Trump: Good, Bad, Ugly By John Stossel
President Donald Trump "saved the United States," says former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.
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February 12, 2020
February 11, 2020
Defusing the Debt Bomb By Stephen Moore
President Donald Trump's new budget confirms that without corrective action, trillion-dollar deficits will be with us for years and perhaps decades to come. Trump's budget plan has many smart and urgent spending reforms. But will Congress ignore them once again?
February 11, 2020
Long Before Trump, We Were a Divided People By Patrick J. Buchanan
In a way, Donald Trump might be called The Great Uniter.
February 8, 2020
Democrats' Wimpy Impeachment Has Made Trump Stronger Than Ever By Ted Rall
"Many Democrats fear that Trump may be laying an impeachment trap," Stephen Collins wrote for CNN last May. "It's possible that the wider political divides get, the more Trump benefits. The spectacle would help him charge up the political base he needs to turn out in droves in 2020 with claims their 2016 votes were being stolen by political elites."
February 7, 2020
Democrats' Blunders Help Create Favorable Winds for Trump By Michael Barone
Are we watching a great political party commit suicide?
February 7, 2020
Are the Bells Tolling for Amy, Liz & Joe? By Patrick J. Buchanan
By the end of February, the race for the Democratic nomination may have come down to a choice of one of three white men.
February 6, 2020
The Iowa Chaos: A Preview of July? By Kyle Kondik
Muddled, delayed, and confusing result could end up contributing to more of the same down the road.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— As of this writing, days after Iowa, the ultimate outcome there was still unclear.
— Joe Biden’s poor showing probably forecloses the possibility of him winning the nomination quickly.
— The odds of a rare, contested convention probably went up, although there’s still time for the race to sort itself out.
February 5, 2020
What Will It Take to Stop Google's Kiddie Predators? By Michelle Malkin
How much more evidence do we need to compile before the federal government protects our children and fully deplatforms Google from American public schools?
February 5, 2020
Bad Law By John Stossel
A law in South Carolina bans playing pinball if you're under 18. That's just one of America's many ridiculous laws restricting freedom.
February 4, 2020
Failed Coup of a Failing Establishment By Patrick J. Buchanan
It has been a bad few days for the establishment, really bad.
In a 51-49 vote, the Senate refused to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump and agreed to end the trial Wednesday, with a near-certain majority vote to acquit the president of all charges.
February 4, 2020
Don't Regulate the Rail Industry By Stephen Moore
President Donald Trump rightly touts the economy-wide savings from his deregulation initiatives. But one federal agency didn't get the memo. Some members of the Surface Transportation Board, which has oversight over the nation's network of freight railroads, wants to resurrect price controls on the industry.
February 3, 2020
The Road to Milwaukee: How the Democratic Primary Will Unfold By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— At long last, the primary season begins tonight in Iowa.
— The calendar is frontloaded, with the heart of the action coming from March 3-17.
— If there is not a clear leader by St. Patrick’s Day, and especially by the end of April, the primary electorate may not actually be able to crown a clear winner.
February 1, 2020
Corporate Crap That Doesn't Kill Bernie Just Makes Him Stronger By Ted Rall
On Jan. 19, The New York Times oddly co-endorsed Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar for the Democratic presidential nomination. Two days later, a poll on the key New Hampshire primary showed Warren down 4 points. Bernie Sanders' surge continued. What happened?
January 31, 2020
A Sanders Sweep? By Michael Barone
The old becomes the new. It's less than a week from of the Iowa caucuses, and Bernie Sanders, born in September 1941, three months before Pearl Harbor, leads the RealClearPolitics average of recent polls by 4 points in Iowa, 10 points in New Hampshire and 5 points in the biggest delegate prize, the Super Tuesday-voting California.
January 31, 2020
Is Bernie's Hour of Power at Hand? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Can a septuagenarian socialist who just survived a heart attack and would be 80 years old in his first year in office be elected president of the United States? It's hard to believe but not impossible.
January 30, 2020
Take Two: Can Sanders Broaden His Base? By Rhodes Cook
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Unlike in 2016, Bernie Sanders has a real chance to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
— However, he likely will have to broaden his base of support to do so.
— Namely, better showings in big urban and suburban areas are important, particularly as the field narrows.
January 29, 2020
Red China's Infection of US Classrooms By Michelle Malkin
Dangerous menaces are spreading from mainland China to the United States. Surgical masks and Big Pharma vaccines, however, won't protect this nation from its infiltration. The problem doesn't lie with bats. It lies with America's batty pursuit of globalization at all costs.
January 29, 2020
Freebies for Everyone By John Stossel
The Iowa Caucus, the real start of the 2020 presidential primaries, is next week. Who's favored to win? Sadly, as I write this, the smart money says it's the candidate who's promised Americans the most "free" stuff.
January 28, 2020
The Economy's Unsung Hero Is Low Interest Rates By Stephen Moore
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week, President Donald Trump again talked positively about negative interest rates. That's not a very good idea considering negative interest rates are a warning signal of deflation, which can be as bad for an economy as runaway inflation.
January 28, 2020
Impeachment: The Left's Ultimate Weapon By Patrick J. Buchanan
In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act that had been enacted by Congress over his veto in 1867. Defying the law, Johnson fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, without getting Senate approval, as the act required him to do.
