Commentary
When I read the headline, “Trump Opened the Window for the DSA,” in the Wall Street Journal, I was reminded of stories how Obama and Biden paved the way for Trump.
Specifically, “How Joe Biden Handed the Presidency to Donald Trump,” in the May 13, 2025, issue of the New Yorker. … read more
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Parroting the remarks heard on CNN and MS Now that the 16-day American State Fair on the Mall in Washington DC leading up to the Fourth of July celebration was “all about Trump,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore took the opportunity to criticize the president’s patriotism as nationalism.
“Patriotism is not simply pride in what America has been.… read more
Commentary
Why Rush Limbaugh, you ask. Because on each Fourth of July he would share a memorable speech about the signing of the Declaration of Independence given by his father. Although this is more than twice as long as my usual commentaries, it’s worthy of your time, and I’m proud to reprint that speech, especially for those who have not read it. … read more
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I didn’t fear a massive national shift to Democrat Socialism when I heard Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s rally speeches for then New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, and now the other New York wins. And those wins in Maine, Seattle and Washington DC still don’t faze me.… read more
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With America’s 250th birthday celebration very much in the news as we close in on the Fourth of July, have you been paying attention to the media focus on the survey finding that only 27 percent of Democrats intend to display the American flag on the Fourth, and that just 19 percent of Democrats express pride in being American?… read more
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As I publish this edition, the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran was being released. I was struck that in paragraph three, it states that “The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran commit to negotiating and achieving the final deal in maximum 60 days, extendable with mutual consent.”… read more
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“We’re in a battle for the very soul of America. I ran for president in 2020 because of what I saw in Charlottesville in August of 2017. Extremists coming out of the woods carrying torches, their veins bulging from their necks, carrying Nazi swastikas and chanting the same exact antisemitic bile that was heard in Germany in the early 30s.”… read more
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Last week, I commented on the changes underway at CBS News and only briefly mentioned that 60 minutes anchor Scott Pelley allowed his ego to take control of his brain.
Since being fired Pelley has been pleading his case to any media outlook that will listen to him.… read more
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Yesterday, I devoted much of my blog to the viewership problems facing the legacy television networks as Americans are finding different sources for news.
Newspapers, too, are losing readers. Many people have stopped home delivery of daily newspapers, and a number of them have switched to online subscriptions, resulting in a sharp decline of comic section viewers
It is for that reason I am publishing the June 6, 2026, Charles Schulz strip commemorating D-Day, June 6, 1944, featuring the loveable beagle, Snoopy, on the beaches of Normandy. … read more
Commentary
I’ve seen a number of movies depicting D-day, June 6, 1944, the invasion of Normandy, but the producers of the latest film, “Pressure,” is quite different in that it captured the tense 72 hours before the landing was given a “go.”
The Allied forces – the United States Great Britain and Canada – sought to gain a foothold in France, launching the largest amphibious invasion in history, Operation Overlord, and its success relied heavily on the weather.… read more