Q&A: Why the Transgender Movement Can’t Sustain Itself

Feb. 15, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where we mourn the loss of at least 17 lives in a student's rampage at a Florida high school. In Congress, conservative lawmakers say they prefer an immigration reform bill that is tougher than the one President Trump endorses. Rachel del Guidice reports. A judge previously criticized the Obama administration for sketchy surveillance requests, Fred Lucas writes. Plus: Ryan T. Anderson on the impermanence of transgenderism, Alden Abbott and Amy Swearer on Democrats' nutty tax fight, and Peter Myers on racial identity according to Frederick Douglass.
Commentary Q&A: Why the Transgender Movement Can't Sustain Itself When lesbians are accused of bigotry because they prefer women who don't have male equipment, you have to wonder how long the "L" and the "T" can be held together in LGBT advocacy. Read More
Commentary Why Leftists Are So Unhappy Unhappy conservatives generally believe they are unhappy because life is inherently difficult and tragic, and because they have made some unwise decisions. But unhappy liberals generally believe they are unhappy because they have been persecuted. Read More
Commentary Frederick Douglass Knew That Racial Identity Is No Antidote to Racial Injustice Douglass defended the anti-slavery, pro-liberty legacy of the Declaration of Independence against all who would distort or discredit it. Read More
News Lack of 'Candor' Cited Before in Surveillance Requests by Obama Administration A judge who is part of a secret court system criticized the Obama administration for "an institutional lack of candor" in seeking warrants to spy on U.S. citizens. The scrutiny came long before the Nunes memo raised questions about the Obama administration's surveillance requests in 2016 related to Trump and Russia. Read More
News House Conservatives Gear Up to Hold Line on Immigration "The feedback I got from our district was pretty strong, like, 'You guys really let us down on the spending plan, we're not sure if we are going to hang with you if you let us down on immigration,'" says Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio. Read More
Commentary Democrats Are Arguing for Constitutional Right to a Tax Deduction. Here's Why It'll Fail. Previously, the average millionaire in New York deducted $450,000 in state and local taxes for an average tax break of $180,000. Similarly situated millionaires in Texas and Florida would deduct only about $75,000 in state and local taxes. Read More
Commentary Trump Should Withdraw Radical Nominee Who Would Oppose Religious Liberty Chai Feldblum has described modern-day politics as a "zero-sum game," where rights for LGBT Americans are secured only by curtailing the rights of religious Americans. Read More
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