In the West's current debate around immigration, for example, it's not wrong to insist that national borders matter; whether you're a citizen or not is going to matter to a government, that laws need to be followed; that in the public realm newcomers should make an effort to adapt to the language and customs of their new home.This passage comes from a recent speech by none other than former President Barrack Obama. The article's author then asks,
How different would the Obama era look if he had emphasized that message at every opportunity? [emphasis in original]I would add that nowadays, when right-wingers say the same things, we're sometimes accused of racism and xenophobia, and even likened to "nazis". Why then, are these considerations legitimate when coming out of the mouth of an obvious left-winger? Read the article at the NR link above.
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Here are some other things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, celebrations of France's World Cup victory have included a wave of groping.
From the Express, European Commission President Juncker says, "I'm not as think as you drunk I am." (via Voice Of Europe)
From the NL Times, in Amsterdam, police find €2.2 million in the Dido Events Center.
From the Daily Mail, Germany considers legislation making it harder for people from four countries to claim asylum.
From Russia Today, President Trump claims that some people would rather see him "go to war" than get along with President Putin.
From ANSA, a Tunisian gas company ship carrying 40 migrants has been refused permission to dock by three countries.
From The Daily Caller, Trump calls low-immigration countries "successful".
From Sputnik International, 200 people identified as security threats have entered Sweden.
From France24, an American start-up wants to revive supersonic air travel.
From Arutz Sheva, a Jordanian journalist claims that Israel has set off earthquakes in an effort to collapse the Al-Aqsa mosque.
From MalayMail, Islamic authorities warn Malaysians against being influenced by LGBT culture.
From Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre, a firebomb attached to a balloon launched from Gaza lands in the playground of an Israeli kindergarten.
From TradeArabia, a U.S. blockchain is certified as sharia-compliant.
From Reuters, Iran has built a new centrifuge rotor factory. (via Breitbart's National Security)
From Gatestone Institute, Germany has a dysfunctional deportation system.
From FrontpageMag, an interview with congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). (While doing a bit of research, I learned that there's an asteroid named after her.)
From Townhall, Trump just saved the American taxpayers "a ton of money" on Air Force One planes.
From CNS News, what Trump said in Helsinki "doesn't begin to compare" with what FDR said to Stalin.
From The Slovak Spectator, the Slovak foreign minister says that it's good that Trump and Putin met.
From LifeZette, why a "Trump Baby" balloon, similar to the one seen in London, might not fly in New Jersey.
From LifeNews, Missouri's governor signs a tax credit that will benefit pro-life pregnancy centers.
From Numbers USA, USCIS issues guidelines allowing visa adjudicators to deny incomplete applications.
From AccuWeather, "the swamp" got a record amount of rainfall yesterday. (via Breitbart's Big Government)
From Breitbart's Big Government, a House bill funds 200 miles of the wall.
From Breitbart Texas, Border Patrol agents arrest three unaccompanied minors smuggling drugs across the Rio Grande. (This shows that to oppose the wall is to support drug smuggling, and that the smuggling of drugs and people often are done together.)
From The Sacramento Bee, in San Francisco, non-citizens may vote in school board elections.
From Fox News, Delta wants to hire 8,000 new pilots over the next ten years.
From the New York Post, MGM is already facing a backlash for suing the victims of the Las Vegas concert shooting.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia Tech Night at a Richmond Flying Squirrels game will include former football coach Frank Beamer.
And from Breaking Burgh, Putin breaks Trump by getting him to say that there are five lights.
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