Should We Commit to Fight Russia -- for Finland? By Patrick J. Buchanan
The prime ministers of Sweden and Finland, Magdalena Andersson and Sanna Marin, both signaled Wednesday that they will likely be applying for membership in NATO.
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April 15, 2022
April 14, 2022
Trump-District House Democrats Could Become Extinct This November By Kyle Kondik
How redistricting has altered the number of “crossover” districts.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The number of “crossover” districts — those won by different parties for president and House — has generally been declining over time.
— Under the current congressional district lines, there were only 16 crossover districts in 2020, with Republicans winning 9 Biden-won seats and Democrats winning 7 Trump-won seats.
— Based on the new district lines, and with a few states still outstanding, there are currently 16 incumbents running in districts that their party did not win for president: 11 Republicans in Biden seats and 5 Democrats in Trump seats.
— The Democrats may not hold a single Trump district next year, and the Republicans very well could hold many more Biden-won seats.
April 13, 2022
Kids' Books By John Stossel
Bookstores now sell only certain kinds of children's books.
April 12, 2022
Biden Wants to Regulate Everything -- Even Your Air Conditioning by Stephen Moore
Once upon a time, the mantra of the libertarian Left was "keep the government out of the bedroom."
April 12, 2022
Message From Ukraine -- Nukes Do Deter By Patrick J. Buchanan
When he arrived at Christ the Savior Cathedral to pay his respects to the ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who had died of COVID-19, Russian President Vladimir Putin carried a clutch of red roses.
April 8, 2022
Who Wins, Who Loses Gen. Milley's Long War? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Speaking of the seven-week war in Ukraine ignited by Vladimir Putin, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is warning us to expect a war that lasts for years.
April 7, 2022
Sarah Palin’s Surprising and Possibly Historic Run for the House By Kyle Kondik
How a victory would set her apart from other unsuccessful postwar VP candidates.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin surprised the political world when she announced a run to replace the late Don Young in Alaska’s at-large U.S. House seat.
— It’s not unusual for VP losers to subsequently win elected office, although in recent decades that has meant simply winning reelection to the job they held prior to being named to a presidential ticket.
— If Palin wins, she will set an obscure historical marker for unsuccessful postwar VP nominees.
April 6, 2022
Never Admit Anything By John Stossel
President Joe Biden says he never talked business with his son.
April 5, 2022
Technology and Growth Are the Cures to Climate Doomsday by Stephen Moore
I guess you could mark me down as a "climate change skeptic." I'm not a climate scientist, so I have no expertise on what is happening with the planet's temperature or severe weather events that can wreak havoc on life and property.
April 5, 2022
Is Global 'Democracy' America's Mission? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security," said President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address.
April 1, 2022
Turning a Corner, Away from Excessive Risk Aversion by Micahel Barone
It feels like we're turning a corner.
April 1, 2022
Insult Diplomacy: Does Biden's Vilification of Putin Help? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Several weeks into the war in Ukraine, ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked President Joe Biden if he agreed with those who call Russian President Vladimir Putin "a killer."
March 31, 2022
Biden’s Wealth Tax – More Class Envy Rhetoric By Brain C. Joondeph
President Joe Biden, perhaps looking at the rising budget deficit along with his desire to spend far more money than the U.S. Treasury has in its coffers – not to mention his sinking poll numbers and dim prospects for his party in the November midterm elections – has proposed a wealth tax on the uber rich. The White House calls it the “billionaire minimum income tax” which is neither limited to billionaires nor a tax on income.
March 31, 2022
The Politics of the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Counties By Kyle Kondik
Trends help illuminate how their states have changed over the past decade, particularly in Florida and Texas.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported changes in population from 2020 to 2021.
— While the headline findings mainly dealt with population declines, a number of places (particularly in the Sun Belt) are still experiencing substantial growth.
— A little more than 5 dozen counties with at least 100,000 residents grew by 3% or more from April 2020 to July 2021. These counties are spread across 20 states.
— Almost all of these counties vote Republican for president, although GOP presidential performance has eroded in many of them.
— Nearly half of these counties are in Florida and Texas, and the differing presidential trends in these fast-growing counties help illustrate the changing political trajectory of each state.
March 29, 2022
Asia's Autocrats Are Calling, Mr. Biden By Patrick J. Buchanan
While President Joe Biden was in Brussels and Warsaw showing U.S. solidarity with Ukraine, the 38-year-old autocrat who rules North Korea made a bold bid for the president's attention.
March 25, 2022
Another Party Hack President by Michael Barone
"The language people speak in the corridors of power is not economics or politics. It is history." So says former Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, quoted in a column on Ukraine by historian Niall Ferguson.
March 25, 2022
Is Victory for Ukraine Worth Risking Nuclear War? By Patrick J. Buchanan
During the 70 years that the Soviet Union existed, Ukraine was an integral part of the nation.
March 24, 2022
Are Latinos Deserting the Democratic Party? Evidence from the Exit Polls By Alan I. Abramowitz
Democratic share of the Latino vote has been highly variable from election to election.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— One key question in American politics is the trajectory of Latino voters. Donald Trump performed better in 2020 with Latino voters than he did in 2016, particularly in places like South Texas and South Florida.
— However, an analysis of the longer-term trend in Latino presidential voting shows that this growing voting bloc is not necessarily trending one way or the other.
— Presidential incumbency appears to have a stronger influence on Latino voters than on other demographic groups.
March 23, 2022
Renewable Failure John Stossel
The "Greens" promise renewables, solar and wind power, will replace fossil fuels. After all, the wind and sun are free, and they don't pollute!
