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The rioter’s white hood

Who is that masked man? Well, there's a chance he's an antisemitic rioter. New York City and other jurisdictions are debating mask bans after face-coverings have become associated with acts of mayhem committed by people who hope to avoid recognition and evade criminal responsibility. The ...

Obama Speaks, and It’s the Truth

Where is Barack Obama? Democrats had been frustrated that their charismatic former president had gone silent on MAGA's march of mayhem. Where is that smooth, persuasive voice? It has risen. Obama has spoken, and Democrats would do well to take in the message. "You could be as progressive ...

Hit ’em hard and again

After Israel took out at least two of Iran's top scientists behind the development of nuclear weapons (and promised to kill more), my high school fight song came to mind. At football games after a touchdown we sang, "Hit 'em hard and hit 'em again. Show 'em now that we're gonna win..." That ...

The Woke Right

In 2018, some activists, appalled by woke nonsense being published by academic journals, submitted nonsensical research. One paper claimed researchers "closely and respectfully examined the genitals of ... ten thousand dogs" to learn about "rape culture and queer performativity at urban dog ...

Los Angeles riots may encourage illegal immigrants to self-deport

"How'm I doin'?" the late New York Mayor Ed Koch used to ask constituents on his travels through the city. President Donald Trump, in the opinion of most Americans, is doin' pretty well. His job approval, which jutted downward after he announced his "Liberation Day" tariffs on April 2, has ...