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David Cole defends the First Amendment's viewpoint neutrality, obliquely rebutting critics who question his group's commitment to it.

Democrats thrilled when President Obama vowed to govern by means of “a pen and a phone.” Now President Trump has inherited those instruments of communication and is putting them to excellent use clearing the way for the development of U.S. energy infrastructure. The issue involves two important pipelines: The Keystone XL pipeline, which would run oil from Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Gulf coast, and the Dakota Access pipeline, which would connect the Bakken shale with petroleum facilities in Illinois. Keystone was locked up by bureaucratic opposition for years while the Obama administration pretended to think about approving it (in the end, it put a halt to the project), while the Dakota project was the subject of a briefer though no less intense effort to prevent its construction, with the Army Corps of Engineers calling off the original plan after protests and rioting from environmentalists and Indian tribes. Trump’s executive orders would fast-track approval of both projects. The president also demands (with no obvious legal authority) that the projects be completed using steel manufactured in the United States. Some political context is in order: The specific objections to Keystone and Dakota were never particularly persuasive, but they are, in the greater scheme of things, almost entirely beside the point: The environmentalist movement is dedicated to stopping all development of infrastructure for oil, natural gas, coal, and other ordinary sources of energy, categorically. The complaints about culturally sensitive Indian lands deployed against Dakota have also been drummed up as weapons against other projects, including coal-export depots on the West Coast, just as the arguments against Keystone have been used to prevent pipeline development in the rest of the country. When the pipelines are blocked, then the environmentalists fight against other means of transporting fuel, such as trains. If ExxonMobil were reduced to using pack animals to move barrels of oil between well and refinery, there would be an animal-rights case filed to stop it. The Left simply objects to the development of energy infrastructure per se. And that, politically, is what this is all about. It is easy to make an economic fetish out of “Made in the U.S.A.,” and President Trump surely is guilty of doing so. But for a nation as blessed with energy resources as ours, with an economy as hungry for energy as ours, failing to allow for the development of the domestic energy industry would be beyond foolish — it would mean holding national prosperity hostage to a narrow ideological concern. The only path to abundance is abundance, which means production and investment in productive capital. This is not a question of climate change: There is no credible or widely accepted model of climate change holding that any significant global outcome is dependent on marginal changes in U.S. domestic energy production of the sort that could be expected from the construction of new pipelines and refineries. Our progressive friends are great advocates of science and nuance until it comes time to build a pipeline, and then they retreat into John of Patmos mode, promising a fiery end awaits us in retribution for our indulgent and sinful ways. We should be clear about the nature of the opposition to these projects and its the end goal, which is the cessation of all conventional energy infrastructure development and investment. Which is to say, we should be clear about the nature of the opposition to these projects and its end goal, which is the cessation of all conventional energy infrastructure development and investment. The Canadians of course understand this, and they are eager to connect their producers with U.S. refiners, which is why Keystone is, at the moment, a Trump-Trudeau project. That is something to keep in mind when the Democrats lament that this is a plot hatched by right-wing oilmen in Texas. Moving forward on these and other projects means work and wages for those who build them and for those who work at the facilities on both ends of the pipelines. It means profits for producers, both domestically and in Canada — which is, bear in mind, our largest trading partner. It also means more abundant and more economical fuel, feed stock, and raw materials for industrial concerns at home and abroad, from plastics plants in China to chemical producers in Texas. When it comes to energy, more is more. Of course there are environmental issues involved with the production, transportation, and consumption of oil and gas. We have been dealing with those for more than a century. There is nothing about these developments that should change how we go about doing that in an environmentally and economically responsible manner. Unshackling our domestic energy industry is the right thing to do, and now — if not yesterday — is the right time to do it.

Republican Gov. Eric Greitens signed legislation on Monday making Missouri the latest “right-to-work” state, as the growing movement sets its sights next on New Hampshire – hoping to break into one of the labor unions’ last remaining strongholds.

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., must resign amid allegations of a sexual harassment scandal, according to the Detroit Free Press editorial board Wednesday.

Donald Trump's approach to foreign policy is fundamentally realist, dispensing with false wisdoms and vague commitments that run counter to U.S. interests. And despite overwhelming criticism from the Washington establishment, his strategy is paying off.

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Earlier this school year, a school district in Florida allowed a biological female student to access and use a middle school boys locker room without any notification or warning to the boys or their parents.

ESPN Magazine’s Howard Bryant: insightful on sports, but prone to suffocating liberal piety when he starts talking politics. As a special treat for fans, ESPN posted online Bryant’s “The Truth” column for the upcoming September 19 NFL Preview II Issue: “Response to protest shows the power of the sports machine.” That would be the protest of infamous San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whom Bryant predictably hailed as a hero for failing to stand for the National Anthem at a preseason game last week, citing United States “oppression” while collecting a $19 million annual salary in that same oppressive country. Bryant portrayed the quarterback, whom many criticize as hypocritical and ungrateful as well as anti-police (his workout socks featured pigs in cop hats), as “awakening” into brave dissent despite the pile-on of intimidation by the "predominantly white media."

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The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office has filed 10 felony charges against an Uber driver suspected of sexually assaulting at least four women in San Luis Obispo.

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Creepy uncle Joe is up to his old tricks. During a speech this weekend – for the Human Rights Campaign of all things – he referred to Trump supporters as the dregs of society. That’s a step below deplorables, isn’t it? The Daily Mail reported: As Biden began his speech, a few people in the …

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Donald Trump urges the Obama administration to veto a UN draft resolution calling for an immediate halt to Israeli settlements.

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A new WikiLeaks email points towards Hillary Clinton being the person who killed Deputy White House counsel Vince Foster

Trump says tax breaks will incentivize Apple to manufacture its best-selling product on American shores.