In March 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump gave a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), where he made this promise: “We will move the American Embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem.” Trump also stated…
Survey: Christians are not spreading the Gospel
The holidays are a time when many people are more attuned to religion and Christians are more prone to sharing the gospel with non-believers – or are they? That note of doubt arises from new research released by the American…
Donald Trump: Tax reform will “cost me a fortune, believe me”
Yesterday I shared with my readers and listeners about how the tax reform plan bulldozing its way through the halls of Congress by Trump and the GOP fails to live up to the hype of providing “historic tax relief.” When…
Conservatives are political orphans in end-of-year legislative fights
In today’s show, we give a preview of all the upcoming end-of-year legislative battles, from taxes and spending to immigration and health care. We begin by discussing the perverse priorities of Congress on sexual harassment. Rather than censuring…
GOP tax reform isn’t “historic” and it provides little “relief”
Get ready for the next round of talking points from Trump and the GOP about their tax-reform awesomeness now that the Senate Budget Committee has approved the so-called tax reform bill called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The…
Washington Post gets it wrong; Trump and GOP will save DACA
In an opinion piece in the Washington Post over the weekend, the Editorial Board blasted Congress for not doing anything to save Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The executive order issued by Barack Obama has prevented a million or…
Under Trump and the GOP, we’ve crossed over into the Twilight Zone
As a fan of classic television, I have always enjoyed the Twilight Zone, a show created by Rod Serling that aired from 1959-1964 and famously featured characters who found themselves dealing with strange and inexplicable situations that left them feeling…
