Demography Destiny, for Us and China By Daniel McCarthy
Americans have a habit of thinking about China in this light.
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July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023
Much of the Hot Air Is Coming From Washington By Stephen Moore
Baby, it's hot outside.
July 21, 2023
The Press's War Against Free Speech By Micahel Barone
Have we gotten to the point that it's politically necessary to defend the principle of free speech? Apparently so.
July 20, 2023
Where People Voted in 2022 — and Where They Didn’t By Rhodes Cook
The vast differences in congressional district turnout.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Despite a requirement that congressional districts have roughly identical populations within states, the number of raw votes cast in each district can vary widely, both within a state and across the country.
— In 2022, there was a nearly 300,000-vote difference between the lowest-turnout district (NY-15 in New York City) and the highest-turnout one (MI-1 in northern Michigan).
— Republicans won about two-thirds of the districts that cast the most votes (300,000 or more) while Democrats won about two-thirds of the districts that cast the fewest (less than 200,000).
July 19, 2023
Smears for Money By John Stossel
The Southern Poverty Law Center just released a report claiming there are 1,225 hate and anti-government groups in America. These groups cause "fear and pain (in) Black, brown, and LGBTQ communities."
July 18, 2023
The Frontrunner Who Looks Like a Loser Is Biden By Daniel McCarthy
Are Democrats forfeiting the 2024 election?
July 18, 2023
Democrats Are Throwing Kids Off the School Bus By Stephen Moore
Have you heard the outrageous story of what happened recently in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's capital? Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.), elected in 2022, had campaigned on school choice for tens of thousands of children, mostly minorities, who are forced to attend failing public schools in places like Philadelphia.
July 14, 2023
Different Groups That 'Don't Look Like America' Together Produce Success in America By Michael Barone
News stories have reported that despite the Supreme Court's decision in cases brought against Harvard and the University of North Carolina, those and other selective schools still want to employ racial quotas and preferences in admissions.
July 13, 2023
Notes on the State of Politics By J. Miles Coleman and Kyle Kondik
Reichert gives Washington GOP a real gubernatorial recruit; retreads abound in House races.
July 12, 2023
College Racism By John Stossel
The Left is angry because the Supreme Court ruled race-based affirmative action unconstitutional. President Joe Biden says he "strongly disagrees."
July 11, 2023
Biden Declares War on Profits By Stephen Moore
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre recently reiterated a point the Biden White House has been making for the past year: that inflation remains high not because of the Biden $6 trillion spending spree but because "high profit margins" captured during the COVID-19 pandemic drive up consumer prices.
July 11, 2023
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.
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.
