From the article -- One would have thought that once baby Chance was born and was lying in an (actual) incubator in a NICU, such disgustingly evil talk would cease. Usually, once a baby has a birth certificate and a Social Security number, pro-abortionists are content to admit that a child has a right to life.
Well, no. Since news of Chance’s birth broke earlier this week, many abortion supporters have responded by wishing for the little baby’s death. The amount of traction this opinion has gotten online is truly sickening.
2) “Israel, Iran, and the Trump Doctrine: President Trump is already engaged in an old war -- and he wants to make sure the U.S. wins it.” (Brian T. Kennedy, American Mind)
From the article -- There is a disagreement now over what America’s role should be, if any, in supporting Israel after its preemptive strike on Iran. President Trump has authorized the use of American air defenses to stop Iranian attacks on American assets and citizens: our military bases in the region, our consulate in Tel Aviv, and the Americans living in the surrounding area. This is not an endorsement of the Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and personnel. It is designed to protect the lives of Americans; the U.S. is well within its right to do so. It should be noted that we do not have an embassy in Iran, and for good reason.
Responses by the American Left to condemn Israel were not unexpected, as the Left has long sympathized with the anti-Western, anti-American hatred propagated by the Islamic world. More surprising is the reaction of some in the America First/MAGA movement, who seem to perceive President Trump’s policy as a betrayal of his promise to keep us out of new wars...President Trump, therefore, has not endorsed the start of a new war. He is engaged in an old war—one that may well be seen, in retrospect, as World War III. He wants to make sure it is won by the United States.
FYI -- Two other excellent articles related to this critical matter is “The Return of the Neocon Canard: Israel’s war with Iran has given an ancient blood libel a new lease of life” (Melanie Phillips, Jewish News Service) and “Trump’s Careful, America First Approach to Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program: Trump’s MAGA base trusts his judgment—even if stopping Iran’s nuclear threat means a one-time strike, not a new war.” (Fred Fleitz, American Greatness)
3) “Politics of the Cradle” (John O. McGinnis, Law & Liberty)
From the article -- Few debates matter more to the West’s future than the widening divide between left and right over the simple act of having children. Inside an April pronatalism conference in Austin, the roster stretched from the more traditionalist Catherine Pakaluk to libertarian Bryan Caplan. Outside, left-wing protesters branded the gathering “neo-Nazi.” The answer to the question of whether children are worth having will shape everything from fiscal policy to cultural identity. The roots of the quarrel are worth tracing.
That even childbirth now falls under the old slogan “the personal is the political” may shock. Yet it follows naturally from each camp’s bundle of larger ideological commitments. For conservatives, increasing fertility in the West is part of the defense of its civilization. Europeans and other groups that were at its heart are no longer reproducing themselves. Across the OECD, the total-fertility rate has slid to 1.5 children per woman; in Italy and Spain, it hovers near 1.2, and even in the United States, the latest CDC release puts the rate at just 1.63—far below the 2.1 replacement benchmark. For many conservatives, every newborn is a vote that the West remains worth inheriting.
4) “Can the Left Ever Stop Its Craziness? The more the left rages, the more Trump rises -- while Democrats trade policy for tantrums and canonize chaos in place of compromise.” (Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness)
From the article -- Instead, why do Democrats throw two-year-old temper tantrums to howl nihilistically at everything Trump says and does? One, exasperated Democrats lack all levers of political power—the Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court. So, they take to the media and the streets.
Two, Democrats are permanently frustrated that the more they scream and stomp, the more polls show radical declines in public support for their party.
Three, their nemesis, 79-year-old Donald Trump, seems impervious to Democratic lawfare, threats, and smears. Despite the hysterical attacks, he is still polling now about where prior presidents like George Bush and Barack Obama were at similar junctures in their second terms. The more Trump is smeared as a fascist or dictator, the more polls—like the latest liberal Economist/YouGov survey—show him gaining public support for securing the border and deportation.
And the more the left damns Trump as a racist, the more he wins unprecedented Black and Hispanic support. In recent Rasmussen tracking polls, Trump garnered 54 percent approval from Black voters and 53 percent from Hispanics.
Four, Trump proves a hard-to-hit, moving target for the frustrated left. He cannot quite be pigeonholed as a predictable right-wing bogeyman.
5) In the fifth spot this week are a trio of very illuminating (and troubling) pro-life articles.
* “We Found Out How Easy It Is To Order An Abortion Pill. The Results Are Shocking.” (Katelynn Richardson, Daily Caller)
* “UK Vote for Abortions Up to Birth is Sparking Massive Pro-Life Backlash” (Elise DeGeeter, LifeNews.com)
* “Planned Parenthood Kills the Babies of 97% of Pregnant Women Who Go There” (Brad Mattes, LifeNews.com)
* “Did Planned Parenthood Commit Yet Another Felony?” (Ben Johnson, Washington Stand)
