Is the American Century Over For Good? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Politics stops at the water's edge" was a tradition that, not so long ago, was observed by both parties, particularly when a president was abroad, speaking for the nation.
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March 1, 2019
March 1, 2019
Democrats Are Getting out on a Dangerously Left-Wing Limb By Michael Barone
There's an old political saying that presidential candidates appeal to their parties' wings -- left for Democrats, right for Republicans -- in the race for the nomination and then appeal to the center in the general election campaign. It was put in canonical form by Richard Nixon, one of only two Americans our major parties nominated for national office five times (the other was Franklin Roosevelt).
February 28, 2019
The 2020 Electoral College: Our First Look By Kyle Kondik
— Our initial Electoral College ratings reflect a 2020 presidential election that starts as a Toss-up.
— We start with 248 electoral votes at least leaning Republican, 244 at least leaning Democratic, and 46 votes in the Toss-up category.
— The omissions from the initial Toss-up category that readers may find most surprising are Florida and Michigan.
— Much of the electoral map is easy to allocate far in advance: About 70% of the total electoral votes come from states and districts that have voted for the same party in at least the last five presidential elections.
February 27, 2019
Welfare for the Rich By John Stossel
When I hear "welfare payments," I think "poor people."
February 27, 2019
I've Been Silicon Valley Sharia'd By Michelle Malkin
Last week, the little birdies in Twitter's legal department notified me that one of my tweets from 2015 is "in violation of Pakistan law." It seems like ancient history, but Islamic supremacists never forget -- or forgive.
February 26, 2019
The Four States of the Apocalypse By Stephen Moore
"This is the flip side (of) tax the rich, tax the rich, tax the rich. The rich leave, and now what do you do?" said New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Feb. 4.
February 26, 2019
Left's Latest Demand: Race-Based Reparations By Patrick J. Buchanan
Having embraced "Medicare-for-all," free college tuition and a Green New Deal that would mandate an early end of all oil, gas and coal-fired power plants, the Democratic Party's lurch to the left rolls on.
February 22, 2019
On to Caracas and Tehran! By Patrick J. Buchanan
In the Venezuelan crisis, said President Donald Trump in Florida, "All options are on the table." And if Venezuela's generals persist in their refusal to break with Nicolas Maduro, they could "lose everything."
February 22, 2019
Despite Short-Term Ruckus, Long-Term Progress on Border By Michael Barone
Compromise reached. Donald Trump is going to build -- his administration is said to be building already, with appropriated funds -- the wall, er, barrier. Congressional Democrats have reportedly inserted provisions that make it easier for purported asylum seekers arriving with children to disappear and augment the illegal population.
February 20, 2019
Malkin's Handy History of Fake Noose By Michelle Malkin
Is it any wonder that American news consumers are at the end of their ropes of patience with the "mainstream media"?
February 20, 2019
Bogus Gun Research By John Stossel
Last week Rep. Nancy Pelosi warned President Donald Trump that if he declared an "emergency" to build a wall, "think what a president with different values can present... Why don't you declare (the epidemic of gun violence in America) an emergency, Mr. President? I wish you would... A Democratic president can declare emergencies as well."
February 19, 2019
All the Pro-Trade Democrats Go Missing By Stephen Moore
Does anyone know where all those free trade Democrats went?
February 19, 2019
Why Autocrats Are Replacing Democrats By Patrick J. Buchanan
"If you look at Trump in America and Bolsonaro in Brazil, you see that people want politicians that do what they promise," said Spanish businessman Juan Carlos Perez Carreno.
The Spaniard was explaining to The New York Times what lay behind the rise of Vox, which the Times calls "Spain's first far-right party since the end of the Franco dictatorship in 1975."
February 15, 2019
Why Are Leading Democratic Presidential Candidates Endorsing 'the Green Dream, or Whatever They Call It'? By Michael Barone
There's an old joke about an egotistical politician whose disgruntled speechwriter, just before quitting, prepares a draft that promises the moon, and specifics for how to pay for it, on the first two pages, and leaves the third page blank except for the words "You're on your own now."
February 15, 2019
Will Diversity Be the Death of the Democrats? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Both of America's great national parties are coalitions.
February 14, 2019
Democrats Hope For A Nationalized Virginia Election This Fall By Kyle Kondik
Richmond chaos could threaten state legislative takeover but big-picture trends still favor team blue.
February 13, 2019
A Better School? By John Stossel
There must be a better way to keep kids interested in school than drugging them.
Today, 1 in 5 school-age boys is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Many are given drugs that are supposed to help them pay attention.
February 13, 2019
Lost, Buried, Burned: Oklahoma's Rape Kit Scandal By Michelle Malkin
If you are puzzled by the nationwide rape kit testing backlog, Oklahoma provides maddening insight on the bureaucratic forces that create intolerable inertia -- and injustice.
February 12, 2019
Green Is the New Red By Stephen Moore
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, has released her Green New Deal plan to the nation -- and to great applause from the Democratic Party.
February 12, 2019
Are the Democrats Bent on Suicide? By Patrick J. Buchanan
After reading an especially radical platform agreed upon by the British Labor Party, one Tory wag described it as "the longest suicide note in history."
