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May 1, 2019

A Lie, a Myth and a Question By John Stossel

Socialists like Bernie Sanders tell us that "the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer."

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April 30, 2019

Biden Plays the Race Card By Patrick J. Buchanan

As he debated with himself whether to enter the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination, Joe Biden knew he had a problem.

As a senator from Delaware in the '70s, he had bashed busing to achieve racial balance in public schools as stupid and racist.

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April 30, 2019

The Carbon Tax Fantasy By Stephen Moore

Every time a reporter asks me if I would support a carbon tax, I always say that I might if it led to a dollar-for-dollar reduction in income or payroll tax rates. And the new energy tax would have to replace onerous greenhouse gas regulations. And every time I say this, the next day a headline reads, "Steve Moore Is for a Carbon Tax."

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April 27, 2019

Democrats' Refusal to Impeach Could Be the Death of Them in 2020 By Ted Rall

"The general sentiment of mankind is that a man who will not fight for himself, when he has the means of doing so, is not worth being fought for by others, and this sentiment is just," Frederick Douglass said in 1857. "The poet was as true to common sense as to poetry when he said, 'Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow.'"

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April 26, 2019

A Nation at War With Itself By Patrick J. Buchanan

President Donald Trump has decided to cease cooperating with what he sees, not incorrectly, as a Beltway conspiracy that is out to destroy him.

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April 26, 2019

The Most Successful Presidents Keep to Themselves -- Not Twitter By Michael Barone

"The Mueller report makes Trump look vain, ignorant, inept, and astonishingly dishonest." So writes my Washington Examiner colleague Quin Hillyer, never an enthusiast of President Donald Trump.

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April 25, 2019

Biden Would be Arguably the Most Experienced New President Ever By Kyle Kondik

He will run as the president who needs no training. But he may be the candidate who cannot be trained.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— If Joe Biden wins the presidency, he will bring with him nearly a half-century of elected officeholding experience, giving him perhaps the fullest resume of public service possessed by any new president ever.

— It may be that Democrats are more open to a very experienced candidate than Republicans were in 2016, when they selected a presidential nominee, Donald Trump, with no elected or military experience.

— Biden has a very long record to defend, a burden that other, much less experienced candidates do not have. He also will have to show that he has learned from past mistakes and can run a disciplined, strong campaign.

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April 24, 2019

Beware Soros-Funded Hijacking of US Census By Michelle Malkin

"Are you a U.S. citizen?"

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April 24, 2019

Green Dreams By John Stossel

The Green New Deal's goal is to move America to zero carbon emissions in 10 years.

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April 23, 2019

The Immigrants We Need Most By Stephen Moore

Of all America's immigrant visa programs, arguably the most successful for the U.S. economy has been the H-1B program. This program admits highly skilled foreign workers who fill vital employment niches to make our Made in America businesses more successful in international markets. Larry Kudlow, the director of President Donald Trump's National Economic Council, calls these immigrants the "brainiacs."

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April 23, 2019

The Democrats Divide on Impeachment By Patrick J. Buchanan

The release of the Mueller report has left Democrats in a dilemma. For consider what Robert Mueller concluded after two years of investigation.

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April 20, 2019

For Journalists, Self-Censorship Is Credibility Suicide By Ted Rall

What is the job of the news media? To report the news. Everyone agrees on that. But some well-intentioned self-imposed ethical guidelines that members of the news media take for granted are getting in the way of the industry's fundamental mission: telling everything they know to a public whose right to know is sacred.

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April 19, 2019

Is Bernie Stealing Trump's 'No More Wars' Issue? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"The president has said that he does not want to see this country involved in endless wars... I agree with that," Bernie Sanders told the Fox News audience at Monday's town hall meeting in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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April 19, 2019

Stopping the Campusfication of American Life By Michael Barone

Many people, years after they graduate from high school and college, have nightmares about taking exams for a course for which they have done none of the reading and are totally unprepared. They wake up full of anxiety and relax only when they realize they left school years ago.

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April 18, 2019

Trump’s Primary Goal: Avoiding a New Hampshire Hiccup By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— President Trump remains a huge favorite to win renomination as the Republican presidential nominee, although he will have at least some opposition.

— The New Hampshire primary has historically tested the strength of presidential incumbents.

— In the primary’s modern history, incumbents who won easy victories went on to renomination and reelection, while those who struggled lost in the fall or didn’t run again.

— That said, we’re only talking about a dozen total contests, so don’t make any strong predictions based on the president’s New Hampshire showing. But depending on the circumstances, Trump’s eventual performance may provide some clues for the general election.

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April 17, 2019

Questions for Chase (Away) Bank By Michelle Malkin

I have been a Chase Bank customer for years. Who knows how much longer it'll be? Will the company's thought police come for me next? How about you? If you are a non-leftist who does business with the financial giant owned by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., you need to ask questions and get answers.

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April 17, 2019

Right to Print Arms By John Stossel

Are you very afraid? 3D-printed guns are coming.

"Virtually undetectable!" shrieked CNN.

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April 16, 2019

Is America Running Out of Workers? By Stephen Moore

If you want one number that encapsulates the enormity of the economic turnaround under President Donald Trump, it is this: In America, as of the end of February, there were 7.1 million unfilled jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This number is larger than the entire population of the state of Indiana. That is how powerful and relentless the hiring spree has been under Trump policies.

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April 16, 2019

Mayor Pete and the Crackup of Christianity By Patrick J. Buchanan

"(T)here is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so," said Hamlet, who thereby raised some crucial questions:

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April 12, 2019

Where Trump's and Bibi's Interests Clash By Patrick J. Buchanan

On Monday, President Donald Trump designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, the first time the United States has designated part of another nation's government as such a threat.