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  • Americans don’t want a Schumer shutdown; they want a Trump budget

    This shutdown is completely avoidable. Yet, Senator Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his Democrat colleagues are determined to make it happen.
  • The case for a citizen-only census
    Non-citizens have never been allowed to vote in congressional elections. But they receive improper representation in Congress because the census fails to exclude them from the apportionment process, when all 435 House seats are divvied up between the 50 states and D.C. That's dramatically inflated Democrats' power in the House of Representatives.
  • A sermon on Luke 17:5-10
    Faithfulness to God has great power to strengthen you and offers hope when you journey on a road where you don't see the light.
  • On the Moraine, Part XXXI
    It was the winter of 1964-65. Living in the “barn” of a house on the Beaver Farm, I never liked winter. It was cold and dark. The wind howled through the window cracks. Now 75, I still don’t like fall, for it portends winter.  
  • U.S., Japan and Australia need South Korea to deter China
    The U.S. should facilitate consultations with South Korea, Japan, and Australia on critical, dual-use technologies. The focus should be on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum capabilities.
  • Bellwether
    If ever you are feeling in need of a bellwether as to what tomorrow might bring, stop on by the creek, ring the bell, and you will know that its clear note will carry you easily into the coming day.
  • What happens if the government shuts down?
    Unless Republicans and Democrats break their negotiations stalemate, the federal government will partially shut down on Oct. 1, furloughing hundreds of thousands of federal employees and halting dozens of services.
  • Reconciliation bill will enhance Medicaid, not harm it
    Here's the reality: Anyone who loses Medicaid benefits under the OBBB was not eligible for them in the first place. In fact, Medicaid will grow 2.7% each year for the next decade under the new law. Does that sound like a cut to you?
  • An all-of-the-above energy approach
    The key to achieving global energy dominance is ensuring that our energy is first and foremost reliable and affordable. And finally, in order to put more energy online, we must be open to an all-of-the-above approach.
  • Just nasty
    We have a political party in this country that has become just nasty. And yes, the opposition gets in this gutter just a little bit once in a while, but nothing like the party of the donkey does.
  • Democrats hit new low at 30-percent approval
    Thirty percent of voters questioned in a Quinnipiac University survey said they have a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, and 54 percent say they hold an unfavorable opinion.
  • Donald J. Trump is a monument
    President Trump’s presence has been a phenomenon without parallel in American political history. He has withstood incessant attacks from the media, political opponents, former aides, false friends and one-time confidantes. President Trump, today and for all time, will be the bloodied-but-defiant fighter who rose again to save America.  
  • Iran’s revolutionary war on America’s homeland
    Have we arrived at a turning point in America, where our foreign and domestic threats have converged? It appears that Tehran has spun an intricate strategy to threaten the homeland, Americans as well as values that shape the fabric of our culture.
  • Obamacare sweeteners poisoning budget negotiations
    The debate will come to a head in the next week or so. President Trump this week rejected a meeting with congressional Democrats whose spending ideas he derided as fantastical. Republicans want to let the subsidies expire; Democrats want to make them permanent. 
  • Will AI’s future be American?
    This summer, China unveiled its plan for accomplishing an audacious goal the country had set for itself eight years prior: to become the dominant force in artificial intelligence by 2030. 
  • Storms outside bring clouds inside
    Outside storms can be horrible and life changing for a while. But the inside storms – those are the ones that change us for the rest of our lives. We either get bitter, or we allow the storm to make us better. 
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