Michael J. Knowles

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Any legitimate system of criminal justice must first concern itself with justice. If just punishments also deter, rehabilitate, or protect, all the better.

The Right has focused on expanding economic liberty through tax cuts, free trade, and deregulation.

Media elites, particularly those on the Left, love to hate the pumpkin spice latte.

Capital punishment is neither cruel nor unusual.

The way to achieve a higher birthrate, which is a noble goal and I am glad conservatives are serious about addressing it, is to radically change the culture.

Criminal justice reformers prattle on about 'over-incarceration' in America when in fact our nation suffers from an under-incarceration problem.

No one actually cares about blackface.

American universities have never considered academic merit the sole criterion for admittance.

That process of exposure to diverse opinions isn't 'brainwashing' - it's education.

Ronald Reagan was the best Ronald Reagan ever, and Ronald Reagan was a cool guy. You're not Ronald Reagan. You can't run as him; you can't relive his career. You can't just have somebody else's career. You have to be you.

The Left, however, resists anglicizing Spanish terms because its political agenda relies on encouraging illegal immigration from Latin America and discouraging the assimilation of Hispanics into American society.

Conservative merchandise tends to aim at a point from a place of humor and exuberance, from Trumpy Bear to the 'Make American Great Again' hats to my own bestselling blank book 'Reasons To Vote For Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide.'

For the Left, victimhood has long carried social currency.

Some people bear great burdens with grace; others suffer minor inconveniences in misery.

As pro-life advocates continue to expose the scientific and ethical reality of abortion, we must also console the millions of Americans who carry the heavy burden of an enormous sin.

Disbelief in the consequences of wrongdoing has coarsened our society and alienated us one from another.

All political debates, from tax policy to abortion, draw on moral arguments that rest on religious premises.

In more tangible terms, the pumpkin spice latte shares many of the qualities that endear conservative politicians to their supporters and arouse disgust in their opponents. It's blunt, common, and unapologetically American.

The leftist vision of politics as a matter of rights begets an attitude of grievance and entitlement.

Wealthy parents have long relied on a properly timed donation to improve their children's chances at admission to college.

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