Is a New GOP Being Born? by Patrick J. Buchanan
The first four Republican contests -- Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada -- produced record turnouts.
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March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016
Arizona, Not Trump, Shows Republicans the Way on Immigration By Michael Barone
In last Thursday's slam-bang Republican debate everyone saw Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz do a fine job of demonstrating Donald Trump's ignorance and inconsistencies. But many may not have noticed Cruz's citation of a Feb. 9 Wall Street Journal article that casts light on the immigration issue -- and suggests strongly that Cruz's and Rubio's serious immigration policies could prove more effective than Trump's bombast about building a wall and getting Mexico to pay for it.
February 26, 2016
Hillary vs. The Donald by Patrick J. Buchanan
In a Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump race -- which, the Beltway keening aside, seems the probable outcome of the primaries -- what are the odds the GOP can take the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court?
February 26, 2016
Trump's Rivals Must Make the Case for Themselves By Michael Barone
Does Donald Trump's big win in the Nevada caucuses mean he's the inevitable Republican nominee? He has made himself the favorite and could sew up the nomination with the first winner-take-all primaries March 15. But it's not inevitable that he will become the nominee. The question is how others can prevent it.
Trump won 46 percent in Nevada; Marco Rubio won 24 percent, and Ted Cruz won 21 percent. That's in line with polling, which showed Nevada to be one of the best Trump states.
February 25, 2016
Democrats 2016: From South Carolina to the Ides of March, Part Two By Kyle Kondik
This is the second part of a two-part series analyzing the flood of primaries and in both parties from now through March 15. Last week we looked at the Republicans, and this week we look at the Democrats.
February 24, 2016
Starving on the Prosciutto-and-Brie Poverty Diet by Michelle Malkin
Heed the cry of an entitled young American hipster: Woe is me, me, me, me, me!
February 24, 2016
Establishment seeks U.S.S. Marco Rubio to save it from Donald Trump By Charles Hurt
The Donald Trump Derangement Syndrome treatment facilities simply cannot handle the patient load. By Super Tuesday, there will be no beds left and white people wearing Brooks Brothers suits and tassel loafers will be wandering the streets of New York and D.C. with bloodshot eyes.
February 24, 2016
Joy and Bad Law By John Stossel
According to Betfair.com, Jennifer Lawrence probably won't win best actress at the Oscars Sunday. I'm rooting for her, though -- not because of her acting, but because the movie she stars in, "Joy," celebrates the difficulty of entrepreneurship.
February 23, 2016
Paranoid Politics By Thomas Sowell
Amid all the media analyses of the prospects of each of the candidates in both political parties, there is remarkably little discussion of the validity -- or lack of validity -- of the arguments these candidates are using.
February 23, 2016
February Clarifies Both Parties' Nomination Races By Michael Barone
In 2008, Barack Obama's great victories in February primaries -- Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia and Wisconsin -- gave him an unstoppable delegate lead for the Democratic nomination. In 2012, Mitt Romney's wins in Florida (technically on Jan. 31) and Michigan sent him on his way to the Republican nomination.
February 23, 2016
Nationalism and Populism Propel Trump By Patrick J. Buchanan
As the returns came in from South Carolina Saturday night, showing Donald Trump winning a decisive victory, a note of nervous desperation crept into the commentary.
Political analysts pointed out repeatedly that if all of the votes for Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Jeb Bush and Ben Carson were added up, they far exceeded the Trump vote.
February 21, 2016
Clinton Hangs On In Nevada by Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
After very narrowly winning Iowa and losing New Hampshire in a blowout, Hillary Clinton has moved on to her “firewall” -- the more diverse states that come after the lily-white leadoff contests. Clinton’s wall held in its first test in Nevada, but her modest margin of victory isn’t going to scare Bernie Sanders into surrendering. Clinton remains on track to win the nomination, barring intervention by the FBI or some unrelated, unexpected development, but Sanders is hanging around. And with the money he’s raising and the enthusiasm he’s generating among the young, he likely can continue for quite some time.
February 21, 2016
The Hour Is Growing Late To Stop Trump by Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
If you had told us when Donald Trump entered the race that he would take second place in Iowa, win New Hampshire easily, and then triumph in South Carolina, you’d have needed smelling salts to revive us. But he’s done it, and no one else has really been able to shake the intense hold he has on about a third of the Republican Party.
February 19, 2016
For Sanders and Clinton, Politics Are Personal by Ted Rall
Could the clash between Clintonian "realism" and Sandersian "idealism" come down to personal history?
February 19, 2016
Trump Is Right on Trade By Pat Buchanan
Republican hawks are aflutter today over China's installation of anti-aircraft missiles on Woody Island in the South China Sea.
February 19, 2016
Who Will Win the Electability Vote? by Michael Barone
With the likelihood that the Supreme Court vacancy will not be filled this year, voters' minds are going to turn to questions of electability, writes my Washington Examiner colleague David Drucker.
February 18, 2016
Republicans 2016: From South Carolina to the Ides of March By Geoffrey Skelley
After months and months of endless fascination with Iowa and New Hampshire, the bulk of the primary season will be contested over just the course of a single month. Between Feb. 20 and March 5, a whopping 37 states and territories will hold at least one party’s nominating contest, many both. In order to prepare our readers for this flood of primaries and caucuses, we wanted to take a look at each one and try to assess what their electorates are like and what history tells us about whom they might be inclined to support. This week, we sketch out the Republican calendar from Feb. 20 through March 15. Next week, we’ll tackle the Democrats.
February 17, 2016
Robot Cars By John Stossel
The Tesla S is the closest thing to a totally driverless car available now. I had to leave my state to test-drive it. New York's archaic laws forbid taking both hands off the wheel.
February 17, 2016
The Lure of Socialism by Thomas Sowell
Many people of mature years are amazed at how many young people have voted for Senator Bernie Sanders, and are enthusiastic about the socialism he preaches.
February 17, 2016
Another Ill-advised (But Self-serving) Kamikaze Stunt By Ted Cruz By Charles Hurt
Sen. Ted Cruz is one of those people who constantly wrestles with the Constitution — and always wins.
In his latest declaration to mount the barricades in defense of the Constitution, the Texas senator said he will “absolutely” filibuster any nominee the president puts forward to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
