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January 21, 2016The Modern History of the Republican Presidential Primary, 1976-2012 By Geoffrey Skelley
The presidential nomination process has a history of being fuzzy. For much of the nation’s political existence, starting in the 1830s, national party conventions selected nominees for the highest office in the land. At these events, the oft-used term “smoke-filled rooms” described the sometimes behind-the-scenes activity that led to the final selection of a nominee. Sometimes this person was an obvious, well-known national figure; other times, an unexpected, relative unknown captured the nomination.

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                            January 21, 2016Most See Less Government As Answer to Income Gap
Many continue to complain about the growing difference in income between rich and poor in America and want the government to do something about it. But voters still think that’s a bad idea.

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                            January 20, 2016How's Your Drinking Water?
While the residents of Flint, Michigan deal with the repercussions of lead-contaminated drinking water, the vast majority of Americans still consider their home water supply quite dependable.
January 20, 2016Mayor de Blasio: Hypocrite Hooked on Hollywood Cash by Michelle Malkin
Because the crime rate is zero, the potholes are all fixed and homelessness has been completely eradicated, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio now has time to focus on what really matters to Big Apple taxpayers:

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                            January 20, 2016GOP Says Government A Problem; For Democrats, It’s the Solution
Is the government a problem or the solution to problems? It depends on which political party you belong to.
January 20, 2016Mainstream Media 2 Fast 2 Furious Over 2 Corinthians By Charles Hurt
“Two Corinthians 3:17,” said Donald Trump, misstating the traditional way American Christians most commonly refer to the Apostle Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians.
You would have thought Mr. Trump had slandered a disabled minority, based on the horrified and merciless reaction from the press.
January 20, 2016Economic Myths by John Stossel
Hillary Clinton: "Of course we want to raise the minimum wage!"

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                            January 20, 2016Most Voters Are Still Angry
Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump recently responded to critics of his abrasive campaign rhetoric by saying he would “gladly accept the mantle of anger” because the government is being run by “incompetent people.” Voters, especially Republicans, share that sentiment.

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                            January 19, 201650% Say Race Relations in America Getting Worse
Confidence in race relations in America continues to fall, with hopes for the future at their lowest level yet.
January 19, 2016The Republican Race Heats Up While Hillary Clinton Falters by Michael Barone
The race for president is accelerating in high gear, or, rather, the races for president -- in the Republican and Democratic parties, in the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary and primaries and caucuses to come. How's it going? Let's look at these separate races.
January 19, 2016What Are Elections For? By Thomas Sowell
After months of watching all sorts of political polls, we are finally just a few weeks away from actually beginning to see some voting in primary elections. Polls let people vent their emotions. But elections are held to actually accomplish something.

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                            January 19, 2016Do Voters Want One-Party Rule?
As election season moves into full swing, voters are closely divided over whether one- or two-party rule is better for Washington, D.C.
January 19, 2016Is Iran Taking the China Road? By Pat Buchanan
Is the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, a RINO -- a revolutionary in name only?   

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                            January 18, 201630% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) 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 first week of 2016, ending January 14.

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                            January 18, 2016Hillary Meter: Are Democrats Less Certain About A Clinton Nomination?
Following their party’s fourth debate yesterday evening, most Democratic voters still believe Hillary Clinton will be the party’s nominee this November, but they feel less strongly than they have in recent surveys.

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                            January 18, 2016Most Say MLK’s Dream Still Unfulfilled
Views of Martin Luther King Jr. Day haven’t changed, but even after seven years of having the first black president in office, Americans are more dubious than ever that King’s dream of equal opportunity has been achieved. Blacks are the most skeptical.

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                            January 16, 2016What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 16, 2016
Now it’s the Democrats’ turn. Look for the exchanges between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to get sharper in Sunday night’s debate as some polls show the race for the Democratic presidential nomination tightening.
January 15, 2016Trump Change: Belief in Trump Nomination Remains High
Going into last night’s debates, expectations remained high among Republican voters that Donald Trump is likely to be the GOP’s presidential nominee.
January 15, 2016American Exceptionalism: How Has It Fared in the Obama Years? by Michael Barone
In his final State of the Union speech Barack Obama made at least a few bows toward the idea that America is an exceptional nation, an idea he once derided by saying, "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks" -- this was before their fiscal crisis -- "believe in Greek exceptionalism." We remain exceptional, he said in Tuesday's speech, as the world's strongest nation militarily and because we're doing better economically than most other large nations.
January 15, 2016US, Iran Step Back From the Brink By Pat Buchanan
To awaken Thursday to front-page photos of U.S. sailors kneeling on the deck of their patrol boat, hands on their heads in postures of surrender, on Iran's Farsi Island, brought back old and bad memories.