California Voters Get What They Deserve By Michael Barone
The nation's largest state has just voted in an election triggered by one of the nation's weirdest recall processes, and the results have come out just about where they've been before.
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September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021
Americans Souring on Biden -- and Washington by Patrick J. Buchanan
The California recall election turned out well for the Democrats.
September 16, 2021
How the Electorate Changes from Presidential to Midterm Years By Lakshya Jain
A higher share of white college graduates could help Democrats, but a decline in nonwhite voters could hurt them.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Midterm electorates are typically whiter and more educated than presidential electorates.
— At one time, this sort of change from the presidential to the midterm electorate might have made midterm electorates worse for Democrats. But given changes in the electorate, this midterm turnout pattern may actually aid Democrats, or at least not hurt them as much as it once did.
— Minority turnout has fluctuated and is a wild card that plays a big role in determining baseline partisan leans and advantages — presidential-level turnout means Democrats enjoy the advantage, whereas dips favor Republicans.
— The outcome in key swing states whiter than the national average, such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire, may be influenced heavily by educational turnout differential. In states with large nonwhite cores, such as North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada, minority turnout will play a more critical role.
September 15, 2021
Corporate Welfare by John Stossel
Today's politicians want to spend more on EVERYTHING: Amtrak subsidies, sports stadium subsidies, green energy subsidies, even fossil fuel subsidies ...
September 14, 2021
Americans Should Be Working Hard, Not Hardly Working by Stephen Moore
The Labor Department reported this week that there are now a record 10.9 million jobs open in America. That's twice the size of the entire Ohio workforce.
September 14, 2021
Who and What Is Tearing the US Apart? By Patrick J. Buchanan
In Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, former President George W. Bush's theme was national unity -- and how it has been lost over these past 20 years.
September 13, 2021
The Bloom Is Off Biden’s Rose By Brian C. Joondeph
Joe Biden’s election last November was greeted with great fanfare by Democrats, the media, and some Republicans.
September 10, 2021
The Feminization of America: What Will It Look Like? By Michael Barone
Are we witnessing the feminization of America? And if so, is that a good or bad thing, or is it, like so many quiet but ineluctable trends, a combination of the two?
September 10, 2021
20 Years after 9/11 -- Are We Better Off? By Patrick J. Buchanan
When the hijacked planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that first 9/11, the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan and providing sanctuary for al-Qaida.
September 9, 2021
The California Recall: Newsom’s Position Has Improved Down the Stretch By Carla Marinucci
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The pandemic fueled the recall campaign against Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), but its continued salience has arguably helped him at the end of the campaign.
— The emergence of conservative commentator Larry Elder as Newsom’s top Republican challenger has given Newsom a useful foil, to the consternation of some recall backers.
— Even if Newsom wins the recall, it will have come at a hefty price tag both for Democrats and for taxpayers.
September 8, 2021
There Goes Grandma Over the Cliff by Stephen Moore
Democrats have made a living in recent times with political attack ads fallaciously accusing Republicans of secret plans to destroy Medicare and Social Security.
September 7, 2021
Is Democracy Versus Autocracy the New Cold War? by Patrick J. Buchanan
"He may be an SOB, but he's our SOB."
September 3, 2021
Joe Biden Is No Jimmy Carter By Michael Barone
"The worst president since Jimmy Carter."
September 3, 2021
Cacophony and Confusion in Foreign Policy by Patrick J. Buchanan
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress on Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the country was united behind him.
September 2, 2021
Redistricting in America, Part Seven: The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
Democrats seek more from a region they already dominate.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Democrats already control the vast majority of seats along the eastern seaboard from Virginia to Maine.
— New York offers Democrats their greatest gerrymandering upside of any state, but it is not guaranteed that they will maximize their holdings there.
— Virginia’s unproven new commission system makes redistricting there a mystery, although Republicans could re-take control of the state’s congressional delegation through a combination of redistricting fortune and strong electoral performance.
— Republicans in New Hampshire and Democrats in Maryland face notable gerrymandering decisions.
August 31, 2021
If We Soak the Rich, Will Everyone Get Wet? By Stephen Moore
President Joe Biden describes his $3.5 trillion spending scheme as a way to improve the economy and "build back better."
August 31, 2021
Bad Moon Rising for Biden -- and Us by Patrick J. Buchanan
"April is the cruelest month," wrote T. S. Eliot in the opening line of what is regarded as his greatest poem, "The Waste Land."
August 27, 2021
A Tale of Two Airlifts: A Commentary by Michael Barone
"This is now on track," said White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday, "to be the largest airlift in U.S. history." On the process of bringing American citizens, Afghan partners and allies out, she continued, "I would not say that is anything but a success."
