ABORTION & ELECTION 2020
"Presidential hopeful Joe Biden, who argues that his near-50 years in public life uniquely qualifies him to be president, has done more “evolving” than perhaps any candidate in modern history. And no issue better exemplifies his lack of moral conviction than his about-face on abortion. This week, NARAL, the powerful abortion trade association, endorsed Biden for the presidency . . .
"Today: Biden has dropped all moderation, miraculously resolved all those deep struggleswith the Catholic faith, and aligned himself NARAL’s position — abortion on demand until crowning, paid for by the state.
"Thoughtful people change their minds all the time. No thoughtful person changes his mind about everything exactly when it benefits him most." David Harsanyi, NRO
NEO-JACOBINS
"But the neo-Jacobins among us are not satisfied with being “the change”; they are not reformers. They are destroyers, and proud ones at that. Any doubter need only reflect on the prevalence of the “defund the police” movement that grew in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. Or the less important, but equally symbolic, assaults on public monuments that are under attack in cities across the nation. For these people, the institutions of our democracy are a waste of time. The police cannot be reformed; they must be destroyed. Same for the “patriarchy,” naysayers, and anyone else deemed afoul of the mob." Danielle Plettka, NRO
THE WIT & WISDOM OF CAL THOMAS
"Perhaps the media should ask people whose jobs have been disrupted, their businesses destroyed, their work suspended -- or ended -- if they are OK with allowing the rioting to continue. Pundits and activists can pontificate all they want from the safety of their basements and the security of uninterrupted paychecks, but what about the victims? Have they no right to be safe and secure? . . .
"That sounds clear to me, and it should be clear to everyone else, that there are forces that wish to destroy not only the presidency of Donald Trump and prevent his re-election, but who hate the country. These protesters, who appear to be mostly spoiled, mostly white, and mostly young, have likely been radicalized in their universities and on social media. They are destroyers, not builders. Elected leaders who refuse to stop them are as guilty of abetting a crime as the driver of the getaway car after a bank robbery." Cal Thomas, Townhall
NEIGHBORLINESS
"There’s an art to neighborliness. It is simultaneously libertarian and communitarian. If we would be good citizens, we should first be good neighbors." Kevin Williamson, National Review Online
GUNS
"With the possible exception of religion, there is no issue in American political life that is as poorly covered as guns. At RealClearPolitics, John Lott reports that legacy media outlets often quite literally allow anti–Second Amendment activists to write their news stories on gun policy. Politico hasn’t quite done that today, but . . . well, I’m not sure having reporters dutifully repackaging Everytown USA press releases is any better." David Harsanyi, NRO
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