Category: politics

bookmark_borderTrump’s official portrait for his 2nd term

Posted on by Marissa

President-Elect Donald Trump’s official portrait was released, and I am a fan. This portrait bears a strong resemblance to his mugshot, which at first I found a bit strange, but on second thought I really appreciate. Authoritarian bullies heaped nearly infinite amounts of vitriol, insults, and shame upon Trump for being a “convicted felon.” Yet Trump not only triumphed in the biggest possible way by winning the presidential election, but now he has embraced the very aspects of his identity that the bullies considered so shameful, thereby neutralizing their attacks. In this portrait, I see defiance and determination. “Take that, authoritarian bullies!” Trump seems to be saying.

I found this post by Breitbart interesting, because it lists various people’s reactions to Trump’s portrait: 

 
 
 
 
 
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bookmark_borderIn praise of the External Revenue Service

Posted on by Marissa

President-Elect Trump recently announced the creation of the External Revenue Service, a government agency which will collect tariffs, duties, and other revenue due from other countries. I agree with DC Draino; I like this idea. The U.S. government is supposed to serve the American people, not take money from them. If the government needs revenue, it’s more fair and just to get that revenue from foreign countries that make money through trade with the U.S., rather than by obtaining revenue in a way that directly harms American people (e.g. income tax).

 
 
 
 
 
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bookmark_borderTrump’s legal victory in New York

Posted on by Marissa

On Friday, Donald Trump had his sentencing hearing in New York, receiving an unconditional discharge which means no jail and no probation. 

As DC Draino pointed out, this means Trump is technically not a felon after all. 

 
 
 
 
 
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A commenter on this post wrote, “Now is time to investigate this judge for his political prosecution. And all others involved in this lawless act.” A sentiment with which I completely agree.

Charlie Kirk expressed similar sentiments: 

 
 
 
 
 
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Here are Trump’s defiant (and awesome) comments that he gave at his sentencing hearing:

 
 
 
 
 
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bookmark_border“Drain the Swamp” by Larry P. Arnn

Posted on by Marissa

The most recent issue of Imprimis, the publication by Hillsdale College, is a good one. In it, Larry P. Arnn, the president of Hillsdale College, explains the problems caused by the administrative state or bureaucratic state. Here is an excerpt:

“The recent election is the product of a decades-long struggle in American politics that has intensified since 2016. The election produced a victory for the man who caused the intensification, Donald Trump. He caused it by convincing a people, jaded from broken promises, that he would ‘drain the swamp.’ He also convinced the people who inhabit the swamp, and they have scorched the earth to stop him. He has been canceled, derided, slandered, libeled, investigated, searched, impeached, arrested, prosecuted, tried, convicted, shot, and yet…reelected!“

(emphasis added)

In another spot-on passage, Arnn describes the administrative state as follows:

“It vaunts expertise and professionalism over politics and the principle of representation. Over time it has become unable to hide its contempt for American citizens. Its leaders have called them deplorables and worse. It seeks to take children from their parents and prosecutes parents if they complain. It seeks to restrict speech to assertions that enjoy its sanction.”

Read the rest here.

bookmark_borderTrump hopes to change Denali back to Mt. McKinley

Posted on by Marissa

Good news: President-Elect Trump plans to change the name of North America’s tallest mountain, currently known as Denali, back to its original name of Mt. McKinley.

At a recent rally in Phoenix, Trump said he wants to return president William McKinley’s name to the Alaskan mountain because “he was a great president” and “I think he deserves it.” (source)

The mountain was given the name Mt McKinley in 1917 but was changed to Denali, the indigenous word for “High One,” in 2015 by the Obama administration. Obama’s Department of the Interior alleged that McKinley lacked any “significant historical connection to the mountain or to Alaska.” The name originated from a gold prospector who, upon learning that McKinley had won the Republican nomination for president, named the mountain in his honor. 

In my opinion, this is great news because it signals Trump’s willingness to take the side of historical figures rather than the politically correct bullies who aim to obliterate them from existence. The renaming of Mt. McKinley took place well before the horrific genocide that erupted in the spring of 2020, so Trump’s plan to restore the name can’t really be counted as reversing any part of this genocide. But it’s cool to see an honor (hopefully) being returned to a historical figure who, as Trump points out, didn’t really deserve to have it taken away. Erasing historical figures – whether in the form of names, holidays, statues, plaques, memorials, or other public art – is something that is rarely reversed. Hopefully the plan to return Mt. McKinley to its rightful name is a sign of similar things to come. 

bookmark_borderTrump with Daniel Penny (and more) at Army-Navy game

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So cool to see:

 
 
 
 
 
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