Turley: influence-peddling is Washington's favorite form of corruption
Jonathan Turley wrote in The Hill yesterday, “Most reporters now admit that Hunter was clearly engaging in influence-peddling, Washington’s favorite form of corruption.” Turley then wrote, “The added resistance to the review of the emails only adds to an already strong case for an impeachment inquiry. Such an inquiry does not mean that impeachment is inevitable. Rather, there is enough evidence to warrant an investigation into whether the Bidens were selling the illusion or the reality of influence.”
Salena Zito of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviewed Leo Beatty: “Mr. Beatty said it is insulting for Mr. Biden and the Democrats to keep saying how great the economy is. ‘Maybe for his friends. It is about the rich getting richer and putting us working class people against each other instead of looking at the real problem. The real problem is the rich people against poor people. It’s more classism than racism,’ he said.”
Elizabeth Stauffer wrote in the Washington Examiner yesterday, “After FBI reports indicated the potential for violence at the Capitol ahead of Jan. 6, 2021, Trump offered to deploy National Guard troops to protect the Capitol building that day. Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser both inexplicably declined this offer.”
Brett R. Alldredge, J. Richard Couzens and Sherrill A. Ellsworth wrote in the Los Angeles Times yesterday, “The misunderstanding of bail as a tool to incarcerate people before trial has left in its wake a simultaneously unsafe, unfair and unjust legacy. No arrested individual who is judicially determined to pose a substantial threat should ever be allowed to buy their unconditional release. Similarly, no arrested person should ever be detained simply because they cannot afford monetary bail.”
Rafael A. Mangual wrote in City Journal three days ago, “What progressives seem not to understand is that ‘minor offenses’ are often manifestations of the broadly antisocial dispositions of individuals who likely have a much greater propensity for violence than the law-abiding. How much more violence will it take for the reformers to realize this fundamental error?”
Douglas MacKinnon wrote in The Hill yesterday, “Those who push a nation into war are almost exclusively from the privileged class. Those who die in those wars are almost exclusively from the underclass, either drafted into service or seeking a way to better the lives of themselves and their families.”
Tunku Varadarajan wrote in The Wall Street Journal about Moms for Liberty. He quoted Tiffany Justice, the group’s co-founder: “The group’s focus is ‘more than schooling. You have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing of your children.’ That includes their medical care and ‘their moral and religious upbringing. And that’s a right that the government doesn’t give you and can’t take away.’ Growing more impassioned, she says she’s ‘fighting for the survival of America, to protect the role of a mother, to protect the autonomy of a parent.’”
R.B.A. Di Muccio wrote yesterday in The American Spectator, “Arguably the very epitome of Biblical masculinity is seen in Christ’s sacrificial love for humanity (John 15:13). Emulating Christ’s love fosters compassion, empathy, and a willingness to serve others. Fulfilling these roles contributes to family stability and enables children to grow up in nurturing environments bolstered by strong family bonds.”
Joy Pullmann wrote in The Federalist two days ago, “Due to Communist influence, much of the West has enacted speech restrictions similar to Finland’s. That includes dozens of U.S. states and cities. All it would take is courts to interpret hate speech laws the way these Finnish prosecutors are arguing to criminalize Christianity across the West.”
Salena Zito of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviewed Leo Beatty: “Mr. Beatty said it is insulting for Mr. Biden and the Democrats to keep saying how great the economy is. ‘Maybe for his friends. It is about the rich getting richer and putting us working class people against each other instead of looking at the real problem. The real problem is the rich people against poor people. It’s more classism than racism,’ he said.”
Elizabeth Stauffer wrote in the Washington Examiner yesterday, “After FBI reports indicated the potential for violence at the Capitol ahead of Jan. 6, 2021, Trump offered to deploy National Guard troops to protect the Capitol building that day. Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser both inexplicably declined this offer.”
Brett R. Alldredge, J. Richard Couzens and Sherrill A. Ellsworth wrote in the Los Angeles Times yesterday, “The misunderstanding of bail as a tool to incarcerate people before trial has left in its wake a simultaneously unsafe, unfair and unjust legacy. No arrested individual who is judicially determined to pose a substantial threat should ever be allowed to buy their unconditional release. Similarly, no arrested person should ever be detained simply because they cannot afford monetary bail.”
Rafael A. Mangual wrote in City Journal three days ago, “What progressives seem not to understand is that ‘minor offenses’ are often manifestations of the broadly antisocial dispositions of individuals who likely have a much greater propensity for violence than the law-abiding. How much more violence will it take for the reformers to realize this fundamental error?”
Douglas MacKinnon wrote in The Hill yesterday, “Those who push a nation into war are almost exclusively from the privileged class. Those who die in those wars are almost exclusively from the underclass, either drafted into service or seeking a way to better the lives of themselves and their families.”
Tunku Varadarajan wrote in The Wall Street Journal about Moms for Liberty. He quoted Tiffany Justice, the group’s co-founder: “The group’s focus is ‘more than schooling. You have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing of your children.’ That includes their medical care and ‘their moral and religious upbringing. And that’s a right that the government doesn’t give you and can’t take away.’ Growing more impassioned, she says she’s ‘fighting for the survival of America, to protect the role of a mother, to protect the autonomy of a parent.’”
R.B.A. Di Muccio wrote yesterday in The American Spectator, “Arguably the very epitome of Biblical masculinity is seen in Christ’s sacrificial love for humanity (John 15:13). Emulating Christ’s love fosters compassion, empathy, and a willingness to serve others. Fulfilling these roles contributes to family stability and enables children to grow up in nurturing environments bolstered by strong family bonds.”
Joy Pullmann wrote in The Federalist two days ago, “Due to Communist influence, much of the West has enacted speech restrictions similar to Finland’s. That includes dozens of U.S. states and cities. All it would take is courts to interpret hate speech laws the way these Finnish prosecutors are arguing to criminalize Christianity across the West.”