wnd--2020-11-26--Diversity officer: '1st Amendment 'excuse' is out' regarding offensive speech

( THE COLLEGE FIX ) -- In a recent interview with the student paper , the chief diversity officer at @ @ @ @ @ the “ First Amendment excuse is out ” when it comes to dealing with insensitive @ @ @ @ @ George-Anne ’ s Andy Cole prompted TaJuan Wilson by discussing a blackface incident from June @ @ @ @ @ rescind the admission of a student who had donned black makeup , scrawled the N-word @ @ @ @ @ a pic on social media .
“ You know , a lot of students take @ @ @ @ @ Southern uses—the First Amendment excuse , ” Cole told Wilson .
“ A lot of @ @ @ @ @ Southern says is , ‘ Well , we respect the right to the First Amendment @ @ @

(THE COLLEGE FIX) -- In a recent interview with the student paper, the chief diversity officer at Georgia Southern University said that the “First Amendment excuse is out” when it comes to dealing with insensitive and racist speech.
The George-Anne’s Andy Cole prompted TaJuan Wilson by discussing a blackface incident from June: The university did not rescind the admission of a student who had donned black makeup, scrawled the N-word on his forehead and posted a pic on social media.
“You know, a lot of students take issue with the words Georgia Southern uses—the First Amendment excuse,” Cole told Wilson. “A lot of students feel that all Georgia Southern says is, ‘Well, we respect the right to the First Amendment.’”
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wnd--2020-11-26--Christian bookstore forced to close, police arrest customers amid lockdown

( CBN NEWS ) -- Police in England have launched a COVID crackdown against a Christian bookstore and tea room @ @ @ @ @ attending a gathering despite lockdown restrictions .
According to the BBC , the incident occurred @ @ @ @ @ Mustard Seed in Gedling , Nottingham .
Officers detained the men and fined them the @ @ @ @ @ they refused to provide details about themselves following reports that `` 40 to 50 people @ @ @ @ @ .

(CBN NEWS) -- Police in England have launched a COVID crackdown against a Christian bookstore and tea room, arresting two men for attending a gathering despite lockdown restrictions.
According to the BBC, the incident occurred on Nov. 14 at the Mustard Seed in Gedling, Nottingham.
Officers detained the men and fined them the equivalent of $267 after they refused to provide details about themselves following reports that "40 to 50 people" were inside the shop.
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wnd--2020-11-26--Trump should pardon self to stop 'radical left,' GOP congressman says

( CLICK ORLANDO ) -- PENSACOLA , Fla. – Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz said President Donald Trump should pardon himself @ @ @ @ @ before leaving office to prevent the “ radical left ” from prosecuting them .
The @ @ @ @ @ ally said Tuesday on Fox News ’ “ The Ingraham Angle ” that the president @ @ @ @ @ what he thinks would be unjust prosecutions .
Some Democrats have called on the incoming @ @ @ @ @ and other members of his administration for possible crimes such as conspiring with the Russians @ @ @ @ @ illegal campaign contributions and obstruction of justice .

(CLICK ORLANDO) -- PENSACOLA, Fla. – Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz said President Donald Trump should pardon himself and others in his administration before leaving office to prevent the “radical left” from prosecuting them.
The Panhandle Republican and close Trump ally said Tuesday on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” that the president should protect his staff from what he thinks would be unjust prosecutions.
Some Democrats have called on the incoming Biden administration to investigate Trump and other members of his administration for possible crimes such as conspiring with the Russians during the 2016 campaign, illegal campaign contributions and obstruction of justice.
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wnd--2020-11-26--A Thanksgiving 'worthy' of the nation

A Thanksgiving 'worthy' of the nation

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Public Affairs . ]
Turkey and stuffing .
Detroit Lions Football .
Turkey trots .
Parades and the arrival of Santa followed by frenzied shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday .
Maybe a bit of charity on Giving Tuesday .
Thanksgiving is the ultimate American holiday .
What more could you need ?
How about this : gratitude , blessings , and humility .
Unfortunately , the annual celebration has been overshadowed by consumerism and entertainment culture .
TRENDING : Scott Baio floats moving to Utah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s explore the origins of Thanksgiving in colonial America , which centered around the virtues that are crucial to sustaining our way of life .
The Pilgrims were English religious dissenters who settled in Plymouth in 1620 .
They made history by seeking asylum and signing the Mayflower Compact – quite possibly the first written agreement among men that founded a new government .
They were quickly struck with a great sickness and began to starve ; in the first year , nearly half died .
In 1621 , with the help of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – the Pilgrims survived and even flourished .
They held a huge three day feast .
But that multicourse meal is not the precursor to the Thanksgiving that we will celebrate later this week .
That would come two years later when the Pilgrims faced a brutal drought .
Then , Governor William Bradford led the people in fervent prayer to the Almighty for relief , and in a few hours , the heavens opened with torrents of rain .
To commemorate that event , Bradford declared a day of Thanksgiving , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to God for His blessings .
Afterwards , colonial governors periodically proclaimed days of Thanksgiving in response to favorable events and conditions .
The first continent-wide celebration was in 1777 when the Continental Congress declared a Thanksgiving in light of the colonists ’ victory at the Battle of Saratoga .
When George Washington became President , Congress asked him to declare a Thanksgiving to honor the first Congress ’ s many accomplishments , which included the Bill of Rights and setting up a functioning federal government .
Washington declared a Thanksgiving for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recommended that the people devote the day “ to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all that good that was , that is , or that will be ; that we may all unite in rendering Him our sincere and humble thanks for his Kind care and protection .
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for the signal and manifold mercies and favorable interpositions of His providence ” during the American Revolution , in creating the Constitution , and protecting the “ civil and religious liberty with which we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed suit – but presidential encouragements of Thanksgiving soon stopped .
Thanksgiving ’ s resurrection occurred when Sarah Josepha Hale convinced President Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving during the Civil War .
Despite the carnage , Lincoln ’ s Thanksgiving Proclamation explained several reasons why the nation should be thankful , remarking , “ No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things .
They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God , who , while dealing with us in anger for our sins , hath @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings , they do also , with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience .
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fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace , harmony , tranquillity and Union .
Since Lincoln , Thanksgiving has become an annual tradition .
But like so much of our civic calendar , it has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , in the wake of the most contentious election in modern times and in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century , we can return to the foundations of this magnificent holiday .
This Thanksgiving , take stock of our great blessings , including our Declaration of Independence , Constitution , and prosperity .
Give thanks , express humility , and pray for your family and us all .
That would be a Thanksgiving worthy of America .
Hon .
Michael Warren has served on the Oakland County Circuit Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Patriot Lessons : American History & Civics podcast , and authored America ’ s Survival Guide .
[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Public Affairs . ]

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Public Affairs.]
By Michael Warren
Real Clear Public Affairs
Turkey and stuffing. Detroit Lions Football. Turkey trots. Parades and the arrival of Santa followed by frenzied shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Maybe a bit of charity on Giving Tuesday. Thanksgiving is the ultimate American holiday. What more could you need?
How about this: gratitude, blessings, and humility. Unfortunately, the annual celebration has been overshadowed by consumerism and entertainment culture.
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Let’s explore the origins of Thanksgiving in colonial America, which centered around the virtues that are crucial to sustaining our way of life.
The Pilgrims were English religious dissenters who settled in Plymouth in 1620. They made history by seeking asylum and signing the Mayflower Compact – quite possibly the first written agreement among men that founded a new government. They were quickly struck with a great sickness and began to starve; in the first year, nearly half died.
In 1621, with the help of Wampanoag tribe – especially Samoset and Squanto – the Pilgrims survived and even flourished. They held a huge three day feast. But that multicourse meal is not the precursor to the Thanksgiving that we will celebrate later this week. That would come two years later when the Pilgrims faced a brutal drought.
Then, Governor William Bradford led the people in fervent prayer to the Almighty for relief, and in a few hours, the heavens opened with torrents of rain. To commemorate that event, Bradford declared a day of Thanksgiving, which included a large feast and regular homage to God for His blessings.
Afterwards, colonial governors periodically proclaimed days of Thanksgiving in response to favorable events and conditions. The first continent-wide celebration was in 1777 when the Continental Congress declared a Thanksgiving in light of the colonists’ victory at the Battle of Saratoga.
When George Washington became President, Congress asked him to declare a Thanksgiving to honor the first Congress’s many accomplishments, which included the Bill of Rights and setting up a functioning federal government. Washington declared a Thanksgiving for the fourth Thursday in November. His proclamation recommended that the people devote the day “to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all that good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may all unite in rendering Him our sincere and humble thanks for his Kind care and protection . . . for the signal and manifold mercies and favorable interpositions of His providence” during the American Revolution, in creating the Constitution, and protecting the “civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed.”
Presidents Adams and Madison followed suit – but presidential encouragements of Thanksgiving soon stopped.
Thanksgiving’s resurrection occurred when Sarah Josepha Hale convinced President Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving during the Civil War. Despite the carnage, Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation explained several reasons why the nation should be thankful, remarking, “No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.”
Lincoln recommended that
while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience . . . fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.
Since Lincoln, Thanksgiving has become an annual tradition. But like so much of our civic calendar, it has been gutted of its original meaning. Perhaps now, in the wake of the most contentious election in modern times and in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, we can return to the foundations of this magnificent holiday.
This Thanksgiving, take stock of our great blessings, including our Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and prosperity. Give thanks, express humility, and pray for your family and us all. That would be a Thanksgiving worthy of America.
Hon. Michael Warren has served on the Oakland County Circuit Court for over 17 years, is host of the Patriot Lessons: American History & Civics podcast, and authored America’s Survival Guide.
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Public Affairs.]


wnd--2020-11-26--Russian navy confronts American fishermen, Coast Guard tells civilians to stand down

A group of American fishermen learned this summer exactly how it feels to be in the jaws of the Russian military .
Tim Thomas , captain of the fishing vessel Northern Jaeger , had an up-close and personal encounter with the Russian military on Aug. 26 , when he was ordered by a Russian plane to get out of the way while fishing in the Bering Sea , according to The New York Times .
Thomas was not inclined to agree , because he was on the U.S. side of the exclusive economic zone , which extends 200 miles from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told him to leave .
“ At this point , I ’ m going , ‘ What ’ s going on here ?
Are we getting invaded ?
’ ” Thomas said .
TRENDING : Scott Baio floats moving to Utah to run against Mitt Romney The reality was that Thomas , along with others , was in the path of Russia 's `` Ocean Shield '' military exercise , one piece of Russia 's muscle-flexing taking place as nations compete in areas that were once covered by ice .
Russia , noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ icebreaker straight to the North Pole and used an Arctic archipelago for war games .
“ This adversary -- this competitor , Russia -- has advanced on all fronts , ” said Maj. Gen. Scott Clancy , a Canadian officer affiliated with NORAD .
“ We find ourselves in another era of great-power competition .
Russia obviously wants to be a competitor in that.
” But to David Anderson , commanding the fishing ship Blue North during its August encounter , all of these Russian commands left him fearful for his ship and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Guard for help .
“ It was frightening , to say the least , ” Anderson said .
“ The Coast Guard ’ s response was : Just do what they say.
” Thomas estimated that having to leave the region cost his company more than $ 1 million .
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr. , the commander of the Coast Guard district that includes the region , said Russian military forces are not unusual .
However , he said , “ the surprise was how aggressive they got on our side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has made it clear that it seeks to become a major player in the economic development of the Arctic region .
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska said the U.S. needs to stand up to Russia , and said the fishermen should not have had to cede the seas to the Russians .
“ I think they were testing us -- flexing their military muscle , ” he said .
The Coast Guard later said it knew of the Russian exercise , but did not get word to the fisherman .
A Coast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said caution should always prevail .
It said that “ safety of life at sea should always be paramount in managing the safe navigation of any vessel on the high seas , and is the responsibility of the mariner with firsthand situational awareness.
” Lt. Gen. David Krumm , commander of the Alaskan Command and the 11th Air Force , said this is a critical time .
“ We ’ re at a pivotal point in the timeline of the Arctic , ” he said .
“ What we have to do now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defend here.
” This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

A group of American fishermen learned this summer exactly how it feels to be in the jaws of the Russian military.
Tim Thomas, captain of the fishing vessel Northern Jaeger, had an up-close and personal encounter with the Russian military on Aug. 26, when he was ordered by a Russian plane to get out of the way while fishing in the Bering Sea, according to The New York Times.
Thomas was not inclined to agree, because he was on the U.S. side of the exclusive economic zone, which extends 200 miles from land.
Then a Russian navy ship told him to leave.
“At this point, I’m going, ‘What’s going on here? Are we getting invaded?’” Thomas said.
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The reality was that Thomas, along with others, was in the path of Russia's "Ocean Shield" military exercise, one piece of Russia's muscle-flexing taking place as nations compete in areas that were once covered by ice.
Russia, noted The Times, has sent a nuclear-powered icebreaker straight to the North Pole and used an Arctic archipelago for war games.
“This adversary -- this competitor, Russia -- has advanced on all fronts,” said Maj. Gen. Scott Clancy, a Canadian officer affiliated with NORAD. “We find ourselves in another era of great-power competition. Russia obviously wants to be a competitor in that.”
But to David Anderson, commanding the fishing ship Blue North during its August encounter, all of these Russian commands left him fearful for his ship and his crew. He called the Coast Guard for help.
“It was frightening, to say the least,” Anderson said. “The Coast Guard’s response was: Just do what they say.”
Thomas estimated that having to leave the region cost his company more than $1 million.
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., the commander of the Coast Guard district that includes the region, said Russian military forces are not unusual.
However, he said, “the surprise was how aggressive they got on our side of the maritime boundary line.”
Russia has made it clear that it seeks to become a major player in the economic development of the Arctic region.
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska said the U.S. needs to stand up to Russia, and said the fishermen should not have had to cede the seas to the Russians.
“I think they were testing us -- flexing their military muscle,” he said.
The Coast Guard later said it knew of the Russian exercise, but did not get word to the fisherman.
A Coast Guard memo to fishermen in the region said caution should always prevail.
It said that “safety of life at sea should always be paramount in managing the safe navigation of any vessel on the high seas, and is the responsibility of the mariner with firsthand situational awareness.”
Lt. Gen. David Krumm, commander of the Alaskan Command and the 11th Air Force, said this is a critical time.
“We’re at a pivotal point in the timeline of the Arctic,” he said. “What we have to do now is be prepared to fight here and defend here.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-11-26--YouTube suspends TV network for report about COVID treatment

YouTube temporarily suspended the One America News Network from its platform , apparently for posting a report about the successful treatment of COVID-19 patients with the highly politicized drug hydroxychloroquine .
YouTube said Tuesday that OAN violated its `` misinformation '' policy barring users from posting videos that claim the coronavirus can be `` cured . ''
OAN , which has been touted by President Trump as an alternative to Fox News , was previously warned about violating the policy , Axios reported .
And two more violations would result in termination of the account .
The network will need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to resume making money off its videos .
OAN issued a statement saying the offending video was `` unlisted '' and viewable only by OAN staff .
TRENDING : Scott Baio floats moving to Utah to run against Mitt Romney The network said it will abide by YouTube 's policies with future videos `` but will not let YouTube 's arbitrary rules infringe upon our First Amendment editorial rights to inform the public , '' reported City News Service .
`` We believe that the opinions of frontline doctors should be heard , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the CDC , '' the statement said .
`` YouTube requires a warning label if interviewed medical experts deviate from the CDC ’ s latest thinking , which is frequently subject to change .
However , these are actual , practicing doctors who went to medical school and are highly qualified to make medical decisions — much more so than the moderators at YouTube . ''
City News Service noted OAN claims it has interviewed more than 50 doctors and healthcare professionals who have successfully treated more than 6,000 COVID-19 patients .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ therapeutics — including hydroxychloroquine — recommended by these doctors and that showed evidence of success . ''
Meanwhile , a peer-reviewed study set to be published in December measuring the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine concluded the drug lowered hospitalizations and mortality rates of coronavirus patients .
In July , a study conducted by the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan found that patients treated with hydroxychloroquine were more likely to survive COVID-19 .
Last Thursday , as WND reported , leading epidemiologists who have found hydroxychloroquine to be an effective treatment for COVID-19 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Homeland Security Committee .
Get the free `` Guide to Home-Based COVID Treatment '' Dr. Harvey Risch , a professor of epidemiology at Yale University , emphasized the drug is `` exceedingly safe , '' having been prescribed for more than 65 years to `` hundreds of millions of people '' in `` 10s of billions of doses . ''
He said there are seven studies on the use of hydroxychloroquine in high-risk patients , and every one has shown reductions of 50 % or more in the risk of hospitalization and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director at Pioneers Health Center in the Imperial Valley in California , told the Senate panel he treated successfully more than 1,000 high-risk patients with a cocktail of hydroxychloroquine , azithromycin and zinc , which was developed by Dr. Zev Zelenko , who told WND in April of his 100 % success treating 350 coronavirus patients .
An outspoken proponent of hydroxychloroquine , Dr. Steven Smith of East Orange , New Jersey , expressed in an interview with WND in May his frustration with the politicization of hydroxychloroquine .
Risch , in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in July , said hydroxychloroquine is `` a political drug now , not a medical drug . ''
He said establishment media and politicians are `` basically fighting a propaganda war against the medical facts '' that is shaping not only how the population views the drug , but doctors as well . ''
Risch said he 's received `` hostile remarks '' from doctors who say that `` all the evidence is bad for it . ''
`` And in fact , that 's not true at all .
And it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the evidence is actually good for it when it 's used in outpatient uses , '' he said .
`` Nevertheless , the only people who actually see that are a whole pile of doctors who are actually on the frontlines treating those patients across the country .
And they are the ones who are at risk of being forced not to do it . ''
In a guest column for Newsweek , Risch , who has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and currently hold senior positions on the editorial boards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the key to containing the virus .
In May , he published an article in the the world 's leading epidemiology journal , the American Journal of Epidemiology , that analyzed five studies `` demonstrating clear-cut and significant benefits '' to treating patients with hydroxychloroquine along with other very large studies that demonstrated its safety .
`` Physicians who have been using these medications in the face of widespread skepticism have been truly heroic , '' he wrote in the Newsweek column .
`` They have done what the science shows is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great personal risk .
I myself know of two doctors who have saved the lives of hundreds of patients with these medications , but are now fighting state medical boards to save their licenses and reputations .
The cases against them are completely without scientific merit . ''
Smith , who briefed President Trump in April on the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine , pointed out the World Health Organization temporarily halted studying hydroxychloroquine in response to a widely reported observational study published in the medical journal The Lancet that concluded seriously ill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were more likely to die .
But in an embarrassing turn , the premiere journal was forced to withdraw the study after three of the four authors issued an apology , citing concerns about the quality and veracity of the data .
The Lancet study 's fatal flaws were immediately apparent to Smith when the study was released in May .
Dr. Marc Siegel , associate professor of medicine at the New York University Langone Medical Center , called The Lancet study a `` political hit job . ''

YouTube temporarily suspended the One America News Network from its platform, apparently for posting a report about the successful treatment of COVID-19 patients with the highly politicized drug hydroxychloroquine.
YouTube said Tuesday that OAN violated its "misinformation" policy barring users from posting videos that claim the coronavirus can be "cured."
OAN, which has been touted by President Trump as an alternative to Fox News, was previously warned about violating the policy, Axios reported. And two more violations would result in termination of the account. The network will need to reapply to the YouTube Partner Program to resume making money off its videos.
OAN issued a statement saying the offending video was "unlisted" and viewable only by OAN staff.
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The network said it will abide by YouTube's policies with future videos "but will not let YouTube's arbitrary rules infringe upon our First Amendment editorial rights to inform the public," reported City News Service.
"We believe that the opinions of frontline doctors should be heard, regardless if their views agree or differ from the CDC," the statement said. "YouTube requires a warning label if interviewed medical experts deviate from the CDC’s latest thinking, which is frequently subject to change. However, these are actual, practicing doctors who went to medical school and are highly qualified to make medical decisions — much more so than the moderators at YouTube."
City News Service noted OAN claims it has interviewed more than 50 doctors and healthcare professionals who have successfully treated more than 6,000 COVID-19 patients. The channel said it has "highlighted therapeutics — including hydroxychloroquine — recommended by these doctors and that showed evidence of success."
Meanwhile, a peer-reviewed study set to be published in December measuring the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine concluded the drug lowered hospitalizations and mortality rates of coronavirus patients.
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In July, a study conducted by the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan found that patients treated with hydroxychloroquine were more likely to survive COVID-19.
Last Thursday, as WND reported, leading epidemiologists who have found hydroxychloroquine to be an effective treatment for COVID-19 and decry its politicization testified to the Senate's Homeland Security Committee.
Get the free "Guide to Home-Based COVID Treatment"
Dr. Harvey Risch, a professor of epidemiology at Yale University, emphasized the drug is "exceedingly safe," having been prescribed for more than 65 years to "hundreds of millions of people" in "10s of billions of doses."
He said there are seven studies on the use of hydroxychloroquine in high-risk patients, and every one has shown reductions of 50% or more in the risk of hospitalization and mortality.
Dr. George Fareed, medical director at Pioneers Health Center in the Imperial Valley in California, told the Senate panel he treated successfully more than 1,000 high-risk patients with a cocktail of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and zinc, which was developed by Dr. Zev Zelenko, who told WND in April of his 100% success treating 350 coronavirus patients.
An outspoken proponent of hydroxychloroquine, Dr. Steven Smith of East Orange, New Jersey, expressed in an interview with WND in May his frustration with the politicization of hydroxychloroquine.
Risch, in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham in July, said hydroxychloroquine is "a political drug now, not a medical drug."
He said establishment media and politicians are "basically fighting a propaganda war against the medical facts" that is shaping not only how the population views the drug, but doctors as well."
Risch said he's received "hostile remarks" from doctors who say that "all the evidence is bad for it."
"And in fact, that's not true at all. And it's easy to show that the evidence – all the evidence is actually good for it when it's used in outpatient uses," he said. "Nevertheless, the only people who actually see that are a whole pile of doctors who are actually on the frontlines treating those patients across the country. And they are the ones who are at risk of being forced not to do it."
In a guest column for Newsweek, Risch, who has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and currently hold senior positions on the editorial boards of several leading journals, argued hydroxychloroquine is the key to containing the virus.
In May, he published an article in the the world's leading epidemiology journal, the American Journal of Epidemiology, that analyzed five studies "demonstrating clear-cut and significant benefits" to treating patients with hydroxychloroquine along with other very large studies that demonstrated its safety.
"Physicians who have been using these medications in the face of widespread skepticism have been truly heroic," he wrote in the Newsweek column. "They have done what the science shows is best for their patients, often at great personal risk. I myself know of two doctors who have saved the lives of hundreds of patients with these medications, but are now fighting state medical boards to save their licenses and reputations. The cases against them are completely without scientific merit."
Smith, who briefed President Trump in April on the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, pointed out the World Health Organization temporarily halted studying hydroxychloroquine in response to a widely reported observational study published in the medical journal The Lancet that concluded seriously ill COVID-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine were more likely to die.
But in an embarrassing turn, the premiere journal was forced to withdraw the study after three of the four authors issued an apology, citing concerns about the quality and veracity of the data.
The Lancet study's fatal flaws were immediately apparent to Smith when the study was released in May. Dr. Marc Siegel, associate professor of medicine at the New York University Langone Medical Center, called The Lancet study a "political hit job."


wnd--2020-11-26--What lockdown? New congresswoman holding Thanksgiving 'funeral' for turkey

A Republican newcomer to Congress , Lauren Boebert of Colorado , found a way to hold a Thanksgiving event for family and friends despite lockdown orders by the state 's Democratic governor , Jared Polis .
Fox News reported she already has made waves in Washington by announcing she will carry a Glock when she goes to Capitol Hill in response to threats of violence .
She contends Polis ' orders are illogical , including limiting Thanksgiving gatherings to 10 people while allowing 30 at funerals .
TRENDING : Scott Baio floats moving to Utah to run against Mitt Romney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a peaceful funeral for a turkey and have about 30 people at my house , '' she told Fox News .
Boebert quipped that she could increase her guest list because she 's added two more dead animals to the menu , a pig and a duck .
She owns the Shooters Grill restaurant in Rifle , Colorado , which was made famous because staff members openly carry firearms .
She has insisted , like Republican South Dakota Gov .
Kristi Noem , that the government 's job is to provide citizens with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own personal responsibility regarding the virus .
She said government heavy-handedness has destroyed businesses and families .
The 33-year-old is married and has four sons .
She used family savings to make payroll when state rules shut her business down .
Eventually , she defied the lockdown and reopened , a decision that brought a temporary suspension of her food license .
`` A government that is big enough to shut down your Thanksgiving dinner is a government that 's too big , '' she charged .
She was outspoken even before being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a failed presidential candidate , claimed he would confiscated guns like AR-15 rifles , she confronted him with : `` I am here to say : Hell , no , you 're not . ''
A first-time candidate , she defeated five-term Republican Rep. Scott Tipton in the primary and Democrat Diane Mitsch on Nov. 3 to become the first woman to represent the district .
Fox News reported she worked in fast-food restaurants and the energy industry for a time .
`` With her husband 's income stable , Boebert dipped out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raise her young sons .
She said she rediscovered her Christian faith at New Creation Church in Glenwood Springs and got involved in Bible studies and ministering to women at the Garfield County Jail with a message that they did n't need to be bound by their past mistakes , '' the report said .
`` I 'm coming outside of the box to rip the lid open , '' she said .
`` I 'm not coming in to jump inside the box with them .
...
I 'm not here to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shrink government . ''

A Republican newcomer to Congress, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, found a way to hold a Thanksgiving event for family and friends despite lockdown orders by the state's Democratic governor, Jared Polis.
She's holding a "funeral" for the dearly departed, a turkey.
Fox News reported she already has made waves in Washington by announcing she will carry a Glock when she goes to Capitol Hill in response to threats of violence.
She contends Polis' orders are illogical, including limiting Thanksgiving gatherings to 10 people while allowing 30 at funerals.
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"So I'm going to have a peaceful funeral for a turkey and have about 30 people at my house," she told Fox News.
Boebert quipped that she could increase her guest list because she's added two more dead animals to the menu, a pig and a duck.
She owns the Shooters Grill restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, which was made famous because staff members openly carry firearms.
She has insisted, like Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, that the government's job is to provide citizens with information and then let them exercise their own personal responsibility regarding the virus.
She said government heavy-handedness has destroyed businesses and families.
The 33-year-old is married and has four sons.
She used family savings to make payroll when state rules shut her business down.
Eventually, she defied the lockdown and reopened, a decision that brought a temporary suspension of her food license.
"A government that is big enough to shut down your Thanksgiving dinner is a government that's too big," she charged.
She was outspoken even before being elected. When Democrat Beto O'Rourke, a failed presidential candidate, claimed he would confiscated guns like AR-15 rifles, she confronted him with: "I am here to say: Hell, no, you're not."
She represents Colorado's 3rd District.
A first-time candidate, she defeated five-term Republican Rep. Scott Tipton in the primary and Democrat Diane Mitsch on Nov. 3 to become the first woman to represent the district.
Fox News reported she worked in fast-food restaurants and the energy industry for a time.
"With her husband's income stable, Boebert dipped out of the workforce for a bit to raise her young sons. She said she rediscovered her Christian faith at New Creation Church in Glenwood Springs and got involved in Bible studies and ministering to women at the Garfield County Jail with a message that they didn't need to be bound by their past mistakes," the report said.
She warned she's not a bystander.
"I'm coming outside of the box to rip the lid open," she said. "I'm not coming in to jump inside the box with them. ... I'm not here to grow government. I'm here to shrink government."


wnd--2020-11-26--The civil war has already begun

The civil war has already begun

With both encouraging and heartily discouraging information relating to the outcome of the Nov. 3 general election being disseminated on an hourly basis , many Americans remain hopeful that President Donald Trump will be able to establish that there was sufficient voter fraud and/or tampering to sway the election in favor of the Biden-Harris ticket , thus retaining his office .
With dwindling support for Trump amongst GOP lawmakers and politicos ( if it ever truly existed ) , the tacit acceptance of tainted election results on the part of elected officials , the establishment press and news outlets that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the entreaties of citizens who believe that any decisive result will represent the return to a semblance of normalcy , it becomes more probable that the president will be forced to concede the election with each passing day .
The contention over the results of this election may appear similar to that surrounding the 2000 general election , but the circumstances are of course quite different .
When the George W. Bush and Al Gore campaigns fought it out in court over hanging chads in the election 's wake , it had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Party represented wholesale radical leftism , with the Democratic national leadership and state governors willing to countenance treason , mayhem and murder in order to secure their political objectives .
Unfortunately , at this juncture , it has become quite apparent that this is the case .
Barring a clear indication that he lost the election fairly , I am comfortable saying that I would support any effort President Trump implemented to retain his office – and I mean any effort .
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However , should Trump concede , all bets are off , and the question of where to go from here will remain .
Should the president manage to retain his office , it is a foregone conclusion that the operatives mobilized to foment civil unrest earlier this year on the pretext of highlighting racial injustice will return to the streets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greater numbers and levels of violence .
Such a development would necessitate the president using unprecedented measures to restore the peace , some of which would certainly be characterized as overreach , or even tyrannical .
The real downside to a Trump win – aside from the possibility of civil unrest described above – is that between the chaos attendant to widespread civil unrest and the complicity of radical Democrat officeholders in states that heretofore enabled the violent demonstrations , circumstances might escalate into a full-blown civil war .
Should Joe Biden ultimately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can make one of two assumptions : 1 .
We 've lost , and the United States of America as we understand it is no more .
2 .
We will manage to overcome socialist ascendancy via means yet to be determined .
Obviously , we could not look to electoral means to secure political gains .
In such a scenario , it will have been established that the left has compromised our electoral system to the degree that establishment candidates – far left Democrats and faux-conservative RINOs – will win in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do you win a rigged game ?
Since only around 5 % of our population is truly committed to the nightmare vision socialists have in store for us , some form of pushback will be guaranteed .
While the nation may not devolve into a civil war footing on the day Biden is sworn in , it could very well erupt sometime thereafter .
Liberty is one of the things that gives value to human survival on a day-to-day basis .
Being learned individuals and astute students of the human condition , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We can also see that in nations wherein citizens have no liberty , individuals languish spiritually , mentally and emotionally .
These nations tend to implode in time , but that is generally of little concern to the tyrants who govern them , as they seldom see further than the end of their time on the planet .
Should Biden secure the presidency , it is almost certain that Americans will see their liberties evaporate very quickly in the coming years .
Taking into account the resulting outrage over these developments , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gravitate toward citizen militias and even nationalist organizations that may employ terrorist tactics .
Once again , such a progression could escalate into civil war .
We are most certainly already at war , although few have acknowledged this fact .
I 've taken some heat for comparing the first few salvos we 've seen to actual military engagements and the horror that goes with them , but those criticizing this appraisal fail to recognize something students of military history know well : The way in which warfare is conducted changes over time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this over the last few hundred years .
In terms of this war , the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria has already been assassinated , and Hitler has already rolled into the Sudetenland .

With both encouraging and heartily discouraging information relating to the outcome of the Nov. 3 general election being disseminated on an hourly basis, many Americans remain hopeful that President Donald Trump will be able to establish that there was sufficient voter fraud and/or tampering to sway the election in favor of the Biden-Harris ticket, thus retaining his office.
With dwindling support for Trump amongst GOP lawmakers and politicos (if it ever truly existed), the tacit acceptance of tainted election results on the part of elected officials, the establishment press and news outlets that once at least attempted to appear objective and the entreaties of citizens who believe that any decisive result will represent the return to a semblance of normalcy, it becomes more probable that the president will be forced to concede the election with each passing day.
The contention over the results of this election may appear similar to that surrounding the 2000 general election, but the circumstances are of course quite different. When the George W. Bush and Al Gore campaigns fought it out in court over hanging chads in the election's wake, it had not yet been made apparent that the Democratic Party represented wholesale radical leftism, with the Democratic national leadership and state governors willing to countenance treason, mayhem and murder in order to secure their political objectives.
Unfortunately, at this juncture, it has become quite apparent that this is the case.
Barring a clear indication that he lost the election fairly, I am comfortable saying that I would support any effort President Trump implemented to retain his office – and I mean any effort.
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For those who have a handle on what has really transpired with regard to the Democrats' criminality and election tampering, obviously, turning the country over to this cabal is a completely unacceptable proposition. However, should Trump concede, all bets are off, and the question of where to go from here will remain.
Should the president manage to retain his office, it is a foregone conclusion that the operatives mobilized to foment civil unrest earlier this year on the pretext of highlighting racial injustice will return to the streets with a vengeance, and in far greater numbers and levels of violence. Such a development would necessitate the president using unprecedented measures to restore the peace, some of which would certainly be characterized as overreach, or even tyrannical.
The real downside to a Trump win – aside from the possibility of civil unrest described above – is that between the chaos attendant to widespread civil unrest and the complicity of radical Democrat officeholders in states that heretofore enabled the violent demonstrations, circumstances might escalate into a full-blown civil war.
Should Joe Biden ultimately ascend to the presidency, however, we can make one of two assumptions:
1. We've lost, and the United States of America as we understand it is no more.
2. We will manage to overcome socialist ascendancy via means yet to be determined.
Obviously, we could not look to electoral means to secure political gains. In such a scenario, it will have been established that the left has compromised our electoral system to the degree that establishment candidates – far left Democrats and faux-conservative RINOs – will win in perpetuity.
In other words: How do you win a rigged game?
Answer: You can't.
Since only around 5% of our population is truly committed to the nightmare vision socialists have in store for us, some form of pushback will be guaranteed. While the nation may not devolve into a civil war footing on the day Biden is sworn in, it could very well erupt sometime thereafter.
Liberty is one of the things that gives value to human survival on a day-to-day basis. Being learned individuals and astute students of the human condition, the founders of our nation knew this. We can also see that in nations wherein citizens have no liberty, individuals languish spiritually, mentally and emotionally. These nations tend to implode in time, but that is generally of little concern to the tyrants who govern them, as they seldom see further than the end of their time on the planet.
Should Biden secure the presidency, it is almost certain that Americans will see their liberties evaporate very quickly in the coming years. Taking into account the resulting outrage over these developments, it is likely that heretofore law-abiding citizens will gravitate toward citizen militias and even nationalist organizations that may employ terrorist tactics. Once again, such a progression could escalate into civil war.
We are most certainly already at war, although few have acknowledged this fact. I've taken some heat for comparing the first few salvos we've seen to actual military engagements and the horror that goes with them, but those criticizing this appraisal fail to recognize something students of military history know well: The way in which warfare is conducted changes over time, and we've seen ample evidence of this over the last few hundred years. In terms of this war, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria has already been assassinated, and Hitler has already rolled into the Sudetenland.


wnd--2020-11-26--A positive, anti-politics message to 74 million patriots

I had written what I thought was an inspired column about `` Trump going into Beast Mode . ''
It was a post-politics column .
It was meant to point disappointed voters away from the crass and crooked politics of democracy , and toward that process Trump always somehow sets in motion .
And that process has been Trump 's achievement .
He has blown the lid off the American political system in all its corruption , in general , and , of late , he has exposed the farce that is the `` democratic '' integrity of the system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , unintentional victory is to unmask raw , ripe , unfettered democracy as a travesty to all , unworkable except in a territory the size of the ancient Athenian city-state , or maybe modern-day Monaco or Estonia .
Democracy is when everything is up for grabs without constitutional limits .
Globalism is an extension of that .
Trump has exposed globalism as democracy on a global scale , funded by Americans .
Democracy is toxic , from both party perspectives – especially since we no longer have a republic where the central authority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TRENDING : Employees melt down after learning company is publishing prominent conservative Jordan Peterson 's book : Report Look , you might just have to accept that the Tipping Point has arrived .
That the abysmal Biden campaign worked because it targeted a coalition of weepy white women – including those with the Y chromosome – and the rest of tribalized America .
Joe and Kamala won the un-American , anti-American vote , which is now a majority .
Republicans and Democrats have tinkered with the country 's composition and character long enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You know it .
Readers of the `` Beast '' column , however , failed to see my process-oriented take as a hopeful one .
They wanted me mired in politics , which means mired in the power play of election-fraud thinking .
Nevertheless , here again is my positive , anti-politics message reiterated .
Trump is just now getting into Beast Mode .
Dissident Donald will be rising now for real .
The presidency was Donald J. Trump dabbling at Establishment respectability .
From now on , he 'll be running a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – after all , he owns the Republican Party .
This operation will run parallel to an administration that 's viewed by 74 million Deplorables as illegitimate .
Under the Harris administration , `` The Process of Trump '' will continue .
As outlined in my book `` The Trump Revolution : The Donald 's Creative Destruction Deconstructed , '' that process consists of `` action and counteraction , force and counterforce in the service of liberty . ''
It 'll see Trump , a political Samson , continue to threaten to bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crashing down on its patrons .
And he 'll do so as the parallel president .
The healthiest and most intuitive response to deep-seated , irreconcilable unhappiness – political or personal – is to peacefully exit the abusive relationship .
Above and beyond holding rallies and countering the Kamala administration policies – Donald J. Trump will catalyze many more creative , informal acts of secession .
Young patriots , I hope , will congregate in compounds of like-minded individuals .
They 'll migrate virtually to Parler , the free speech social network .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the miseducation system , primary , secondary and tertiary .
Two parallel nations and their attendant presidencies will form .
And the low-grade upheaval against the Deep State and its Deep Tech handmaiden will continue apace .
All good things .
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I had written what I thought was an inspired column about "Trump going into Beast Mode." It was a post-politics column. It was meant to point disappointed voters away from the crass and crooked politics of democracy, and toward that process Trump always somehow sets in motion.
And that process has been Trump's achievement. He has blown the lid off the American political system in all its corruption, in general, and, of late, he has exposed the farce that is the "democratic" integrity of the system, in particular.
Trump's latest, unintentional victory is to unmask raw, ripe, unfettered democracy as a travesty to all, unworkable except in a territory the size of the ancient Athenian city-state, or maybe modern-day Monaco or Estonia.
Democracy is when everything is up for grabs without constitutional limits. Globalism is an extension of that. Trump has exposed globalism as democracy on a global scale, funded by Americans.
Democracy is toxic, from both party perspectives – especially since we no longer have a republic where the central authority has clearly limited and delimited powers.
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Look, you might just have to accept that the Tipping Point has arrived. That the abysmal Biden campaign worked because it targeted a coalition of weepy white women – including those with the Y chromosome – and the rest of tribalized America.
Joe and Kamala won the un-American, anti-American vote, which is now a majority. Republicans and Democrats have tinkered with the country's composition and character long enough to account for Biden's America. You know it.
Readers of the "Beast" column, however, failed to see my process-oriented take as a hopeful one. They wanted me mired in politics, which means mired in the power play of election-fraud thinking.
Nevertheless, here again is my positive, anti-politics message reiterated.
Trump is just now getting into Beast Mode. Dissident Donald will be rising now for real. The presidency was Donald J. Trump dabbling at Establishment respectability. From now on, he'll be running a populist movement, perhaps a new party – after all, he owns the Republican Party. This operation will run parallel to an administration that's viewed by 74 million Deplorables as illegitimate.
Under the Harris administration, "The Process of Trump" will continue. As outlined in my book "The Trump Revolution: The Donald's Creative Destruction Deconstructed," that process consists of "action and counteraction, force and counterforce in the service of liberty." It'll see Trump, a political Samson, continue to threaten to bring the "democratic" den of iniquity crashing down on its patrons. And he'll do so as the parallel president.
The healthiest and most intuitive response to deep-seated, irreconcilable unhappiness – political or personal – is to peacefully exit the abusive relationship.
Above and beyond holding rallies and countering the Kamala administration policies – Donald J. Trump will catalyze many more creative, informal acts of secession. Young patriots, I hope, will congregate in compounds of like-minded individuals. They'll migrate virtually to Parler, the free speech social network. And they'll withdraw en masse from the miseducation system, primary, secondary and tertiary.
Two parallel nations and their attendant presidencies will form. And the low-grade upheaval against the Deep State and its Deep Tech handmaiden will continue apace. All good things.
Happy Thanksgiving to 74 million patriots.
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wnd--2020-11-26--California's Route 666: A highway to 'progressive' hell

California , where America 's old western frontier ended with smiling surfers at the Pacific 's shore , once largely defined our future .
This was the land where people rushed for gold , Hollywood dreams and ideals , and the leadership of President Ronald Reagan .
The California future is not what it used to be .
The state that Spaniards named for fabled Queen Califia and her magic island of talking animals is now home to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , America 's president-in-waiting Kamala Harris and the feudal collectivism that people fled by coming to America .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ prosperity and sunny optimism used to inspire America 's bright future .
The nightmare that is today 's California shows us what America is becoming .
California is now a one-party state run by dystopian Democrats who have secured seemingly impregnable power by attracting one-third of America 's welfare recipients , a quarter of America 's illegal aliens and poor , violent leftist mobs and tent cities of drug-addled , unsanitary homeless .
Its anti-capitalist politicians ' heavy taxes and regulations have created a `` reverse gold rush '' of businesspeople fleeing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrupts leftist politicians like Gov .
Gavin Newsom , who has crushed small business over China 's COVID-19 while violating his rules imposed on the serfs .
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Newsom announced who gets the first potentially lifesaving shots .
Newsom will privilege `` incarcerated people , '' mostly felons , who will receive available vaccine while law-abiding citizens die without it .
Nationwide , felons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paid their debt to society '' – are seeing their `` right to vote '' restored , but not their constitutional right to keep and bear arms .
Felons vote up to 88 % Democrat because both believe in coercively `` redistributing '' your income to themselves .
If Joe Biden becomes president , he reportedly plans to confiscate `` military style '' guns and heavily tax ( and thereby register for future confiscation ) all legal firearms .
Gov .
Newsom said he shall also direct the first available vaccine to `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proposed nationwide by other leftists .
But in California weeks ago , 56.1 % of voters strongly rejected Proposition 16 , a Democratic measure to repeal the state constitution 's prohibition on state and local governments discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to people on the basis of race , sex , color , ethnicity , or national origin .
Voters rejected giving government the power to prefer certain races over others , but only days later Newsom said he would engage in such racist discrimination .
To call one racial group a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to be the `` majority . ''
But the Public Policy Institute of California says that `` No race or ethnic group constitutes a majority of California 's population . ''
According to the 2019 U.S. Census , California 's population is 39.4 % Hispanic or Latino , 36.5 % `` White alone – not Hispanic or Latino , '' 15.5 % Asian , 6.5 % black , 1.6 % Native American or Alaskan native , 0.5 % Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander , and 4 % claim two or more races @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racial minority , with Hispanics and Latinos the closest to being the majority .
So which minority will be the target of Democrat Gov .
Newsom 's potentially lethal vaccine discrimination based on skin color ?
The leftist Democratic governors of Washington , Oregon and California all seem eager to kill capitalism and Thanksgiving , with Christmas soon to come .
At least two have encouraged people to snitch on neighbors who violate COVID-19 executive orders .
Gov .
Newsom has put 90 % of Californians under a 10 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of – at last hearing – six people who may share Thanksgiving dinner .
If Democrats can , they will nationally enact California 's election law , which includes ballot harvesting and very few safeguards to prevent vote fraud .
If this is done , America will soon turn into California – but not by getting its kicks on Route 66 .
Demoncratic California 's nightmare is reached via Route 666 , the godless progressive highway to hell .
In the X-men saga `` Days of Future Past , '' Wolverine travels 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He prevents our government 's Sentinel program whose monstrous robots would enslave both humankind and mutant-kind .
If only California 's Great Reset globalist progressivism could have been stopped before its election-rigging leftist Democratic Party , left-slanted Silicon Valley and Communist China-ruled Hollywood enslaved America .
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader 's Digest Roving Editor .
His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times and other major publications .
His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith , `` The Secret War , '' shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protect and grow your savings against little-known economic threats .
For a free , postpaid copy , call toll-free 800-630-1492 .
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California, where America's old western frontier ended with smiling surfers at the Pacific's shore, once largely defined our future. This was the land where people rushed for gold, Hollywood dreams and ideals, and the leadership of President Ronald Reagan.
The California future is not what it used to be. The state that Spaniards named for fabled Queen Califia and her magic island of talking animals is now home to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, America's president-in-waiting Kamala Harris and the feudal collectivism that people fled by coming to America.
The Golden State's post-World War II prosperity and sunny optimism used to inspire America's bright future. The nightmare that is today's California shows us what America is becoming.
California is now a one-party state run by dystopian Democrats who have secured seemingly impregnable power by attracting one-third of America's welfare recipients, a quarter of America's illegal aliens and poor, violent leftist mobs and tent cities of drug-addled, unsanitary homeless. Its anti-capitalist politicians' heavy taxes and regulations have created a "reverse gold rush" of businesspeople fleeing to other states.
This power monopoly absolutely corrupts leftist politicians like Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has crushed small business over China's COVID-19 while violating his rules imposed on the serfs.
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The first vaccines for COVID-19 arrive in December, so Gov. Newsom announced who gets the first potentially lifesaving shots.
Newsom will privilege "incarcerated people," mostly felons, who will receive available vaccine while law-abiding citizens die without it.
Nationwide, felons – both imprisoned and who have "paid their debt to society" – are seeing their "right to vote" restored, but not their constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Felons vote up to 88% Democrat because both believe in coercively "redistributing" your income to themselves.
If Joe Biden becomes president, he reportedly plans to confiscate "military style" guns and heavily tax (and thereby register for future confiscation) all legal firearms.
Gov. Newsom said he shall also direct the first available vaccine to "racial minorities," with race discrimination proposed nationwide by other leftists. But in California weeks ago, 56.1% of voters strongly rejected Proposition 16, a Democratic measure to repeal the state constitution's prohibition on state and local governments discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to people on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
Voters rejected giving government the power to prefer certain races over others, but only days later Newsom said he would engage in such racist discrimination.
To call one racial group a "minority," some other group needs to be the "majority." But the Public Policy Institute of California says that "No race or ethnic group constitutes a majority of California's population." According to the 2019 U.S. Census, California's population is 39.4% Hispanic or Latino, 36.5% "White alone – not Hispanic or Latino," 15.5% Asian, 6.5% black, 1.6% Native American or Alaskan native, 0.5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 4% claim two or more races.
All Californians are members of a racial minority, with Hispanics and Latinos the closest to being the majority. So which minority will be the target of Democrat Gov. Newsom's potentially lethal vaccine discrimination based on skin color?
The leftist Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California all seem eager to kill capitalism and Thanksgiving, with Christmas soon to come. At least two have encouraged people to snitch on neighbors who violate COVID-19 executive orders. Gov. Newsom has put 90% of Californians under a 10 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew and vows to punish those violating his limit of – at last hearing – six people who may share Thanksgiving dinner.
(A widespread joke is that under California's new authoritarianism, families can still have 30 people at a funeral, so if police kick down your door on Thanksgiving you can declare that your 29 guests are mourning your beloved pet turkey Tom and disposing of his body.)
If Democrats can, they will nationally enact California's election law, which includes ballot harvesting and very few safeguards to prevent vote fraud. If this is done, America will soon turn into California – but not by getting its kicks on Route 66. Demoncratic California's nightmare is reached via Route 666, the godless progressive highway to hell.
In the X-men saga "Days of Future Past," Wolverine travels 50 years into the past to change history. He prevents our government's Sentinel program whose monstrous robots would enslave both humankind and mutant-kind. If only California's Great Reset globalist progressivism could have been stopped before its election-rigging leftist Democratic Party, left-slanted Silicon Valley and Communist China-ruled Hollywood enslaved America.
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader's Digest Roving Editor. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and other major publications. His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith, "The Secret War," shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect and grow your savings against little-known economic threats. For a free, postpaid copy, call toll-free 800-630-1492.
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wnd--2020-11-26--The left's propaganda of despair

The left's propaganda of despair

What the Democratic Party pitches as compassion for minorities and the poor is nothing but forced dependence , and now Democrats are seeking to expand their targets .
Theirs is not a message of hope and opportunity but the propaganda of envy and helplessness .
`` You ca n't succeed because the deck is stacked against you , '' they say .
`` You do n't have X because someone else has it . ''
`` The only reason someone else has X and you do n't is because they have exploited you . ''
And the big finale : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ X is by electing us to take it away from others and give it to you . ''
This self-serving sales pitch has made generations of Democrats very wealthy , but it has n't done much to raise the standards of living for those in poverty .
What has moved people out of poverty is entrepreneurship and business ownership .
All across the globe , countries that have embraced an entrepreneurial culture ( including the rule of law , private property and liberal human rights ) have seen untold millions lifted out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the World Bank reported that extreme poverty was reduced by half globally between 1990 and 2010 .
Old-timey Democrats would have been happy about these success stories .
But today 's Democrats are not , because this evidence blows a C4-sized hole in their narratives that condemn capitalism and call for top-down control of national ( and global ) economies .
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Politicians spend money extracted by force ( through taxes ) and do n't seem to get that commerce is free exchange based upon quality , competition and persuasion .
Increasingly , however , it is not ignorance of business but hostility toward it that is the force behind Democratic policies .
Democrats love to criticize business and , in so doing , convey the impression that all business is `` big business . ''
This is a deliberate and dangerous deception .
The Democratic Party is , in fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loves big business because big business makes big donations .
The big businesses themselves shrug off any inflammatory `` anti-business '' rhetoric , knowing that they 'll pay lobbyists to carve out exemptions from the most profit-hostile policies enacted by a Democrat-controlled Congress .
But 99 % of the businesses in the United States are small businesses , and most are family-owned .
According to the U.S. Census , of the roughly 30.2 million firms in this country , fully 80 % of them – 24.3 million – do not employ anyone but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million firms , nearly 90 % employ fewer than 20 people .
Fewer than 50,000 employ more than 500 people , and there are only about 6,000 publicly traded companies in the U.S. ( And even that number has been shrinking every year for 20 years . )
This matters now more than ever , because small businesses and the entrepreneurs who own them have been a bulwark against communism and socialism in the United States .
Countries where Marxist ideologies got traction had primarily two classes of people : the extremely rich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ land , and the extremely poor , who neither owned land nor could navigate the impenetrable bureaucracies to acquire land or business licenses .
By contrast , the United States has always been a place where anyone could start a business .
The poor , minorities and even immigrants who did n't speak a word of English have used that freedom to create their version of the American dream .
Since the founding of this country , those small businesses have been Americans ' ticket to financial security and upward mobility .
With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upper-middle class of millions of people who are impervious to the communists ' propaganda of despair .
But collectivists understand this .
And so , those businesses are under attack .
Front and center are COVID-19 lockdowns .
They may have started as health protocols , but they are being twisted into political opportunities for collectivists whose objectives include destruction of the United States economy and the stalwart objections business owners have to their statist aspirations .
Since just March , 100,000 small businesses have closed their doors for good .
In typical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst – 41 % of black-owned businesses closed from February through April .
( And this is without mentioning the minority-owned businesses destroyed by looting and arson that Democratic mayors and governors allowed to happen . )
States have had the freedom to set their own COVID policies , but if the puppet masters pulling putative President-elect Joe Biden 's strings get their way , we 'll soon have national lockdowns .
Experts say that as many as 1 in 5 small businesses will close if another lockdown goes into effect .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind-boggling levels Vladimir Lenin could n't have dreamt of .
But fear not , all ye who have lost your jobs , your livelihoods , your life savings , your property , your dreams !
The collectivists are here to save the day !
They 'll say : `` True , your business is dead .
Your income is gone .
You ca n't pay your mortgage or your rent .
You ca n't pay off your loans .
Things are terrible . ''
They 'll try to distract you from the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything you owned in the first place .
And then they 'll try to lure you in with their socialist siren song of `` universal basic income '' ; `` forgiveness of student loan debt '' ; mortgage and rent `` moratoria '' ; and `` fair housing . ''
( Because `` Housing is a right ! ''
) `` You ca n't fix it without us . ''
Gone is your independence , replaced by the ring in your nose by which they plan to lead you around .
You ca @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they control everything you have .
That is how a relative handful of people who produce nothing become more powerful than millions of people who produced everything .
They , not you , will decide which industries will prosper and which will shut down .
They , not you , will decide which enterprises operate , what those enterprises make , how much they can charge , who owns them , what the owners can take from them and what their employees must be paid .
That is the ugly reality hiding behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @

What the Democratic Party pitches as compassion for minorities and the poor is nothing but forced dependence, and now Democrats are seeking to expand their targets.
Theirs is not a message of hope and opportunity but the propaganda of envy and helplessness. "You can't succeed because the deck is stacked against you," they say. "You don't have X because someone else has it." "The only reason someone else has X and you don't is because they have exploited you." And the big finale: "The only way you can get X is by electing us to take it away from others and give it to you."
This self-serving sales pitch has made generations of Democrats very wealthy, but it hasn't done much to raise the standards of living for those in poverty.
What has moved people out of poverty is entrepreneurship and business ownership. All across the globe, countries that have embraced an entrepreneurial culture (including the rule of law, private property and liberal human rights) have seen untold millions lifted out of poverty. Indeed, the U.N. and the World Bank reported that extreme poverty was reduced by half globally between 1990 and 2010.
Old-timey Democrats would have been happy about these success stories. But today's Democrats are not, because this evidence blows a C4-sized hole in their narratives that condemn capitalism and call for top-down control of national (and global) economies.
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Some of this is a function of ignorance; most politicians (and leftist activists) have ZERO experience starting or running a business. Politicians spend money extracted by force (through taxes) and don't seem to get that commerce is free exchange based upon quality, competition and persuasion.
Increasingly, however, it is not ignorance of business but hostility toward it that is the force behind Democratic policies.
Democrats love to criticize business and, in so doing, convey the impression that all business is "big business." This is a deliberate and dangerous deception. The Democratic Party is, in fact, a globalist, corporatist party that loves big business because big business makes big donations. The big businesses themselves shrug off any inflammatory "anti-business" rhetoric, knowing that they'll pay lobbyists to carve out exemptions from the most profit-hostile policies enacted by a Democrat-controlled Congress.
But 99% of the businesses in the United States are small businesses, and most are family-owned. According to the U.S. Census, of the roughly 30.2 million firms in this country, fully 80% of them – 24.3 million – do not employ anyone but the owners. Of the remaining 5.9 million firms, nearly 90% employ fewer than 20 people. Fewer than 50,000 employ more than 500 people, and there are only about 6,000 publicly traded companies in the U.S. (And even that number has been shrinking every year for 20 years.)
This matters now more than ever, because small businesses and the entrepreneurs who own them have been a bulwark against communism and socialism in the United States. Countries where Marxist ideologies got traction had primarily two classes of people: the extremely rich (often nobility), who owned land, and the extremely poor, who neither owned land nor could navigate the impenetrable bureaucracies to acquire land or business licenses.
By contrast, the United States has always been a place where anyone could start a business. The poor, minorities and even immigrants who didn't speak a word of English have used that freedom to create their version of the American dream. Since the founding of this country, those small businesses have been Americans' ticket to financial security and upward mobility. With them, we built a middle and upper-middle class of millions of people who are impervious to the communists' propaganda of despair.
But collectivists understand this. And so, those businesses are under attack.
Front and center are COVID-19 lockdowns. They may have started as health protocols, but they are being twisted into political opportunities for collectivists whose objectives include destruction of the United States economy and the stalwart objections business owners have to their statist aspirations.
Since just March, 100,000 small businesses have closed their doors for good. In typical fashion, this has hurt minority-owned businesses worst – 41% of black-owned businesses closed from February through April. (And this is without mentioning the minority-owned businesses destroyed by looting and arson that Democratic mayors and governors allowed to happen.) States have had the freedom to set their own COVID policies, but if the puppet masters pulling putative President-elect Joe Biden's strings get their way, we'll soon have national lockdowns. Experts say that as many as 1 in 5 small businesses will close if another lockdown goes into effect.
This is nothing short of government-sponsored theft of mind-boggling levels Vladimir Lenin couldn't have dreamt of.
But fear not, all ye who have lost your jobs, your livelihoods, your life savings, your property, your dreams! The collectivists are here to save the day!
They'll say: "True, your business is dead. Your income is gone. You can't pay your mortgage or your rent. You can't pay off your loans. Things are terrible." They'll try to distract you from the fact that it was their policies that destroyed everything you owned in the first place. And then they'll try to lure you in with their socialist siren song of "universal basic income"; "forgiveness of student loan debt"; mortgage and rent "moratoria"; and "fair housing." (Because "Housing is a right!")
"You can't fix it without us."
Gone is your independence, replaced by the ring in your nose by which they plan to lead you around. You can't vote against them now, because they control everything you have.
That is how a relative handful of people who produce nothing become more powerful than millions of people who produced everything. They, not you, will decide which industries will prosper and which will shut down. They, not you, will decide which enterprises operate, what those enterprises make, how much they can charge, who owns them, what the owners can take from them and what their employees must be paid.
That is the ugly reality hiding behind the left's propaganda of despair.


wnd--2020-11-26--The historic Trump presidency emasculated globalism

In the first two decades of the century , President-elect Joe Biden 's choice for secretary of state supported U.S. wars in Afghanistan , Iraq , Libya , Syria and Yemen .
He was an ever-reliable liberal interventionist .
This same Antony Blinken could spend the first years of a Biden presidency helping extricate our country from the misbegotten wars he championed .
What establishment Democrats like Biden and Blinken helped to do in previous administrations , they will likely now have to undo .
Who effected this sea change in national thinking ?
Donald Trump .
Much that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the escalator in 2015 is no longer said or believed by the majority of Americans .
And no institution has been more altered than the Republican Party .
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Bush 's vision of a `` New World Order , '' launched at the after-party of his Gulf War victory , died with his presidency .
George W. Bush 's crusade for global democracy to `` end tyranny in our world '' has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the party on foreign policy , trade or immigration .
NATO will never be the same again after Trump rudely demanded that freeloading nations pay their fair share of the collective defense or the Americans would pack up and come home from Europe .
Former Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis may call for the ash-canning of the phrase `` America First . ''
He will fail .
For , as both national motto and national policy , the slogan has put down roots in American soil because it comports with the will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establishment believes , in the clash between nationalism and globalism , globalism has lost America .
Moreover , the world is going this way .
Does not Xi Jinping put his own country first as he claims for China all the waters and islands for hundreds of miles into the East and South China seas ?
Does not Vladimir Putin put his own country first as he seeks to bring back under Moscow 's wing the former republics of the Russian federation ?
Does not President Erdogan put Turkey first as he sends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's interests in Libya , Syria , Cyprus , the South Caucasus and the Eastern Mediterranean in clashes with Greece ?
What does Bibi Netanyahu put first , if not his own country , Israel ?
If country and nation are not first in the hearts and minds of Americans , what should replace them ?
Some nonexistent New World Order ?
The U.N. ?
NATO ?
A multilateral caucus of global institutions ?
Under Trump , economic nationalism has displaced free trade globalism as the trade policy of the party and government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton on NAFTA , supported a new transnational World Trade Organization , invited China to join the club and accorded Beijing most-favored-nation trade status is now silent .
Tariffs to force open foreign markets and punish predator-traders who take advantage of American workers have replaced the free trade fundamentalism that had been dogma since Dwight Eisenhower 's days .
Nor is the Republican Party likely to return to free trade , as long as `` China First '' is the undeclared policy pursued by the nation that has now displaced us as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Bush-John McCain Republican Party was for amnesty for illegals and open borders for new migrants .
Today 's GOP supports the deportation of illegals and the 30-foot Trump Wall on the Mexican border .
Not only is Trumpism triumphant in the GOP 's ideological battles , but its victory was validated in 2020 .
While Trump may have narrowly lost states that gave him an electoral majority in 2016 , he grew the GOP presidential vote by 10 million , held the Senate and added GOP votes in the House , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump did not establish the new relationship with Russia he had promised , nor did he end the forever wars of the Middle East .
Yet , the U.S. is closer today to the exit ramps from Afghanistan , Iraq , Syria and Yemen .
Can anyone believe that Bush Republicans or the `` Never-Trumpers '' are the future of the party when one considers the massive and visceral reaction of millions of Trump voters even to the idea of conceding his defeat in this election ?
After the dust has settled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will begin to be recognized .
He cut tax rates and federal regulations and produced in his fourth year the lowest unemployment rate ever among black Americans , women and racial and ethnic minorities .
He remade the Supreme Court , producing a 6-3 constitutionalist majority no predecessor was able to achieve .
He crushed ISIS in Syria and eliminated the caliphate there .
He pulled us out of the Paris climate accord , the Iranian nuclear deal and the World Health Organization .
His Operation Warp Speed initiative helped produce two vaccines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within less than a year .
And he brought the Dow back up to 30,000 .
A not unimpressive record , though our media elite will never concede it .
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In the first two decades of the century, President-elect Joe Biden's choice for secretary of state supported U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. He was an ever-reliable liberal interventionist.
This same Antony Blinken could spend the first years of a Biden presidency helping extricate our country from the misbegotten wars he championed. What establishment Democrats like Biden and Blinken helped to do in previous administrations, they will likely now have to undo.
Who effected this sea change in national thinking?
Donald Trump. Much that was said and believed before he came down the escalator in 2015 is no longer said or believed by the majority of Americans.
And no institution has been more altered than the Republican Party.
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George H.W. Bush's vision of a "New World Order," launched at the after-party of his Gulf War victory, died with his presidency.
George W. Bush's crusade for global democracy to "end tyranny in our world" has been forgotten. Bush Republicans no longer speak for the party on foreign policy, trade or immigration.
NATO will never be the same again after Trump rudely demanded that freeloading nations pay their fair share of the collective defense or the Americans would pack up and come home from Europe.
Former Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis may call for the ash-canning of the phrase "America First." He will fail. For, as both national motto and national policy, the slogan has put down roots in American soil because it comports with the will of the silent majority.
Whatever the establishment believes, in the clash between nationalism and globalism, globalism has lost America.
Moreover, the world is going this way.
Does not Xi Jinping put his own country first as he claims for China all the waters and islands for hundreds of miles into the East and South China seas? Does not Vladimir Putin put his own country first as he seeks to bring back under Moscow's wing the former republics of the Russian federation?
Does not President Erdogan put Turkey first as he sends arms and troops to pursue his country's interests in Libya, Syria, Cyprus, the South Caucasus and the Eastern Mediterranean in clashes with Greece?
What does Bibi Netanyahu put first, if not his own country, Israel?
If country and nation are not first in the hearts and minds of Americans, what should replace them? Some nonexistent New World Order? The U.N.? NATO? A multilateral caucus of global institutions?
Under Trump, economic nationalism has displaced free trade globalism as the trade policy of the party and government.
The GOP elite that backed Bill Clinton on NAFTA, supported a new transnational World Trade Organization, invited China to join the club and accorded Beijing most-favored-nation trade status is now silent.
Tariffs to force open foreign markets and punish predator-traders who take advantage of American workers have replaced the free trade fundamentalism that had been dogma since Dwight Eisenhower's days.
Nor is the Republican Party likely to return to free trade, as long as "China First" is the undeclared policy pursued by the nation that has now displaced us as the world's leading manufacturing power.
The George Bush-John McCain Republican Party was for amnesty for illegals and open borders for new migrants. Today's GOP supports the deportation of illegals and the 30-foot Trump Wall on the Mexican border.
Not only is Trumpism triumphant in the GOP's ideological battles, but its victory was validated in 2020. While Trump may have narrowly lost states that gave him an electoral majority in 2016, he grew the GOP presidential vote by 10 million, held the Senate and added GOP votes in the House, an almost unprecedented feat for a defeated president.
Trump did not establish the new relationship with Russia he had promised, nor did he end the forever wars of the Middle East. Yet, the U.S. is closer today to the exit ramps from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Can anyone believe that Bush Republicans or the "Never-Trumpers" are the future of the party when one considers the massive and visceral reaction of millions of Trump voters even to the idea of conceding his defeat in this election? After the dust has settled from this election, Trump's achievements will begin to be recognized.
He cut tax rates and federal regulations and produced in his fourth year the lowest unemployment rate ever among black Americans, women and racial and ethnic minorities. He remade the Supreme Court, producing a 6-3 constitutionalist majority no predecessor was able to achieve.
He crushed ISIS in Syria and eliminated the caliphate there. He pulled us out of the Paris climate accord, the Iranian nuclear deal and the World Health Organization. His Operation Warp Speed initiative helped produce two vaccines for the worst pandemic in a century within less than a year. And he brought the Dow back up to 30,000.
A not unimpressive record, though our media elite will never concede it.
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wnd--2020-11-26--The Electoral College: Now more than ever

One must read to the end of The Washington Post 's editorial , `` Abolish the Electoral College , '' before hitting on the real reason the Post 's editors want to upend the long-standing constitutional institution .
`` Mr. Trump 's election was a sad event for the nation , '' notes the Post , `` his reelection would have been a calamity . ''
Maybe , maybe not .
That 's a matter of partisan perspective .
Those who are genuinely concerned about the future of American governance would be calling to strengthen institutions that provide political stability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your concerns about `` American democracy '' are really just a euphemism for partisan power grabs , you end up making lots of sloppy arguments .
`` It is alarming that a candidate came so close to winning while polling more than 5 million fewer votes than his opponent nationwide .
The Electoral College , whatever virtues it may have had for the Founding Fathers , is no longer tenable for American democracy . ''
The fact that the Electoral College does n't align with the `` popular vote '' is n't alarming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Electoral College synchronized with the outcome of the direct democratic national vote tally every election , it would n't need to exist .
It is n't a loophole ; it is a bulwark .
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If majoritarianism is truly always the best means of deciding an issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mere majority of states being able to overturn the First Amendment or decide abortion policy .
But if states still matter , then the Electoral College 's `` virtues '' are far stronger today , in an era when federalism is ignored and Americans are more likely to cluster in urban areas , than it was in the founding generation when Washington was largely powerless .
It is one of the institutions that makes a `` democracy '' tenable in a truly diverse and sprawling nation .
On the most basic level , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ govern nationally rather than represent a handful of states .
We saw it when Biden was forced to temper his positions on fracking and defunding the police because he had to appeal to those outside of urban areas .
If he is to be successful , Biden must govern in ways that are popular to diverse cultural and geographical areas – such as North Carolina , Wisconsin and Arizona , and not just California and New York .
Running up the score in big states gives partisan activists fodder , but it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the national vote , he might well have won it by spending all his time in California and New York talking about things that matter to Californians and New Yorkers .
The entire dynamics of elections would be different .
Our election is geared toward winning states , not people .
It should also be noted that the system The Washington Post wants to nix has been the most stable in the world .
A direct national poll would be a radical change , even by international standards .
Most free nations do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ executives .
Parliamentary systems , for example , are not national polls .
Between 1935 and 2017 , the majority of British voters backed the party that formed a government on only two occasions .
Voters do not even cast a ballot directly for the prime minister .
In 2019 , Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau `` lost '' the `` popular vote . ''
By eliminating the Electoral College , we are far more likely to spark the creation of smaller parties that would keep presidents from gaining a majority .
Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through a direct national poll .
I will spend the rest of my life pointing out that presidents do n't `` win '' or `` lose '' the popular vote – because there is no `` popular vote , '' nor has there ever been one , nor does anyone compete for it .
Just today , Reuters informed us , `` Trump 's open defiance of Biden 's victory in both the popular vote and Electoral College appears to be affecting the public 's confidence in American democracy . ''
The entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to `` American democracy , '' makes me cringe .
It 's this kind of coverage that allows The Washington Post and other critics of traditional constitutional governance to convince its audiences that presidents are winning elections even while really `` losing '' them .
It bodes poorly for our future .
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One must read to the end of The Washington Post's editorial, "Abolish the Electoral College," before hitting on the real reason the Post's editors want to upend the long-standing constitutional institution. "Mr. Trump's election was a sad event for the nation," notes the Post, "his reelection would have been a calamity."
Maybe, maybe not. That's a matter of partisan perspective. Those who are genuinely concerned about the future of American governance would be calling to strengthen institutions that provide political stability, not destroy them. But when your concerns about "American democracy" are really just a euphemism for partisan power grabs, you end up making lots of sloppy arguments.
Like so:
"It is alarming that a candidate came so close to winning while polling more than 5 million fewer votes than his opponent nationwide. The Electoral College, whatever virtues it may have had for the Founding Fathers, is no longer tenable for American democracy."
The fact that the Electoral College doesn't align with the "popular vote" isn't alarming; it is the point. If the Electoral College synchronized with the outcome of the direct democratic national vote tally every election, it wouldn't need to exist. It isn't a loophole; it is a bulwark.
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The Electoral College exists to diffuse the very thing the Post claims is most beneficial: the "overbearing majority," as James Madison put it. If majoritarianism is truly always the best means of deciding an issue, then the Post would support a mere majority of states being able to overturn the First Amendment or decide abortion policy.
But if states still matter, then the Electoral College's "virtues" are far stronger today, in an era when federalism is ignored and Americans are more likely to cluster in urban areas, than it was in the founding generation when Washington was largely powerless. It is one of the institutions that makes a "democracy" tenable in a truly diverse and sprawling nation.
On the most basic level, the Electoral College helps compel presidents to govern nationally rather than represent a handful of states. We saw it when Biden was forced to temper his positions on fracking and defunding the police because he had to appeal to those outside of urban areas. If he is to be successful, Biden must govern in ways that are popular to diverse cultural and geographical areas – such as North Carolina, Wisconsin and Arizona, and not just California and New York.
Running up the score in big states gives partisan activists fodder, but it is irrelevant. If Donald Trump ran for the national vote, he might well have won it by spending all his time in California and New York talking about things that matter to Californians and New Yorkers. The entire dynamics of elections would be different. Our election is geared toward winning states, not people.
It should also be noted that the system The Washington Post wants to nix has been the most stable in the world. A direct national poll would be a radical change, even by international standards. Most free nations don't have democratic majority votes for their executives. Parliamentary systems, for example, are not national polls. Between 1935 and 2017, the majority of British voters backed the party that formed a government on only two occasions. Voters do not even cast a ballot directly for the prime minister. In 2019, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "lost" the "popular vote." By eliminating the Electoral College, we are far more likely to spark the creation of smaller parties that would keep presidents from gaining a majority.
Of historical interest: Vladimir Putin was elected through a direct national poll.
I will spend the rest of my life pointing out that presidents don't "win" or "lose" the popular vote – because there is no "popular vote," nor has there ever been one, nor does anyone compete for it. Just today, Reuters informed us, "Trump's open defiance of Biden's victory in both the popular vote and Electoral College appears to be affecting the public's confidence in American democracy." The entire statement, from "popular vote" to "American democracy," makes me cringe. It's this kind of coverage that allows The Washington Post and other critics of traditional constitutional governance to convince its audiences that presidents are winning elections even while really "losing" them. It bodes poorly for our future.
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