Britain's Bad Example for American Conservatives By Daniel McCarthy
Republicans can only imagine what it would feel like to win four national elections in a row -- wielding executive and legislative power for more than a dozen years.
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July 11, 2023
July 7, 2023
Supreme Court Rejects Liberal Arguments Based on Lies By Michael Barone
"This is not a normal court." So said President Joe Biden last week as the Supreme Court was handing down its rulings in big cases decided since its current term began last October.
July 6, 2023
One Man Versus China By John Stossel
This week, while we celebrate the work of America's founders, I honor a living freedom fighter: billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai.
July 4, 2023
Could We Still Win a Revolutionary War? By Daniel McCarthy
The Independence Day season is a time to ask a hard question.
July 4, 2023
Bidenomics Is a Big Bust By Stephen Moore
Word out of the White House is that President Joe Biden wants to tout his economic successes.
June 30, 2023
The Arc of the Moral Universe Just Wobbles Around By Michael Barone
No one knows whether last weekend's Wagner Group uprising means the end of President Vladimir Putin's control of Russia, just as no one knew before the last few weeks of 1999 that Putin would replace Boris Yeltsin and become Russia's leader for the next quarter-century.
June 29, 2023
Electoral College Ratings: Expect Another Highly Competitive Election By Kyle Kondik
Small edge to Democrats but neither side over 270 to start.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Our initial 2024 Electoral College ratings start with just four Toss-up states.
— Democrats start with a small advantage, although both sides begin south of what they need to win.
— We consider a rematch of the 2020 election — Joe Biden versus Donald Trump — as the likeliest matchup, but not one that is set in stone.
June 28, 2023
Best Things First By John Stossel
For my new video, I asked people on the street, "If you could spend $30 billion trying to solve the world's problems, how would you spend it?"
June 27, 2023
Election 2024 – Can We Trust it? By Brian Joondeph
In less than a year and a half America “elects” a new President, along with a third of the Senate and the entire House. At this point the leading contenders for the White House are Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
June 27, 2023
Civilizations Clash -- in Ukraine and at Home By Daniel McCarthy
Samuel Huntington got Ukraine wrong.
June 23, 2023
A Tale of Two Indictments: Politics in a Doom Loop By Michael Barone
Are America's 45th and 46th presidents politically invulnerable? That's a conclusion you might come to from the response to the indictment of Donald Trump on June 8 and the guilty plea by Joe Biden's son Hunter announced on June 20.
June 22, 2023
The 2023 and 2024 Attorney General and Secretary of State Races By Louis Jacobson
Amidst several safe-state races with key primaries, competitive contests in North Carolina and Pennsylvania loom.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The once low-profile contests for attorney general and secretary of state have become increasingly important for driving policy outcomes in the states, particularly in setting the rules for how elections are run.
— The current campaign cycle doesn’t promise quite as much drama as there was in 2022, when several key presidential battleground states played host to tight contests between Republicans aligned with former President Donald Trump and more mainstream Democrats.
— For the current 2023-2024 cycle, we are starting our handicapping by assigning 18 of the 23 races to either the Safe Republican or the Safe Democratic category. Still, a number of these states will undergo wide-open primaries with different ideological flavors of candidates. And in the general election, we see three races as highly competitive: the attorney general and secretary of state races in North Carolina and the AG race in Pennsylvania.
June 21, 2023
Less Freedom By John Stossel
Politicians claim their bills bring us good things. Free health care! Child care! A cellphone for all!
June 20, 2023
Republicans Must Be the Party of Small Business By Stephen Moore
A recent Wall Street Journal lead story reported that "Republicans and big business broke up.
June 20, 2023
China Comes for the Caribbean By Daniel McCarthy
When Americans think about conflict with China, Taiwan comes to mind first.
June 16, 2023
The Trump Indictment: Irresponsibility Squared By Michael Barone
Some observations on special counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump:
June 15, 2023
Pumping the Brakes Post-Milligan By Kyle Kondik
Surveying the redistricting picture after the Supreme Court’s unexpected decision.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The Supreme Court’s Allen v. Milligan decision should give Democrats at least a little help in their quest to re-take the House majority, but much remains uncertain.
— As of now, the Democrats’ best bets to add a seat in 2024 are in Alabama, the subject of the ruling, and Louisiana.
— It also adds to the list of potential mid-decade redistricting changes, which have happened with regularity over the past half-century.
— The closely-contested nature of the House raises the stakes of each state’s map, and redistricting changes do not necessarily have to be prompted by courts.
June 13, 2023
To Reduce Airline Ticket Prices, Expand Washington's Reagan Airport By Stephen Moore
Those who live in or near the nation's capital, or routinely travel there, know that the Washington, D.C., region is home to the best airport in the country, Reagan National. It's also home to one of the worst airports, Dulles International.
June 12, 2023
America Has Become a Banana Republic By Brian C. Joondeph
Dictators and tyrants arrest or murder their political opponents. Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Castro, and Chavez are but a few examples. Their power is absolute, and any opposition is hastily eliminated, regardless of laws, ethics, or decency.
