Candidates' Bad Ideas By John Stossel
So many people want to be president. Unfortunately, many have terrible ideas.
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June 26, 2019
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?
June 20, 2019
Senate 2020: The Primary Challengers By Kyle Kondik
No incumbents lost in 2014, 2016, or 2018. Who might be vulnerable in 2020?
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The postwar renomination rate for Senate incumbents is 96%. That’s a little bit lower than the rate in the House.
— However, no senators have lost renomination in 13 of the last 19 elections. So recent history does not necessarily suggest that there will be even a single Senate primary loser.
— A few senators appear to face challenges that could threaten them.
— Primary upsets could change the general election odds in some key races.
June 19, 2019
Oberlin's Racial Hucksterism Comes Home to Roost By Michelle Malkin
As a right-wing alumna of far-left Oberlin College, I have four words for the administration in response to last week's ground-breaking $11 million jury verdict in the defaming of humble Gibson's Bakery:
June 19, 2019
Moral Capitalism By John Stossel
Presidential candidates and the media keep telling people "it's immoral" that a few rich people have so much more money than everyone else.
June 18, 2019
Without Mining There Is No 'Green Revolution' By Stephen Moore
The recent threats by Beijing to cut off American access to critical mineral imports have many Americans wondering why our politicians have allowed the United States to become so overly dependent on China for these valued resources in the first place.
June 18, 2019
War With Iran Would Become 'Trump's War' By Patrick J. Buchanan
President Donald Trump cannot want war with Iran.
June 14, 2019
The Not-Inevitable Candidate and His Not-Feasible Pet Project By Michael Barone
Will Joe Biden inevitably win the Democratic nomination for president? A month ago, many psephologists thought so, as national polls within two weeks of his April 25 announcement showed the former vice president with 41 percent of Democratic primary votes.
June 14, 2019
Russiagate Is No Watergate By Patrick J. Buchanan
"History is repeating itself, and with a vengeance," John Dean told the judiciary committee, drawing a parallel between Watergate, which brought down Richard Nixon, and "Russiagate" which has bedeviled Donald Trump.
June 13, 2019
SENATE 2020: THE PRIMARY CHALLENGERS By Kyle Kondik
The last time this current crop of senators, Class II, was up for election, in 2014, no senators lost their primaries. This represented a change from the previous two cycles, which featured significant primary upheaval, particularly on the Republican side.
June 12, 2019
Biden Joining Dems in Left Field By Betsy McCaughey
Nineteen Democrats running for president took the stage in Iowa on Sunday to woo voters. It was a circus of left-wingers going bonkers for things most Americans don't want. The front-runners back abortion anytime before birth, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outlawing gas-burning cars, shutting down fossil fuel industries that employ millions and redistributing wealth. These White House contenders are veering far left, even though polls show half their own party's voters aren't "liberal."
June 11, 2019
Tortured Logic at the Federal Reserve By Stephen Moore
I've been shouting from the rooftops for six months that the Federal Reserve is too tight on money and that this lack of dollar liquidity has cut into growth. So it is somewhat vindicating that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell seems to be finally coming around to that idea. The betting markets are now predicting at least one rate cut this year -- and perhaps two.
June 11, 2019
Are Abortion & Gay Rights American Values? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"My religion defines who I am. And I've been a practicing Catholic my whole life," said Vice President Joe Biden in 2012. "I accept my church's position on abortion as ... doctrine. Life begins at conception. ... I just refuse to impose that on others."
June 7, 2019
Hacking Dirty Government Secrets Is Not a Crime By Ted Rall
British goon cops acting at the request of the United States government entered Ecuador's embassy in London, dragged out WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and prepared to ship him across the pond. After this event last month, most of the mainstream media reacted with spiteful glee about Assange's predicament and relief that the Department of Justice had exercised self-restraint in its choice of charges.
