Is Tide Going Out on Hillary? by Patrick J. Buchanan
Were the election held today, Hillary Clinton would probably win a clear majority of the Electoral College.
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September 9, 2016
September 8, 2016
Governors 2016: Are We in for a Repeat of 2014’s Odd Results? By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
They aren’t getting much national attention because of the races for the presidency and Congress, but this year’s gubernatorial contests seem to be just as confounding as the ones from 2014 — and they could produce some equally head-scratching results.
September 7, 2016
Sicko Terrorist Lynne Stewart: Still Hating Cops by Michelle Malkin
Old age and illness have not dulled the tongue or treasonous soul of convicted jihad-enabling lawyer Lynne Stewart.
September 7, 2016
Free Speech By John Stossel
Donald Trump tells reporters, "We're going to have people sue you like you never got sued before."
September 7, 2016
Trump Calls for More High-Skill Immigration By Michael Barone
Would he go hard or go soft? That was the mainstream media template for judging Donald Trump's speech on immigration in Phoenix last Wednesday. The verdict: hard. "How Trump got from Point A to Point A on immigration," was the headline in the Washington Post's recap.
September 6, 2016
Trump & the Hillarycons By Patrick J. Buchanan
In 1964, Phyllis Schlafly of Alton, Illinois, mother of six, wrote and published a slim volume entitled "A Choice Not an Echo."
September 6, 2016
Misleading Statistics By Thomas Sowell
Mark Twain famously said that there were three kinds of lies -- "lies, damned lies, and statistics." Since this is an election year, we can expect to hear plenty of all three kinds.
Even if the statistics themselves are absolutely accurate, the words that describe what they are measuring can be grossly misleading.
September 3, 2016
At the Clinton Foundation, Access Equals Corruption By Ted Rall
More than half of the people who managed to score a personal one on one meeting with Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State donated money to the Clinton Foundation, either as an individual or through a company where they worked. "Combined, the 85 donors contributed as much as $156 million. At least 40 donated more than $100,000 each, and 20 gave more than $1 million," the Associated Press reported.
September 2, 2016
Conquistador Trump By Patrick J. Buchanan
In accepting the invitation of President Enrique Pena Nieto to fly to Mexico City, the Donald was taking a major risk.
September 2, 2016
The Battle of the Secret Cabals By Michael Barone
Anyone contemplating this year's appalling presidential campaign may be tempted to explain what's happening by applying the third rule of bureaucratic organizations, enunciated by the late poet and definitive scholar of Soviet terrorism Robert Conquest.
September 1, 2016
Senate 2016: Flip Flop By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
It seems like only yesterday when the Republicans took over the U.S. Senate. Actually, nearly two years have passed since that big moment, when the GOP gained nine seats and took a 54-46 majority (including two independents who caucus with the Democrats) after eight years of Democratic control.
August 31, 2016
Neither Dictator nor King By John Stossel
It was refreshing to moderate a "town hall" with the Libertarian presidential and vice presidential candidates last week because Govs. Gary Johnson and William Weld respect limits on presidential power.
August 31, 2016
Don’t Cry for Me, America By Charles Hurt
Before you shed a tear for Hillary Clinton — ensnared yet again in a web spun by the Vast Alt-Right Wing Conspiracy — remember this: There is no “femme” without “fatale.” There is no martyr without sacrifice. There is no shattered glass ceiling without broken shards of glass.
August 31, 2016
Colorado's Anti-Fracking Crackup By Michelle Malkin
If a pair of extreme green ballot measures fall in the Rocky Mountains and no one in the liberal media is paying attention, does the collapse make a sound?
August 30, 2016
Abstract Immigrants in an Abstract World By Thomas Sowell
Why would a country with the world's largest Jewish population, outside of Israel, admit large numbers of immigrants from countries where hatred of Jews has been taught to their people from earliest childhood?
August 30, 2016
Maybe Borders Aren't the Worst Invention Ever by Michael Barone
"Borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians." Those were the words of Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Union's European Commission, at the Alpbach Media Academy last Monday.
August 30, 2016
Syria: Their War, Not Ours By Patrick J. Buchanan
The debacle that is U.S. Syria policy is today on naked display.
August 27, 2016
Trump Versus Clinton: This Election is all About the Debates By Ted Rall
Conventional wisdom says Donald Trump is going to lose, and lose big.
August 26, 2016
Is 2016 Redrawing the Political Map? by Michael Barone
Is the political map, so familiar that even non-pundits offhandedly refer to red, blue and purple states, changing before our eyes? Yes, at least to a limited extent -- and it's probably about time.
August 26, 2016
Lots of Smoke Here, Hillary By Patrick J. Buchanan
Prediction: If Hillary Clinton wins, within a year of her inauguration, she will be under investigation by a special prosecutor on charges of political corruption, thereby continuing a family tradition.
