Politics

Harvard Polling: Majority Supports DOGE Measures to Reduce the Size of Government

As the courts hash out the legalities of the orders supporting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the public appears to support the effort despite the almost universal condemnations in the media. Despite the prediction from James Carville that the Trump Administration will collapse within 30 days, a recent Harvard CAPS/Harris poll shows that most citizens support the cutting of government spending and size. While the courts must rule on the legal basis for these executive orders, the polling shows continued support for both Trump and his agenda after the election. Continue reading “Harvard Polling: Majority Supports DOGE Measures to Reduce the Size of Government” →

Congress, Constitutional Law, Politics

No, the GOP Should Not Impeach Federal Judges Over the Trump Challenges

One of the greatest abuses of the Democratic party in the past eight years has been their use of impeachment investigations and charges against their political opponents. From President Donald Trump to conservative justices, liberal members have demanded impeachments over everything from opposing the NFL kneelers to hanging revolutionary-era flags. Now, some Republican members are calling for the impeachment of judges who ruled against Trump’s earlier executive orders and programs. Elon Musk has supported this effort. It would be a grave mistake to follow the Democratic example in the misuse of impeachment powers to target judges or justices.

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Academia, Columns, Free Speech, International

The American Rōnin: How Displaced “Disinformation Experts” Are Seeking New Opportunities in Europe and Academia

Below is my column in the Hill on the new American emigres: “disinformation experts” who are finding themselves unemployed with the restoration of free speech protections.

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Academia, Animals, Free Speech

If you are a swan, Andrew, be a swan.

I am returning today after speaking at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs about my book, “The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.” Last night, I was approached by a student named Andrew who asked whether he should just remain quiet at his college, where professors routinely slam conservatives and teach highly ideological views as gospel.  I went on a walk this morning around dawn and spotted this swan. I immediately thought of the young man who came up to me after my talk.

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Academia, Free Speech

Cornell Under Fire Over Curious Election Rules in Critical Trustee Selection
Cornell University has long been mired in controversies over the lack of intellectual diversity on its faculty and hostile free speech environment. In addition to controversial university policies, faculty members have allegedly sought to disrupt events, campaign against conservative faculty, target students for their opposing views, and remove of historical art. Cornell routinely falls near the bottom of free speech rankings. This history makes the current election of new trustees a major opportunity for alumni to seek reforms at the school. However, Cornell has been criticized for its extreme limits on candidates answering questions and its alleged favoritism shown to preferred candidates. Despite these limits, reformers are pushing alumni to vote before the February 28th deadline.

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Media, Torts

The “Damages Collector”: MSNBC Settles Defamation Lawsuit with Doctor Labeled as the “Uterus Collector”

We have previously discussed the defamation case involving Georgia gynecologist Dr. Mahendra Amin who was allegedly defamed by MSNBC, including by host Rachel Maddow, as the “uterus collector.” Now, not long after a settlement of CNN of another defamation case, MSNBC appears to have forked over damages to Dr. Amin to avoid a trial.

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Congress, Politics

Democrats in Congress Reach Record Lows in Approval

In the first month of the Trump Administration, Democrats seem to be following the old adage of French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau that “generals always fight the last war.” However, usually, the generals won the last war. In this case, Democrats lost both houses and the White House, but doubled down on hyperbolic rhetoric and false claims. The results are predictable: the Democratic Party hit an all-time low in approval, according to a Quinnipiac poll. Continue reading “Democrats in Congress Reach Record Lows in Approval” →

Politics

Crash Landing: The Democratic Spin on Trump Causing Plane Accidents Collides with Reality

For weeks, politicians and pundits have engaged in a ghoulish effort to blame every plane accident on the Trump Administration, even accidents that occurred within the first weeks of the Trump Administration. Hillary Clinton led the effort by bizarrely suggesting that the collision of the airliner and the helicopter over the Potomac was due to the changes in Trump’s policies. The spin showed utter contempt for the intelligence of the public since there was no evidence that the Trump Administration policies had any impact on the accidents. Continue reading “Crash Landing: The Democratic Spin on Trump Causing Plane Accidents Collides with Reality” →

Academia, Free Speech, International

The Royal Society Moves to Expel Musk Over His Political Views

Founded in 1660, the Royal Society is one of the most prominent scientific organizations in the world with associations to such luminaries as Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. Despite that proud history, British scientists are pushing to politicize the society and expel Elon Musk because they disagree with his political views. It is not simply anti-intellectual but self-destructive for a society committed to the pursuit of scientific knowledge. Continue reading “The Royal Society Moves to Expel Musk Over His Political Views” →

Courts, Media

“We’re Winning Across the Board”: Raskin Takes a Premature Victory Lap Just Before a Slew of Court Losses

On CBS’s Face the Nation, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D., Md.) repeated the talking point of Democratic politicians and pundits that the courts are stopping President Donald Trump’s lawless actions taken after his inauguration. Raskin declared “we’re winning in court…we’re winning across the board.” The boast was dubious at best on Sunday given earlier losses, but became embarrassing on Monday and Tuesday as additional courts ruled in favor of the Trump Administration in major cases.

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Congress, Free Speech, International

“Listen Carefully it’s Actually Much Darker”: How the Left is Framing Free Speech as a Front for Fascism

The defense of free speech by Vice President J.D. Vance in Munich, Germany, has led to open panic on the left in fighting to maintain European censorship and speech criminalization. The response of the American press and pundits was crushingly familiar. From CBS News to members of Congress, Vance (and anyone who supports his speech) was accused of using Nazi tactics. It is the demonization of dissent.

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Columns, Free Speech, International

The American Moment: Critics Prove Vance’s Point on the Threat of the Anti-Free Speech Movement

Below is my column in the New York Post on the unhinged response to Vice President J.D. Vance’s historic defense of free speech in Europe. The chorus of criticism from press and pundits was immediate. Literally speaking through tears, German diplomat Christoph Heusgen responded to VP Vance: “It is clear that our rules-based international order is under pressure. It is my strong belief that this more multipolar world needs to be based on a single set of norms and principles.” Indeed, it is and that is a good thing. Vance was speaking truth to transnationalists who view free speech as a threat to the “international order” that they maintain. The response from the American left was even more bizarre. Not only did CBS’s Margaret Brennan suggest that free speech caused the holocaust, but Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said that Vance, in defending free speech, used “some of the same language that Hitler used to justify the Holocaust.”

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Columns, Free Speech, International

“The Threat From Within”: J.D. Vance Delivers a Historic Defense of Free Speech

Below is my column in the Hill on the historic defense of free speech by Vice President J.D. Vance in Munich last week. Where John F. Kennedy went to Berlin to declare “Ich bin ein Berliner,” Vance went in Munich to declare a type of “Ich bin ein Amerikanisch.” He spoke of free speech as an American with a power and clarity that is unrivaled in modern times. As expected, he is being attacked by Europeans and many in this country on the left. However, his speech was a tour de force of our core values.

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Columns, Congress, Constitutional Law, Media, Politics

“Taking Away Everything We Have”: Democrats and Unions Launch an Existential Fight Over Buyouts

Below is a slightly modified version of my column in USA Today on the apoplectic response of Washington to the efforts of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to reduce the size of government. Democrats have declared the effort to be pure “evil” and responded with rage rhetoric and profanity in public demonstrations. In a town with only one industry, reducing government is a sacrilegious act. It is one thing to run on reducing government and quite another thing to actually mean it. However, the deferred buyout shows how both members and unions are working against not only constitutional powers, but the desire of the employees themselves.

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Media, Politics

“Break Some Sh*t”: Democrats Find Relief from Sanity and Reality in Profanity and Hyperbole

Teddy Roosevelt once said, “profanity is the parlance of the fool.” Democrats appear to be increasingly finding relief from both reality and sanity in profanity. Democratic members have been complaining that left-wing groups have been targeting them to be more aggressive and “fight harder” in the face of the fast-paced actions of President Donald Trump. Their response appears to be ratcheting up “rage rhetoric” with profanity and violent language. Last week, Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) captured the new norm by yelling at a rally that “I don’t swear in public very well, but we have to f**k Trump. Please don’t tell my children that I just did that.” Continue reading ““Break Some Sh*t”: Democrats Find Relief from Sanity and Reality in Profanity and Hyperbole” →

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