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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:

April 15, 2019

41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-one percent (41%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending April 11.

April 15, 2019

Taxpayers Are Slower to Pay This Year

Americans are behind schedule when it comes to filing their income taxes by today’s deadline.

April 13, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 13, 2019

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

April 12, 2019

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Remains High

The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index dropped to 140.5 in April, down two points from last month but still ranking with 2018’s highs.

April 12, 2019

White House Watch: Trump Wins Over Sanders

Get ready for President Trump’s second term if Senator Bernie Sanders is his Democratic opponent next year, according to the latest White House Watch hypothetical 2020 matchup.

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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.

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April 12, 2019

What Does History Tell Us About 2020? Not Very Much By Michael Barone

What does history tell us about the 2020 presidential election? Not as much as we'd like to know. We're an old republic and our two political parties are the oldest and third oldest in the world. But we've only had a limited number of presidential elections.

April 11, 2019

10% Think Most Cops Are Racist

Chicago officials are still battling over the decision not to prosecute actor Jussie Smollett, with one city councilman last weekend declaring that the city’s police union is “the sworn enemy of black people.” But Americans overwhelmingly reject the charge that most cops are racist and continue to give high marks to the performance of their local police.

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April 11, 2019

The Democratic Nomination: It Doesn’t Have to be a Long Slog By Kyle Kondik

The size of the Democratic field, combined with the party’s proportional allocation of delegates and other factors, raises the possibility of a very long nomination process that may not be decided until the convention.

April 10, 2019

Many Still Skipping Medical Checkups, Needed Drugs Due to Cost

Most Americans remain confident about their personal health even though many still skip checkups and drug prescriptions because they cost too much.

April 10, 2019

Democrats Hot for Trump’s Tax Records, Others A Lot Less So

Voters still think presidential candidates should make their tax returns public and that President Trump is no exception. But there’s much less interest in those records than there was in 2016, and most voters say their vote next year doesn’t turn on whether Trump’s tax returns are released.

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April 10, 2019

False Accuser Shaun Lying King's Record of Harm By Michelle Malkin

This week, "journalist, activist and humanitarian" Shaun King will give a keynote speech at the annual Innocence Network conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme of the event, whose attendees work to prevent and undo wrongful convictions, is "The Presumption of Innocence."

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April 10, 2019

Zuckerberg Cronyism By John Stossel

Please, regulate me!

April 9, 2019

Most Still Reject Reparations for Slavery

Democrats on Capitol Hill are once again talking about taxpayer-funded reparations as a tangible way to apologize for slavery in this country, but most voters still aren’t buying.

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April 9, 2019

Trump is Popping in the Polls By Brian C. Joondeph

Watch most cable or network news shows and the message is clear --  President Donald Trump is unpopular, especially compared to the dozens of fresh faces attempting to challenge him for the White House in 2020. Some of the faces are not so fresh as three of the leading contenders -- Biden, Sanders, and Warren are septuagenarians.

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April 9, 2019

How to Prevent the Next Financial Crisis By Stephen Moore

What caused the financial crisis and Great Recession? A decade later, economists still don't have a good answer. Of course, the financial bubble in the housing market was the proximate cause, but this begs the question of what inflated the bubble that burst in the first place.

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April 9, 2019

Already Deep in the Politics of Hate By Patrick J. Buchanan

During an Iowa town hall last week, "Beto" O'Rourke, who had pledged to raise the level of national discourse, depicted President Donald Trump's rhetoric as right out of Nazi Germany.

April 8, 2019

40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty percent (40%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending April 4.

April 8, 2019

Voters Say Media Obsessed with Controversy, Too Quick to Judge

With charges and countercharges swirling around former Vice President Joe Biden, most voters continue to believe the media is all about controversy and too quick to convict public figures.