Are Democrats Ceding the Center to Trump? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Since the Democratic debates in June, the tide seems to have receded for the party and its presidential hopefuls.
In new polls, only Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump comfortably.
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July 9, 2019
July 6, 2019
Political Cartooning Was Murdered. Here's the Autopsy By Ted Rall
A century ago, newspapers employed more than 2,000 full-time editorial cartoonists. Today, there are fewer than 25. In the United States, political cartooning as we know it is dead. If you draw them for a living and you have any brains, you're working in a different field or looking for an exit.
July 5, 2019
Chief Justice Wisely Gets Courts out of Redistricting Politics By Michael Barone
"Partisan gerrymandering is nothing new," writes Chief Justice John Roberts near the beginning of his opinion in Rucho v. Common Cause. "Nor is frustration with it." The question is what, if anything, federal courts ought to do about it. The answer the chief justice and the four other Republican-appointed justices have endorsed, journalists have been reporting, is nothing.
July 3, 2019
America Takes an Antifa Beating By Michelle Malkin
I will not be in much of a celebratory mood this coming Independence Day.
July 3, 2019
Fourth vs. Force By John Stossel
Happy Fourth of July!
We have reason to celebrate.
The Fourth honors the founding of America. It's the anniversary of the day in 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was approved.
July 2, 2019
'It's the Spending, Stupid!' By Stephen Moore
The Congressional Budget Office has just released its mid-year update on the federal fiscal situation, and it portends a debt avalanche. But don't bother to tell Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren that. They're busy advocating tens of trillions of dollars in new federal spending.
July 2, 2019
Is Putin Right? Has Liberalism Lost the World? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"The liberal idea has become obsolete. ... (Liberals) cannot simply dictate anything to anyone as they have been attempting to do over the recent decades."
June 29, 2019
At Harvard, Thoughtcrime on Crack By Ted Rall
Eventually, tech theorist Clay Shirky has argued, so many people will have nude photos on the internet that there will be no shame in one of them being yours. Privacy will no longer be necessary. It will be a halcyon time for politicians: No matter how much dirt your enemies dig up, none of it will stick, because having done bad things and making stupid mistakes will be considered normative.
June 28, 2019
The Lemon Is Squeezed Dry By Michael Barone
There's something attractive in the party names in the Supreme Court's decision on the relationship between government and religion: American Legion v. American Humanist Association. Both organizations, the veterans group formed after World War I and the secular humanist group founded the year this nation entered World War II, want to tell you how American they are.
June 28, 2019
Memo to Trump: Trade Bolton for Tulsi By Patrick J. Buchanan
"For too long our leaders have failed us, taking us into one regime change war after the next, leading us into a new Cold War and arms race, costing us trillions of our hard-earned tax payer dollars and countless lives. This insanity must end."
June 27, 2019
Can Warren Beat Biden? By Doug Johnson Hatlem
On the first night of the Democratic debates, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren gave a master class in when to speak and when to keep one’s mouth shut. This is a lesson former Vice President Joe Biden could learn a lot from.
June 26, 2019
Presidential Primary Debate History: Lessons for 2020 By Kyle Kondik
Candidate showdowns go back many decades, but have only recently become part of the nomination fabric.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— There have been nearly 200 presidential primary debates since 1948.
— Almost all of them have been held in the last four decades.
— Although Democrats have a record-breaking primary field, they do not appear likely to break the record for the number of candidates appearing on a stage at once, 11, set by Republicans last cycle.
— No incumbent president has participated in a primary debate, and Donald Trump seems likely to continue that trend.
June 26, 2019
Anti-Trump Crafters: A Decade-Long Unraveling By Michelle Malkin
Fun fact: I've been crocheting since I was 10, when my Tita Lisa taught me the magic of granny squares. Fellow yarn nerds will understand the heavenly bliss of spending hours at Hobby Lobby or Walmart immersed in a sea of alpaca, mohair, angora, super bulky and super saver skeins for blankets, baby clothes, hats, headbands, scarves, bookmarks and potholders. (Yes, I've made them all!) I passed on the tradition to my artsy teenage daughter; teaming up on a Christmas afghan for my dad last year was one of my favorite ever projects.
June 26, 2019
Candidates' Bad Ideas By John Stossel
So many people want to be president. Unfortunately, many have terrible ideas.
June 25, 2019
Blurring the Expense of Medical Care By Stephen Moore
Several years ago, I had a shoulder injury, and the doctor told me I might need surgery to fix the small tear in my rotator cuff. So, I asked, "Doctor, if I have this surgery, about how much will it cost?"
June 25, 2019
Trump: War President or Anti-Interventionist? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Visualizing 150 Iranian dead from a missile strike that he had ordered, President Donald Trump recoiled and canceled the strike, a brave decision and defining moment for his presidency.
June 22, 2019
In Defense of Purity Tests By Ted Rall
Supporters of center-right Democrats such as Cory Booker and Kamala Harris have a response to left progressives who criticize their candidates for cozying up to Wall Street banks and trying to execute innocent men: Stop with the purity tests!
June 21, 2019
Yes, AOC, Your Generation Has Seen American Prosperity By Michael Barone
"An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America," says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., whose visibility as a spokesperson for this generation has been boosted by political friend and foe, "came of age and never saw American prosperity."
June 21, 2019
Will Joe Repudiate His Segregationist Friends? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Apologize for what? Cory should apologize. He knows better. There's not a racist bone in my body."
June 21, 2019
Trump and the Latest Polls – Summertime Blues or More Fake News? By Brian C. Joondeph
Recent polls show President Trump in big trouble, likely to lose in a landslide to many of the 20-plus Democrat contenders. Once again, the media tells its dwindling audience how “the walls are closing in” on Trump and that no one likes him.
Should Trump supporters be worried? Or is this just the latest edition of the Fake News Gazette, courtesy of the Trump-loathing media?
