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                            April 2, 2024Who Wants to Be House Speaker? By Daniel McCarthy
Mel Brooks said it's good to be the king -- but is it good to be speaker of the House of Representatives?

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                            March 29, 2024Today's Leaders Are Not Living Up to Constitutional Norms By Michael Barone
   How are America's leaders measuring up against the standards set by the Constitution and the examples of the Founding Fathers? It's a question I've been asking as I seek refuge from contemporary politics in reading and occasionally writing, in my 2023 book "Mental Maps of the Founders," about the early years of the republic.
March 28, 2024Notes on the State of Politics: March 28, 2024 By Kyle Kondik
The narrowing GOP House majorityRep. Mike Gallagher’s (R, WI-8) surprising announcement late last week that he would resign on April 19 combined with an earlier and also surprising resignation announcement by now ex-Rep. Ken Buck (R, CO-4) is going to have the effect of further reducing the Republicans’ already-slim House majority.

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                            March 27, 2024In My House! By John Stossel
   What if you come home and find strangers living in your house?

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                            March 26, 2024The Biden Administration Takes a Swipe at Credit Card Industry By Stephen Moore
  The Biden administration regulators see a monopoly boogeyman behind the curtain of nearly every business merger and acquisition -- from airlines to cellphones to chicken producers.

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                            March 26, 2024Trump Hunts for a VP Close to Home By Daniel McCarthy
   It's the new season of "The Apprentice," only this time Donald Trump isn't looking for the next business whiz, he's in the market for a running mate.

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                            March 22, 2024The Electric Car Fiasco By Michael Barone
   Donald Trump's anodyne if overexcited comment that the U.S. auto industry would face a "bloodbath" if he's not elected and doesn't impose 50% or 100% tariffs on cars produced predictable results.

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                            March 20, 2024'15 Days to Slow the Spread' By John Stossel
Four years ago, government officials told us, "Stay home!" We have "15 days to slow the spread."

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                            March 20, 2024Biden's Tax Plan That Puts America Last By Stephen Moore
I am often asked if President Joe Biden is intentionally trying to dismantle the American economy with his imbecilic energy, climate change, crime, border, inflation and debt policies. But I've always believed these policies are driven by a badly mistaken ideology -- not malice.

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                            March 19, 2024Princess Kate and Democracy's Discontents By Daniel McCarthy
   Unelected pundits unceasingly tell us democracy is in danger.

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                            March 15, 2024Election 2024 – It’s the Border, Stupid By Brian Joondeph
During Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, his advisor James Carville crafted the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid” to highlight the US recession under then-President George H.W. Bush.  Bush also had his share of “stupid” by raising taxes after uttering his famous promise, “Read my lips, no new taxes.”

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                            March 15, 2024Democrats Losing Their Hold on California and California Losing Its Hold on America By Michael Barone
Last week's Super Tuesday results ensured the renominations of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, barring some unanticipated adverse health events. So, who's going to win in November?
March 14, 2024The Republican Veepstakes 2024, Part Two: What History Suggests About Trump’s Options By Joel K. Goldstein
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— If he sticks to history—and he very well may not—Donald Trump’s eventual vice presidential selection will be someone with high governmental experience.
— While Democratic VP nominees have very often come from the Senate, the backgrounds of Republican running mates have been more diverse in terms of previous government experience.
— The VP slot may be seen as particularly valuable on the Republican side because anyone elected with Trump knows that the Constitution prevents him from seeking a third term in 2028, meaning that the VP could run in four years instead of having to wait the customary eight for a presidential ticket headed by someone who has not previously been president.
— On the other hand, Mike Pence’s experience with Trump may deter some from making themselves available.
— Trump, a Florida resident, would be unlikely to pick someone else from Florida as his running mate because of the 12th Amendment.

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                            March 13, 2024Degrowth By John Stossel
The left has a new goal: degrowth!

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                            March 12, 2024Can Biden Buy the Voters? By Daniel McCarthy
   Joe Biden's weaknesses are obvious, but the State of the Union last Thursday and the president's $7.3 trillion budget proposal this week are reminders of just how tough he can be.

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                            March 12, 2024On the Economy: Biden Needs to Go Back and Take Remedial Math By Stephen Moore
It's a good thing President Joe Biden wasn't strapped to a polygraph while giving his State of the Union speech on Thursday, because his results would have come back about as clean as O.J. Simpson's. That was especially true when he recited a lot of tall tales -- and some whoppers -- while touting his administration's alleged successes.

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                            March 8, 2024Are Voters Recoiling Against Disorder? By Michael Barone
The headlines coming out of the Super Tuesday primaries have got it right. Barring cataclysmic changes, Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be the Republican and Democratic nominees for president in 2024.
March 7, 2024The Republican Veepstakes, Part One: Picking an Apprentice, Donald Trump’s Way By Joel K. Goldstein
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Vice presidential selection season is upon us, and the early apparent resolution of the Republican presidential nomination and the fact that former President Donald Trump will be orchestrating the 2024 Veepstakes promises to make the process a long and unique episode of that quadrennial event.
— Trump is an anomalous selector, having chosen a running mate once before. If his 2016 approach is a guide, and it may not be, the conventional wisdom that he will choose one of those who is publicly most obsequious may not be accurate.

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                            March 6, 2024The Renewable Scam By John Stossel
   "We're building a clean energy future," says President Joe Biden.

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                            March 5, 2024Veepstakes Give Trump an Edge By Daniel McCarthy
Donald Trump is already beating Joe Biden; polls last weekend from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CBS News and Fox News all agree.