Who Are the True 'Domestic Terrorists'? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Never allow a good crisis (to) go to waste. It's an opportunity to do the things you once thought were impossible."
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February 2, 2021
January 29, 2021
The United States of Racial Quotas and Preferences By Michael Barone
On Tuesday, six days into Joe Biden's administration, it became clear why Susan Rice, hitherto a foreign policy specialist, was named director of the Domestic Policy Council. Rice -- unconfirmable for a Cabinet post after her unembarrassed Sunday show lying about the Benghazi terrorist attack -- ventured into the White House press room to preview Biden's "equity" initiative.
January 29, 2021
Is the Establishment Still Terrified of Trump? by Patrick J. Buchanan
As soon as the Senate received the lone article of impeachment accusing President Donald Trump of "incitement of insurrection" in the Jan. 6 mob assault on the Capitol, Rand Paul rose to object.
January 28, 2021
2022 Senate Races: Initial Ratings By J. Miles Coleman
On a potentially limited playing field, both parties look to expand past their current 50 seats.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Republicans will be defending more Senate seats than Democrats in 2022, but both sides have some potential pickup opportunities — though a large gain for either party seems unlikely.
— Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) would have been an overwhelming favorite to win a third term, but even with his retirement, Ohio’s rightward lean makes it an uphill climb for Democrats.
— Democrats’ clearest path to gaining seats runs primarily though the Rust Belt, as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin seem to be their top offensive races, though they may finally get lucky in North Carolina.
— We rate four states — Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire — as Leans Democratic, and these seem to be the most obvious GOP targets.
— There will likely be more retirements this cycle, but they probably won’t change the fundamental picture.
January 27, 2021
Rule-Breaking Politicians by John Stossel
After Joe Biden's inauguration, he ordered everyone on federal lands to wear a mask. That night, he and his family posed for pictures at the Lincoln Memorial -- none of them wearing a mask.
January 26, 2021
The Left Wants Unconditional Surrender, Not Unity By Stephen Moore
About two years ago, one of my wife's best friends began to turn down invitations to get together. Then, out of the blue, she unfriended my wife on Facebook.
January 26, 2021
Coexistence or Cold War with China? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"The United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China. The United States... does not challenge that position."
January 22, 2021
Biden's Heartfelt Appeal for Unity Likely to Be Unavailing By Michael Barone
"We must end this uncivil war," Joe Biden proclaimed shortly after he became the 46th president on Wednesday. Hours earlier, in his last moments as the 45th president, Donald Trump extended "best wishes" to the "new administration." Graceful words, but accompanied by sharp and, in some cases, deserved attacks. Our presidents since George Washington have come to office through an inevitably adversary process, and while they may inspire "unity" on occasion, that's more the exception than the rule.
January 22, 2021
Biden's America: One Nation or Us Versus Them? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"We have met the enemy and he is us," said Walt Kelly's cartoon character Pogo, half a century ago, about what we Americans were doing to our environment.
January 20, 2021
As Biden Takes Office, Trump’s Shadow is Inescapable – at Least for Now By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Even as a new president is inaugurated today, the outgoing president looms large.
— As Senate Republicans ponder how to vote in the Trump impeachment trial, they may be incentivized to move the party past Trump as they seek to recapture power in Washington next year.
January 20, 2021
Standing Up to the Mob By John Stossel
Joe Biden says he'll "advance racial equity" by making "bold investments" in "Affordable Housing," aiding "businesses owned by Black and Brown people," establishing an "Equity Commission," etc.
January 19, 2021
Get Ready for More Obama-Era Green Energy Scams By Stephen Moore
With Democrats about to control all the levers of power in Washington, the biggest winners might be the wind and solar companies. These firms' stocks continue to surge mostly because President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to invest several hundred billion dollars in green energy through a pipeline of taxpayer-funded grants, loans, tax credits and loan guarantees.
January 19, 2021
Now, the Left Owns It All By Patrick J. Buchanan
That mob that split off from the Donald Trump rally of Jan. 6 to invade the Capitol has proven a godsend to the left.
January 15, 2021
From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism By Michael Barone
It wasn't just Donald Trump's detractors who felt a sudden sense of relief when they heard that Twitter was blocking his feed after the storming of the Capitol and the disruption of the reading of the Electoral College results on Jan. 6. While President Trump's exact words to the crowd on the Ellipse didn't constitute a criminal incitement, they were uttered with a reckless disregard for the possibility that they'd provoke violence, which any reasonable person could find impeachable.
January 15, 2021
The Lynch Mob Comes for Citizen Trump By Patrick J. Buchanan
"The president of the United States summoned this mob, assembled this mob and lit the flame of this attack."
January 14, 2021
The Objectors Versus the Rejecters By Kyle Kondik
Analyzing how House Republicans voted in last week’s Electoral College disputes.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Roughly two-thirds of House Republicans backed at least one of two objections to a state’s presidential results last week. And a clear majority backed both.
— Generally speaking, members who backed both objections come from more Republican-leaning districts than those who opposed both.
January 12, 2021
Liberalism Will Be Unleashed -- and Will Fail Again By Stephen Moore
We were all told that 2021 would be a better year for the country, but the first two weeks could hardly have been worse. The left is out to discredit not just President Donald Trump and his indefensible behavior since the election but also his ideas. They are triumphantly saying that free market conservatism is dead and that the era of big government is back with a vengeance. Not so fast.
January 12, 2021
Exploiting the Capitol Riot to Kill Trump By Patrick J. Buchanan
Donald Trump has stumbled and fallen, and the establishment is not going to let slip this last opportunity to stomp him and his movement to death.
January 11, 2021
Are Republicans Now Waking up to their Political Suicide? By Brian C. Joondeph
Elected Republicans, taking their voters and current events for granted, reading only the Washington Post and watching CNN, have squandered their political relevancy, perhaps permanently. Through their foolish attempts to “reach across the aisle” or act in a more “dignified” manner than their party leader, President Trump, they have now lost the platform Trump gave them, acting dazed and confused as to what happened.
