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November 19, 2015

Military Personnel Agree PTSD has Significant Impact on Vets

More than three-quarters of Americans who are now in the military or have previously served have little doubt that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a major problem for veterans.

November 19, 2015

Most Say ‘No’ to Syrian Refugees In Their State

President Obama says the Syrian refugees he hopes to move here are no more dangerous than tourists. The governors of more than two dozen states, citing the links between those refugees and the weekend massacres in Paris, aren’t convinced and have asked the president not to settle them in their states.

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November 19, 2015

Republicans 2016: A Contracting List of True Contenders By Kyle Kondik

The atrocities in Paris over the weekend show that events can and will inject new issues into the presidential contest or intensify ones that already exist. But it’s important to remember that what dominates news today might not be what dominates it a month from now, and we still have two and a half months until the primary season begins and nearly a year before the general election.

November 19, 2015

Is Equal Justice the Goal of Black Lives Matter?

Black Lives Matter or all lives matter is an ongoing political debate, but most voters aren't convinced that the Black Lives Matter movement is interested in justice for all.

November 18, 2015

Do You Get Enough Sleep?

Americans agree on the importance of sleep, but a sizable number say they don't get enough of it.

November 18, 2015

Is It Time to Put Out Smoking in Public Housing?

The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed banning smoking in all of the nation’s 1.2 million public housing units. Voters like the idea but seriously doubt that it will work.

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November 18, 2015

Where Is America's 'Force Protection' from Refujihadis? By Michelle Malkin

Back in May, with ISIS ascendant, the Obama Pentagon ordered U.S. military bases here at home to raise their force protection condition status (FPCON) to "Bravo" amid a "general increase in the threat environment."   

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November 18, 2015

Donald Trump Fuels Support By Riding Third Rail, Invading ‘Safe Space’ By Charles Hurt

If you are still confused about how Donald Trump is walking away with the Republican nomination for president, look no further than his swift, reflexive, fearless and unvarnished response to the terrorist attack in Paris.

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November 18, 2015

Anti-Liberty Politicians by John Stossel

After a terrorist attack, it's natural to ask: What can politicians do to keep us safe?

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November 18, 2015

Hillary Meter: Clinton’s Chances Jump After Second Debate

Democratic voters are more convinced than they have been in months that Hillary Clinton will represent their party in next year’s presidential election.

November 17, 2015

Many Voters Still Unsure How Much U.S. Spends on Defense

In a heated exchange during last week's Republican presidential primary debate, Senator Rand Paul criticized fellow Senator Marco Rubio for his calls to substantially increase defense spending when the United States already spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined. Turns out just half of U.S. voters are aware of how much this country spends compared to the rest of the world, and a plurality wants the figure to increase.

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November 17, 2015

An Unhappy History Seems to Be Repeating Itself By Michael Barone

Riots in black neighborhoods. Rebellions on campus. The news these past few months and particularly in the past week has been full of stories that remind us, as William Faulkner wrote a little more than half a century after the Civil War, "the past is never dead. It's not even past." We're seeing something that looks eerily like the recurrence of events that led, half a century ago, to the destruction of much of our cities and much of our campuses. 

November 17, 2015

Clinton, Sanders Run Even Among Democrats Under 40

Front-runner Hillary Clinton didn’t move an inch among Democratic voters following Saturday night’s debate even though there were two fewer candidates on stage. She also clearly has a problem with younger voters.

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November 17, 2015

Stop the Bleeding By Thomas Sowell

There was a painful irony when France's immediate response to the terrorist attacks in Paris was to close the borders. If they had closed the borders decades ago, they might have avoided this attack.

Someone once said that the First World War was the most stupid thing that European nations ever did. Countries on both sides of that war ended up worse off than before, whether they were on the winning side or the losing side.

November 16, 2015

28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-eight percent (28%) 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 November 12.

November 16, 2015

Voters Already Worry They’re Not Safe From Terrorism

Voters remain less confident in their safety here at home than they have ever been, and that’s before the horrific weekend massacres by radical Islamic terrorists in Paris.

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November 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton Has Few Fans in the Military

Hillary Clinton is still in line to win the Democratic Party's nomination to be the next commander in chief, but few Americans in the military have a good impression of her.

November 14, 2015

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 14, 2015

The Democratic presidential hopefuls face off again this weekend, but their debate isn’t likely to impact the race anymore than the latest Republican one did.

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November 13, 2015

Trump Change: Trump Nomination Seen As Less Inevitable

Is Donald Trump starting to look less like a sure thing in the race for the Republican presidential nomination?

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November 13, 2015

The Myth of H-1B Job Creation By Michelle Malkin

Every day brings new headlines, ignored by the Washington press corps, of U.S. workers losing their livelihoods to cheap H1-B visa replacements.

Just this week, Computerworld reported: "Fury and fear in Ohio as IT jobs go to India."