Tim Donner

Do the policies Dems are pitching to the public reflect any change of direction?

Even during times of trial and hardship over the first 250 years of this still-young nation, an overwhelming number of Americans considered themselves patriotic. It was taken for granted that, despite our historical imperfections, citizens of this country appreciated what a blessed land they had the good fortune to call their own. From the reverse angle, the ten million plus migrants who poured over our southern border during the Biden years punctuate the point that the tired, poor, and huddled masses beckoned by the Statue of Liberty more than a century ago still view America as the land of promise and opportunity. But what about the left?

As if they did not already have enough problems trying to put the Joe Biden era behind them, Democrats are now being forced to respond to the latest ill-timed volume of revisionist history that somehow manages to make the 46th president look even worse. And this time it comes from the hand of Jill Biden, whom many on the left blame for allowing Donald Trump back in the White House. Indeed, her soon-to-be-released book,

. And while it is hardly of the same magnitude as the 2020 presidential election, it involves the nation's second-largest city and should thus be of substantial concern to the millions of Americans worried about election security. The problem reared its head during the onset of COVID-19 and has hung on like the stubborn virus that created the trouble in the first place.

Multiple leftist narratives fall by the wayside. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The squeaky wheel always gets the grease.

In the end, it is more often than not true that a deal criticized by both sides – in this case, both hawks and doves – is probably a fair deal, or at least the best available deal. While it would be oh-so tempting to avenge a country openly committed to the death of America and bomb it to kingdom come, the president must consider the cascading consequences and evidently doesn't like what the aftermath would look like. The MOU represents a chance, not a blank check. You probably never expected Donald Trump and John Lennon to be incorporated into the same sentence, but here goes: All Trump is saying is give peace a chance.

Socialism is, and has always been, an utterly irrational movement built on a foundation of sand. It has failed everywhere it has been tried. Everywhere. Chuck Schumer knows it. So do Nancy Pelosi and Hakeem Jeffries. They all know, as sure as the sun rises in the east, that socialism now on the march will wreck their party. These are the top leaders of the Democrats, and no matter your view of their ideology, they understand politics as well as, or better than, anyone. And they are at the barricades, devoting much or most of their energy to shedding the party of scandal-plagued socialist Graham Platner and the other extremists, endorsing every failed establishment candidate beaten by the far left in New York. The socialist horse has left the barn, and it will take a herculean effort to put it back.

We might have thought after the Holocaust of the 1940's, which resulted in the slaughter of some six million Jews, that nothing like it could ever happen again. It must thus be shocking for everyday Americans to witness the ever-more-naked antisemitism from those on the far left, as they seek to repeat history with open demonization of Jews and talk of wiping Israel off the face of the earth. But any reading of history reveals that Jew hatred has been part and parcel of socialism since its inception. In fact, while it is sometimes thinly veiled, stirring up resentment against Jews has been an indispensable element of socialism in its many forms over the decades.

As we celebrate 250 years of the great American experiment in ordered liberty, it is instructive to remember that, in the late 18th century, it was hardly a foregone conclusion that the original 13 colonies-turned-states could forge a workable alliance. It was difficult enough to convince the many loyalists to England – maybe half the colonial population at the time – that a revolution was necessary, but getting the colonies to agree to a single document without surrendering their autonomy became a herculean task.

Who would have ever thought we would place preeminent economist Milton Friedman and Christian nationalism in the same sentence? But here we are, after Vice President JD Vance made head-spinning remarks on two fronts that are bound to stir up a hornet's nest as the two parties consider who should succeed Donald Trump in the White House. In fact, the VP provided valuable ammunition for both fellow Republicans who might challenge him for the 2028 presidential nomination and the eventual Democratic Party candidate.