Alan's Commentaries

A NOBEL SNUB

In 2007, Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his crusade against climate change and then parlayed that into a $300 million net worth. Two years later, Barack Obama received the same honor for…

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THE REAL TYRANNY: WHEN CHAOS BECOMES POLICY IN AMERICA’S BLUE CITIES.

America’s great cities have become killing fields, where gangs sow chaos and the people supposedly in charge seem more interested in political posturing than public safety. The next time a politician—particularly a Democrat—steps in front…

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A HIGHER LOYALTY; A LOWER BAIL

Democrats are so precious, aren’t they? Bless their little hearts. If it weren’t so pathetic, though, it might even be entertaining to watch Democrat politicians collapse into angst over the long-overdue indictment of former FBI…

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THAT YOUNG MAN…THAT YOUNG MAN… I FORGIVE HIM

Powerful words that stopped me cold. Those words, torn through sobs, were from Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. She was speaking of Tyler Robinson, the man who shot and…

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HAVE COURTS BECOME TOO INVOLVED IN TRUMP’S POLICIES

Are you as tired of court injunctions against Trump’s policies as I am? Checks and balances are crucial to our system of government. Clearly, no one wants a president with unchecked authority. But what we…

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THE VOICE OF CHARLIE KIRK IS GONE, BUT NOT HIS MESSAGE

By now, everyone has heard about the murder of Charlie Kirk. The news has shaken the country, sparking an outpouring of grief, outrage, and solemn calls to stop the rising tide of violence in America.

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SO WHAT DO I KNOW?

Thoughts on Replacing Three Million Truckers With Algorithms The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty – a fad.” That spectacularly wrong prediction was made by William H. D. McMillan,…

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WELCOME TO THE MACHINE

Chicago Politics in Alive and Well Welcome to the Machine, Chicago Politics is Alive and Well My wife and I used to regularly go to Chicago for long weekends. We loved catching Michael Jordan’s Bulls,…

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THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES

My wife and I often record CBS Sunday Morning and watch it in sips all week. A recent segment featured an “artist” now on display at the Guggenheim. Curious, I looked him up. For five…

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RUSSIA-GATE, THE COUP THAT NEARLY SUCCEEDED

Readers of my commentaries may wonder why, barely two weeks after my last piece on Russia-gate, I’m back at it again. The answer is simple: I’ve believed from the very beginning that Russia-gate was a…

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