Stephen Moore: Why the left has been so wrong about the Trump boom
The U.S. economic revival of 3 percent growth has already defied the predictions of almost every Donald Trump critic.
McClaughry: The communism centennial
Even though the Soviet Empire is gone for a quarter century, the evil of Marxist-Leninist ideology, and its less vicious offspring “democratic socialism,” are still with us.
No, Vox, ‘small government’ does not mean white nationalism
According to a recent article in Vox, conservatives who denounce government overreach aren’t really concerned about burdensome regulations. No, it turns out the “language of small government” is really just “a handmaiden to ethno-nationalism.”
Stop forcing taxpayers to fund public broadcasting
This month marks the half-century of one of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” programs. It’s not the War on Poverty, Medicaid or the Voting Rights Act. It’s public broadcasting. And it’s high time Congress stopped forcing taxpayers to subsidize it.
Statehouse Headliners: More opposition to pot and assisted suicide, Vermont has about 1,680 solar jobs
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, Gov. Jim Douglas and doctors oppose legal pot, Vermont has an estimated 1,680 full-time solar jobs, and the Vermont Medical Society refuses to call physician-assisted suicide “ethical.”
Victory Board of Civil Authority says second-home owners can vote in Vermont
Here they have admitted that they don’t live in Vermont — they won’t live in Vermont until they retire. They are second-home owners, but the BCA in Victory has apparently deemed that enough to remain on the voter rolls. This is crazy.
Delaware considers letting students decide race, gender without parents’ permission
“White boys could soon self-identify as black girls in Delaware.”
Supreme Court postpones hearing in case that could have significant implications for voter fraud
“The ulterior motive here is, the plaintiffs believe that everyone should be able to vote, even if they are not eligible, are noncitizens or felons.”
Keelan: Indeed, it will take a village to revitalize Arlington
Arlington, historically, has had a rich cultural, economic, and educational history. However, it is the future that will be the focus — for current residents, as well as for the next generation who might wish to reside in Arlington.
Moore: Your business should have a ‘plan B’ for data in power outages
Last week’s storm and related power outages remind us that no matter how sophisticated our technology systems and networks are, we all rely on the regular, efficient delivery of electricity.
Top 5 hate crime hoaxes since Trump got elected
Various people came forward after the Trump election to allege that Trump supporters had either harassed or assaulted them. Most of them turned out to be hoaxes.
The cost of ‘climate action’ is at least $5.2 trillion to avert 0.2 degrees of warming
“Of the 189 countries that have submitted NDCs, only about 60 have included specific financial estimates of the costs, meaning the total would likely tally up far beyond the $5 trillion stated,” S&P reported, which adds that spending is not nearly enough to meet the goals of the Paris accord.