About: Steve Byas
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“Operation Finale”: The Movie and the Lessons of Adolf Eichmann
The movie portrays the notorious architect of the Final Solution as both a monster and a human being, teaching us a powerful lesson about limiting the power of government....
Electoral College Still Under Attack
Arizona and Maine have recently rejected the National Popular Vote organization's scheme to gut our Electoral College, but constitutionalists should not let down their guard. ...
Why Was John McCain the Media’s Favorite Republican?
One has to question the sincerity of the media's supposed admiration of the late Senator John McCain, considering how they treated him when he dared to oppose Barack Obama...
Bernie Sanders Likes Limitation on Role of Democrat Super Delegates
The Democrats decide to limit the role of the superdelegates — and democratic socialist Bernie Sanders is all for it. ...
Oprah Promotes “Shout Your Abortion” Movement
The movement to "celebrate" abortion gets a big push from Oprah Winfrey. ...
Tariffs and the Founding Fathers
Though free trade — really trade managed by an entity empowered to change countries’ laws — is portrayed as an unalloyed “good,” America’s influential Founders disagreed. ...
Trump Compares Mueller Probe to Joe McCarthy
Trump’s comparison of Special Counsel Robert Mueller to the late Senator Joseph McCarthy is certainly unfair — to McCarthy. ...
Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Facts — The Q “Conspiracies”
The Q "conspiracy" phenomena on the Internet raises a larger question: Are all conspiracy theories just bunk, or could some of them be true? ...
Police Urge Boycott of Miami Dolphins Over Anthem Protests
While players in NFL uniforms use disrespect for the flag to protest, South Florida police in uniform have decided they can spend their enterainment dollars elsewhere. ...
Will Some Conservatives Hand the Left a New Constitution?
If you like our present Constitution, you might have to reject the advocacy of some “conservatives” who want a so-called Convention of the States that could write a brand...
NFL Anthem Protests Return — Trump Says “Find Another Way to Protest”
It is doubtful very many fans buy NFL tickets or watch a game to watch political activity, but players keep protesting the country at games anyway. ...
New York Times Reprints Socialist Magazine Editorial’s Call to Replace Constitution
Modern Jacobin socialists apparently share with their French Revolution's namesakes a desire to replace their country's existing Constitution. ...
As Texas Race Tightens, Will Trump Rally for Cruz?
They battled furiously for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, but do Trump and Cruz now have a mutual interest in Cruz's reelection? ...
The Growing Intolerance of the Left
The attack on Trump's star in West Hollywood's Walk of Fame is just the latest piece of evidence that some on the Left would silence all conservative talk if...
Wage Issue Illustrates Danger of NAFTA Talks
A demand that the United States is making in the NAFTA talks to raise wages in Mexico is a powerful demonstration that such government-managed trade deals are antagonistic to...