Very often people who don’t like your ideas, or maybe fear that you are right, will try to pull this trick on you. They will try to place you in “the prison of two ideas.”
They set up an issue as having only two positions — you’re either for or against “X” — and then place you on the side that sounds most evil.
For example, a person might say:
— You’re either for climate change legislation, or you want the planet to die
— You’re either for ObamaCare, or you want babies and sick people to die
— You’re either for peace, or you want war
— You’re either for amnesty, or you’re xenophobic
It’s painful and predictable. Verging on parody. But sometimes we do the same to our adversaries, too.
— Either you’re for the death penalty or you coddle criminals
— Either you’re pro-gun, or a leftwing socialist gun grabber
— Either you fear God, or are a godless pinko
The right does this sort of thing less often, but maybe it’s because we’ve had less practice.
But we also allow ourselves to become inmates in our own two-idea prison — by appointing “an idea warden.”
This takes the shape of a political leader whose ideas become reflexively accepted as our ideas. Through a subtle submission to authoritarian allure, we end up settling on the side of an argument because he or she holds that side, too.
It’s political team sport stuff.
And so if he decides that X is bad, you agree. If he believes we need less of Y, you do, too. But if he changes his mind, realizing that X is good, and Y is a necessity, then you change with him as well.
This “idea warden” gives you the freedom to ignore any alternative ideas because you’ve put all your eggs in his basket — whether that basket be trade, immigration or taxes.
The interesting discovery, with President Donald Trump, is because his positions change, he happily demolishes the prison of two ideas, while still being a prison warden for so many others. It’s brilliant, but troubling.
So, I’m thinking, Instead of agreeing with Donald Trump, we should be copying him. As he divorces himself from the prison of two ideas, we should too.
President Trump, through his actions on trade, China, Syria, Russia, and ObamaCare – reveals that between two opposing ideas there’s an endless number of options. Literally — the positions one can hold are infinite.
Trump’s view of things has more choices than the order of cards in a typical deck. I really believe this. In a deck, there are 52 cards — which means the total possible combinations would be (yes, I read this on a blog): 80,658,175,170,943,878,571,660,636,856,403,766,975,289,505,440,883,277,824,000,000,000,000.
That’s more than the number of people (in billions) on every planet if there were a billion planets in 200 billion solar systems and so on (don’t ask me to verify this — it’s from Reddit).
Ponder this crazy, fantastic number. Because it frees you from sticking to two sides. It reminds you that you can think of anything.
How can you free yourself and think differently about things?
Consider one side, and work toward a compatible alternative that solves whatever accusation might be lobbed at you.
Take immigration. Are you xenophobic for wanting a wall?
No, you can be for enforced, enhanced border protection, while welcoming grateful refugees and hard-working immigrants. You can be for that wall, and that giant beautiful door. You see: Trump used a simple sentence to destroy the prison of two ideas. People remember the wall, but he also offered the door.
Climate change: So, are you accepting the “consensus,” or do you want the planet to die, you anti-science heathen?
Your answer destroys that two idea prison: You remain open to that idea that there has been gradual warming over time — and that humans might contribute to it (which is where the consensus claim tentatively rests) — and will even worry that it could be a problem.
However, the solutions prescribed by the most vocal and spot-lit climate activists are extreme and unreliable. The climate models and predictions have been notoriously inaccurate (comically so), and the claims too variable.
Last, the money one demands to fight this threat might actually do harm by steering funds away from efforts that might actually save millions of lives right now (in terms of promoting and pursuing clean air, water, fuel, etc). Describe yourself as a “luke-warmer.”
Health care: Your angry liberal friend might say, “you’re either for ObamaCare or you want people to die on the streets.” (I wish I were creating a straw man argument here, but this is an actual refrain.)
To destroy this two idea prison, offer the simplest solution: We want everyone to be healthy, and to be able to afford health care when really bad stuff happens. So it’s not about birth control pills (which even college kids can afford).
The most practical answer is that we, the consumer, pay for the small stuff, and insurance covers the rest. Suddenly catastrophic insurance becomes hugely affordable. Take a page from car insurance (which, by the way, isn’t “car care,” it’s car insurance). There’s variability in coverage and cost, based on individual needs and types. There is also competition (compare the number of car insurance ads to the number of health insurance ads during your favorite cable news show). Competition, in every arena, puts the customer first (in this case: the patient).
The most important arena where the two idea prison must be destroyed: National security.
If you wish to fight terror with every weapon at your disposal — well, then you must be Islamophobic. That’s the new prison of two ideas: worrying about terror means you’re a bigot.
To shatter this prison, one must only point out the reality of the current age: technology married to terror means our defenses merit a different mindset. We aren’t fighting traditional wars any more. We now must consider that a drone carrying a toxic substance, tested in one country — can now be unleashed here in this country by a satellite jihadists, over a parade or a stadium — killing tens of thousands, or more. And that satellite jihadist may be an American citizen! So how is that racist? Or bigoted?
The simpler point: You can be against invading countries, but you can recognize threats far away, that intend to come here.
So, in sum: The prison of two ideas is less your choice than it is one made by political adversaries to beat you at debate.
Once you break out of it, the possibilities for winning become endless.
Greg Gutfeld currently serves as host of FOX News Channel’s (FNC) The Greg Gutfeld Show (Saturdays 10-11PM/ET) and co-host of The Five (weekdays 9-10PM/ET). He joined the network in 2007 as a contributor. Click here for more information on Greg Gutfeld.
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The Fallacy of ‘Openness and Tolerance’
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How the GOP Tax Bill Would Close an Absurd Loophole
Since the Kennedy administration, a key reason why Americans acceded to free trade agreements is that playing on a level ...
Two addiction counselors die of overdose at Pennsylvania facility
WEST BRANDYWINE TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Two counselors at an addiction treatment facility in Chester County died Sunday of opioid overdoses. ...
Israel to build thousands of new homes in East Jerusalem
Israel will move ahead with plans to build thousands of new homes in East Jerusalem, refusing to back down after ...
Taliban storm Afghan police compound, kill 5 police
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban stormed a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday after striking it with two suicide ...
July 25 forecast: Sunny, with cloud of impeachment for Trump…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The forecast for July 25 was typical for Washington: sunny, mid-80s. President Donald Trump had good reason ...
Hamas Seeks the Elimination of the State of Israel
On March 30, 2018 Hamas called on Gazans to demonstrate in a “March to Return.” Palestinian protestors, variously estimated but ...
Facebook Banned Me for Tying Islamic Terror to…Well, Islam
Facebook’s Community Standards Facebook firstly told me (see image) that
“[i]t looks like something you posted doesn’t follow our ...
Baby Charlie Gard's Parents and Doctors Haggle over Details of His Final Days
On Monday, July 24, the parents of terminally ill 11-month old British baby Charlie Gard agreed with his doctors to ...
Napolitano's University of California hid $175M while demanding money, audit says
The University of California hid a stash of $175 million in secret funds while its leaders requested more money from ...
Goldman CEO to Trump: Don't scrap Dodd-Frank!
“Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein is not in favor of repealing the 2010 Dodd Frank Act in its entirety,” Forbes ...
House will vote to stop Boeing sales to Iran
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Cancer-detecting gum may soon be available
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NTSB heads to site of New Jersey plane crash
Federal investigators will be at the site of a deadly jet crash near a small airport outside New York City ...
CHILDREN AMONG THE DEAD Report: 10 of the 29 Coptic Christians killed in Egypt bus ambush were kids
Ten of the 29 victims killed in Friday’s ambush attack on a bus transporting Christians to a monastery south of ...
UPDATE: BRAZIL MEAT SCANDAL DEEPENS AS CHINA, EU, CHILE BAR IMPORTS…
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A scandal over alleged bribery in Brazil’s meat-packing industry to allow the sale of expired ...
As St. Louis Erupts, Democrats Own It
Once again, big city Democrat politicians have failed us. A deep societal wound was opened this past weekend in the ...
Sadiq Khan Squelches Freedom of Thought and Expression
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Clinton suggests she will continue to speak out
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Trump and the Canary Trap
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No one is ever likely to mistake Donald J. Trump for a lyric soprano at the New York Metropolitan Opera. ...
New Finland prime minister is 34!
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'League' star defends himself
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H.W. BUSH HOSPITALIZED Former president ‘is going to be fine’: spokesman
Former President George H.W. Bush is back in the hospital, his spokesman confirmed to Fox News Tuesday. Jim McGrath said ...
Florida boy, 10, arrested 4 times in 6 weeks for allegedly stealing cars
A 10-year-old Florida boy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing a car the day after he was charged with snatching ...
RNC takes victory lap in wake of Trump upset
The Republican National Committee took credit Monday for President-elect Trump’s surprise victory over Hillary Clinton last week. Top staffers at ...
Federal lawmakers seek to deregulate gun silencers
A handful of proposed federal bills would make gun silencers more readily available. And they may overrule Illinois’ ban on ...
Democrats rebrand under new slogan – will their product sell? – Republicans dismiss Dems' 'better deal' with ad targeting Pelosi – OPINION: Dems' new slogan like bad pizza slice slathered with 40-year-old ingredients and almost no meat – VIDEO: Dems' new slogan sounds oddly familiar
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Officials: Police mum on school janitor's rape conviction
A New York school custodian convicted last month of raping a minor more than a year ago was allowed to ...
Facebook FINED over privacy
The European Commission fined Facebook $122 million over providing “incorrect or misleading” information relating to its WhatsApp acquisition in 2014 ...
PATRIOTS JOLTED BY HOME GAME LOSS…
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DICTATOR'S END GAME Who is Kim Jong Un? And what does he want?
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Trump's CIA pick supports domestic surveillance, opposes Iran deal
By Jonathan Landay | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Representative Mike Pompeo, President-elect Donald Trump’s surprise choice to head the CIA, supports the ...
Year after Moonves, 'toxic' culture remains in CBS TV…
Jill Arrington was a star in TV sports. Then, four years ago, the former NFL sideline reporter traded national exposure ...
Baby born with 4 legs, 2 spines recovering after reconstructive surgery
A 10-month-old girl born with four legs and two spines is recovering after doctors successfully removed what they have identified ...
'WE HIT A HOME RUN' Trump delivers message to US troops, wraps first overseas trip as president
President Trump on Saturday in Italy thanked overseas U.S. troops, in concluding his trip through the Middle East and Europe ...
HBO OKs Watergate series…
New York (AFP) – US cable channel HBO on Thursday green-lit the production of a new limited series based on ...
Forget Balancing the Budget – Let's Think Big
Okay, so our pal Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has done a budget deal with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that does ...
SNAP: Passenger tries biting flight attendant before jumping from plane…
Updated: May 26, 2017 – 5:14 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A man who traveled thousands of miles to get the ...
Newsrooms hyping most predictable event of 2016
In any other election year, the 538 members of the Electoral College voting in December to make the president-elect’s victory ...
Tanks a bullion! Man finds gold bars buried in military vehicle
A tank fanatic got a new model in a £30,000 [$37,000] trade-in — and found more than £2million of gold ...
An Epic Lack of Congressional Fortitude
A few days ago, the Congress passed aid for damage caused by two hurricanes, a three-month continuing resolution, and an ...
Jobless claims are running at a 44-year low
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REINCE RESIGNS: Priebus quits as White House chief of staff, DHS chief John Kelly named as replacement
President Trump late Friday replaced his embattled chief of staff Reince Priebus with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, the decorated ...
CLAIMS QUESTIONED Woman accused of making up alleged sex attacks
Lying Jemma Beale, 25, made false rape and sex assault claims against 15 different men — and sent an innocent ...
Not All Stings Work: On the War James O'Keefe Is Winning
In his compelling new book, Blue on Blue, Charles Campisi, chief of the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau, tells how he ...
Extinct tiger spotted?
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Reporters hit Trump for blowing off CNN reporter
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ESPN’S BAD CALL Website posted poem honoring fugitive cop killer
An ESPN site targeting female sports fans on Thursday removed a poem paying homage to a convicted cop killer after ...
Man accused of chaining woman 'like a dog' pleads guilty to 7 murders
A South Carolina man pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping charges on Friday after he was arrested last year for ...
Soros has some interesting thoughts on Trump and the media
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Pope calls for 'zero tolerance' of child sex abuse
Pope Francis told bishops in a letter released Monday that they must adopt a “zero tolerance” policy toward sexual abuse ...
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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the president of the American Federation of Teachers will meet up Thursday to visit ...
NYC Coffee Startup Tamps Down Bro Culture by Hiring Philosopher…
Last year, when the #MeToo movement was peaking and companies such as Uber and Facebook were facing boycotts, Jim DeCicco, ...
A Quick Fix to Restore Faith in Democracy
Democracy is just like anything else that’s good in life, and that means it has to be moderated. To this ...
Maryland robbery thwarted; suspect in standoff
Maryland police have stopped a robbery at a shopping center in Hyattsville Monday and a standoff is under way with ...
Bannon asks conservatives to 'have our back'
OXON HILL, Md. — Chief White House strategist Steve Bannon asked the conservative movement backing President Trump to “have our ...
The Culture Police
When the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union collapsed, Americans breathed a sigh of relief that the sun seemed ...
Twitter creator laments role of social media in election of Trump
A co-founder of Twitter said he’s sorry if the popular social media platform helped put Donald Trump in the White ...
Headaches abound for Minnesota man declared dead by the IRS 29 years ago
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CRYING FOUL Liberals focus on Trump in 'March for Truth' rallies
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Afghanistan forces fighting ISIS take a slow-and-steady approach
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MEETING QUESTIONED Report: Kushner met with sanctioned Russia bankers
President Trump’s son-in-law and top White House adviser met with officials from a Russian bank under Western economic sanctions in ...
Trading glitch briefly sets Apple, Amazon and Microsoft stock prices at $123.47 – G-20 watchdog says no letup in correspondent banking decline
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Arizona girl found in storage box: Cousin stands trial on murder, abuse charges
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Texas woman granted clemency by Obama last year is back in prison
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Bill O’Reilly Back at Fox News – For One Night Only?
Tuesday night at Fox News HQ in midtown Manhattan was something different, however – in effect, a return without prejudice ...
Sean Hannity: Trump 'a little too sensitive at times'
Fox News personality Sean Hannity, an unwavering supporter of Donald Trump, offered a rare critique of the president in a ...
Report: No significant intel from Yemen raid that killed SEAL
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Watch: Horse battles gator at Florida park
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Hurricane cakes: ok or no way?
Twitter seems to be mildly sweet on Publix’s newest bakery items. Earlier this week — just days before Hurricane Irma ...
Shark stalked bloody victim as rescuers rushed to SoCal beach…
The 13-year-old boy who was apparently bitten by a shark while “free-diving” on Sept. 29, 2018, in Encinitas, Calif. The ...
'I made it': Student with Down syndrome learns he's accepted to college
An Alabama mother captured the emotional moment that her son, who has Down syndrome, learned that he was accepted to ...
Galaxy's first 'space burger'
A newborn star buried deep inside the Orion Nebula is feeding on a giant, dusty “space hamburger,” researchers have discovered. ...
Good Riddance, Evangelicalism Incorporated
Trump’s base in 2016 was defined not by race or class, but by belief in God. Evangelical Christians and Catholics ...
Japanese restaurants rocket to top of best in world list…
Two Japanese restaurants have shot to the top of the La Liste ranking of best places to eat in the ...
Trump talks tough on trade, Dems, business listen
President-electTrump’s message that he intends to get tough on trade and companies that ship American jobs overseas seems to be ...
MICHELLE O: It's surreal…
Michelle Obama views the impeachment proceedings involving President Donald Trump as “surreal,” but believes the nation can make it through ...
Lana Del Rey witchcraft attempt against Trump…
Lana Del Rey has confirmed that she attempted to place a hex on US President Donald Trump. The singer sparked ...
'7th Heaven' star: Not a prude
Beverley Mitchell may be best recognized as Lucy Camden in the ‘90s series “7th Heaven,” but she’s all too willing ...
The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 and the Breakdown of the Black Family
Conservatives tend to regard the growing trend of single-parent families as an issue of personal responsibility, but what if the ...
Putin: TV Trump very different from real Trump
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Saturn probe stuns scientists
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Bannon predicts '50 years' of GOP rule if Trump delivers
Republicans will govern for “50 years” if President-elect Trump fulfills his campaign promises and ushers in an economic boom, the ...
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DC mayor signs assisted suicide bill
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Mount Rainier caps swarm of weekend seismicity with 3.6 mag quake…
By Seattle Times business reporter After a spurt of seismic activity this weekend, Mount Rainier National Park was shaken by ...
The Truth Goes Marching On
When Angela Merkel betrayed her own country by allowing its girls, boys, and women to be raped and abused by ...
China introduces mandatory face scans for phone users…
China will require telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting Sunday, according ...
Passenger terror as plane engine DISINTEGRATES mid-air on flight from Paris to LA…
Passengers reacted with horror after the engine of an Air France plane from Paris to the USA disintegrated in the ...
Fasting for Christmas
This Christmas, I’ll be fasting. There is, of course, a long tradition of religious fasting, including the Nativity Fast celebrated ...
Mnuchin, Price nominations stalled after Democrats boycott vote
Democrats “boycotted” a scheduled Senate Finance Committee vote on Tuesday to advance the nominations of President Trump’s picks for the ...
The United States Must Leave the UN Human Rights Council
By now, it is clear that the U.N. Human Rights Council, created in 2006 with noble intentions on the basis ...
'TRYING NOT TO VOMIT' Professor tweets disgust over respect for troops
An anti-white Drexel professor said he was disgusted a fellow traveler gave up their seat for a uniformed member of ...
Football fans boo Castro supporters
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Trump should reward middle class with tax cuts: former GE CEO Jack Welch
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch (GE) thinks President Trump can right the ship after his bruising implosion of the ...
Nigerian president: Boko Haram 'crushed,' driven out of last stronghold
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Bill in Congress would pressure Palestinian gov't to cut off terror-tied payments – VIDEO: Eric Shawn reports — Taylor Force and terror money
Taylor Force was a West Point graduate who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was pursuing his MBA at Vanderbilt ...
The Tehran Attacks: Beginning of the End for Assad?
Iran is now paying the price for funding and supporting the Assad regime at home. Source link
Fired engineers seek federal probe…
San Francisco (AFP) – Four employees fired by Google ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday said Tuesday they were seeking a ...
Student loan debt up more than 450 percent since 2003
While total U.S. household debt in the first quarter of 2017 surpassed its $12.68 trillion peak reached during the recession, ...
New Arizona Development Bans Residents From Bringing Cars…
A $140 million Arizona development is banning residents from bringing their own cars in favor of scooters, bikes and ride-sharing, ...
Feds Probe Laundering, Obstruction, Campaign Violations…
Subpoenas issued to people with ties to President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, indicate a broad federal investigation into possible ...
Beats Trump by 6 points in hypothetical matchup: poll…
Former New York mayor Michael BloombergMichael Rubens BloombergActor Robert De Niro: Trump must be ‘held accountable’ with impeachment inquiry Scaramucci: ...
Iran's Ahmadinejad to run for president
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday unexpectedly filed to run in the country’s May presidential election, ...
DiCaprio Responds to Brazil President Claim He Funded Amazon Wildfires…
Leonardo DiCaprio has refuted bizarre and false claims from Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro that the actor financed the wildfires ...
Hits out at poor understanding of music…
As one of cinema’s greatest composers, he has written the music for hundreds of films, including classics such as A ...
Shia LaBeouf arrested in Georgia for public intoxication
Shia LaBeouf is in trouble again. The actor was arrested for public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and obstruction early Saturday in ...
This anti-populism cartoon misses the mark
A political cartoon published this week by the New Yorker seems to be playing well with those who oppose the ...
Inventing the Political Center
I’ve just been reading in the New York Post about the need for “centrist” politics in our polarized society. Post ...
South Korea fires shots at North Korea after object crosses border – COMPLETE COVERAGE NORTH KOREA CRISIS
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s military says it has fired warning shots at an unidentified object flying south from ...
118-year-old painting discovered in Antarctica
A lost 118-year-old painting by one of Britain’s most famous explorers has been discovered in Antarctica. Scientists stumbled on the ...
Disease, defects and danger: The unhappy truth behind pet cloning…
Pet cloning has become more and more popular in recent years, with surging numbers of people paying thousands of pounds ...
Puerto Rico mulls political status in new referendum
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Ricans got the chance Sunday to tell the U.S. Congress which political status they ...
NYC's De Blasio: 'Children Will Die' Because of Trump's Budget
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-New York City) said that “some children will die” if President Trump’s budget proposal passes. Speaking ...
Botched anti-measles campaign kills 15 children in South Sudan
At least 15 children died in South Sudan after health workers failed to sterilize syringes between uses while vaccinating around ...
Conservative clean energy could be Trump's climate plan
A conservative push to remake clean energy in the GOP’s image won a sizable victory with the election of Donald ...
ROGER AILES DEAD Former Fox News chairman and CEO has died at 77
Roger Ailes, who built Fox News into a cable powerhouse before leaving the company last year, died Thursday morning at ...
Toxic Humanism
“Making the world better” with no direction or assistance from God is a faith that rests on the belief that ...
A Half-Century of Adolescent Agitators
The foul-mouthed children trying to run the national gun control debate have a fifty-year-old precedent. Source link
'Flip' star's bikini backlash
Christina El Moussa posed for a photoshoot with her 6-year-old daughter, Taylor, in bikinis, and some celebrity-watchers are slamming the ...
Reversal of Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction appalls victim's family
Aaron Hernandez is an innocent man. At least, that is, in the eyes of the law in Massachusetts. Under a ...
Mulvaney: We're taking the tax code 'back to a blank piece of paper'
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that he plans to strip the federal tax code to its ...
How Regulations Made California's Fires Worse
After raging through almost all of December, the so-called Thomas fire, California’s largest wildfire ever recorded, was finally contained on January ...
Country star: I refuse to
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New York illegal immigrant with possible MS-13 ties stands trial in break-in, sex assault
An illegal immigrant from El Salvador — who police say could be tied to the murderous MS-13 gang — is ...
Cats to be put on leashes to protect wildlife? EU says No…
BRUSSELS (AP) — Put domestic cats on a leash to better protect threatened birds and the environment? The European Union ...
NEWT GINGRICH Democrats turn to red tape to stop President Trump
When Neil Gorsuch won long-overdue confirmation this month to serve on the United States Supreme Court, Republicans in turn won ...
Colorado mom says baby overheated while United jet sat on tarmac for hours
A Colorado woman said United Airlines was ‘not equipped’ to handle the urgency when her infant son began to overheat ...
Repeal Obama's Net Neutrality — ObamaCare for the Internet
Liberals are howling over the proposal by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to eliminate the so-called “net neutrality” rules imposed by ...
High Court allows strict enforcement of Trump ban – Trump travel ban: Timeline of a legal journey
The Supreme Court is granting the Trump administration’s request to more strictly enforce its ban on refugees, at least until ...
Appeals court sides with Congress over bank records…
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that Deutsche Bank and Capital One must comply with a congressional ...
If Trump Loses Bannon, Trump Loses the Presidency
I bet big on Donald Trump in the 2016 elections, rather famously. Now I will be shorting Trump stock for ...
Louis C.K. tells Israeli audience he'd 'rather be in Auschwitz than NYC'….
Disgraced comic Louis C.K. made a Holocaust joke — to an Israeli audience in Tel Aviv. “I’d rather be in ...
New York's 'island of the dead' to welcome more living…
New York (AFP) – A once off-limits, eroding island in New York where more than a million people are buried ...
MacArthur's Spies: The Heroes of the Philippines
MacArthur’s Spies by Peter Eisner recounts how three individuals played a significant role in the resistance against the Japanese occupation ...
UPDATE: BBC defends gory new drama after viewers left 'traumatized'…
1/23 Black Mirror season 4 Start date:Netflix, TBA
Starring: Rosemarie Dewitt, Andrea Riseborough, Maxine Peake, Jesse Plemons
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Lawmaker: DOJ considering investigation into Sheriff Clarke's jail
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Making the Clintons Pay
Few would deny that the ascendance of the United States from colonial poverty to the world’s top economic and military ...
At least 58 killed in suspected chemical attack in Syria
At least 58 people were killed in a suspected chemical attack in a rebel-held Syrian town, and some medics treating ...
The Bankruptcy of One Free Grope Politics
As the Moore vs. Franken Trash Olympics continues, liberals like Howard Fineman are going back to the future and renewing ...
The Progressive Tea Party that Never Was
Trump Derangement Syndrome is real, it’s deadly serious, and it appears to be metastasizing. And don’t expect calls for unity ...
Robert Mueller Adopts Stalinist Tactics
We may be thankful to Alan Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard Law School, for reminding us ...
McDonald's expands fresh-never-frozen beef push
The famed beef patties at McDonald’s are again getting a makeover in Texas. In an effort to move to a ...
Upton shows off in blue bikini
Kate Upton and her fiance Justin Verlander had fun in the sun during a beach vacation to Turks and Caicos. ...
Mueller Investigation: Illegal 'Fruit of the Poisonous Tree?'
Over the past year the United States and, secondarily, the rest of the world, have been bombarded with the Democratic ...
Reality Winner: Can the government prevent more intelligence leaks?
With just one arrest to date after months of damaging leaks traced to the intelligence community, Congress says it is ...
Mexicans, not Mexico, might pay for Trump's wall
Mexico has insisted it won’t pay for President-elect Trump’s promised border wall, but Mexicans living in the United States might. ...
New York Times editor: Trump is the best thing ever to happen to our subscriptions
The New York Times is flush with new cash thanks to increasing subscriptions, and the paper’s executive editor says President ...
The Cultural Roots of Trumpism
President Donald Trump’s occasional unfiltered coarse cloudbursts belie a man who is enormously joyful, having an abundance of entertaining good ...
Farmers in Crisis Turn to High-Interest Loans…
Financial stress is mounting in the Farm Belt, pushing more growers to take on high-interest loans outside traditional banks to ...
Wells Fargo asks for lawsuits to be arbitrated outside court
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Democrats to study election 'autopsy' at Baltimore retreat
House Democrats on Wednesday will embark on their annual retreat in Baltimore, where they will look to unify as a ...
White House rips Senate GOP for 'rubber-stamping' Trump Cabinet picks
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The Trouble with Conservatism
When FDR stole the name of “liberalism” to disguise the fact that he was a Progressive, he succeeded in doing ...
Illegal immigrant deported 15 times arrested in hit-run crash that hurt 6-year-old boy
An illegal immigrant – who had been deported 15 times – is accused of seriously injuring a 6-year-old boy in ...
4 Vietnam War veterans receive Silver Star for 1972 rescue mission
Four U.S. Army veterans who rescued seven people from a burning transport plane during the Vietnam War each received a ...
SCORSESE Lectures: Don't Watch 'IRISHMAN' on Your Phone!
Martin Scorsese’s three-and-a-half-hour long mob epic “The Irishman” became available on Netflix — and therefore its app — Wednesday, but ...
1 dead, 1 wounded after shooting at Miami restaurant
Miami police were looking for a gunman after a shooting at a restaurant Saturday left one person dead and another ...
California gas tax hike prompts fierce backlash from the right
A 12-cent gas tax hike recently approved by California’s Democratic leaders has prompted a huge backlash on the right, with ...
Tillerson: Asia allies 'critical' for addressing North Korean threat
TOKYO – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday cooperation with allies Japan and South Korea is “critical” to ...
Democrat senator drops F-bomb while criticizing Republicans, AHCA
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez isn’t the only member of his party who’s using salty language to criticize the ...
The Left Is 'Spinning' Out of Control
The Democrats are addicted to spin, and it’s only getting worse. Ever since Trump’s ascendance, they seem to have fully ...
Is America a Christian Nation?
Former President Obama has said that America is not a Christian nation. Was that far left atheism, pro-Islamic proselytizing, or ...
Spicer: 'Make no mistake,' the border wall will be built
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer reiterated today that the U.S.-Mexico border wall is going to be built. Todd Gillman ...
Waiting for Garrow: New Obama Biography Due This Week
Those of us who want to reduce President Obama’s future influence in American politics are looking forward to the release ...
OPINION: Liberal news outlets work overtime to hide a huge Democratic scandal
Watching news outlets go out of their way to hide a potentially huge Democratic scandal is almost funny. So-called journalists ...
Calls to national suicide hotlines reportedly up after Trump victory
Calls to national suicide hotlines have increased by 250 percent following President-elect Trump’s stunning victory over Hillary Clinton, according to ...
Tonight’s the Night: Can Fox News Get Its Mojo Back?
Tonight, Fox News will begin to take the first steps in an attempt to undo the damage to its brand ...
Amber Alert: Search is on for 8-year-old Wisconsin boy who may be with armed father
A statewide Amber Alert has been issued in Wisconsin for eight-year-old Jaiden Hunt. He is believed to be in the ...
SETTING THE FIRE 3 arrested in blaze that destroyed interstate bridge
ATLANTA – Three people have been arrested in connection with the raging fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 ...
Feds say economy grew 3.5 percent in Q3
By Pete Kasperowicz (@PeteKDCNews) • 12/22/16 9:03 AM Pete Kasperowicz News Editor The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/HeadshotKasper_Pete.jpg The U.S. economy grew ...
GROWING INVESTIGATION Senators expand probe of Trump, Russia ties
Leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee announced Wednesday they are expanding their investigation of Russia’s interference in the U.S. presidential ...
Duhamel: I WON’T talk politics
Josh Duhamel is having a ball with his latest role. The 44-year-old actor was recently name the first-ever Esurance MLB ...
The Democrats’ Pathology
Failing to defeat Trump in the election, the Democrats have worked endlessly to deflect their humiliation with denials, demonization, conspiracies, ...
Howard Dean endorses long shot Pete Buttigieg for DNC chairman
Howard Dean, the progressive hero in the 2004 presidential race and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, this morning ...
Israel's drone industry becomes global force…
Airport City (Israel) (AFP) – In a fierce battle for market share against world superpowers China and the United States, ...
EXCLUSIVE: 'Foreign infiltration' feared amid 'security risks' in Pentagon immigrant recruit program
EXCLUSIVE: Defense Department investigators have discovered “potential security risks” in a Pentagon program that has enrolled more than 10,000 foreign-born individuals ...
HBO producer pleads guilty to moving doctor's body after overdose
An HBO producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to dragging a married Long Island doctor, unconscious from a cocaine overdose, to the lobby ...
Ex-NYPD chief praises Trump's tougher immigrant vetting plans
The longest serving commissioner of the New York City Police Department Sunday praised President-elect Trump’s policies on police and terror. ...
Court: Dem states can defend ObamaCare subsidies
An appellate court has allowed a group of Democratic state attorneys general to defend and uphold subsidy payments to insurance ...
Stop Shopping until You Drop…or until a Terrorist Drops You
The “known wolf,” left free to hunt for prey, is the rule more than the exception in a country, Britain, ...
Cop-killer's girlfriend called 911 hours before his attack
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Obama asks Congress for $11.6 billion supplemental defense bill
The Obama administration on Thursday requested an additional $11.6 billion to fund operations overseas in a letter sent Thursday to ...
Playground slide explodes, burning 9-year-old boy
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Jeff Sessions: 'No doubt' Mobile, Ala., played 'historic role' in Trump's victory
President-elect Trump was greeted upon his arrival at the Mobile Downtown Airport on Saturday afternoon by the first senator to ...
Congress eyes stopgap to avert shutdown, as health care bill gains steam – Trump's tax plan a boon to small business?
House lawmakers have filed a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown this weekend, as lawmakers juggle talks on ...
The Washington Post hits readers with the very edgy and very original idea of comparing Trump to Hitler
President Trump announced this week that he plans to create an office to highlight crimes committed by illegal aliens, meaning ...
Process getting very real…
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Oklahoma home invasion shooting: No charges against man who killed 3 intruders
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma prosecutor said Monday no charges will be filed against a 23-year-old man who fatally shot ...
FBI: Florida shooter came to commit 'horrific attack'
The shooter who opened fire at the Fort Lauderdale airport Friday “came here specifically to carry out this horrific attack,” ...
CNN and Fox News Documentaries Duke It Out Sunday Nights
Documentaries on basic cable television are making a comeback, and tonight brings a chance to see three of them on ...
Confronting Leftist Lies
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Liberal Jews to Israel: Do It Our Way or Else
Israel is a Jewish nation agreeable to a palate of liberal American Jews, provided they can remain Jewish from afar. Source ...
TRUMP VOTERS HIT? Seniors could face high costs under GOP health bill
Raising a political problem as much as a financial one, newly released budget estimates show elderly Americans could be hit ...
Megyn Kelly Leads Renewed Targeting of Trump
The former Fox News Anchor and part-time lingerie model, now working at the network where Matt Laurer locked his doors ...
IS THIS AMELIA? New photo may reveal she was captured by Japanese
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is one of the great unsolved mysteries, although a recently-discovered photo is being touted as ...
Report: Romney must apologize to Trump if he wants to be his secretary of state
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Can Tiger Woods catch Nicklaus? He's got a shot…
“I was, what, 14-1 when either leading outright or tied for the lead going into Sunday (at a major)?” Woods ...
Lewandowski faults Trump's staff
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Saving the 1031 Exchange
Don’t look now, but some members of Congress are crafting a bill that would do away with 1031 exchanges, instead adopting a ...
British military writes 'Love from Manchester' on ISIS-bound missile – VIDEO: Police make new arrest in Manchester probe – MANCHESTER ATTACK: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
Members of the Royal Air Force wrote a personal message on a missile targeting ISIS fighters after the militant group ...
Will This Be The Week That Was for the Fox News Channel?
In the view of many observers, both critics and longtime fans of the channel, FNC’s new prime time program lineup ...
Senate passes lowest share of House bills in 25 years
The current Senate has passed the lowest percentage of bills that originated in the House in 25 years, according to ...
Why the Left Loves Marx and Ignores Douglass
Two hundred years have passed since Karl Marx and Frederick Douglass, a pair of important 19th-century historical figures, were born. Marx’s ...
Trump goes on 7-tweet rant against 'sad' recount efforts: 'Nothing will change'
President-elect Trump says “nothing will change” with the election results despite a last-minute push to hold vote recounts in three ...
'IT'S CHAOS' Nearly 200 killed after rivers overflow in Colombia
At least 193 people were killed in Colombia after an avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers tore through a ...
Friedman explains why Trump's Cabinet picks are 'prehistoric'
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Niagara Falls on Mars?
NASA has released an image from one of its Mars rovers which shows a part of the red planet where ...
Social Security not keeping up with seniors' rising costs
For the fifth year in a row, the 60 million people who depend on Social Security have had to settle ...
Multiple Women Recall Sex Misconduct, Retaliation by Amb. Sondland…
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Jean-Michel Basquiat painting sells for record $110.5M at New York auction
NEW YORK – An artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat sold for a record $110.5 million at auction in New York. Sotheby’s ...
Fan arrested over 'racist gesture' at soccer game…
London (AFP) – British police on Sunday arrested a 41-year-old man after a video posted on social media showed a ...
Dianne Feinstein Prepares a Deathblow for Kavanaugh
Yesterday, Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein claimed that an anonymous woman may have accused Brett Kavanaugh of doing something in high ...
Woman's quick-thinking CPR saves date's life
A first date nearly turned tragic for one Kansas City woman and her date after he fell face-first on the ...
United Express plane catches fire upon landing at Denver airport, no injuries reported
Passengers were evacuated from a United Express jet at Denver International Airport Sunday afternoon. The plane’s left engine caught fire ...
Senate confirms Price as HHS secretary
The Senate early Friday morning narrowly confirmed Rep. Tom Price to serve as the next secretary of Health and Human ...
London attackers' fake suicide belts revealed
Photos of the fake suicide belts worn by the London Bridge attackers have been released, showing disposable water bottles wrapped ...
Dems frustrated but powerless to stop Trump's HHS pick
Senate Democrats said Tuesday they were disappointed in President-elect Trump’s decision to name Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., as his Health ...
Cruz: Republicans will 'look like fools' if we fail to replace ObamaCare
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) still believes his Senate colleagues can come together and pass a bill to replace ObamaCare. “I ...
North Korea warns of 'abyss of doom' if 'old lunatic' Trump remains president
The United States will continue to stare into the “abyss of doom” until “lunatic old” President Trump is removed from ...
Tom Cotton defends Trump's CIA speech
Sen. Tom Cotton on Saturday defended President Trump against criticism that the campaign-style speech he delivered at CIA headquarters was ...
EXPECTED TO RECOVER Loretta Lynn hospitalized after suffering a stroke
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A publicist for country music legend Loretta Lynn says she has been hospitalized after having a stroke. ...
Zoo welcomes rare, ugly 'Omen of Evil' baby…
Look, not all babies are cute. Unfortunately for the latest baby critter born at the Denver Zoo, Tonks the aye-aye ...
Amber Alert suspect in custody, Detroit toddler safe after chase, car crash
A 2-year-old Detroit girl was found safe on Tuesday after officials said she was abducted earlier in the morning by ...
White House Spanish account sends out inaugural tweet: 'Hola'
The White House’s Spanish Twitter profile sent out its inaugural tweet under the Trump administration on Tuesday evening. “¡Hola! ¡Bienvenidos ...
Illegal gold flowing through Miami is 'direct threat' to national security, Rubio says…
Illegal gold flowing through Miami is 'direct threat' to national security, Rubio says... (First column, 3rd story, link) Source link
The Ethnic Instability of Iran
Avoiding all political correctness, there are some ancestral reasons that Iran should have been easy to deal with. However, the ...
Two Texas children die after being electrocuted by downed power line
Two Texas boys died Wednesday after they were electrocuted by a downed power line during a severe storm, fire officials ...
Florida mall shooting: Second victim shot by fired fitness trainer dies of injuries
A second victim of Saturday’s shooting at a South Florida gym died of his injuries, authorities said Sunday. Marios Hortis, ...
BUCHANAN: What's behind our world on fire?
When the wildfires of California broke out across the Golden State, many were the causes given. Negligence by campers. Falling ...
'THE STORY' Gowdy: Russia probe is being handled the right way
Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, is set to meet with the House Intelligence Committee ...
Russia retaliates against US following sanctions
Russian authorities announced on Friday the closing of an international school in Moscow. The swift move was a change of ...
