Opinion

When a city plagued by crime votes for more crime

It was another weekend of violence and disorder in Chicago.“At least 32 shot, 8 fatally, in weekend violence across city,” read one headline on the WLS-TV news website.Another headline said, “15 arrested in connection with Loop chaos after 2 teens shot.

Regulatory octopus is strangling our economy

Every schoolkid knows – or used to know – that the United States has three branches of government. At least that’s what the textbooks say.But really, we have four branches of government.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (April 20, 2023)

FOR THE RECORD“The three poisons of America’s leftist cities are 1) high taxes, 2) schools that don’t educate and 3) crime running rampant. … Alas, our cities can’t be saved if the voters in these metropolises don’t want to be saved.

No one is above the law? Give me a break

Lock Donald Trump up, or don’t lock him up, but don’t tell me that “no one is above the law.” It’s one of the most ludicrous fantasies peddled by the left.Plenty of people are “above the law.” James Clapper, who lied under oath to Congress about spying on the American people, is above the law.

America loses the Democrats’ dirty game

Everyone knows the felony charges against Donald Trump for paying hush-money to a porn star are ridiculous.Everyone knows that charging Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records was just a slimy political stunt by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (April 13, 2023)

FOR THE RECORD“President Biden’s approval rating ranks right up there... with jock itch.” – Senator John Kennedy (R-LA)“Trans people aren’t asking for rights… they already have ALL THE SAME RIGHTS as everyone else in America.