The attack on Iran has put a clear question front and center for this country and our allies around the world: Given Iran's long and bloody history of support for terrorism and its nuclear weapons obsession, which poses an existential threat not just to the region but to the world, is military action by the United States justified?
Courts are likely to defer to the president this time-but he has to be careful.
On Wednesday, February 25, German law enforcement carried out a nationwide "Day of Action Against Online Hate" involving raids and interrogations in connection with 140 cases of suspected "dissemination of criminal content...in particular on social media platforms".
Throughout our nation's history, zealous left-wing crusades have gradually but invariably lost ground because, sooner or later, the practical and immediate demands of commerce reasserted themselves in the face of abstract utopian promises.
Over the last 48 hours, both chambers of Congress have held formal votes on War Powers resolutions to terminate US military operations in Iran - and both said no. The Senate voted down its measure 47-53, largely along partisan lines, with the House following suit 212-219 on Thursday.
A George Soros-backed, soft-on-crime prosecutor in Fairfax County, along with Virginia's state administration, which has taken a hostile stance toward the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, are contributing to what many see as a dangerous environment for the residents who live there.
Two days ago, it looked like Texas attorney general Ken Paxton's dreams of going to the U.S. Senate were evaporating.
In yesterday's column discussing the utter weirdness of the Democrats' gay-preacher Senate nominee in Texas, James Talarico, I floated a rumor that had been circulating that President Trump would endorse incumbent Republican John Cornyn in return for some specific performance by the Republican Senate Caucus. (RELATED: The Incredibly, Unacceptably Weird James Talarico)
The United States went to war with Iran for reasons that remain unclear.
Perhaps we forgot what it's like when politicians act on their promises.
