Mayor Pete and the Crackup of Christianity By Patrick J. Buchanan
"(T)here is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so," said Hamlet, who thereby raised some crucial questions:
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April 16, 2019
April 12, 2019
Where Trump's and Bibi's Interests Clash By Patrick J. Buchanan
On Monday, President Donald Trump designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, the first time the United States has designated part of another nation's government as such a threat.
April 12, 2019
What Does History Tell Us About 2020? Not Very Much By Michael Barone
What does history tell us about the 2020 presidential election? Not as much as we'd like to know. We're an old republic and our two political parties are the oldest and third oldest in the world. But we've only had a limited number of presidential elections.
April 11, 2019
The Democratic Nomination: It Doesn’t Have to be a Long Slog By Kyle Kondik
The size of the Democratic field, combined with the party’s proportional allocation of delegates and other factors, raises the possibility of a very long nomination process that may not be decided until the convention.
April 10, 2019
False Accuser Shaun Lying King's Record of Harm By Michelle Malkin
This week, "journalist, activist and humanitarian" Shaun King will give a keynote speech at the annual Innocence Network conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme of the event, whose attendees work to prevent and undo wrongful convictions, is "The Presumption of Innocence."
April 9, 2019
Trump is Popping in the Polls By Brian C. Joondeph
Watch most cable or network news shows and the message is clear -- President Donald Trump is unpopular, especially compared to the dozens of fresh faces attempting to challenge him for the White House in 2020. Some of the faces are not so fresh as three of the leading contenders -- Biden, Sanders, and Warren are septuagenarians.
April 9, 2019
How to Prevent the Next Financial Crisis By Stephen Moore
What caused the financial crisis and Great Recession? A decade later, economists still don't have a good answer. Of course, the financial bubble in the housing market was the proximate cause, but this begs the question of what inflated the bubble that burst in the first place.
April 9, 2019
Already Deep in the Politics of Hate By Patrick J. Buchanan
During an Iowa town hall last week, "Beto" O'Rourke, who had pledged to raise the level of national discourse, depicted President Donald Trump's rhetoric as right out of Nazi Germany.
April 5, 2019
Will Black Voters Keep Democrats From Going Too Far to the Left? By Michael Barone
Which of the two dozen or so Democratic presidential candidates is going to carry black voters next year? The answer to that question is likely to be identical to the answer to the question "Which candidate is going to be the Democratic nominee, and maybe the president?"
April 5, 2019
2020: Socialist America or Trump's America? By Patrick J. Buchanan
In the new Democratic Party, where women and people of color are to lead, and the white men are to stand back, the presidential field has begun to sort itself out somewhat problematically.
April 5, 2019
Polling Critics Who Work in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Stones. By Richard Baris
In 1948, Gallup had Democratic President Harry S. Truman trailing Republican Thomas E. Dewey by 5 points, 49.5% to 44.5%. President Truman won the popular vote 49.6% to 45.1%, and the Electoral College 303 to 189.
It would be six decades before Gallup misfired again, when they underestimated Barack Obama’s support in 2012.
April 4, 2019
Assessing Trump’s Chances: Forecasting the 2020 Presidential Election By Alan I. Abramowitz
The author’s “time for change” presidential forecasting model has a successful track record of projecting presidential elections. In 2016, it showed Donald Trump as a favorite to win the national popular vote. Though Trump ultimately lost the popular vote while winning the Electoral College, the model presented an early indication that Trump was more than capable of winning the 2016 election.
April 3, 2019
Nancy Pelosi's Perv Problem By Michelle Malkin
If you're a sleazy male Democrat, you can always count on Nancy Pelosi to run interference for you and your pervy proclivities. While she has soaked up plaudits as a champion for women (most recently as the VH1 Trailblazer Honors recipient last month for International Women's Day), what she really deserves is Cheerleader of the Year Award from the Democratic Bad Boys Club.
April 3, 2019
Breakfast Isn't Important By John Stossel
I skipped breakfast again this morning. I won't worry about it.
Yes, I've heard the advice. "It's the most important meal of the day." It balances blood sugar levels, kick-starts your metabolism, stimulates the brain, etc.
April 2, 2019
Trump Should Close NATO Membership Rolls By Patrick J. Buchanan
When Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today, the president should give him a direct message:
April 2, 2019
The Biggest College Scandal of All By Stephen Moore
The seething anger Americans feel over the college admission scandal with wealthy and well-connected families using money, influence and cheating to bump their kids up in line so they get accepted into elite schools is well justified. Yet this scheme is small potatoes compared to the real scandal on college campuses from coast to coast. That scam is how much universities are charging families once they do get in.
March 29, 2019
Must the West Beg the World for Forgiveness? By Patrick J. Buchanan
As the Democratic Party quarrels over reparations for slavery, a new and related issue has arisen, raised by the president of Mexico.
March 29, 2019
R.I.P. Collusiongate By Michael Barone
Collusiongate is now history. The late-Friday afternoon announcement that special counsel Robert Mueller had completed his investigation and Attorney General William Barr's four-page letter released Sunday made it clear. "The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities," Barr wrote.
March 27, 2019
Crony State: Obamas' Chicago Fixer Tina Tchen By Michelle Malkin
How did hate crime huckster Jussie Smollett get away with it? All crooked roads in Chicago lead back to the Obamas.
