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- False Prophets and Deceived Shepherds
- Returning America to Truth, Justice, and Common Sense
- The Resignation of President Joe Biden and his Endorsement of Kamala Harris
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- CIVILIZATION’S INTERREGNUM—PART 13
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Taking From Peter To Give to Paul Is Not America
- By Star Parker
A newspaper story several years ago reported about an elementary school teacher who held elections in his class.
The students picked their candidates -- one little boy competing against one little girl.
The little boy stood up before the class and shared his ideas for changes that would improve their lives. The little girl stood up and promised that everyone who voted for her would get ice cream.
The little girl won, hands down.
Let's Stop Negotiating With Terrorists
- By Star Parker
My organization, CURE, Center for Urban Renewal and Education, organized a delegation of 20 prominent pastors to travel to Israel to host a press conference on Oct. 7 as a show of support for and solidarity with Israelis on the one-year anniversary of the horrendous, savage terrorist attack that took place.
A few days ago, we were notified by Delta Airlines that our flight was canceled.
Airlines are canceling flights in light of the ongoing hostilities and instability in security in the region.
The Nation Needs a Great Reawakening
- By Star Parker
Over the years 1934-1961, British historian Arnold Toynbee published his 12-volume "A Study of History."
Toynbee studied the rise and fall of 23 civilizations. His conclusion was that great civilizations die not from external causes but from internal causes.
They commit suicide.
Toynbee concluded, In the words of one journalist, that "civilizations start to decay when they lose their moral fiber."
We don't have to be great historians to know that civilizations have come and gone. Forever is not a given fact of life.
Unions and Republicans
- By Star Parker
The appearance of Sean O' Brien, president of the Teamsters Union, in a key speaking slot at the Republican National Convention, raised a lot of eyebrows across the political spectrum about what is going on both with unions and with the Republican Party.
The union agenda and the traditional Republican agenda -- free markets, free trade, free labor market competition -- is not a cocktail that we usually think of as going together.
But we are in a political time of razor-thin margins. Swing states will be won by margins hovering around 1%. Winning swing votes depends on the ability to penetrate the gray, to win over voters who may not be 100% on board with the candidate or the party's whole platform -- but who see the benefits of one side as exceeding the costs of the other side.
Will the Chevron Decision Fix Big Government?
- By Star Parker
The Supreme Court recently ruled to overturn the Chevron doctrine precedent that has stood since 1984.
Recent precedent reversals, such as the overturning of Roe v. Wade, have gotten much more attention. But this change is of enormous importance, and everyone should know what it's about.
In the 1984 Chevron ruling, an environmental group, the Natural Resources Defense Council, sued to overturn a decision by the Reagan-era Environmental Protection Agency to ease regulation of emissions. The court ruled to uphold the EPA decision, reasoning that, unless the point of dispute had been addressed by Congress, the federal agency's interpretation of a statute should stand.
Bibi Netanyahu: Profile in Courage
- By Star Parker
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed this past week, at the invitation of House Speaker Mike Johnson, a joint session of Congress.
The prime minister's job that night was to make clear to the Congress, to the nation and to the world the "what" and "why" of Israel's operation in Gaza, following the murderous attack by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, and why Americans should identify with and support Israel's struggle.
My heart went out to this brave and besieged leader as he made his case.
George Washington Foresaw Today's Irresponsible, Immoral Leadership in Washington
- By Star Parker
In President Joe Biden's announcement on social media of his decision to not run for reelection, he ticked off the many wonderful achievements during his three and a half years in the nation's highest office.
But if things are so great, as Biden seems to think, why are Americans so dispirited?
Biden's personal polling is horrible. General polling shows an American public in a sour state of mind.
Per Gallup of a few weeks ago, only 41% say they are "extremely proud" to be an American, compared to 70% 20 years ago.
What We Must Learn From Trump Shooting
- By Star Parker
We now have, as we would expect, a tsunami of commentary regarding the horrible assassination attempt on Donald Trump. It is not trivial to observe that at least the good news is that just about everyone agrees what happened is very bad and not an encouraging sign about the state of our nation.
After that point of agreement, we have many different and diverging opinions about who or what is to blame. Republicans, Democrats, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, etc., etc.
This act of violence against Donald Trump is, unfortunately, not a one-off in our nation today.
From Biden, Democrats: Believe Us, Not Your Own Eyes
- By Star Parker
It appears that leadership of the Democratic Party is taking its inspiration from the famous line from the Marx Brothers film "Duck Soup," -- "Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes."
There is just so long you can hide under a rock. President Joe Biden had no choice but crawl out and stand before the nation and debate, for all to see that the alleged leader of the free world barely can discern what day it is.
Yet Democratic Party leaders want us to believe them, not our own eyes, that Biden is perfectly capable of handling the responsibilities of the presidency.
Tim Scott's Important Message
- By Star Parker
South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott hosted an event in Washington, D.C., marking the Juneteenth holiday, which showcased why he has been included among the candidates Donald Trump is considering as his running mate.
Juneteenth, now a national holiday, commemorates June 19, 1865, the date of the final implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation in the State of Texas. It's considered the official end of slavery in the United States.
Scott's event, attended by a list of major Republican donors, which I also had the privilege of attending, was entitled the Great Opportunity Policy Summit.
This following the announcement of Scott's Great Opportunity PAC of plans to spend $14 million on outreach to Black and Hispanic Americans leading up to the presidential election.
Why Is the United States Negotiating With Terrorists?
- By Star Parker
A Gallup poll of several months ago asked, "On the whole, would you say that you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the position of the United States in the world today?"
Only one-third, 33%, said they were satisfied. This down from 53% in February 2020 at the conclusion of Donald Trump's presidency.
It's a wonder that even a third of Americans are comfortable with President Joe Biden's disastrous leadership. Many scholars now liken the world today to the 1930s, the years preceding World War II.
Biden's Democracy Smokescreen
- By Star Parker
President Joe Biden makes no speech without mentioning the importance of democracy in our nation.
We would like to believe this comes from deep ideals about human liberty lodged within our president.
But more accurate is that Biden, a politician all his adult life, is defined by just that -- politics. No word, no act emanates from our president that does not emerge from some political calculation.
In the case of the ongoing reminders about the importance of democracy, the subliminal message Biden wishes to convey is to always remind of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol and to brand Donald Trump as an anti-democratic autocrat.
Fix Social Security With Ownership, Not More Government
- By Star Parker
The trustees for Social Security have just issued their annual report. And, as we have learned annually over recent years, the system cannot meet its obligations.
According to this latest report, the Social Security system will not be able to meet its obligations to retirees by 2035. In 2035, the system will be adequate to meet just 83% of its obligations.
This is supposedly good news because the projected shortfall occurs one year later than reported last year.
Add Sen. Tom Cotton to VP Shortlist
- By Star Parker
Headlines are now filled with names reported to be on Donald Trump's "shortlist" of possible VP candidates.
These individuals, some of whom I know, indeed have serious qualifications and experience and are appropriate to be considered for the No. 2 position in the executive branch of the nation's government.
This vetting process is, as they say, par for the course. It's exactly what we expect the presidential candidate to be doing.
However, in my view, these are not "par for the course" times. The domestic and international challenges we face are without precedent.
No, Demonstrations Today Not Like the 1960s
- By Star Parker
The current demonstrations on college campuses against Israel remind some of the unrest on college campuses during the 1960s.
But the comparison is not a good one.
The unrest of the 1960s was defined by the war in Vietnam and by the Civil Rights Movement. Both had practical, personal impact on young Americans in their own country.
American soldiers were fighting and dying in Vietnam. There was real, life-and-death impact on all Americans, and certainly on young Americans.
Trump Is Right -- More Violence, Turmoil Under Biden
- By Star Parker
Former President Donald Trump's statement that the attack on Israel by Iran "would not have happened if we were in office," has drawn derision, including from his former National Security Adviser John Bolton.
Bolton called the remark "delusional," saying that Trump "has no idea what to do in the Middle East in this situation."
If Trump is delusional, Bolton has amnesia regarding what happened on his watch and after.
In less than four years under Biden, we have witnessed the disastrous pull out from Afghanistan and subsequently the Russian attack on Ukraine, the Hamas attack on Israel, and now the unprecedented massive attack by Iran on Israel.
Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show "Cure America with Star Parker." To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com
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