Syrian Showdown: Trump vs. the Generals By Patrick J. Buchanan
With ISIS on the run in Syria, President Trump this week declared that he intends to make good on his promise to bring the troops home.
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April 6, 2018
April 6, 2018
Genetics Is Undercutting the Case for Racial Quotas By Michael Barone
"I am worried," writes Harvard geneticist David Reich in The New York Times, "that well-meaning people who deny the possibility of substantial biological differences among human populations are digging themselves into an indefensible position, one that will not survive the onslaught of science."
April 5, 2018
Notes on the State of Politics By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
Mirror images of vulnerability; two statewide Democrats get upgrades; electoral consequences from #MeToo
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The partisan structure of the races for governorships and Senate seats are now exact mirror opposites.
— Sen. Angus King (I-ME) and Gov. Tom Wolf (D-PA) get ratings upgrades.
— Rep. Elizabeth Esty’s (D, CT-5) retirement gives Republicans an upset opportunity and is another example of how #MeToo is contributing to a high number of open House seats this cycle.
April 4, 2018
Caravans, Churches and Criminal Sanctuaries By Michelle Malkin
Open borders tour guides in Mexico illegally shepherding 1,500 Central Americans to the United States border declared victory this week. Mexican officials reportedly are offering humanitarian visas to avert a showdown. But the parade of immigration lawlessness marches on -- with reckless aiding and abetting by churches across the U.S.
April 4, 2018
Poisonous Taxes By John Stossel
Soda will cost you more in Philadelphia, Seattle, Boulder, Colorado, and a bunch of California cities because politicians in those places voted to tax it.
April 3, 2018
The Art of the Trump Trade Deal By Stephen Moore
Is it possible that Donald Trump is winning on trade?
April 3, 2018
How Trump's Presidency Will Be Judged By Patrick J. Buchanan
On many issues -- naming Scalia-like judges and backing Reagan-like tax cuts -- President Trump is a conventional Republican.
Where he was exceptional in 2016, where he stood out starkly from his GOP rivals, where he won decisive states like Pennsylvania, was on his uniquely Trumpian agenda to put America and Americans first -- from which the Bush Republicans recoiled.
March 30, 2018
Does the Pope Believe in Hell? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Pope Declares No Hell?"
So ran the riveting headline on the Drudge Report of Holy Thursday.
March 30, 2018
Our Time-Tested Parties Aren't About to Fall Apart By Michael Barone
Some days, the Republican Party seems on the verge of splitting up. Its congressional majorities couldn't produce a health care bill and passed an omnibus spending bill its president regretted signing. Prominent never-Trumpers call for the creation of a new political party. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who carried seven counties outside his home state in the 2016 Republican primaries, hints at a 2020 independent candidacy.
March 29, 2018
Inside Washington: Porn Storm By Amy Holmes
If only it was as easy to expel American porn stars as Russian spies.
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels is finally telling what her Los Angeles lawyer and former Democratic operative calls her “righteous” story.
March 29, 2018
The House Exodus By Kyle Kodik
In the roughly two and a half months since we last assessed an already-long list of House open seats this cycle -- and even in the week since my colleague Geoffrey Skelley took a deep look at the pace of House retirements historically -- the number of open House seats has continued to increase.
March 28, 2018
Rasmussen Reports Delivers Unbiased & Accurate Surveys By Ray FitzGerald
Seventy years ago, President-elect Harry Truman stood at St. Louis Union Station grinning before the cameras as he held a copy of that day’s Chicago Daily Tribune with a front-page banner headline that erroneously declared “Dewey Defeats Truman.”
March 28, 2018
The Snitches in Your Kids' Dental Office By Michelle Malkin
How sharper than a serpent's tooth to have a despotic pediatric dentist.
March 28, 2018
The Red Pill By John Stossel
In the movie "The Matrix," swallowing a red pill reveals the truth, while downing a blue pill leaves you trapped in illusion.
Today, in the parlance of some political activists, "taking the red pill" means seeing the lies of mainstream media -- and learning the truth.
March 27, 2018
Is Trump Assembling a War Cabinet? By Patrick J. Buchanan
The last man standing between the U.S. and war with Iran may be a four-star general affectionately known to his Marines as "Mad Dog."
March 27, 2018
No, Hillary Clinton: It's the Red States That Are Dynamic By Stephen Moore and Arthur Laffer
Hillary Clinton is being universally panned by Republicans and Democrats for her recent rant against people who voted for Donald Trump. While giving a speech in Mumbai, India, Clinton boasted that she "won the places that represent two-thirds of America's gross domestic product." She went on: "So I won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward." As evidence, she pointed to places such as Illinois, where she won by sizable margins. Then she added that those who voted against her "didn't like black people getting rights, and don't like women ... getting jobs."
March 24, 2018
Hiring John Bolton is Donald Trump's Most Dangerous Decision By Ted Rall
Personnel is policy, they say in Washington. The appointment of John Bolton as national security advisor is by far President Trump's most dangerous decision.
March 23, 2018
Will the Deep State Break Trump? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"It is becoming more obvious with each passing day that the men and the movement that broke Lyndon Johnson's authority in 1968 are out to break Richard Nixon," wrote David Broder on Oct. 8, 1969.
March 23, 2018
Women Against Free Speech? By Michael Barone
Sometimes, for those of us who are constantly reading statistics and poll results, something that you didn't expect to see stands out -- a number that makes you think the future will not be what you have been expecting.
March 22, 2018
Exit Stage Left or Right: Midterm Retirements and Open Seats in the House From 1974 to 2018 By Geoffrey Skelley
In the aftermath of now-Rep. Conor Lamb’s (D) special election victory on March 13, a constant refrain has been the stated fear among Republicans that the result would precipitate more retirements among GOP members in the U.S. House. As the Crystal Ball has noted in the past, open seats held by the president’s party in midterm elections have typically seen large average swings toward the opposition, making retirements a serious concern for the party in the White House. Because of the strength of incumbency, political parties have a more difficult time retaining a seat it controls when its incumbent does not seek reelection. That is, “seat maintenance” becomes harder for the incumbent party, in part because it now has to defend an exposed seat. Looking ahead to this November, the number of additional Republican retirements could be a critical factor in determining whether the GOP maintains its majority in the House. As a result, we wondered the following: How bad is the GOP retirement picture compared to past midterm cycles going back to 1974, and how many additional Republican retirements might occur this cycle?
