Follow the (Climate Change) Money By Stephen Moore
The first iron rule of American politics is: Follow the money. This explains, oh, about 80 percent of what goes on in Washington.
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December 18, 2018
December 18, 2018
Can America Fight Two Cold Wars at Once? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Kim Jong Un, angered by the newest U.S. sanctions, is warning that North Korea's commitment to denuclearization could be imperiled and we could be headed for "exchanges of fire."
December 14, 2018
What Lies Behind the Malaise of the West? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Is it coincidence or contagion, this malady that seems to have suddenly induced paralysis in the leading nations of the West?
December 14, 2018
Parties Need to Up Their Game By Michael Barone
Two weeks ago in this column, I asked what is to blame for the weakness of the heads of government here and in Western Europe, institutional failure, voter fecklessness, leaders' personal weaknesses or some combination of all three?
December 13, 2018
Senate 2020: Republican Exposure on Paper, But Not Necessarily in Practice By Kyle Kondik
In the 2018 cycle, the big story was that the Democrats faced a historically difficult map of Senate races. They had to defend 26 of the 35 seats being contested, including Democratic incumbents in several dark red states. Ultimately, Democrats won 24 of the 35 races, nearly 70% of those on the ballot. But Republicans netted two seats overall, boosting their majority from 51 seats to 53 seats when the new Senate convenes next month. Democrats will hold 47 seats, a total that includes independent Sens. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
December 12, 2018
An Ethics Lesson for USA Today's 'Queer' Bullies By Michelle Malkin
This week, I did something that USA Today's executive leadership apparently hadn't done lately: I read the newspaper's "principles of ethical conduct for newsrooms."
December 12, 2018
Liberty Gifts By John Stossel
Struggling to find gifts to get for loved ones? How about a book?
December 11, 2018
The Bush Tax Betrayal By Stephen Moore
The eulogies for George H.W. Bush keep rolling in, and a great American hero's life has been given proper tribute.
December 11, 2018
How Democracy Is Losing the World By Patrick J. Buchanan
If Donald Trump told Michael Cohen to pay hush money to Stormy Daniels about a one-night stand a decade ago, that, says Jerome Nadler, incoming chair of House Judiciary, would be an "impeachable offense."
December 7, 2018
Who Lost the World Bush 41 Left Behind? By Patrick J. Buchanan
George H.W. Bush was America's closer.
December 7, 2018
The Most Successful One-Term President By Michael Barone
George H.W. Bush "gave the nation its most successful one-term presidency." He "was the best one-term president the country has ever had, and one of the most underrated presidents of all time."
So said two not impartial sources -- the late president's vice president, Dan Quayle, and his Houston friend and secretary of state, who was with him at the end, James Baker. But their assessments are entirely defensible.
December 6, 2018
Governors 2019-2020: Democrats Try to Hold the Line in Red-State Battles By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Following the 2018 election, Republicans now control 27 governorships to the Democrats’ 23, but a majority of the American public will live in states governed by Democrats starting next year.
— The 14 governorships at stake over the next two years feature some intriguing contests that will be held on mostly GOP-leaning turf.
— The most endangered governorship for either side is the open seat in Montana, which Democrats are defending.
December 5, 2018
The Creepy Line By John Stossel
This morning Google told me that it would not allow my YouTube video "Socialism Leads to Violence" to be viewed by young people. It violates "community guidelines," said the company in a computer-generated email.
December 5, 2018
Stop Partisan Corpse Abuse By Michelle Malkin
Impolite question, but it needs to be asked: Is there a Republican dead body that left-wing partisans won't use to bash Donald Trump?
December 4, 2018
Regaining Trust on Money Issues By Stephen Moore
Republicans need to regain the offensive on the fiscal issues. The GOP has somehow allowed big-spending Democrats to get to the right of them on the issue of financial responsibility and balanced budgets.
December 4, 2018
Will Paris Riots Scuttle Climate Accord? By Patrick J. Buchanan
In Katowice, Poland, all the signers of the 2015 Paris climate accord are gathered to assess how the world's nations are meeting their goals to cut carbon emissions.
Certainly, the communications strategy in the run-up was impressive.
November 30, 2018
Who's to Blame? Weak Leaders, Weak Institutions, Weak Voters? By Michael Barone
In the wake of the off-year elections, conservative analyst Yuval Levin saw no winners. "It is the weakness of all sides, and the strength of none, that shapes this moment."
November 30, 2018
Is Putin the Provocateur in the Kerch Crisis? By Patrick J. Buchanan
On departure for the G-20 gathering in Buenos Aires, President Donald Trump canceled his planned weekend meeting with Vladimir Putin, citing as his reason the Russian military's seizure and holding of three Ukrainian ships and 24 sailors.
But was Putin really the provocateur in Sunday's naval clash outside Kerch Strait, the Black Sea gateway to the Sea of Azov?
November 29, 2018
House 2020: The New Crossover Districts By Kyle Kondik
As of Wednesday afternoon, Democrats appeared likely to hold a 235-200 majority to start the next House, or a net gain of 40 seats, a handful more than it seemed like they had won in the immediate aftermath of the election. A lot of that has to do with the laborious and long vote count in California, where Democrats do better in the votes that are counted later in the process (there’s nothing new or unusual about this, by the way, so please look for conspiracies elsewhere). Earlier this week, engineer T.J. Cox (D) took the lead over Rep. David Valadao (R, CA-21), and as of this point Cox appears to be in the driver’s seat to win.
November 28, 2018
Silicon Valley Sharia By Michelle Malkin
This is a tale of two young, outspoken women in media.
