Why the Left Opposes Arming Teachers

March 1, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump is proposing new measures to prevent school shootings. Fred Lucas reports. Meanwhile, the Senate finally confirmed Russ Vought, our former colleague and the nominee who famously sparred with Sen. Bernie Sanders over religion, as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Is Silicon Valley allying with the left? Jarrett Stepman analyzes. Plus: Jennifer Marshall pens an appreciation of Billy Graham, and Mary Clare Amselem warns teachers seeking more pay not to rely on unions. On this day in 1780, Pennsylvania passed the first bill in the United States abolishing slavery.
Commentary Why the Left Opposes Arming Teachers No matter how violent the Soviet Union was, the left always opposed a strong Western military. Read More
Commentary YouTube Quietly Relies on Far-Left Organization to Help Police Content Mainstream conservatives or libertarians have found themselves on a Southern Poverty Law Center hate list. Read More
Commentary 'America's Pastor' Billy Graham Honored in the Halls Where He Witnessed President Ronald Reagan said, "It was through Billy Graham that I found myself praying even more than on a daily basis … and that in the position I held, that my prayers more and more were to give me the wisdom to make decisions that would serve God and be pleasing to Him." Read More
Commentary How Congress Can Kill the Individual Mandate Penalty for This Tax Year The repeal of the individual mandate tax penalty does not take effect until 2019. This year, therefore, the tax penalty is still the law of the land, and the IRS will enforce it. Read More
Commentary Memo to West Virginia Teachers Striking: Union Policies to Blame for Lower Pay for Good Teachers A combination of performance pay, improved teacher evaluation, and an option of modestly larger classes could easily enable schools to pay their "rock star teachers" more than $100,000. Read More
News Trump Considers Raising Age for Buying AR-15, Touts Tougher Background Checks President Trump calls the NRA "great patriots," but says, "that doesn't mean we have to agree on everything." Read More
Commentary Sheriff Scott Israel Is a Lesson in Failed Leadership America seems to have forgotten the essence of leadership. This concern has been especially raised by the performance—or failure thereof—of the Broward County Sheriff's Office in the Parkland shooting and its aftermath. Read More
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