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September 24, 2019

Presidential Polling Propaganda By Brian C. Joondeph

According to the latest presidential opinion polls, the 2020 presidential election is over. Newsweek is giddy, reporting several days ago, “The latest Fox News poll about the 2020 election shows President Donald Trump losing to every Democratic frontrunner including Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.”

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September 24, 2019

Rebuilding America's Domestic Uranium Industry By Stephen Moore

The decline of American mining and production of critical minerals in recent decades is a self-inflicted wound that could imperil our economy and national security.

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September 24, 2019

Will 'Ukraine-Gate' Imperil Biden's Bid? By Patrick J. Buchanan

With the revelation by an intel community "whistleblower" that President Donald Trump, in a congratulatory call to the new president of Ukraine, pushed him repeatedly to investigate the Joe Biden family connection to Ukrainian corruption, the cry "Impeach!" is being heard anew in the land.

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September 21, 2019

Will Clinton Democrats Vote for a Progressive Against Trump? By Ted Rall

History, they say, doesn't so much repeat. It rhymes.

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September 20, 2019

Can Trump Still Avoid War with Iran? By Patrick J. Buchanan

President Donald Trump does not want war with Iran. America does not want war with Iran. Even the Senate Republicans are advising against military action in response to that attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities.

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September 20, 2019

Will Congress Have to Learn to Write Laws Again? By Michael Barone

Congress needs to learn to do a better job of writing laws. That's my conclusion after reviewing the legal debate over whether the Supreme Court should renounce the Chevron doctrine it unanimously promulgated (with three justices not participating) back in 1984.

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September 19, 2019

The Electoral College: Expanding the Map By Kyle Kondik

Trump is at least a small underdog in all the Clinton states, but trying to play offense is wise.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— We don’t really think President Trump can win New Mexico, where he campaigned earlier this week. But he’s wise to try to expand the map.

— While presidents who lose reelection historically don’t win states they didn’t carry in their earlier victories, presidents who win reelection typically do end up winning one or more states they lost previously, although there is one significant recent exception.

— However, the president seems to be at least a small underdog in every Hillary Clinton-won state. We’re moving New Hampshire from Toss-up to Leans Democratic in our Electoral College ratings.

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September 18, 2019

Facebook Incites Violent War on ICE By Michelle Malkin

Abolish ICE thugs in Colorado want to see the homes and families of immigration enforcement officials set aflame.

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September 18, 2019

Good News By John Stossel

I rarely watch cable news anymore. It's all hysteria, all the time.

CNN: "We are destroying the planet."

MSNBC: "The middle class is disappearing!"

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September 17, 2019

'Locked and Loaded' for War on Iran? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Iran has launched an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply," declared Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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September 17, 2019

Renewable Energy Will Only Be Possible With Massive Increases in the Supply of Critical Minerals By Stephen Moore

The recent threats by Beijing to cut off American access to critical mineral imports has many Americans wondering why our politicians have allowed the United States to become so overly dependent on China for these valued resources in the first place.

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September 14, 2019

Fake News, Fake Polls – CNN Edition By Brian C. Joondeph

It’s been a tough few weeks for CNN. Who knew pushing fake news could be so challenging?

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September 13, 2019

Trump Era Not as Extraordinary as Never-Trumpers Think By Michael Barone

Around Washington, in sundry upscale locales, in large quadrants of the internet, you still encounter lamentations about Donald Trump's takeover of the Republican Party and prophecies of the party's approaching doom. Never-Trumpers are less thick on the ground than among ordinary voters, but they have an echo in affluent southern and southwest suburbs that have switched from Republicans to anti-Trump Democrats. And they're eager to tell you that nothing like this has ever happened before.

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September 13, 2019

After Bolton, Trump Goals Remain Unrealized By Patrick J. Buchanan

The sudden and bitter departure of John Bolton from the White House was baked in the cake from the day he arrived there.

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September 12, 2019

Biden’s Challenge: Iowa and New Hampshire By Kyle Kondik

The schedule advantages Biden’s rivals, although it’s unclear if they can capitalize; NC-9 fallout.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Perhaps the biggest threat to Joe Biden is the nominating calendar.

— Biden is reliant on support from African Americans, but the electorates of the first two states, Iowa and New Hampshire, are almost entirely white.

— However, even if one or more of Biden’s rivals best him in the leadoff states, they may not necessarily have much appeal to the crucial African-American voting bloc themselves.

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September 11, 2019

7 Dem Debate Questions Jorge Ramos Won't Ask By Michelle Malkin

These are the rules of the militant open borders media:

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September 11, 2019

Better Schools By John Stossel

With most services, you get to shop around, but rarely can you do that with government-run schools.

Philadelphia mom Elaine Wells was upset to learn that there were fights every day in the school her son attended. So she walked him over to another school.

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September 10, 2019

Democrats Once Again Embrace Population Control to Save the Planet By Stephen Moore

Is the left once again embracing Malthusian population control in order to save the planet?

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September 7, 2019

Billionaires Who Promise to Save Journalism and Then Default: It Ought to Be a Crime By Ted Rall

Let's talk about fraud: "A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities," Lexico dictionary calls it.

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September 6, 2019

Can Joe Biden Run This Marathon? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Thursday, Sept. 14, looks to be a fateful day in the half-century-long political career of Joe Biden.

That night, a three-hour debate will be held, a marathon in politics.