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November 3, 2018

Who's to Blame for Political Violence? Terror Starts at the Top, Trickles Down By Ted Rall

There are no eye sockets big enough for the eye-rolling I want to do when I hear American politicians express shock at political violence like the last week's domestic terror trifecta: A racist white man murdered two black people at a Kentucky grocery store, a white right-winger stands accused of mailing more than a dozen pipe bombs to Democratic politicians and celebrities and a white anti-Semite allegedly gunned down 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

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November 2, 2018

Mass Migration: Mortal Threat to Red State America By Patrick J. Buchanan

Among the reasons Donald Trump is president is that his natural political instincts are superior to those of any other current figure.

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November 2, 2018

Voters Head to the Polls to Relitigate 2016 By Michael Barone

On Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans will compete for the 42nd time in a nonpresidential-year contest -- a rivalry that goes back to 1854. That's the oldest such partisan competition in the world.

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November 1, 2018

Five Days To Go: Where We’re Leaning in the House, Senate, and Governors By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Our final picks are coming Monday. In the meantime, our longstanding overall assessment — Democrats favored in House, Republicans bigger favorites in Senate — remains in place.

— Four ratings changes in the House.

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October 31, 2018

A Bridge to Sell You By John Stossel

"Libertarians believe that you should be as conservative or as liberal as you want to be as long as you don't want to force yourself on others," says Larry Sharpe, Libertarian candidate for governor of New York.

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October 31, 2018

Yes, Unvetted Illegal Caravans Threaten Public Health By Michelle Malkin

We live in bizarro times. Suddenly, it is controversial to state obvious, neon-bright truths. This week, it has become newsworthy to observe that illegal border-crossers who circumvent required medical screenings are a threat to America's public health and safety.   

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October 30, 2018

Why the Left Hates Prosperity By Stephen Moore

Here is Moore's rule of modern-day politics: The better the economy performs under President Donald Trump and the more successes he racks up, the more unhinged the left becomes. It's a near linear relationship. And it goes for media as well.

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October 30, 2018

Is This Worse Than '68? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Saturday, in Pittsburgh, a Sabbath celebration at the Tree of Life synagogue became the site of the largest mass murder of Jews in U.S. history. Eleven worshippers were killed by a racist gunman.

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October 26, 2018

The Left Will Never Thrive Without Its Own Smart, Entertaining and Well-Funded Media Organization By Ted Rall

The U.S. occupation of Afghanistan is in its 17th year, with no end in sight. The U.S. has killed 1 million Iraqis over the last 15 years. We're killing Syrians, Yemenis and Somalis. None of the victims threatened us.   

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October 26, 2018

Will Burly Men Stop House Democrats' Blue Wave? By Michael Barone

Do they live in two different worlds? White college graduate women favor Democrats over Republicans in House elections by a 62 to 35 percent margin. White non-college-graduate men favor Republicans over Democrats in House elections by a 58 to 38 percent margin.

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October 26, 2018

Did Trump Goad and Guide the Pipe Bomber? By Patrick J. Buchanan

By Thursday, the targets of the mailed pipe bombs had risen to nine: George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Maxine Waters, John Brennan, Eric Holder, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Joe Biden and Robert De Niro.

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October 25, 2018

A Dozen Days To Go: Ratings Changes in Gubernatorial, House Races By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— The battles for the state governorships are getting more volatile as Election Day nears. We are moving three races, Kansas, Oregon, and South Dakota, to Toss-up.

— Republican odds of holding the Senate are as good as ever.

— The playing field continues to expand in the House.

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October 24, 2018

2018 Midterms: All About Obama By Michelle Malkin

Former President Selfie Stick is back in action, firing up Democrats before the midterms with his signature rallying cries:

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October 24, 2018

Politicians' Deceitful Promise By John Stossel

Will you be able to retire? Maybe not.

Will your state pay what its politicians promised? Almost certainly not.

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October 23, 2018

'Medicare-for-All' By Stephen Moore

It seems like just yesterday that Democrats were telling us that under Obamacare, "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan."   

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October 23, 2018

Time for Trump to Cut the Prince Loose? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Was the assassination of JFK by Lee Harvey Oswald still getting as much media coverage three weeks after his death as it did that first week after Nov. 22, 1963? Not as I recall.

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October 19, 2018

Caravan Puts Trump Legacy on the Line By Patrick J. Buchanan

Our mainstream media remain consumed with the grisly killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and how President Donald Trump will deal with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.   

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October 19, 2018

Can Anti-Trump Hatred Carry the House for Democrats? By Michael Barone

"I have some thoughts on 'enthusiasm' and the election," tweeted Amy Walter, the Cook Political Report's ace analyst of House races. What I and, I suspect, others expected to follow was a discussion of how voters' enthusiasm, positive or negative, tends to determine who wins elections, especially in off-year elections, when turnout is more variable.

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October 18, 2018

The Drive for 25: An updated seat-by-seat analysis of the House By Kyle Kondik

Democrats closing in on majority but it's not a sure thing.

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October 17, 2018

Sinking Sleaze-Bob Menendez By Michelle Malkin

The metaphors don't get any better (or worse) than this:

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