'America First' Triumphs in Davos By Lawrence Kudlow
"America is open for business, and we are competitive once again." That was just one of the key lines in President Trump's highly successful speech in Davos, Switzerland, last week.
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January 30, 2018
January 30, 2018
Too Many Wars. Too Many Enemies. By Patrick J. Buchanan
If Turkey is not bluffing, U.S. troops in Manbij, Syria, could be under fire by week's end, and NATO engulfed in the worst crisis in its history.
Turkish President Erdogan said Friday his troops will cleanse Manbij of Kurdish fighters, alongside whom U.S. troops are embedded.
January 27, 2018
Democrats Have Hijacked the Anti-Trump Resistance By Ted Rall
Leftists want to change the world. They want peace, equal income, equal wealth, equal rights for everybody.
January 26, 2018
Eschewing Euphemisms Frames Immigration Issue Trump's Way By Michael Barone
He who frames the issue tends to determine the outcome of the election. That's an old political consultant's rule, and its application has never been more apt than in the Senate Democrats' failed government shutdown over immigration policy.
January 26, 2018
In a Trump Hunt, Beware the Perjury Trap By Patrick J. Buchanan
Asked if he would agree to be interviewed by Robert Mueller's team, President Donald Trump told the White House press corps, "I would love to do it ... as soon as possible. ... under oath, absolutely."
January 25, 2018
Schumer and Democrats Loyal to Illegals a Expense of Americans By Charles Hurt
Watching Senate Democrats high-stepping and hopping around like a bunch of Mexican jumping beans in a hot skillet this week sure has been hilarious — if not entirely illuminating.
January 25, 2018
Mixed Signals: Analyzing Elections Since Trump Won the Presidency By Geoffrey Skelley
This past Tuesday marked the 75th time a Democrat and a Republican faced off in a special election for a state or federal office since President Donald Trump won the 2016 election. The result in District 35 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a solidly Democratic seat in the Pittsburgh area won easily by a Democrat, did not tell us much on its own. Yet taken as a whole, the 75 special elections and the regular elections in New Jersey and Virginia in November 2017 may offer some clues as to how the political environment is developing as we head toward November 2018.
January 24, 2018
Keep It Closed! By John Stossel
The government is open again. That's too bad.
One day, one of these shutdowns should be permanent. We would still have far more government than the Founding Fathers envisioned.
January 24, 2018
Home Schooling Is Not a Crime By Michelle Malkin
It's elementary. Education control freaks will use any excuse to crack down on competition. With two million K-12 students now educated at home (including our 9th grade son), the temptation to exploit the most marginal cases of alleged child abuse by home-schoolers has proven irresistible to statist politicians and government apologists.
January 23, 2018
Is Democracy on the Way Down? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"The Western democratic system is hailed by the developed world as near perfect and the most superior political system to run a country," mocked China's official new agency.
"However, what's happening in the United States today will make more people worldwide reflect on the viability and legitimacy of such a chaotic political system."
January 22, 2018
Jeff Flake's Attack on President Trump Isn't Just Fake News - It's Stupid News By Charles Hurt
Here is a MAGA riddle: What is even worse than Fake News? That’s right. Flake News.
January 20, 2018
So What if President Trump is a Jerk? By Ted Rall
President Trump is under fire and we're all "shocked" that his s---hole mouth called the (predominantly black) nations of Africa "s---holes," helpfully comparing them to (predominantly blonde) Norway to make sure nobody missed the point. To drive home just how angry people are about this (and rightly so), Trump's comment overshadowed news that the government accidentally told the citizens of Hawaii they were about to get nuked. As George W. Bush would say, "that's some weird s---."
January 19, 2018
Tough Road Ahead for Trump in Year 2 By Michael Barone
As we reach, gingerly, the anniversary of Donald Trump's inauguration as president, none of the disasters feared by critics has come to pass. The economy has turned at least mildly upward rather than plummet to depression. The executive branch has obeyed court orders. No military disaster has occurred. Fears that seemed plausible to many have proved unjustified.
January 19, 2018
A US-Turkish Clash in Syria? By Patrick J. Buchanan
The war for dominance in the Middle East, following the crushing of ISIS, appears about to commence in Syria -- with NATO allies America and Turkey on opposing sides.
January 18, 2018
Open Season in the House By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS IN THIS ARTICLE:
— So far there are 46 House seats where an incumbent won’t be running for reelection in November. That is already above the postwar average, and more open seats are likely.
— The current list of retirees includes 31 Republicans and 15 Democrats. Wave years sometimes but not always feature such a disparity between parties.
January 17, 2018
Selling Hate By John Stossel
Who will warn Americans about hate groups? The media know: the Southern Poverty Law Center.
January 17, 2018
Big Brother on America's Fishing Boats By Michelle Malkin
Salt water. Seagulls. Striped bass.
January 16, 2018
Trump: In Immigration Debate, Race Matters By Patrick J. Buchanan
President Trump "said things which were hate-filled, vile and racist. ... I cannot believe ... any president has ever spoken the words that I ... heard our president speak yesterday."
So wailed Sen. Dick Durbin after departing the White House.
January 15, 2018
CNN's Stephen Miller Incident Proves How Fake News Ignorantly Smears Conservatives By Charles Hurt
Behold, the anatomy of a “fake news” smear.
January 13, 2018
'The Post': No Way Today's Newspapers Would Publish The Pentagon Papers By Ted Rall
Steven Spielberg's new movie "The Post" depicts a newspaper's decision to defy the government, risk its financial health and imprisonment of its editors in order to report a hard truth and defend the press' First Amendment rights by publishing the Pentagon Papers.
