Open Border Costs Angela Merkel
Over the past year, more than one million refugees have descended on Germany. Many German citizens have expressed sharp discontent over their government’s open border policy. One result is a serious...
About: John F. McManus
Posts by John F. McManus
Kaepernick Needs to Learn How to Support Local Police
As distasteful as the Kaepernick performance was, he managed to worsen it during another appearance on the field. He wore socks containing pictures of pigs wearing police hats. NFL Commissioner Roger...
Executive Orders, Subject to the People
Congress should declare any executive order aimed at the entire population completely null. All presidents should follow the lesson George Washington learned while he served as president. ...
Do Words Have Consequences?
Hillary Clinton obviously knows that explosive words can lead to explosive actions, which is why she attacked Donald Trump’s statement about the "Second Amendment people." But if she were held to...
Who Are Trump Supporters?
Trump supporters are tired of promises not being kept by Democrats or Republicans, of changes in the nation’s culture and moral standards, of being given half-truths and lies when honesty remains...
Iran Payoff Earns More Disrespect
Last January, the Obama administration quietly airlifted $400 million in foreign currency to Iran, which many felt was a cave-in, a ransom payment that America has sworn never to deliver. ...
Does Zika Warrant Bringing Back DDT?
The existing ban on DDT should be terminated. Perhaps the current scare presented by the Zika virus will lead again to the use of this remarkable and safe substance. ...
Benghazi Victim Mother’s Side of the Story
Hillary Clinton — who wants to be president of the United States — blatantly lied to the mother of a Benghazi victim. She has also lied on numerous other occasions about...
The Hidden Establishment
Even though most Americans would have a difficult time explaining precisely what the term “establishment” connotes, they have sense of what it means. ...
The “28 Pages” Still Shielding Answers
Cover-ups have become a regular feature of the U.S. government’s conduct. In this case, it seems that the beneficiary is the Saudi Arabian government. ...
A Policeman’s Reality: Would You Walk in Their Shoes?
Societal disintegration exists and it needs attention. Not from the policemen who have enough to do in their frequently dangerous work, but from teachers, clergymen, parents, business leaders, and ordinary folks....
Gun-grabbing: Faulty Logic Allows Hypocrisy to Reign
Each new report about killings committed by a person wielding a gun brings new cries for restricting, even canceling, the right of the people to keep and bear arms. ...
Clinton’s “Get Out of Jail Free” Card Unfortunately Worked
Shame on FBI Director James Comey! He supplied numerous reasons why Hillary Clinton’s should be indicted for her reckless handling of her e-mails. Yet he recommended against an indictment. ...
Slovakia’s Leader Takes a Turn as Head of the EU Council
In the wake of the British vote to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia took over as president of the European Council. ...
The Importance of a Moral Foundation
Yuri Bezmenov, who defected from Soviet Russia 40-plus years ago, warned that the undermining of America was being “done by Americans to Americans thanks to a lack of moral standards.” ...