba

The fallout from President Obama's decision to extend diplomatic relations to Castro's Cuba is mixed. ...

December 18, 2014

We’re recognizing Cuba

In another use of executive power to implement his legacy apart from Congress, President Obama...

November 2014

November 21, 2014

Amnesty by decree

President Obama has issued an executive order protecting some 5 million illegal immigrants from deportation....

November 18, 2014

Immigration amnesty by executive order

President Obama, having been unable to get his way in Congress and now faced with...

November 18, 2014

Two ways towards Net Neutrality

President Obama has embraced the principle of "net neutrality," meaning that internet providers shouldn't charge...