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October 13, 2021
October 12, 2021
The War Is on With China By Stephen Moore
With each passing week, it looks like World War III -- between America and China -- is coming sooner than we think. It's not going to be fought with bullets or aircraft carriers, although the Chinese are building up their military in an aggressive and threatening way.
October 12, 2021
Sink the New World Order Tax! by Patrick J. Buchanan
Last Friday, in a triumph for transnationalism, 136 nations, including the U.S., agreed to mandate a global corporate income tax for all nations that will not be allowed to fall below 15%.
October 8, 2021
Are China's Threats to Taiwan a Bluff? By Pat Buchanan
Monday, four dozen Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan's air defense zone, climaxing a weekend of provocations that saw nearly 150 sorties of China-based fighters and bombers.
October 8, 2021
Both Parties' Ignorance of Electoral Reality Has Led To Our Present Discontents by Michael Barone
Here's a jarring thought: Most political analysts, and most political strategists for our two political parties, have been operating off flawed data and flawed assumptions. The result has been one political surprise after another, and the election of the two most unsatisfactory presidents, in the minds of many voters, since Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan in the 1850s.
October 7, 2021
Project Home Fire/Center for Politics Research Reveals Outsized Role Immigration Plays in Fueling our National Divide By Larry Schack and Mick McWilliams
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Joe Biden and Donald Trump voters feel strongly but in opposite directions on the topic of discrimination, with Biden voters expressing concern about discrimination against minorities, while Trump voters worry that discrimination against whites will increase significantly in the next few years. (see Table 1 below)
— Whereas Biden voters are animated by racial and social justice concerns, Trump voters fear they will suffer personally, socially, culturally, and economically from the effects of immigration. (see Tables 2 and 3 below)
— These conflicted attitudes yield major policy divisions. When asked which policy areas concern them most, Biden voters identify with combatting systemic racism and addressing racial diversity. Whereas Biden voters prioritize social justice concerns, Trump voters do not. In fact, across the almost 50 national issues and areas of personal concern surveyed (some of which are noted below), Trump voters are far and away primarily focused on one particular issue: immigration. (see Table 4 below)
— Cluster analysis reveals that while many voters are essentially closed off to direct appeals to compromise at this time in part because of their strong views on immigration, there are voters who are concerned about immigration but are also potentially more persuadable on this topic. They are open to messaging and policies that balance their interests with those of immigrants, helping them feel more safe and secure.
October 6, 2021
BEEReaucrats By John Stossel
Jim Caruso, CEO of Flying Dog Brewery, calls his business a "First Amendment brewery." That's because he keeps going to court to defend beer labels.
October 5, 2021
Fossil Fuels Are Back -- Everywhere Except in the USA By Stephen Moore
While the greens in America, including their champion zealot, President Joe Biden, howl their primal screams over climate change, the rest of the world is turning to coal. The dark stuff. The satanic fuel. But it's back big-time across the globe.
October 5, 2021
Biden Becomes a Bernie Sanders Democrat? by Patrick J. Buchanan
"We've got the president of the United States on our side," said Sen. Bernie Sanders Sunday on ABC's "This Week."
October 5, 2021
Support for Secession Linked to Conspiracy Belief By Larry Schack and Mick McWilliams
Drilling deeper into a noteworthy finding from last week’s UVA Center for Politics/Project Home Fire report.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Belief in conspiracy theories is most consistently correlated with Biden and Trump voters who favor secession.
— The majority of citizens who voted for Joe Biden or Donald Trump in the last election, when combined, believe in at least one of the conspiracy theories (43% of Biden voters and 90% of Trump voters).
— But while the percentage of Trump voters who ascribe to these conspiracies significantly outpaces that of Biden voters, conspiracy-believing Biden voters are more likely to say blue states should secede from the union than are conspiracy-believing Trump voters likely to say red states should secede.
— Additionally, several other authoritarian beliefs are significantly more prevalent among voters who support secession.
October 1, 2021
Who Is Killing 10,000 Black Americans Every Year? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Unfortunately, Jan. 6 was not an isolated event," warned FBI Director Christopher Wray last winter:
October 1, 2021
Biden Policies Need Better Arguments Than 'Orange Man Bad' by Micahel Barone
"First you win the argument, then you win the vote." That advice from Margaret Thatcher has been ignored by President Joe Biden and Democratic Party leaders to their detriment.
September 30, 2021
OR Finishes Redistricting, with CO, ME, and NE Close Behind; Many Other States Release Drafts by J. Miles Coleman
Last week, in the middle of what turned out to be a tumultuous special legislative session in Oregon, the Crystal Ball looked at the congressional map that Democrats were pushing for. After a COVID scare that prompted leadership to halt negotiations for several days, the Oregon legislature convened over the weekend. Facing the prospect of a walkout by Republican legislators, Democrats proposed a new map that was designed to be more palatable to the GOP. It worked. On Monday, enough Republicans showed up to allow Democrats to pass their plan.
September 30, 2021
New Initiative Explores Deep, Persistent Divides Between Biden and Trump Voters By UVA Center for Politics
The University of Virginia Center for Politics has partnered with Project Home Fire, a new initiative dedicated to finding common ground in American politics, on an innovative new data analytics and polling project to explore the social, political, and psychological divides between those who voted for Donald Trump and those who voted for Joe Biden in 2020.
September 28, 2021
Government of the Unions, by the Unions, for the Unions by Stephen Moore
President Joe Biden keeps boasting that all the new jobs his programs will supposedly create will be "good-paying union jobs." But, Joe, what about the 93% of private sector workers who are (SET ITAL)not(END ITAL) members of unions? Does he care about them?
September 28, 2021
The Eclipse of Europe By Pat Buchanan
For centuries up to and including the 20th, Europe seemed the central pivot of world history.
September 24, 2021
Hillary Clinton Should Apologize for the Biggest Political Hoax Since Titus Oates by Michael Barone
It's the biggest political hoax since Titus Oates's allegations of a "Popish Plot" to assassinate King Charles II in 1678. Oates's charge of a Jesuit conspiracy swept through London and led to the execution of four innocent men before Oates was proved a fraud.
September 24, 2021
The Coming Climate Crisis Shakedown in Scotland By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Follow the money!"
September 23, 2021
Can Democrats Win Back the White Working Class? By Alan I. Abramowitz
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— One of the defining features of American politics is the realignment of white, college-educated voters toward Democrats and that of white voters without a degree toward Republicans.
— There are competing views on how or whether Democrats can perform better among white non-college voters.
— Appealing to the economic interests of white non-college voters may not be enough for Democrats to win back their support.
