Should Women Vote?

At Heat Street, "Should Women Vote? Vox Day vs. Louise Mensch: ‘Conservative Feminism’."

Vox Day doesn't think women should vote in a representative democracy. Read our feminism debate https://t.co/j0aUsK0HTO

— Heat Street (@heatstreet) May 14, 2016

The Most Important Words Ever Written Are the Ten Commandments (VIDEO)

Following-up, "America, and All That It Stands For, Is In Jeopardy."

Here's Dennis Prager's new book, at Amazon, The Ten Commandments: Still the Best Moral Code.

The most important words ever written are the Ten Commandments. These words changed the world when they were first presented at Mt. Sinai to Israelites, and they are changing it now. They are the foundation stones of Western Civilization.

Given their staggering importance, you would think that all societies, and certainly our educational and religious institutions, would be intent on studying them closely. Sadly, this is not the case. Our schools ignore them and our churches and synagogues take them for granted. But here's a simple test: Who among us can even name all of the Ten Commandments? And even among those who can name them, how many can explain them in a way that makes sense to the modern eye and ear?

If you are a person of faith, this book will strengthen it; if you are agnostic it will force you to rethink your doubts; if you're atheist, it will test your convictions...

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America, and All That It Stands For, Is In Jeopardy

From Dennis Prager, at IBD, "A Dark Time In America":

Prager: "Every distinctive value on which America was founded is in jeopardy." https://t.co/NXGIJlvlBY #tcot #tlot

— IBDeditorials (@IBDeditorials) May 14, 2016

We may soon know if Donald Trump will be the Republican presidential candidate. And, barring unforeseeable events, it is certain that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee. Those are two reasons — of many, unfortunately — why, other than the first years of the Civil War, when the survival of the United States as one country was in jeopardy, there has never been a darker time in American history.

The various major wars — the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I and II, and the Korean and Vietnam wars — were worse in terms of American lives lost.

The Great Depression was worse in economic terms.

There were more riots during the Vietnam War era.

But at no other time has there been as much pessimism — valid pessimism, moreover — about America’s future as there is today.

Among the reasons are:

Every distinctive value on which America was founded is in jeopardy.

According to a Pew Research Center study, more and more young Americans do not believe in freedom of speech for what they deem hate speech. Forty percent of respondents ages 18 to 34 agreed that offensive statements should be outlawed.

According to a series of Harvard University polls, about 47% of Americans ages 18 to 29 believe that food, shelter and health care “are a right that government should provide to those unable to afford them.” That means that nearly half our young believe they have a legitimate claim on the labor and earnings of others for life’s basic necessities.

More than half of 18- to 29-year-old Americans do not support capitalism, the source of the prosperity they enjoy, and the only economic system that has ever lifted mass numbers of people out of poverty.

When young Americans see pictures of the Founding Fathers, they do not see the great men that most Americans have seen throughout American history; they see white males who were affluent (now derisively labeled “privileged”) and owned slaves.

The belief that certain fundamental rights are God-based — a view held by every American founder and nearly all Americans throughout its history — is reviled outside of conservative religious circles, and held by fewer and fewer Americans today.

The view that male and female are distinctive identities — one of the few unquestioned foundational views of every society in history — is being obliterated. Simply saying that one believes (all things being equal) a child does best starting out life with a married father and mother will ensure they’ll be considered a “hater.”

The ideas that America should be a melting pot, or that all Americans should identify as American, are now unutterable in educated company. In fact, many college campuses do not have an American flag on their campus because some students regard it as offensive and representational of imperialism and capitalism.

In addition, virtually every major institution is in decay or disarray...

Still more.

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More, by Bret Stephens, America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder.

Also, from Andrew J. Bacevich, The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism.

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Hailey Clauson GQ Swimsuit Shoot (VIDEO)

She's pretty much the "It Girl" of the moment, and for good reason.

Watch, at GQ, "Hailey Clauson Shows You What Really Happens on a GQ Swimsuit Shoot."

She's on the cover with Rob Gronkowski.

Maggie Rawlins Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Casting Call 2017 (VIDEO)

Via SI:

Claremont McKenna Professor Jack Pitney Discusses Possible Donald Trump VP Picks (VIDEO)

I used Professor Pitney's textbook for about 5 years, but it was discontinued by the publisher. He's a patriot. I really liked the book, but perhaps its pro-American tilt is out place for our leftist times, especially on college campuses.

In any case, via CBS News 2 Los Angeles:

The Marxist Roots of 'Gender Neutral Restrooms'

From Cristina Laila, "Transgender Bathrooms Are Not About Equality, But About Marxism":

Gender neutral bathrooms have nothing to do with equality, but everything to do with Marxism. We must reject it. Blurring gender lines is the last step for tyranny to accelerate as it quickly erodes our Western values. Women and children have always been protected when fighting for the homeland. If we reach a point where the majority believe that gender is a social construct, then what will the men protect? What will be worth fighting for if not for your family and your future?

Ivanka Trump: My Dad Has 'Elevated' Political Dialogue (VIDEO)

She's such a sweetie.

And by elevated, I suspect she means her dad's put more issues into play, neutralizing the demonic forces of leftist political correctness.

Via Telegraph UK:

Jackie Johnson's Warming Weather Forecast

This weather's just about right. I love it, heh.

Via CBS News 2 Los Angeles:

Wendy's Restaurants to Install Self-Serve Kiosks in Response to Minimum Wage 'Social Justice' Movement

It's the wave of the future.

Wendy's is just on the leading edge.

Thousands of workers will lose their jobs.

At IBD, "Wendy's Serves Up Kiosks as Wages Rise, Hits Fast-Food Group":

Wendy’s (WEN) said that self-service ordering kiosks will be made available across its 6,000-plus restaurants in the second half of the year as minimum wage hikes and a tight labor market push up wages.

It will be up to franchisees whether to deploy the labor-saving technology, but Wendy’s President Todd Penegor did note that some franchise locations have been raising prices to offset wage hikes.

McDonald’s (MCD) has been testing self-service kiosks. But Wendy’s, which has been vocal about embracing labor-saving technology, is launching the biggest potential expansion.

Wendy’s Penegor said company-operated stores, only about 10% of the total, are seeing wage inflation of 5% to 6%, driven both by the minimum wage and some by the need to offer a competitive wage “to access good labor.”

It’s not surprising that some franchisees might face more of a labor-cost squeeze than company restaurants. All 258 Wendy’s restaurants in California, where the minimum wage rose to $10 an hour this year and will gradually rise to $15, are franchise-operated. Likewise, about 75% of 200-plus restaurants in New York are run by franchisees. New York’s fast-food industry wage rose to $10.50 in New York City and $9.75 in the rest of the state at the start of 2016, also on the way to $15.

Wendy’s plans to cut company-owned stores to just 5% of the total.

Still, Penegor said that increased customer counts more than price hikes drove the chain’s 3.6% same-store sales increase in the first quarter.

Although profit exceeded Wall Street estimates, Wendy’s shares dived nearly 9% Wednesday because of weak second-quarter sales.

“We are seeing a bit of a softer overall category in April” relative to the past two quarters, Penegor said on an earnings call, implying more of an industrywide trend than an issue specific to Wendy’s...

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Also at the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, "Self-serve kiosks could be coming to a Wendy's near you."

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Ta-Nehisi Coates Cancels Purchase of $2.1 Million Brooklyn Brownstone After Storm of Criticism

Well, I'm just all torn up about this, lol.

At Heat Street, "Poverty Expert Ta-Nehisi Coates Bails on Newly-Purchased $2.1 Million Home After Media Attention":

Ta-Nehisi Coates, the award-winning journalist and author specializing in racial justice and black poverty, has cancelled plans to move into the posh Brooklyn brownstone he recently purchased for $2.1 million, citing personal safety concerns amid a storm of unwanted media attention.

Ta-Nehisi Coates, the award-winning journalist and author specializing in racial justice and black poverty, has cancelled plans to move into the posh Brooklyn brownstone he recently purchased for $2.1 million, citing personal safety concerns amid a storm of unwanted media attention.

The New York Post was first to report on the purchase, which was conducted through a limited-liability corporation established by Coates and his wife in an effort to conceal their identity.

Coates has become a prominent thought-leader in part due to the success of his 2015 memoir, “Between the World and Me,” a letter to his son about the history of racial injustice in America. It was one of the most discussed books in the country among university faculty members and New York Times subscribers, and won the National Book Award for non-fiction.

Coates, who used the proceeds from the successful memoir to finance the purchase of the brownstone in the Prospect-Leffert Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, expressed dismay at having to abandon his dream home...

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Following the links takes us to Coates' piece at the Atlantic, "On Homecomings."

He's dealing, quite badly, with fame. Worried about his safety? I expect he's making enough money now to move into a gate-guarded, high-security development. It might not be back home, down in the neighborhood, but at least he won't have to worry about people waiting for him on his stoop. Regular people have bigger problems, which is ironic for a writer who demonizes Americans as irreversibly stained by racism. Some karmic justice there, heh.

Lt. Col. Ralph Peters Slams Obama's Upcoming Visit to Hiroshima (VIDEO)

Following-up from the other day, "Obama to Visit Hiroshima; Talk of Atomic Bomb Apology Stirs Controversy (VIDEO)."

I don't watch Fox Business Channel very much, which made me realize right now that I don't see Ralph Peters on the main Fox News network much anymore. I guess he's been relegated to the business channel after calling the president a "total pussy." Sadly, PC intolerance infects even the so-called conservatives at Rupert Murdoch's crib.

Watch:

Bella Thorne in Los Angeles (PHOTOS)

At Egotastic!, "Bella Thorne Red Hot and Low Cut Filming."

Previous Bella Thorne blogging here.

Dana Loesch Goes Off on Kayleigh McEnany (VIDEO)

I really like Dana, but I'm not happy that the entire conservative movement is at war with one another over Donald Trump's nomination.

It is what it is though. I'm just trying to keep my head above water and my dignity intact.

Here's Dana forthcoming book, at Amazon, Flyover Nation: You Can't Run a Country You've Never Been To.

I don't really know this lady Kayleigh McEnany. I think I saw her one time on one of the cable news programs. But Dana's gotten into it with her, and Ms. McEnany's supporters on Twitter started going after Dana, even defaming her. Dana wrote about it here, "On Zealous Hypocrisy."

More from Katie Pavlich, "Dana Loesch Torches Trump Mouth Piece Kayleigh McEnany."

Also, from Ben Howe, "WOW: Dana Loesch Obliterates CNN Trumpkin Kayleigh McEnany (VIDEO)."

And Leon Wolf, "Let’s Talk About Kayleigh McEnany’s Boobs."

Still more, at Breitbart, "Dana Loesch: I've Seen Firsthand the Horror of Kayleigh McEnany's Condition but I Did Nothing Wrong."

Here's the video that started it all, and it's actually pretty funny:

Increasingly Timely: Dana Loesch's New Book, Flyover Nation: You Can't Run a Country You've Never Been To

With its transgender "dear colleague" letter released today, the Obama administration has upped the stakes in "The New American Civil War" and dissed everyday citizens across the country. The administration's dragged the nation's schools more ferociously into the culture wars than's been seen in quite some time.

Dana Loesch's new book looks absolutely prescient in that respect. I can't wait to read it!

Available June 21st.

At Amazon, Flyover Nation: You Can't Run a Country You've Never Been To.

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Also, by Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.

And Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.

Plus, from Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me.

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Port Neches-Groves Superintendent Dr. Rodney Cavness Says Obama's Transgender 'Dear Colleague' Letter Is Going in the Shredder — #TNACW

Heh.

The New American Civil War is on!

At KBMT 12 News Beaumont, Texas, "PN-G ISD Superintendent on Obama admin's transgender letter: It's going in the paper shredder":

PORT NECHES - Port Neches-Groves Superintendent Dr. Rodney Cavness on Thursday slammed the Obama administration's expected letter which is set to tell districts to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choosing.

The letter, first reported by the New York Times, will reportedly be delivered to every public school in the country -- including those in Southeast Texas.

The letter reportedly will warn school and district leaders if they do not allow transgender students to use the bathroom for whichever gender they identify, the schools may run the risk of lawsuits or lose funding.

The Times reported the letter would not have the force of law, but it would be signed by officials with the Department of Justice and the Department of Education.

Dr. Cavness did not mince words when telling 12News anchor Kevin Steele:

"I got news for President Barack Obama. He ain't my President and he can't tell me what to do. That letter (to be released to all public schools tomorrow) is going straight to the paper shredder. I have 5 daughters myself and I have 2,500 girls in my protection. Their moms and dads expect me to protect them. And that is what I am going to do. Now I don't want them bullied... but there are accommodations that can be made short of this. He (President Obama) is destroying the very fiber of this country. He is not a leader. He is a failure."

When asked if there was fear about molestation of children at the core of the superintendent's concerns, Cavness said he did not feel that way.

"I would say about molesters -- 99.9% (in the bathroom) certainly aren't."

The subject of transgender students and school bathrooms has become a hot topic in recent days...

OMG LOL! That's what I'm talkin' about, heh!

Here's my previous entry, "Obama Administration to Force Schools to Establish Co-Ed Restrooms and Locker Rooms."

And at Memeorandum.

Donald Trump Disavows Former Butler Who Allegedly Called for Obama to Be Killed

This is, of course, from David Corn, the far-left smear merchant who runs a cottage industry of character assassination against Republican presidential candidates. Who can forget the "47 percent" attack video that was the beginning of the end for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.

At Mother Jones, via Memeorandum, "On Facebook, Trump's Longtime Butler Calls for Obama to Be Killed."

And at the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, "Trump campaign disavows former butler for saying Obama should be killed."