Author: Horace Cooper

An Absurd Call for 'Vote Reparations'

An Absurd Call for ‘Vote Reparations’

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Just when it seems that the Left’s extremism has reached its outer limits, a new radical idea comes forward. Brandon Hasbrouck, a professor at Washington and Lee University, has taken to the pages of The Nation, the Left’s preeminent periodical, to advocate so-called “vote reparations.” ...
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High Court's Ringing Endorsement of Religious Freedom

High Court’s Ringing Endorsement of Religious Freedom

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Americans enjoyed their Thanksgiving time with family last week and simultaneously discovered a special treat. In a per curiamopinion the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the religiously faithful against unfair regulation by the state of New York. In Roman Catholic ...
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The Left’s Wish for Term Limits Would Make the Supreme Court Even More Politicized

The Left’s Wish for Term Limits Would Make the Supreme Court Even More Politicized

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President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court has ignited an expected, yet unfortunate, conflagration on the left. With few procedural levers to pull and little chance of ...
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China U.S.

Trump Must Do More to Counter China Threats

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China threatens America’s economic and national security. Its Belt and Road Initiative, which provides development assistance to emerging nations, has given it economic leverage all over the world. To obtain access to its growing markets and modern, inexpensive manufacturing infrastructure, ...
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Queen of Hearts: the Newest Race Card

Queen of Hearts: the Newest Race Card

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The American Left—and by extension its devotees in the media and followers in Washington—has decided that anyone who does not agree with its radical policy priorities is, ipso facto, a racist. Gone are the days when to be a racist ...
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Here’s How Trump Can Get Ginsburg’s Replacement On The Court — Guaranteed

Here’s How Trump Can Get Ginsburg’s Replacement On The Court — Guaranteed

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History often repeats itself. Before treating the present Supreme Court vacancy which occurred right before an election as an unprecedented circumstance, consider that actually we’ve faced a similar circumstance before. The year was 1956 and Dwight D. Eisenhower was heading ...
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Blacks Must Reject Redefining Civil Rights to License Crime

Blacks Must Reject Redefining Civil Rights to License Crime

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There was a period when mainstream voices in Black America aligned with the law and not with lawbreakers — when the "snitches get stiches" mindset was associated only with the criminal element and was otherwise rare within the mainstream of ...
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Lack of Transparency in Government Contracts Hurts Service Members

Lack of Transparency in Government Contracts Hurts Service Members

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Last month when TRANSCOM (United States Transportation Command) pulled back its $7 billion contract award to Norwegian subsidiary American Roll on Roll off Carrier (ARC) taxpayers breathed a sigh of relief. The contract had been awarded on April 30 in ...
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How Trump’s Law and Order Agenda Is Making Black America Safer Again

How Trump’s Law and Order Agenda Is Making Black America Safer Again

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In the wake of George Floyd’s death, America has been presented with a false narrative about blacks and law enforcement. Elite progressive voices have pushed a radical idea: Law enforcement is the embodiment of bigotry in America and that “defunding” ...
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Mob Justice Gaining on Rule of Law Means Minorities Lose

Mob Justice Gaining on Rule of Law Means Minorities Lose

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Americans of all stripes recoiled at the video of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Elected officials all across America have condemned this needless act of violence. But many in the media, and activists across the land have gone further ...
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