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Michael Medved
Michael Medved is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host and bestselling author. His daily three hour show reaches 200 stations across the country and an audience of 4.7 million placing him, for ten years in a row, on the Talkers Magazine list of the top ten political talks shows in the United States. Michael’s columns on politics and media appear regularly in the Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast and USA Today, where he is a member of the Board of Contributors.
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On Jerusalem: Denying Reality, Ignoring History
President Trump described his acceptance of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as “nothing more than a recognition of reality.” This is exactly right: since the rebirth of the Jewish state 70 years ago, Jerusalem has been the seat of Israeli government and the nation’s leading cultural institutions.
Pretending that this status is temporary is like pretending...
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Impeachment Obsession Could Damage America & Destroy Democrats
With media focusing on the Jerusalem debate and the Al Franken groping scandal, few Americans noticed a menacing development on the House floor. There, Representative Al Green of Texas pushed ahead with his relentless drive to impeach Donald Trump. Without citing specific “high crimes or misdemeanors”, and without waiting for special counsel Mueller’s...
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Protecting “Dreamers”; Avoiding Shutdown
Under Obama, Democrats denounced the GOP for using desperate measures to block the president’s agenda—including a 16-day government shutdown in 2013. Now Democrats threaten the same tactics they once decried, and Republicans must pre-empt their key issue: protecting the so-called “Dreamers.”
More than 80% of Americans oppose deportation of...
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Protecting “Dreamers”, Avoiding Shutdown
Under Obama, Democrats denounced the GOP for using desperate measures to block the president’s agenda—including a 16-day government shutdown in 2013. Now Democrats threaten the same tactics they once decried, and Republicans must pre-empt their key issue: protecting the so-called “Dreamers.”
More than 80% of Americans oppose deportation of...
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A Great Movie’s Misleading Message
The magnificent new Churchill movie, DARKEST HOUR, easily counts among the year’s best, but a crucial scene sends a message the real Sir Winston would have hated.
In the movie, the Prime Minister wavers over starting peace talks with Hitler, and on the way to a cabinet meeting, wanders into the Underground-London’s subway. He asks the opinions of...
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Trump Deserves Credit for the Strong Economy
Why do public opinion surveys show discontent with President Trump’s handling of the economy at a time of record highs in the stock market and record lows in unemployment? The new Gallup Poll gives Trump his highest ratings on the economy, but still shows a clear majority of voters disapproving of his economic record despite the steady growth in the 10...
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Trump Deserves Credit for the Strong Economy
Why do public opinion surveys show discontent with President Trump’s handling of the economy at a time of record highs in the stock market and record lows in unemployment? The new Gallup Poll gives Trump his highest ratings on the economy, but still shows a clear majority of voters disapproving of his economic record despite the steady growth in the 10...
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“Wonder” Sets a Wonderful Example – For Politicians
Among holiday season releases, the splendid new film WONDER has earned spectacular success—finishing second in pre-Thanksgiving box office, with enthusiastic reviews and an impressive $27 million in ticket sales.
The story follows a 10-year-old with facial birth defects, braving his first year of school with support of his loving parents, Julia Roberts and...
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A WONDERful Example for Politicians
Among holiday season releases, the splendid new film WONDER has earned spectacular success—finishing second in pre-Thanksgiving box office, with enthusiastic reviews and an impressive $27 million in ticket sales.
The story follows a 10-year-old with facial birth defects, braving his first year of school with support of his loving parents, Julia Roberts and...
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The Five Unique Rewards of Marriage
BY DIANE MEDVED
Americans tend to revere marriage. Gay couples fought for it, and in June, 2015, the Supreme Court nationalized that right. Even though age at first marriage has risen, most everyone aspires to marry, and so far, nearly everyone does.
As of 2013, just 4.6 percent of women and 4.3 percent of men 70 and older had never been married. In 2014, Pew...
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The Five Unique Rewards of Marriage
BY DIANE MEDVED
Americans tend to revere marriage. Gay couples fought for it, and in June, 2015, the Supreme Court nationalized that right. Even though age at first marriage has risen, most everyone aspires to marry, and so far, nearly everyone does.
As of 2013, just 4.6 percent of women and 4.3 percent of men 70 and older had never been married. In 2014, Pew...
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Leveling the Playing Field in the Legal Arena
The British parliamentarian Edmund Burke said: “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing.” That’s especially true in the legal arena, where most lawyers tilt decidedly to the left. Many lavishly-funded organizations use the courts to advance their progressive agenda, with the ACLU—the American Civil Liberties...
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Leveling the Playing Field in the Legal Arena
The British parliamentarian Edmund Burke said: “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing.” That’s especially true in the legal arena, where most lawyers tilt decidedly to the left. Many lavishly-funded organizations use the courts to advance their progressive agenda, with the ACLU—the American Civil Liberties...
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Why Millennials Prefer Marxism to Capitalism
Recent articles have marveled at the fascination of today’s “millennials” with socialism, but a new survey shows even more alarming disregard for the capitalist system behind America’s prosperity and power.
Polling data from YouGov showed 51% of Americans in their twenties would prefer to live in a country that was “Socialist”...
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Why Millennials Prefer Marxism to Capitalism
Recent articles have marveled at the fascination of today’s “millennials” with socialism, but a new survey shows even more alarming disregard for the capitalist system behind America’s prosperity and power.
Polling data from YouGov showed 51% of Americans in their twenties would prefer to live in a country that was “Socialist”...
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Instinctive Reactions to Mass Shootings: Destructive and Disappointing
Whenever we experience a hideous slaughter like the recent assault of a Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, the left indulges an annoying and irrational instinct: calling urgently and self-righteously for minor tweaks in gun laws that would have done nothing to actually avert the horror.
Meanwhile, the right displays its own quirks: refusing to discuss...
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