Politics & Economics
Rod on the Events and Trends Shaping Our FutureThe Caravan Attack on America
by Newt Gingrich October 20, 2018 The caravan from Central America that has grown from 3,000 to 4,000 people in the last few days is an attempted invasion and an attack on the United States. This assertion will almost certainly be denounced by the usual sources as...
The Kavanaugh Effect and the Election
by Newt Gingrich October 17, 2018 In the last few days I have been in Seattle, Dallas, and Des Moines. In airports, on airplanes, in hotels, and in restaurants, I have been approached again and again by people who are glad we stood up for Judge — now Justice —...
#BlueWave in Florida? Not So Much
by Rod D. Martin October 17, 2018 #BlueWave in Florida? Not so much. More than 2.6 million mail-in ballots were sent out by elections supervisors two weeks ago. As of early Tuesday morning nearly 446,000 of those ballots had been returned with almost 40,000 more...
Open Letter: Conservative Leaders Urge Congress to Pass the MERIT Act
October 16, 2018 Washington, DC Conservatives have long advocated for reform of our civil service to address a system plagued with inefficiency and abuse. Currently, managers within the federal government struggle to fire underperforming employees. This is...
The Rod Martin Report – October 13, 2018
The Rod Martin Report - October 13, 2018 The Kavanaugh Surge House Update: Stronger Than Reported Senate Update (Race by Race): Huge GOP Shift The Democrats vs. Their Own Coalition The Victories You're Not Hearing How We Got The First...
Kavanaugh Casualties
Also Stomped On: Never Trumpers, #MeToo, the Media and more. by Victor Davis Hanson When the Christine Ford saga finally ended with the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, a lot of truth had distilled out, along with the evaporation of...
Social Justice Is a Threat to Human Rights and the Gospel
by Samuel Sey October 13, 2018 In 1920, a young activist organized a public meeting in a major city. Inside a hall holding hundreds of poor, underprivileged people, he delivered a speech describing how his ethnic people were oppressed and burdened, exploited and...
Senate and House Update, Oct. 12, 2018: The Kavanaugh Surge Continues
by Rod D. Martin October 12, 2018 SENATE AND HOUSE UPDATE: It's been a heck of a week since the Kavanaugh confirmation, in which the belief that the left's assault on due process -- not to mention on the Kavanaugh family, and by implication, the family of anyone the...
How a Minimum Wage Hike Wiped Out 40% of Venezuela’s Stores
Will a similar crisis come to America amid the "Fight for $15"? by Hans Bader October 12, 2018 A large minimum wage increase in Venezuela has dealt a “fatal blow to 40% of Venezuelan stores,” reports the Miami Herald. The increase has closed many stores and...
Fun Fact: Who Would Control the Senate If There Were No 17th Amendment
by Rod D. Martin October 12, 2018 Fun fact: if the 17th Amendment were repealed, it would radically change the composition of the Senate. Here's why, and how. The 17th gave us direct election of Senators. Previously (as in, from 1788 to 1912, which is to say, the way...
Breakthrough: For the First Time in History, Most of Humanity Has Escaped Poverty
Bourgeoisie of the World, Unite! As of last week, more than half of the world is middle class. by Oliver Wiseman October 12, 2018 The most important piece of news in recent weeks has nothing to do with Brexit or Brett Kavanaugh. It didn’t make the front page...
The Price of “Medicare for All”
by Rod D. Martin October 12, 2018 Democrats are very upset that Republicans are pointing out the actual cost of their "Medicare For All" plan, which nationalizes healthcare and which has been endorsed by almost all major Democrat Presidential contenders. Yes, they're...
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