I find it interesting that on the same day we have members of Congress putting forth bills to allow our military personnel to be armed in military recruiting centers … President Obama is presenting a plan to limit the ownership of guns for some of our elderly citizens. The administration …
Read More »Gretchen's Take: Hillary Clinton's place in the polls
A year ago when you asked political pundits if Hillary Clinton was a sure thing to be the Democratic nominee for president the answer was a resounding yes. But as we’ve said time and time again — politics can change on a dime. There’s her email controversy and the continuing …
Read More »Why is union holding a teacher's salary hostage?
Diversité is a word high school French teacher Linda Misja knows well. Hanging in her Pennsylvania public school classroom is a poster that reads: “Everyone is different. Respect the differences.” Sadly, leaders of the state’s largest teachers union aren’t kindred spirits. They’re holding hostage $2,000 of Misja’s pay until she …
Read More »Gretchen's Take: White House in a pickle if Biden runs
The White House will be in a bit of a pickle if Joe Biden decides to get into the presidential race. Will President Obama endorse his own Vice President or his former Secretary of State? The president’s spokesperson Josh Earnest seemed to be pretty high on Biden when asked by …
Read More »America has never been a 'Christian' nation. Kim Davis picked the wrong issue
Let’s get something straight. America has never been a “Christian nation.” Those who believe otherwise have an obligation to say what part of our history was uniquely Christian. Was it when slavery was legal? How about when women were denied the vote? The Gilded Age? The Roaring ’20s? America is …
Read More »Thatcher at 100: Lessons in civility, strength and enduring alliances
Monday marksthe100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth – an occasion that brings together leadersandsupporters from acrosstheAtlantic to pay tribute to her life. We attheRonaldReaganPresidentialFoundation&Instituteare honored to participate inthecelebration, an occasion that also invites us to reflect on her legacyandconnection withRonaldReaganinthecontext of our modern era. Namely, what made her partnership with …
Read More »This agency targets individual Americans and small businesses — it must be reformed
As someone whose life’s work is helping small businesses navigate our nation’s complex tax system, I have witnessed firsthand how the Internal Revenue Service has become an outsized force that too often targets those least equipped to fight back. While the agency has long maintained that its enforcement efforts are …
Read More »Where addicts in Philadelphia bow to tranq, I saw why God hasn't given up on America yet
“God ain’t got no power over this hit. God got no power here.” The man gestured like a royal but the scene he revealed was the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast — the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. The man then sat down on an overturned milk crate, …
Read More »MORNING GLORY: Two years later, the world still fails to grasp Israel's 10/7 horror
On this, the second anniversary of the massacre in Israel following the invasionfrom Gaza by Hamas and other terrorists, all commentaries about that day of horrors, should begin by recalling the specifics of that attack — its immediate toll, the brutality of the mayhem and the extraordinary cruelty of killers …
Read More »China's malign influence touches every aspect of US life. We all need to help stop them
In September, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. During the ceremonies, Chairman Xi Jinping unveiled his vision for the next chapter of history. Dressed in homage to Mao Zedong — father of the CCP — he …
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