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Why is it that when middle-class white deplorables decide to petition the government for a redress of grievances they gather together in friendly demonstrations like the Tea Party? And why is it that when African-Americans and educated white AntiFa Chads do it they resort to “mostly peaceful protests,” the liberal code-word for a riot, as evidenced this week by the riots and looting in reaction to the death of George Floyd at the knee of a police officer in liberal Minneapolis? How is this possible in Minneapolis, with a liberal mayor, two liberal Democratic women senators, and a Democratic governor?...

Last week we watched the sorry spectacle of aimless destruction supposedly in response to the death of a black man at the hands of the police. The predictable script from Ferguson and Baltimore was reprised, the same bumper-sticker empty slogans brandished, and the same pointless destruction and looting occurred that were worse than useless for solving the injustice the protestors supposedly want remedied. Just as predictable was the media coverage, which mixed ratings-bait lurid footage of the violence with clichés like “peaceful protestors,” youthful passionate idealists moved by righteous anger over racial injustice, but compromised by “outside agitators” exploiting the...

It could be spring and the reappearance of leaves on bare trees and flowers blooming, but I think it’s really because I do not watch network news or read the New York Times, The Washington Report or The Drudge Report. I live in New York City, which has been christened pandemic ground zero, but I’m still alive even though I am at high risk of dying from Covid 19. What I do watch on Sundays is Mass from my local parish’s Facebook page, and a recent homily by my parish priest was what stirred this feeling of hope. I can’t...

BRISTOL, Tennessee -- There is not one thing in the jeans, flannel-lined jackets, denim jackets, overalls, shirts, carpenter pants, custom uniforms or masks produced by L.C. King Manufacturing that is not made in America. Nothing -- not even the threads or the rivets. "All the components, the raw materials, are purchased in the United States and are actually manufactured in the United States," explains Jack King, who represents the fourth generation in his family to helm the cut-and-sew facility. "We pride ourselves on providing the customer a 100% made-in-the-USA, workwear garment that we cut and sew," King says with the...

Virtually every conservative in America knows the title of this column is true. Virtually every leftist knows it, too, but lying for the cause is what the left does (think "Russian collusion"). And those liberals who have become increasingly indistinguishable from leftists know it's probably true but won't say so -- lest they side with conservatives and, more importantly, be branded "racist" by the left. How the left brands a person now determines many people's moral and political positions. If the left cared about blacks, leftists would work to raise blacks to universal academic standards, not lower and abolish standards...

There’s something I say all the time, only because it’s true: Frankenstein’s monster always returns to the castle to destroy it.” There are many other ways to put it: chickens coming home to roost, you reap what you sow, etc., – and it’s all true. That adage came true again this weekend as left-wing mobs turned on left-wing cities that have elected left-wing politicians for generations, many in left-wing states, and burned much of them to the ground. The monster came home. Conservatives have been warning about the dangers of Antifa and other left-wing groups for years. No one in...

The weekend was filled with questions about our usually assertive president. “Where is Trump?” many asked. “Why no national address?” others wondered. For his part, the president had made clear in previous days, both in person and via social media, his multi-layered sentiments about the death of George Floyd, the protests that followed and the rioting that opportunistically attached itself to those protests. The bottom line: condolences for the Floyd family, an assurance that justice will be done, and a warning not to allow rioting to insult his memory and poison the atmosphere for a national conversation. The rioters were...

Using damage to property as cover, US police have meted out shocking, indiscriminate brutality in the wake of the uprising he word “violence” is going to be used a lot to describe the events in US cities over the weekend and all this week. So it’s going to be important to be clear about who is violent and what violence is. Property destruction and harming human beings are profoundly different actions, and with a few exceptions (seemingly interlopers in the protests) virtually all the violence visited on human beings during this round of civil unrest across the US has been...

In the daylight, demonstrators gathered calmly, carrying cardboard signs, toting children, and chanting 'Black lives matter!' In the daylight, demonstrators gathered calmly, carrying cardboard signs, toting children, and chanting 'Black lives matter!' In the daylight, demonstrators gathered calmly, carrying cardboard signs, toting children, and chanting “Black lives matter!” Volunteers passed out water and snacks. As the protest grew, a white man outfitted in black pants and black boots strategized with his friend—they wanted to make sure everyone had a mask. That wasn’t much of an issue, most people were covered, although masks were the only reminder a pandemic had kept...

Are you against murder? Of course you are. Murder is not merely illegal, but also morally wrong, and you would never advocate or condone murder. What about racism? Are you also against racism? Certainly, every American can be expected to condemn prejudice, racial hatred, and unjust discrimination. There is widespread agreement in our society that racism is a bad thing, and therefore it may be assumed that everyone reading this was horrified by the video of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Four police officers involved in Floyd’s arrest were dismissed from the force, and one of them, Derek Chauvin, has...

Seven top Senators said Sullivan's actions violate the Constitution's clear separation of powers on which branch of government may prosecute American citizens. The actions of the rogue federal judge in the Michael Flynn criminal case are an unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of power that represent a “recipe for tyranny,” seven top senators, including the Senate Majority leader, told a federal court on Monday. In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) blasted the refusal of Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to grant the Department of Justice’s motion to dismiss...

RUSH: Okay, folks, I have to tell you something that happened yesterday, and you will hear it at 2 p.m., well, 2:06, 2:07 somewhere when we get the third hour underway. Now, as those of you who have been regularly listening — by the way, latest computer model projections, 50-and-a-half million people in the audience. We have a new record of subscribers at RushLimbaugh.com. So there’s new people tuning in veritably every hour of the program, people listening for the first time, which is a challenge for your host to make sure everything remains in context. But for those of...

RUSH: You know, I’m sitting here, I’m trying to get my head — and it’s a big head, my friends. Even with half my brain tied behind my back just to make things fair, it’s a big head. I’m trying to get it around how much things have changed since last Thursday when I was last here. Remember I took Friday off ’cause I needed a rest day. By the way, thank you for your indulgence on that because it was so restorative. It really — or “restorative,” for those of you in Rio Linda. It helped. Coronavirus Has Vanished...

Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. No. 107-52) expanded the definition of terrorism to cover ""domestic,"" as opposed to international, terrorism. A person engages in domestic terrorism if they do an act "dangerous to human life" that is a violation of the criminal laws of a state or the United States, if the act appears to be intended to: (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping. Additionally, the acts have to...

The tragedy of the riots sparked by George Floyd’s death was brought home by a distraught elderly black woman interviewed by the local ABC affiliate in her ruined south Minneapolis neighborhood. “These people did this for no reason,” wept Stephanie Wilford, who lives in an apartment next to where shops were looted and burned Friday night. “They went straight to . . . every store over here that I go to. I have nowhere to go now and I have no way to get there because the buses aren’t running.” The violence “is not going to bring George back. George...

George Floyd’s tragic death, without question, sprang from egregious and unjustified police misconduct. Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin did not protect or serve anyone, nor any noble purpose, by jamming his knee onto a non-resistant man’s carotid artery. His all-too-passive fellow officers shared in his crime. Unless you consider your own mortal stock worth less than $20 (the amount of the counterfeit bill that Floyd allegedly tried to spend), then you, too, should feel repulsed by these cops’ totalitarian display. That said, there seems to be a growing, greatly consequential misconception that self-harm is a sort of cathartic justice. While...

Gun control legislation has been all the rage in Richmond since Democrats took over the Virginia General Assembly last November. The Democratic majority teamed with Gov. Ralph Northam in their ambitious efforts to cross items off the gun control checklist, such as enacting a “red flag” law, banning private firearm transfers, reviving a handgun purchase limit, and even implementing a modern sporting rifle ban that was thankfully defeated in committee — for now. It should come as no surprise, then, that the governor who wouldn’t let his past use of blackface stop his political pandering would also not let a...

A senior Army chaplain earlier this month emailed other chaplains the text of “Coronavirus and Christ,” a brief book by famed author, podcaster, and pastor John Piper. The command chaplain of U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys in South Korea, Col. Moon H. Kim, wrote in his email: “This book has helped me refocus my sacred calling to my savior Jesus Christ to finish strong. Hopefully this small booklet would help you and your Soldiers, their Families, and others who you serve.”This email and the attached book have led to complaints from 22 other chaplains, who’ve enlisted the help of the Military...

The Boston Tea Party patriots who protested British oppression have nothing in common with rioters who ravage American cities for personal gain. One of the most galling and misleading arguments tossed around following the death of George Floyd is an attempt to draw a parallel between the carnage sweeping the nation and the Boston Tea Party.In this clumsy effort, “riot” has become just the latest word twisted for political purposes. Merriam-Webster defines “riot” as: A violent public disorder; specifically: a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent. It...

May 31, 2020 Impact Campus Community In Community and Solidarity Dear University of Maryland community, We are grieving the killing of George Floyd, McKinsley Lincoln, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, and Ahmaud Arbery, and all who came before. We are deeply concerned about insufficient police accountability across the country, systemic racism, and the social, economic, and health inequities that have led to protests born of despair, anger, and hope. We support the many peaceful demonstrations for justice across the United States. We acknowledge that we have our own painful history at UMD, which includes the tragic murder of Lt....