The ‘Betsy Ross’ American flag SJW Nike nixed was likely not popularly used until 1876—after slavery was abolished:
http://dailytorch.com/2019/07/the-betsy-ross-american-flag-sjw-nike-nixed-was-likely-not-popularly-used-until-1876-after-slavery-was-abolished/

The “Betsy Ross” flag was not really popularized until 1876 for the 100-year celebration of independence—after slavery had been abolished in 1865 after the bloody Civil War. Ross’ grandson in 1870, William J. Canby, presented a paper to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania that forms the basis of the claim based on a family oral tradition that he only learned of in 1857, which lent itself to the popular legend. When Harper’s New Monthly Magazine picked up the account in 1873, it reached a large audience for the first time. Come 1876, it was common to see the “Betsy Ross” flag. Maybe someone should tell Nike and Colin Kaepernick?

Political violence in Portland, Oreg. a sneak preview of our unraveling civil society if all Americans do not denounce it:
http://dailytorch.com/2019/07/political-violence-in-portland-oreg-a-sneak-preview-of-our-unraveling-civil-society-if-all-americans-do-not-denounce-it/

The scenes of political violence in Portland, Oreg. are just the beginning. The worst thing civil society can do in the face of it is nothing. A permissive environment is encouraging this violence and when it goes unanswered, opposing partisans appear to confront it in the streets. Assuming a state of political violence is not the America we want to live in and raise our families, it’s time to let the police do their jobs. Public officials that get in the way are complicit with staging that violence. The civil society must be restored. Everyone, Republicans, Democrats and everyone in between need to speak in unison against political violence — before it’s too late. This is a sneak preview of what’s coming to all of our hometowns if we do nothing. What do you think?

Democrats, media give Biden free pass on China, NAFTA and trade in first debate:
http://dailytorch.com/2019/07/democrats-media-give-biden-free-pass-on-china-nafta-and-trade-in-first-debate/

The first Democratic presidential primary debate is in the can, and it looks like the media and his Democratic opponents intend to protect former Vice President Joe Biden on the question of trade and not damage him in the primary. Biden voted for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993, and permanent normal trade relations with China in 2000, but you wouldn’t know it if you watched the debate. The issue, especially on the second night of the debate when Biden was present, barely came up at all. No trade or China questions were directed at Biden. NAFTA was not even mentioned in either night of the debate. Are these Democrats running for union household votes in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan they lost to Trump in 2016, or what?

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court want Americans to know how many illegal aliens there are in the U.S. right now?
http://dailytorch.com/2019/06/why-doesnt-the-supreme-court-want-americans-to-know-how-many-illegal-aliens-there-are-in-the-u-s-right-now/

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a citizenship question can be included in a Census under the U.S. Constitution, however a narrower 5 to 4 majority threw out the rationale used by the Trump administration for the 2020 Census, remanding the case to lower courts for adjudication. By remanding it to lower courts, appears designed to prevent the question from being included in the 2020 Census since the forms were supposed to be printed out in July. President Donald Trump is not accepting no for an answer and wants to delay the Census to get the question included. The real question is why the Supreme Court does not want the American people to know how many illegal aliens are in the U.S. presently?

Reddit quarantines largest Trump subreddit r/The_Donald with over 750K followers as Trump announces social media summit to address censorship:
http://dailytorch.com/2019/06/reddit-quarantines-largest-trump-subreddit-r-the_donald-with-over-750k-followers/

In the latest round of social media censorship, Reddit has quarantined the largest subreddit in favor of President Donald Trump, r/The_Donald, with over 750,000 followers, restricting access. The move comes amid a crackdown of conservative content on social media platforms, with users on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube being censored, suspended, banned and demonetized and Trump calling for a social media summit to address the censorship. Can anything be done to save the free and open internet?

Big Tech’s bid for one-party rule could result in it getting regulated to death:
http://dailytorch.com/2019/06/big-techs-bid-for-one-party-rule-could-result-in-it-getting-regulated-to-death/

The alarming trends we’re seeing with Big Tech companies engaging in censorship in the pursuit of “fairness” look a lot like a bid for one party rule. And the thing about one party systems is, once you have one, it’s really, really hard to get rid of it and there’s no guarantee that your favored class will be represented in its leadership. Sometimes those who support the rise of such a system wind up being marginalized by it. Look no further than Elizabeth Warren who wants to break up Big Tech to see what lies at the end of that tunnel. Is it worth the risk? Be careful what you wish for.

The Democratic race for the presidential nomination is Joe Biden’s to lose as he leads every poll, but do his opponents smell blood?
http://dailytorch.com/2019/06/the-democratic-race-for-the-presidential-nomination-is-joe-bidens-to-lose-as-he-leads-every-poll-but-do-his-opponents-smell-blood/

As the national race for the Democratic nomination for President in 2020 kicks into high gear with debates on June 26 and June 27, the race is Joe Biden’s to lose as he has led every single poll against his opponents since the end of April. But so far, even after a few serious gaffes by Biden on trade, the rest of the Democratic field, including Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and California Senator Kamala Harris, have been unable to really lay a glove on Biden, perhaps in an effort not to damage the eventual nominee. That will probably begin to change at the debate, but his opponents have to be willing to get their hands dirty. Are they?

Ahead of G-20, currency dominates global economic landscape as Trump blasts Chinese, European devaluations:
http://dailytorch.com/2019/06/ahead-of-g-20-currency-dominates-global-economic-landscape-as-trump-blasts-chinese-european-devaluations/

President Donald Trump is broadening his trade message to foreign economies to include currency ahead of the G20 meetings in Japan next week, blasting both China and Europe for competitive devaluations of the yuan and euro, respectively. Besides tariffs and subsidies, others weapons that economies wield against each other on the trade front are competitive devaluations, which make exports cheaper and imports more expensive. It is simultaneously a move that increases domestic consumption and boosts profits from overseas. And they can push competitors into recessions. Can Trump work out a deal to stabilize the world monetary system?

EPA repeal of Clean Power Plan a step in the right direction, but carbon endangerment finding remains in place:
http://dailytorch.com/2019/06/epa-repeal-of-clean-power-plan-a-step-in-the-right-direction-but-carbon-endangerment-finding-remains-in-place/

The EPA under President Donald Trump has finally rescinded the Obama era Clean Power Plan that sought to end coal as a form of electricity and puts states in the driver’s seat in terms of regulating carbon emissions rates. But because Congress has left the 2009 carbon endangerment finding in place the probability is that carbon emissions will once again be regulated nationally as a harmful pollutant under the Clean Air Act and Democrats will implement the Green New Deal as soon as they are back in power. What do you think?

Like Ike, Trump moves towards mass deportation of ‘millions of illegal aliens’ as Mexico cracks down:
http://dailytorch.com/2019/06/like-ike-trump-moves-towards-mass-deportation-of-millions-of-illegal-aliens-as-mexico-cracks-down/#comment-4508072444

Taking a page from the playbook of Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Donald Trump announced on June 17 that the federal government will be undertaking a massive operation to remove millions of illegal immigrants from the United States as part of the new U.S.-Mexico agreement to crack down on illegal immigration. Once derided as impossible by Trump’s opponents, this may be the most major undertaking at deportation in more than 60 years. On Twitter, Trump wrote, “Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States. They will be removed as fast as they come in.” Do you think it will work?