Category: Column

Generations of Stolen Black Dreams In response to my article, “Please Tell Black Lives Matter to Shut Up and Go Away”, a sincere black activist emailed asking me with what would I replace it? I asked him to explain. The bottom line of his lengthy passionate reply is “Negroes” are still not free in America. […]

I get paid to listen to people (mostly politicians) talk at length while saying as little as possible. They often hide behind mind-numbing words to obscure what they really mean. When I hear a politician promise “transparency,” he or she most likely means it as much as Barack Obama meant that his vaunted “most transparent […]

This week’s Glazov Gang was guest-hosted by Ann-Marie Murrell, the CEO/Editor-in-Chief of PolitiChicks.com. In this new episode, she was joined by Ingrid  Carlqvist,  the Editor-in-Chief of Dispatch International, who discussed Muslim Butchering in Swedish IKEA, unveiling Jihad’s recent strike at the heart of Sweden — and how Swedish authorities and media have responded with a […]

Donald Trump’s commanding lead in the polls is a solemn reminder that if we’re not careful, another narcissistic good talker will be elected to complete the fundamental transformation President Obama began. Choosing style and good sound bites over substance got us in the mess we’re in with a president whohighlights his intellectual shortcomings when he […]

Donald Trump’s six-page platform on immigration may not be, as Ann Coulter wrote, “the greatest political document since the Magna Carta.” But given the issue’s role in elevating the candidate to leading Republican polls, it merits serious attention. And at least some of the platform’s planks are serious. Trump calls for nationwide use, presumably mandatory, […]

Peter Schramm has died. I knew it was coming. He’d been struggling with cancer. But it felt particularly poignant given that I was in Europe, a place Peter had little patience for. It was an attitude he inherited from his father. During World War II, before Peter was born, William Schramm had been conscripted by […]

“Are you sure?” I asked my daughter before writing this column. “Yes,” she said resolutely. Veronica is profoundly grateful for all the prayers, kindness and advice from strangers, friends and family alike that she received earlier this summer when I first told you about her plight. We hope sharing the rest of her story can […]

Let’s assume, for fun, that Donald Trump’s supporters are thinking with their brains, not their viscera. If so, they will want to know that the issue he has lassoed for self-aggrandizement has been utterly demagogued. Trump is playing them for chumps. A young woman was murdered by an illegal alien in a so-called “sanctuary city.” […]

Liberals are famous for shaming conservatives for their past associations with questionable characters, while they exempt themselves from the same standards. What a shocker! Every other week, a liberal Twitter troll cites a Republican politician’s innocent appearance at some long-forgotten political event with the likes of a Ku Klux Klan member, hoping to besmirch his […]

This new special edition of The Glazov Gang was joined by Chang Frick, the publisher of “Nyheter Idag.” He came on the show to discuss Swedish Leftist Protesters Physically Assault Journalist, discussing how he personally paid the price of Sweden now allowing only one opinion about organized begging. And make sure to watch the special […]

In mid-August, Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post provided further evidence of how our political system is both badly broken and dominated by insiders. “Dear Democrats,” he wrote, “It’s too late to start over.” Cillizza argued that “Democrats threw their lots in with Clinton more than a year ago.” Keep in mind he’s saying that […]

Just in case you need a refresher: Back in 2012, a baker in the Denver suburb of Lakewood was asked by a gay couple to make them a wedding cake — two years before gay marriage was even legalized in Colorado. The owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Jack Phillips, declined to participate in Charlie Craig and […]

Hating Trump’s Message While on an aerobic machine at the gym, I caught Trump on TV. It occurred to me that Trump’s high poll numbers really represent the American people vs the America hating Left. Trump’s campaign slogan is “Make America Great Again.” Them’s fightin’ words to the Left. For decades the Left has used […]

Social observers from Aristotle and Juvenal to James Madison and George Orwell have all warned of the dangers of out-of-control government. Lately, we have seen plenty of proof that they were frighteningly correct. The Environmental Protection Agency spilled 3 million gallons of toxic sludge into a tributary of the Animas River in Colorado. The stinky […]

Donald Trump stands accused of “trashing the GOP brand” by many of the same GOP politicians and pundits who have no reluctance in “trashing” the most consequential recent decision made by a Republican president — the decision to go to war in Iraq. When asked a few months ago whether he would have authorized the […]

One of the most lame excuses for doing nothing is that we can’t do everything. Such excuses have been repeated endlessly, even by some conservatives, when it comes to illegal immigration. We can’t deport millions of illegal immigrants already living in the country, some say, so the wise thing is to just learn to live […]

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Since his party’s impressive election victory in May, Prime Minister David Cameron is moving quickly to fulfill his campaign promise to ensure welfare benefits are no longer a way of life for many of his fellow citizens. Instead of open-ended benefits for the unemployed, the government, beginning in April 2017, will […]

Death focuses the mind. The recent passing of my dear friend Whitney Ball, who devoted her professional life to making it easier for people to support civil society, inspired this column. Whitney founded Donors Trust, an organization that, as its mission details, “encourages philanthropy and individual giving and responsibility, as opposed to governmental involvement, as […]

In 1935 George Dangerfield published “The Strange Death of Liberal England, 1910-1914,” a vivid account of how Britain’s center-left Liberal Party, dominant for a century, collapsed amid conflicts it could not resolve. The Liberal Party had appeared impregnable. Its cabinet in 1910 included Herbert Asquith (in the midst of the longest consecutive prime ministership since […]

Which GOP Contender will Keep Their Word in the WH My wife and I were a very nervous and excited young couple purchasing our first home. Our home builder was a dear friend of my parents. Upon going to closing, there were numerous odds and ends the builder had not completed. He vowed to complete […]

Humans need rules. Rules make life more predictable. But when the rules multiply, the world needs some rule-breakers. The creator of the underground website Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, was sentenced to life in prison for creating an online space that allowed people to use bitcoins to buy and sell things. Some used Silk Road (named […]

Last week’s column highlighted college campus absurdities and the ongoing attack on free speech and plain common sense. As parents gear up to fork over $20,000 to $60,000 for college tuition, they might benefit from knowing what greets their youngsters. Deceitful college officials, who visit high schools to recruit students and talk to parents, conceal […]

Over the weekend, the hagiographic film “Straight Outta Compton” pulled in $60 million at the box office. The film follows the trials and travails — but not the woman-beating, gay-bashing, violence-promoting activities — of NWA, the iconic rage hip-hop group made most famous by their anthem, “F— Tha Police.” The theme of the film, according […]

In the wake of the Iranian nuclear agreement, Gen. Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, expressed concern that the United States would try to impose Western culture in his country. “We thought that they would bring Boeing technology,” Naghdi said, “but they want to bring McDonald’s.” Iran attempted to reverse-engineer a downed […]

America’s homeless are lawyering up to fight for a “right” to live on the street. Your neighborhood and personal safety be damned. From Fort Lauderdale to Denver to Los Angeles, cities are struggling with a surge in people living in cardboard boxes and doorways. Local lawmakers are trying to ban “camping out” in public spaces, […]