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Assessing the Trump Presidency

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 14:52:59 +0000

Few reporters and commentators offer fair assessments of the Trump presidency. Liberals generally ignore the positive and focus exclusively on the negative. If they can’t find anything negative, they spin achievements into failures, virtues into vices. Conservatives tend to do the opposite—focus on the positive and ignore the negative or, worse, defend it. What is [...]

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Who Is Responsible for Violence in America?

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 17:15:51 +0000

The cover of The Week presented a caricature of Donald Trump with his face twisted in an angry snarl and his fist held out as if poised to smash someone’s face. The caption read “The Threat of Violence: Trump’s warning to protesters and Republicans who would block his nomination.” Inside, the magazine addressed the question: [...]

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Obama’s Self-Deception

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:50:29 +0000

Since he first assumed office, President Obama has steadfastly refused to acknowledge Islamic terrorism, even when the perpetrators admit to acting in the name of radical Islam. Instead, he classifies their actions as “workplace violence” or “lone wolf attacks.” Many conclude that President Obama has deliberately tried to deceive the American people. After all, they [...]

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Giuliani’s Distracting Remarks

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:51:20 +0000

Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani recently said, “I do not believe that the President loves America . . . What I'm saying is that, in his rhetoric, I very rarely hear him say the things that I used to hear Ronald Reagan say, the things I used to hear Bill Clinton say about how much [...]

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Obama’s Conflicted Faith

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:50:47 +0000

Is Barack Obama a Christian? His answer has consistently been, “Yes,” yet his critics continue to doubt his veracity. I believe it is pointless to keep asking the same question again and again. Instead, we should ask the more meaningful question, How can his Christianity best be described? Suppose a friend claims Coors is his favorite beer but [...]

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