"If gun control activists really want the country to reconsider its relationship with guns and violence, then it needs to start with a serious discussion about the role our government has played and continues to play in contributing to the culture of violence."
"The $1.3 trillion bill was so monstrous that it would have made the biggest spender in the Obama Administration blush. The image of leading Congressional Democrats Pelosi and Schumer grinning and gloating over getting everything they wanted -- and then some -- will likely come back to haunt Republicans at the midterm elections."
"There are six factors involved: Iran, sales of arms, Israel, the CIA, indifferent cruelty, and the system of empire."
“Why did 55 cheerful, well-fed, safe people in suits just vote for mass-murder?”
"The statement from the Chinese embassy said Trump's trade action was 'self-defeating' and would hurt American companies, consumers and financial markets. The administration said it would announce in the next 15 days which products would be subject to tariffs."
"The breadth of the tariffs remains a contentious topic in the business sector and the White House, with some industries fretting about retaliation and increased costs to American companies and consumers."
"A dangerous bill called the CLOUD Act would allow police at home and abroad to seize cross-border data without following the privacy rules where the data is stored."
"Under Xi—the most powerful Chinese leader in four decades—China’s own one-party system is one that is ready to be exported to regimes everywhere."
"Keep in mind, Trump adamantly supported the legalization of drugs, long before he made a serious run at the presidency."
"Internal NYPD files show that hundreds of officers who committed the most serious offenses — from lying to grand juries to physically attacking innocent people — got to keep their jobs, their pensions, and their tremendous power over New Yorkers' lives."