The reason is simple: these films don’t exist to entertain, they exist to push a point of view. … Last week I was given the opportunity to see “The Giver,” a film based on the famous book by Lois Lowry. … and draws them into a fantasy world, reveals what the filmmakers/writers believe to be the truth, and then the characters pursue that…
A delegation from the City [of London] called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to argue that ‘the only means of saving the world … I ask the House from the point of view of British interests to consider what may be at stake. … at the end of it intervene with effect to put things right, and to adjust them to our own point of view.…
The second part was a “war on the cheap” mentality. … The Mexican War found support mostly in the southern states. … anticipation of having the presidency, the House and the Senate in 2016.…
Marita Noon at the Stop the EPA Power Grab Rally
During the week of July 28, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held hearings … It was not uncommon for a family to move into the area in the summer, when the smog was the worst, and not even know the beautiful … In the fall, when the winds came in and blew the smog out to sea, newcomers where amazed to discover the mountains.…
’s attention to the rift within the GOP. … Really what they mean is that the House GOP is not catering to the commentariat, the Gang of 500, the DC institutionalists, and other … What the Circle of Jerks view as aggravating bugs hampering the system, the Founders viewed as a feature of the system.…
Marino spoke about how the Democrats purposefully ignored the issues at the border when they had control of the House, the Senate, … Now, to John Parkinson’s coverage:
Off-mic, Pelosi then approached Marino, crossing the aisle in view of cameras, and apparently … After Marino concluded his remarks and as many Republicans applauded their colleague, Pelosi crossed the chamber again in view of cameras…
that a single state would opt out of the crowning achievement of the progressive cause. … We cover not only the legal issues, but also the responses from the left and the right on cases that matter to conservatives. … At RedState, we produce a contrary point of view on a larger platform than the comments section at a left wing blog would ever provide…
to affect the degeneration from inside the United States.” … For the past 100 years when you compare the long game of the Progressives with the rest of us; we have been playing checkers and they … Now the preplanned crisis in the south is delivering the plurality of low information voters to seal the deal.…
was over the division of responsibility between the House bringing the charges and the Senate trying them – and as played out in the … The grounds for impeachment were always less clear, but the Founding Fathers tended to view impeachment mainly as a remedy for official … The one exception, in my view, is the IRS scandal – a scandal very similar to what brought down Nixon, in that it involves not just…
Damon Linker has an interesting article at The Week in which he makes the case that the Culture Wars are really all about sex, and … Sure, some people are perfectly happy in the new anything-goes order, but the social pathologies caused by the breakdown of the traditional … Social conservatives lean toward the latter view, and can marshal considerable evidence to support their analysis. …
On the one hand, we have the preliminary autopsy report showing pretty clearly that Michael Brown was shot in the front, not in the … Much the same, as Erick has noted, is true of the response of the police and the community after the shooting. … My concern here, as it was at the start of the Trayvon Martin case, is that the Left (the Democrats, the progressive activists, the…
We know also from the Chief of Police that the police officer who shot Mr. … One can viewthe events of Ferguson, MO and decide it was a good call to, before rioting even began, suit up the police as soldiers … not simply presume the ends justify the means.…
It puts the focus on the fetus rather than the woman. … It’s ghoulish on the one hand, but on the other hand, it’s welcome. … With the advances in medical technology, the message that “the child inside you is not even an entity that deserves the status of being…
to keep the U.S. on the sidelines during the first phase of the Syrian uprising. … my view, makes Obama look much more on top of the situation than Clinton. … But a critical view of the record and Clinton’s claims indicates that if there was a conflict we are lucky that Obama prevailed.…
the wall and spin around on the track. … “The right rear tire went down, he spun on the exit of (Turn) 2. They threw the caution and everything was toned down. … that can be heard in the video; however, Graves has no special view into the mind of Tony Stewart, and while he might know what it…
The military problem has a different dimension. The Kurds can take care of themselves with the right equipment. … Even if your view is that Maliki spent a lot of time and effort creating this mess and he should be allowed to enjoy it to the fullest … While there is no doubt that the US has the military power to transform the face of the war in northern Iraq, protecting Kurdistan…
Needless to say, the deepwater and shale plays are the prize that has the attention of the major international companies who hope to … More on the story here and opinion from the Houston Chronicle here. … While some may viewthe statement as an exaggeration, few would dispute that the reform will be transformational for the country.…
death penalty being used as a political football, he would grant Dunlap full clemency between the election and the new year. … According to the Denver area CBS affiliate, the father of a 19 girl killed by Dunlap said “Gov. … threaten to take the justice these families have sought for two decades and completely remove it from the realm of possibility.…
In addition, the letter questions the circumstances surrounding the secretive settlement:
What is even more concerning, given the … Without knowing more, it is impossible to view this as anything other than an attempt by the IRS to escape the confines of the 2009 … The letter goes on to demand answers regarding the details of the settlement and the procedures the IRS is putting in place as part…
Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. … At the time the U.S. was founded, its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men, including the right to vote. … Men who catcall seem to be men who like what they see and can’t manage to just shut up and enjoy theview.…
And one thing Republicans can do is kill one of the worst symbols of crony capitalism in the Federal government, the Export-Import … You can tell that the bank is essentially an excuse for corporate welfare and crony capitalism because of the way the U.S. … agency is an example of corporate welfare and “crony capitalism,” a view held by conservative organizations like the Heritage Foundation…
In theview of some this behavior has become normalized and acceptable:
Academics who study anti-Semitism say the acceptance of disparaging … And the trend is unsettling
So what is driving the phenomenon? … was the most obvious source of the problem.…
The night my wife and I returned from the Redstate Gathering was the night of the initial problems in Ferguson. … These events and the stories I’ve heard have given me a very different, very personal point of view on what has happened in Ferguson … Pew did a survey after the Brown killing, and found a vast disparity in how blacks and whites viewthe situation in Ferguson, and I…
I personally dislike the knee-jerk reactions of the Left and the Right equally. … As I see it, the primary problem in Ferguson is not the ethnic breakdown of the police department. … As I view “affirmative action,” it is the good faith effort to recruit qualified minority applicants for jobs. …
Aristotle
The great mind, in a free land, is free from the law. … They rejected the idea that the Republican Party was any less hypocritical than the Democrats, that the Ruling Class knew best about … In place of all these, they accept a view that liberty is better than paternalism from the left or right – even paternalism applied…
