Rich Lowry: Trump’s move is an acknowledgment of reality. It is also a symbolic statement of permanence, that Menachem Begin was correct when he said at the ceremony for the Bar Kokhba rebels 36 years ago, “Glorious fathers, we are back and we will not budge from here.”
Donald Trump has made a habit of delivering on his campaign promises since his inauguration. One of those key promises was to deliver much needed relief to the one in five Americans skipping doses or not filling prescriptions due to high drug costs.
We may be witnessing the unfolding story of one of America’s greatest first ladies, Melania Trump. And on this upcoming Mother’s Day, May 13, an example of a dedicated mother who puts her child ahead of other justifiably demanding, distractions.
That figure includes 2.2 million residents who left the high-tax states of New York and California. On the receiving end, Texas gained 1.4 million new residents, and Florida added 850,000. Neither state has an income tax.
Jonah Goldberg: in America, unfortunately, some people are so insecure in their identity and so desperate to be offended they have breathed new life into H.L. Mencken’s definition of puritanism: “the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”
While Pompeo has yet to clearly lay out the tactics that will be needed for the State Department to get its “swagger back” he has made great strides in a week. But, by clearly articulating the president’s foreign policy, providing clear choices to other nations, and reaffirming the importance of American diplomacy, Pompeo has made a real start.
Would a noted white racist ever pardon a controversial black man who knew multiple white women in a biblical way? The topic is relevant because the Associated Press reports actor Sylvester Stallone has requested President Trump pardon the first black heavyweight champion boxer, Jack Johnson.
Jerry Newcombe: From time to time, someone objects to the need to attend church regularly. They say they can be good Christians without participating in church. I don’t agree.
Alan Dershowitz: Mueller was an Assistant US attorney in Boston, the head of its criminal division, the head of the criminal division in Main Justice and the Director of the FBI during the most scandalous miscarriage of justice in the modern history of the FBI.
Giuliani “is one of the most effective and successful prosecutors in the history of the Southern District,” Dershowitz told Fox Business’ “Kennedy.” “I think it was probably a very wise decision for the president to bring Giuliani on board. He knows all the tricks. He knows all the tactics.”
Chris Friend: Kevin Johnson threw the store manager under the bus, used inflammatory rhetoric, invoked race and discrimination when it wasn’t warranted, and profusely apologized — all before facts were known.
Conrad Black: Mueller has been given a magic carpet on this disgraceful smear job for almost a year, packing his staff with foaming Trump-haters — who have been exposed as, to say the least, unprofessional — and wallowing in the prolonged hallelujah chorus of the fake, Trump-hating national media.
Eli Lake: Trump or his advisers came to see what the D.C. bar saw more than two years ago: Scooter Libby was wrongfully convicted over a leak crime he never committed.
Alan Dershowitz: It is understandable in our hyper-partisan age that many leftists are so outraged at President Trump that they are willing to ignore violations of his civil liberties… It is inexcusable that the ACLU should ignore these potentially blatant violations of the right of privacy under the Fourth Amendment and the right to counsel and confidentiality under the Sixth Amendment.
Jonah Goldberg: I have confidence that when all is said and done, Facebook will look more like the 21st century AT&T of social media.
Conrad Black: It’s strangely satisfying to observe President Trump slowly rising in the polls, like the astonishingly slow lift-off of a rocket or an aircraft.
Stephen Presser: The current administration is engaged in the restoration of the rule of law and the sovereignty of the American people the Constitution sought to ensure. The president is not a Russian puppet. He is, simply, a patriot.
Jerry Newcombe: The great news is that recently active Christians are trying to make a difference for Jesus in the box office — even if many of their efforts are independent film.
John Berlau: Kudlow has a deep knowledge and understanding of businesses on Main Street and Wall Street, qualities the president needs in his top economic adviser.
Michael Derstewitz: If Saturday’s demonstrators are serious about saving American lives, rather than participating in the March For Our Lives, they should consider taking part in the March for Life, an annual pro-life event. The NRA receives nothing in federal funding and is responsible for zero deaths.
Chris Ruddy: In a short time, Trump has jumped economic growth by almost a 100 percent! This is the really big story of the Trump presidency you have never heard on the nightly news.
Frank Gaffney: Silicon Valley has no problem with its products being exploited — as long as it’s by Democrats like Barack Obama, whose abuse of Facebook-derived data made Cambridge’s pale by comparison. But the IT giants are now working to ensure conservatives can’t do what Obama did.
Michael Reagan: The Second Amendment grants personal gun ownership rights to citizens because citizen volunteers make up the militia. Militias are a form of light infantry, so it stands to reason citizens should have the right to own light infantry weapons— including the AR-15.