November 19 2022
 

Good morning from Washington, where Democrats are still breathing sighs of relief that they didn’t do far worse in the midterm elections. What happened to Republicans? Victor Davis Hanson has thoughts. More counties in Illinois vote to form their own, less liberal state, Kevin Bessler reports. Plus: the head of an Australian football team is persecuted for being Christian; what goes unaddressed in the debate over the climate; and former Trump chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s take on the “election denier” label. Eighty years ago today, the Soviet Red Army under Gen. Georgy Zhukov launches a counteroffensive that will turn the tide against Nazi Germany in the Battle of Stalingrad.

 
 
 
COMMENTARY
Who or What Was Responsible for GOP Nationwide Collapse in Midterms?
By Victor Davis Hanson

In 2010, President Obama lost 63 House seats. Is President Biden, therefore, more charismatic or more energetic than Obama? Was his agenda more successful and popular?
COMMENTARY
‘Not Permitted in the Public Square’: How 1 Australian Christian Was Forced to Resign
By Arielle Del Turco

The source of public controversy was that Andrew Thorburn’s church articulated a biblical understanding of sexuality and a proper Christian response to the tragedy of abortion.
COMMENTARY
Critical Facts Ignored in the Climate Change Debate
By Guillermo Gonzalez

It’s no exaggeration to say that the wide availability of fossil fuels almost exclusively resulted in the steep rise in the standard of living over the 20th century and into the 21st.
NEWS
Growing List of Illinois Counties Vote to Leave Illinois, Form New State
By Kevin Bessler

This isn’t the first time frustrated downstate Illinoisans have lobbied to split from the state.
COMMENTARY
Why Does ‘Election Denier’ Apply Only to 2020?
By Mick Mulvaney

Most of what this entire “election denier” mania is about is finding yet another way to undermine Republican candidates for public office.
 
     
 
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