The New York Times Left Socialism's Role Out of Its Report on Venezuela's Devastation

Dec. 21, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump and congressional Republicans celebrate a tax cut package that likely will be signed into law right after Christmas. Rachel del Guidice reports, and Rachel Greszler uses charts to show how it all affects you. Plus: Mike Gonzalez on the passing of a great warrior, Jarrett Stepman on The New York Times' blind spot for socialism, and Lee Edwards on the spirit of Christmas—and how a special president marked it.
Commentary The New York Times Left Socialism's Role Out of Its Report on Venezuela's Devastation Venezuela was once praised by left-wing pundits—including in The New York Times' opinion section—for being a model of glowing success. Read More
Commentary In Updated Charts, How These 7 Taxpayers' Bills Will Change If Tax Reform Is Signed Into Law Looking at the provisions in the final bill, most Americans will see a significant tax cut, including virtually all lower- and middle-income workers and a majority of upper-income earners. Read More
Commentary Christmas Reminds Us That Our Spiritual Nature Endures "The conservative believes that man is, in part, an economic, an animal creature; but that he is also a spiritual creature with spiritual needs and spiritual desires," wrote Barry Goldwater. Read More
News Taxpayers Could See Benefits From GOP Tax Bill as Early as February "Businesses will start adding more jobs and investing more in the United States immediately," says The Heritage Foundation's Adam Michel. Read More
Commentary Remembering Gen. Edward Rowny Rowny commanded troops in World War II, the Pacific, Korea, and Vietnam. Then, after he "retired," he advised presidents from Richard Nixon to George H.W. Bush. Read More
Commentary The Reason the Left Gives Communism a Pass The reason leftists give communists, the world's most horrible murderers, a pass is that they sympathize with the chief goal of communism: restricting personal liberty. Read More
Commentary What We Can Learn From Reagan About Celebrating Christmas In his 1985 Christmas message, shortly after his first meeting with the new Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva, Reagan spoke of Jesus and the power of his love "that can lift our hearts and soothe our sorrows and heal our wounds and drive away our fears." Read More
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