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March 25, 2016

Is ISIS Faithful to Islam? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"We are not at war with Islam," said John Kasich after the Brussels massacre, "We're at war with radical Islam."

Kasich's point raises a question: Does the Islamic faith in any way sanction or condone what those suicide bombers did?

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March 25, 2016

A Vote for Kasich Is a Vote for Trump By Michael Barone

Perhaps the most important results of the March 22 Republican primary in Arizona and caucus in Utah were numbers that didn't appear on your television screen, no matter how late you stayed up for the poll closing times. Those were the numbers of votes cast for Marco Rubio in Arizona -- 70,587 of them at this writing.

March 24, 2016

Three Quarters of Americans Believe Jesus Rose From the Dead

Americans’ belief in Jesus Christ’s resurrection is even higher this Easter.

March 24, 2016

Americans Expect A Brussels-Like Attack At Home

Following the horrific bombings of an airport and metro station in Brussels earlier this week, a sizable number of Americans say they’ll be avoiding European travel in the near future and most expect a similar attack to happen on U.S. soil.

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March 24, 2016

Assessing Trump’s Path to 1,237 By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley

About a month ago, after Donald Trump won the South Carolina primary and all of its delegates, we headlined a piece “The Hour is Growing Late to Stop Trump.” Well, the hour has grown later, and we have to ask the question: Has Trump been stopped?

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March 23, 2016

Happy Birthday, Slurpee!

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Slurpee, the frozen carbonated beverage sold at 7-Eleven convenience stores worldwide, and Americans have fond feelings toward the sugary, icy drink.

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March 23, 2016

Donald Trump Reveals Inner Statesman, Terrifies Naysayers By Charles Hurt

The race is over. Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States.

March 23, 2016

Voters Say Americans Are Overtaxed

Most voters believe Americans are overtaxed, but don’t expect any relief anytime soon.

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March 23, 2016

The Art of Trump by John Stossel

Hooray for Donald Trump!

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March 23, 2016

Voters Rate Media Coverage of Election 2016

Television still reigns supreme when it comes to where voters turn for their political news, but the media get mixed reviews for their coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign so far.

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March 23, 2016

Post-Jihad Gesture Theater: Je Suis Sick of It By Michelle Malkin

While homicidal, suicidal and genocidal jihadists are busy plotting the next soft-target terror attacks on the West, docile Westerners are busy shedding cartoon tears and doodling broken hearts on social media.   

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March 22, 2016

Black and White, Left and Right by Thomas Sowell

Much is made of the fact that liberals and conservatives see racial issues differently, which they do. But these differences have too often been seen as simply those on the right being racist and those on the left not.

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March 22, 2016

76% of GOP Voters Rate Their Own Congress as Out of Touch

No wonder Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are winning the Republican primaries: GOP voters are more fed up than ever with their elected representatives in Washington, D.C.

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March 22, 2016

The Rule-or-Ruin Republicans By Pat Buchanan

"Things reveal themselves passing away," wrote W. B. Yeats. 

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March 22, 2016

Donald Trump Has 37 percent. Hard to Get to 270 Electoral Votes By Michael Barone

Many Donald Trump supporters think he is a slam dunk to beat Hillary Clinton in the general election. The candidate himself certainly takes this view.

March 22, 2016

Voters Worry About Feds' Focus on Terror Here at Home

Even before what appears to be the latest major terrorist attack, this time in Brussels, more U.S. voters than ever have expressed concern about the U.S. government's vigilance on the home front.

March 21, 2016

26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-six percent (26%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending March 17.

March 21, 2016

Most Now Favor Trade, Two-Way Travel with Cuba

As part of his initiative to restore U.S.-Cuba relations, President Obama is only the second sitting president to visit the island nation off the coast of Florida, the first since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. Most voters now support Obama’s effort to reestablish those ties.

March 21, 2016

Americans Welcome The Arrival of Spring

Sunday was the first official day of spring, leaving behind Americans' least favorite season and putting most in a better mood.