Articles by Fred Lucas

 SocietyAnalysis

Black Patriots Who Helped Keep America Free

Fred Lucas | August 25, 2020

America often fell far short of the ideas of its founding. Nevertheless, many black heroes still fought for those great ideas and freedom. Philip Reynolds,… Read More

PoliticsNews

4 Big Moments From the House’s Postal Service Hearing

Fred Lucas | August 24, 2020

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified Monday before a House committee to address Democrats’ recent theories regarding actions taken by the U.S. Postal Service weeks and… Read More

LawNews

Supreme Court Could See at Least 4 Vacancies in 4 Years, Trump Says

Fred Lucas | August 23, 2020

President Donald Trump projects that he’s on track to win confirmation of more than 300 new conservative judges by the end of the year.  And in… Read More

InternationalNews

Trump Ties Successes in Middle East to Reversing Obama Actions

Fred Lucas | August 21, 2020

Days after announcing a push to reimpose international sanctions on Iran, President Donald Trump said the country known as the world’s chief state sponsor of… Read More

LawNews

Trump Keeps His Distance After Bannon’s Indictment in Wall Scheme

Fred Lucas | August 20, 2020

A month ago, President Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter about a 3-mile section of border wall built by a private company.  On Thursday, after… Read More

Health CareNews

3 Ways the Trump Administration Saves on Medicare, Medicaid Costs

Fred Lucas | August 20, 2020

The Trump administration has made several free market reforms in health care that should contribute to the solvency of Medicare and Medicaid, the official in… Read More

PoliticsAnalysis

How America’s Culture Wars Erupted Into Presidential Impeachments

Fred Lucas | August 19, 2020

Last year’s impeachment of President Donald Trump was an aberration from past historical impeachments in one major respect, but it fit perfectly in another respect…. Read More

SocietyNews

2 Reports Buttress Trump Policies Banning Abortion Funding Abroad, Fetal Tissue Research at Home

Fred Lucas | August 18, 2020

The government issued two reports Tuesday evaluating the Trump administration’s pro-life policies that curb taxpayer funding for abortion-related matters here and abroad.  The State Department… Read More

PoliticsNews

Trump Pardons Susan B. Anthony on 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage

Fred Lucas | August 18, 2020

President Donald Trump issued a posthumous pardon Tuesday to celebrated women’s suffragist Susan B. Anthony to mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to… Read More

Health CareNews

3 Things to Know About Trump COVID-19 Adviser Under Attack by the Left

Fred Lucas | August 17, 2020

Despite an accomplished career at the Stanford University Medical Center, including writing a leading textbook in his field, Dr. Scott Atlas, the president’s new appointee… Read More

SocietyNews

As Iowans at Town Hall Worry About Police Protection, Pence Slams ‘Defund’ Movement

Fred Lucas | August 13, 2020

URBANDALE, Iowa—Bonnie Mattaliano, a retired health care worker, says she appreciates the Trump administration’s consistent backing of law enforcement.  “We have a lot of friends… Read More

Health CareNews

Parents, Educators, Doctors Join Trump in New Push to Reopen Schools

Fred Lucas | August 12, 2020

Dr. Melanie McGraw Piasecki is both a pediatrician and a mother of three who wants to see kids back in school after the COVID-19 lockdown… Read More

LawNews

4 Things to Know About the Prosecutor Who’s Probing ‘Obamagate’

Fred Lucas | August 12, 2020

A federal prosecutor in Texas is drawing a new kind of attention by digging into the “unmasking” of Trump campaign associates that occurred in the… Read More

LawNews

‘Philadelphia Statement’ Defends Free Speech From Cancel Culture

Fred Lucas | August 11, 2020

Asserting that cancel culture has put freedom of expression in crisis, a statement initially signed by 45 prominent individuals from universities, think tanks, and other… Read More

PoliticsNews

‘Do I Seem Rattled?’: Trump Calmly Describes Shooting Near White House

Fred Lucas | August 10, 2020

A few minutes into a press briefing Monday evening, President Donald Trump calmly walked away from the lectern after a Secret Service agent interrupted him… Read More

LawNews

Border Chief Rips Media, Oregon Politicians for Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric

Fred Lucas | August 10, 2020

A top homeland security official is calling out leaders in Portland, Oregon, as well as the mainstream media over criminal rioting and the smearing of… Read More

EconomyNews

White House Weighs Bill in Response to Big Tech on Free Speech

Fred Lucas | August 09, 2020

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says the Trump administration is contemplating some type of regulation for social media companies as part of the… Read More

LawNews

4 Points in Understanding China’s Goal for Meddling in US Elections

Fred Lucas | August 07, 2020

FBI Director Christopher Wray reportedly provided a detailed classified briefing to the Senate Intelligence Committee last week on election meddling by China. Also, on Friday,… Read More

LawNews

NY Primary ‘Mess’ Seen as Omen for Big Problems With Mail-In Voting in November

Fred Lucas | August 06, 2020

The more than 84,000 mail-in ballots that were disqualified in the June 23 primary in New York—where two congressional nominations were just decided this week—underscore… Read More

LawNews

4 Takeaways From Top Obama DOJ Official’s Testimony on ‘Rogue’ FBI

Fred Lucas | August 05, 2020

A top Obama Justice Department official told a Senate committee Wednesday that she wasn’t aware of many aspects of the FBI’s initial investigation of any… Read More

SecurityNews

Scandal-Plagued Broadcast Agency Poses Security Risks, Audit Finds

Fred Lucas | August 04, 2020

The embattled agency that oversees Voice of America and other federally funded media outlets has failed for a decade to adequately vet staff, creating a… Read More

LawNews

Trump Administration Slates $35M to Help Survivors of Human Trafficking

Fred Lucas | August 04, 2020

The Trump administration will issue more than $35 million in grants to provide safe housing to survivors of human trafficking. The Justice Department was set… Read More

Economy News

Why George Washington Was ‘Better Than His Era’ and a Great Businessman

Fred Lucas | August 03, 2020

As mobs push to tear down statues of George Washington across the country, author John Berlau points out that the first president and revolutionary general… Read More

PoliticsNews

7 Woke Rebellions in America’s Newsrooms

Fred Lucas | July 30, 2020

After more than 280 reporters and editors at The Wall Street Journal signed a stinging letter to the publisher last week criticizing the newspaper’s conservative… Read More

PoliticsNews

What Precedent and the Constitution Say About Postponing an Election

Fred Lucas | July 30, 2020

If President Donald Trump’s goal was to get people talking about his latest tweet, he again succeeded after floating the idea of delaying the November… Read More

EconomyNews

4 Key Points as Big Tech CEOs Testify on Capitol Hill

Fred Lucas | July 29, 2020

Republicans and Democrats hammered Big Tech CEOs during a House hearing Wednesday, although for different reasons.  Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Tim Cook of Apple, Jeff… Read More

PoliticsNews

6 Big Takeaways From the Attorney General’s Capitol Hill Testimony

Fred Lucas | July 28, 2020

Attorney General William Barr announced a new investigation Tuesday while strongly defending the Justice Department’s actions in protecting the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon.  Barr’s… Read More

LawNews

Indictment of Former Democrat Congressman Widens Voter Fraud Case in Philadelphia

Fred Lucas | July 24, 2020

A voter fraud scandal in Philadelphia appears to be expanding with the indictment this week of a former Democratic congressman and more charges expected.  U.S…. Read More

SocietyNews

Facebook Says Ban on Conversion Therapy to Strike ‘Right Balance’ on Speech, Safety

Fred Lucas | July 24, 2020

In response to activists, Instagram and parent company Facebook plan to ban information about “conversion therapy” available for gays and lesbians—but haven’t fully defined the… Read More

LawNews

‘Fascist’: What Top Democrats Say About Federal Law Enforcement Help for Their Cities

Fred Lucas | July 23, 2020

Democratic mayors and other leaders of some large cities have grown edgier in opposing President Donald Trump’s push to use federal agents to quell violence,… Read More