No Border, No Country By Brian Joondeph
America’s national border is a border in name only. Just ask the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency as they are by statute charged with controlling America’s borders.
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October 19, 2023
October 18, 2023
California Crushes Pennsylvania By John Stossel
Pennsylvania's Peter Brothers Trucking delivers goods all across America. Owner Brian Wanner says Pennsylvania bureaucrats now are driving him out of his home state.
October 17, 2023
Our Public Schools Are a National Disaster By Stephen Moore
Perhaps what's most distressing about the latest collapse in high school test scores is that no one seems to be very distressed.
October 17, 2023
Liberals' Dilemma: Immigration or Israel? By Daniel McCarthy
The war between Hamas and Israel forces everyone to recognize an uncomfortable truth: Immigration is a foreign-policy issue.
October 13, 2023
The Gathering Storm By Michael Barone
Russia has been attacking Ukraine for 20 months now. Iran, through its terrorism partner Hamas, attacked Israel this weekend. China has been threatening to attack Taiwan.
October 12, 2023
Louisiana 2023: The Road to Saturday’s Primary By J. Miles Coleman
With a November runoff expected, some context for this weekend’s jungle primary.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— On Saturday, Louisiana voters will go to the polls to begin selecting a replacement for term-limited Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA).
— In the all-party primary, state Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) has been the frontrunner for much of the campaign and will likely advance to a runoff.
— The state Democratic establishment has thrown its weight behind former state Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson, who will probably join Landry in a runoff.
— Despite Edwards’s success in recent gubernatorial elections, many of the dynamics that favored him in 2015 and 2019 are now absent. The Crystal Ball rates the race as Likely Republican.
October 11, 2023
To Protect and Destroy By John Stossel
What happens when police, trying to catch a bad guy, destroy your house?
October 10, 2023
Why Bidenflation Defines Bidenomics By Daniel McCarthy
As the world burns and President Joe Biden's inadequacies grow only more obvious, Democrats reassure themselves that voters next year will care most of all about domestic issues.
And there, they think, Biden has something to be proud of: Bidenomics.
October 10, 2023
Pope Francis Blames America First By Stephen Moore
When I was growing up and attending Catholic schools, I was taught that the pope is infallible.
October 6, 2023
New Deal Politics Turned Upside Down By Michael Barone
"The World Turned Upside Down." That's the song, or so longstanding legend would have it, that the British army band played after surrendering to American and French forces at Yorktown, 242 years ago. You can understand, even while not sympathizing, with the choice of ditty.
October 5, 2023
Trump and Biden Seek Historic Combined Sweep By Kyle Kondik
Despite weaknesses, they could be the first-ever pair of modern nominees to each win every nominating contest.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Despite weak overall favorability, Joe Biden and Donald Trump could combine for the strongest presidential nominating performance in modern history.
— Since the advent of the current nominating system in each party, which dates to the early 1970s, at least one of the two eventual major party nominees suffered at least some losses during the primary season.
— It is possible that Biden and Trump could both sweep every contest next year.
— Several nominating seasons came close to producing such a sweep, particularly in the 1996-2004 range.
October 4, 2023
Shut It Down! By John Stossel
This week Republicans and Democrats got together to avert a government shutdown.
Too bad.
October 3, 2023
Will Gavin Newsom Copy Trump? By Daniel McCarthy
Gavin Newsom wants to be Donald Trump.
Eight years ago, Trump took stock of the Republican Party and found it ripe for conquest.
October 3, 2023
Washington's Credit Card Price Controls Will Hurt Consumers By Stephen Moore
Why has Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) declared war on credit cards?
Americans are in love with paying with plastic.
September 28, 2023
COVID Masking Déjà vu? By Brian Joondeph
COVID first emerged on the scene 3 ½ years ago, along with facemasks, distancing, lockdowns, quarantines, followed by mandatory vaccination and other dystopian social controls. As life has recently been returning to normal, it feels like Groundhog Day, with an eerie sense of déjà vu, especially around masking.
September 28, 2023
Why Haven’t We Had A Woman President? By Carah Ong Whaley and Kylie Holzman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Like so many other female politicians, Nikki Haley faces a “woman problem” and must combat sexist rhetoric that is prevalent in politics and has been since Victoria C. Woodhull became the first woman to run for president in 1872.
— Campaigns and elections are more challenging for women than men due to structural disadvantages, including media coverage of candidates, public opinion, and stereotypes.
— Fewer men than women think many Americans are ready to elect a woman to higher office.
September 27, 2023
The 'Don't Hire Women' Act By John Stossel
Having a baby? There's a new law meant for you: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
September 27, 2023
The Problems With Net Zero By Michael Barone
Net zero is in trouble. In utterly predictable trouble, in the king's-wearing-no-clothes trouble.
September 26, 2023
Hey, Republicans: Don't Forget About Growth and Prosperity By Stephen Moore
House Republicans are in another titanic battle with President Joe Biden on how to balance the budget. Actually, it's a lopsided debate
September 26, 2023
Biden's a Loser -- but Democrats Can't Ditch Him By Daniel McCarthy
If Joe Biden is their nominee, Democrats will lose the White House next year.
