The Demotic Politics of Theresa May -- and Donald Trump By Michael Barone
DURHAM, England -- When I first visited England to cover a British election 20 years ago this month, there were striking similarities between British and American politics.
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May 19, 2017
May 18, 2017
More Voters View Cyberattack As Act of War
In the wake of the international WannaCry cyberattack, voters say cyberattacks from other countries do greater economic damage than military attacks do and believe more strongly than ever that such attacks should be seen as an act of war.
May 18, 2017
Stepping Up: How Governors Who Have Succeeded to the Top Job Have Performed Over the Years by Geoffrey Skelley
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) moved to end debate on the nomination of Gov. Terry Branstad (R-IA) as the next U.S. ambassador to China. While the exact timeline is uncertain — Democrats could try to stall the appointment — Branstad’s confirmation for the diplomatic post is expected very soon. Upon becoming ambassador, Branstad will resign the Hawkeye State governorship and hand the reins over to Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), who will become Iowa’s first woman governor. Once she takes office, Reynolds is expected to run for a full term in 2018 as a gubernatorial incumbent, albeit a “successor incumbent” rather than an elected one.
May 18, 2017
Can the Polling Industry Learn From Its Mistakes? By Robert Barnes
The American Association for Public Opinion Research convenes today for its 72nd annual conference. The first such conference took place in 1945, right before the last presidential election that led to widespread concern about the science and art of polling. But buried within that 1948 election were the seeds of the rebirth of polling as a credible profession for the next six decades. After the disastrous polling in the last presidential election, another rebirth is in order.
May 17, 2017
Can A Robot Do Your Job?
A majority of Americans say it’s likely that robots and computers will take over most jobs in the next quarter century, but they aren’t worried about their own job just yet.
May 17, 2017
Who Has Absolute Health Care Moral Authority? by Michelle Malkin
Here is what happens if you try to tell health care stories that defy big government orthodoxy:
May 17, 2017
Most Say It’s Impossible to Totally Protect U.S. Computer Network
Voters are even more worried about the safety of America’s computer network during the ongoing international WannaCry cyberattack, but most recognize, too, that attacks of this nature can’t be totally avoided.
May 17, 2017
Inspirational Trump Tripped Up By His Own Administration By Charles Hurt
As with his campaign, Donald Trump’s presidency is developing into yet another epic tome, “The Tale of Two Trumps.”
This past weekend, President Trump delivered his first graduation speech as president at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was nothing short of spectacular.
May 17, 2017
Americans Rate Teachers Higher But Would Rather Be Doctors
Americans view teaching as a more important profession than being a doctor but think doctoring is a much better job to go into.
May 17, 2017
Cruel and Stupid By John Stossel
President Trump's attorney general, Jeff Sessions, ordered federal prosecutors to seek maximum penalties for drug-related crimes.
This is both cruel and stupid.
May 16, 2017
Voters Still Support Allowing Health Insurance To Be Sold Across State Lines
There’s even stronger support for House Republicans’ proposal to allow Americans to purchase health insurance across state lines, but voters remain divided on proposed reforms for medical liability and malpractice.
May 16, 2017
Americans' Trust in Their Doctors Reaches New High
As the future of the U.S. healthcare system is in limbo, the number of Americans who trust their doctor has jumped to a new high.
May 16, 2017
Comey & The Saturday Night Massacre By Patrick J. Buchanan
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce, said Marx.
On publication day of my memoir of Richard Nixon's White House, President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Instantly, the media cried "Nixonian," comparing it to the 1973 Saturday Night Massacre.
May 15, 2017
37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 May 11.
May 15, 2017
51% Disagree With Trump’s Firing of Comey
Voters aren’t overly impressed with James Comey’s performance as FBI director, but just over half disagree with President Trump’s decision to fire him.
May 15, 2017
Americans Are Closely Conflicted Over Employment Prospects
The U.S. unemployment rate has fallen to a 10-year low, but Americans remain divided over where that rate is headed from here. With Republicans controlling the White House and Congress, GOP adults are now far more confident that unemployment will be lower in a year’s time, while Democrats are noticeably less cheery.
May 13, 2017
Trump Voters' Message: We Exist by Ted Rall
I think it was over Thanksgiving dinner. My mother's best friend, a dear woman who has been nothing but good to me, decided to poke some gentle fun, Dayton Ohio-style, at me.
May 13, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 13, 2017
Given the passage of the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare in the House last week, one might have thought that health care would dominate the headlines this week. But news moves fast in the Trump administration.
May 12, 2017
Fewer Americans See Motherhood As a Woman’s Most Important Role
Few Americans see Mother’s Day as the nation's most important holiday, and the number who consider motherhood the most important job for a woman is at its lowest level yet.
May 12, 2017
What Is America's Goal in the World? by Patrick J. Buchanan
For the World War II generation there was clarity.
