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A disgusting demonstration of disruption in the Senate

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Beginning in the final week of August, we have been subjected to the most disgusting demonstration of disruption and delay of business in the halls of Congress in my lifetime. Since the announcement of the nomination of District of Columbia Appeal Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, there…

We are perfected through imperfection

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When my wife and I go to the grocery store, she doesn’t like me to shadow her. She knows I will throw non-list items into her cart that she deems unnecessary. “We don’t need these cookies; we have plenty at home,” she will say. “But we don’t have any like these,” I argue. “I have…

Offshore drilling is safer

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Coastal-state politicos are scrambling to block a federal plan to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling. In June, governors from five East Coast states condemned the initiative. In July, congressmen tried, and failed, to insert an anti-drilling amendment into a spending bill. They claim opening America’s coasts to oil and gas exploration will put…

Foreign countries should pay fair market values for American drugs

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President Trump recently released an ambitious, 44-page plan to drive down prescription drug prices. The blueprint relies, in part, on negotiating and enforcing trade deals to prevent other countries from freeloading off of American researchers. That’s a smart strategy. Right now, most of our trading partners impose government price controls on drugs. Ensuring that these…

Why Did Trump Win?

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The current issue of p has an article written by Joshua Green entitled, “The Dividends of Wrath,” how anger over the financial bailout gave us the Trump presidency. The point Mr. Green wants to make is the public or the pitchfork-wielding masses never got its revenge from those who caused the financial crisis and causes…

There’s nothing like a country church

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I grew up going to a small country church, Six Mile Baptist Church to be exact. I am not sure who said, “You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy,” but in some ways, that is true. Even though I have left the country…

A ‘decarbonized Earth’ would be a world devoid of life

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In their August 23 press release, “4 Major California cities commit to carbon-free buildings by 2050,” the Sierra Club proclaimed, “The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Monica just announced their intent to join 15 other cities around the world and adopt a plan for zero-carbon buildings by 2050.” The World…

Cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs and maybe sweet potatoes

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Here’s a backyard garden update. First, the cucumber patch went crazy this year. We had a ton of cucumbers and Susan canned several jars of sweet and dill pickles. We had so many cucumbers that we had a hard time giving them to friends and neighbors. It was a wet summer and cucumbers thrive when…

God is an interpreter when we need it

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I have spent most of my career working overseas, engaging the lost. I have used hundreds of translators over the last 45 years to interpret as I preached the gospel. One day, I spoke to a group in China where seven different Chinese dialects were represented. Next to me stood seven different interpreters. As I…

Environmentalists buying energy stocks

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Some of America’s most prominent environmentalist groups are secretly investing in oil and natural gas, even as they publicly push groups to divest from fossil fuels. That’s the takeaway from an explosive new report from NBC. These organizations aren’t merely hypocritical — they’re actively harming the environment. By urging others to deprive energy firms of…