All the Pro-Trade Democrats Go Missing By Stephen Moore
Does anyone know where all those free trade Democrats went?
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February 19, 2019
February 19, 2019
Why Autocrats Are Replacing Democrats By Patrick J. Buchanan
"If you look at Trump in America and Bolsonaro in Brazil, you see that people want politicians that do what they promise," said Spanish businessman Juan Carlos Perez Carreno.
The Spaniard was explaining to The New York Times what lay behind the rise of Vox, which the Times calls "Spain's first far-right party since the end of the Franco dictatorship in 1975."
February 15, 2019
Why Are Leading Democratic Presidential Candidates Endorsing 'the Green Dream, or Whatever They Call It'? By Michael Barone
There's an old joke about an egotistical politician whose disgruntled speechwriter, just before quitting, prepares a draft that promises the moon, and specifics for how to pay for it, on the first two pages, and leaves the third page blank except for the words "You're on your own now."
February 15, 2019
Will Diversity Be the Death of the Democrats? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Both of America's great national parties are coalitions.
February 14, 2019
Democrats Hope For A Nationalized Virginia Election This Fall By Kyle Kondik
Richmond chaos could threaten state legislative takeover but big-picture trends still favor team blue.
February 13, 2019
A Better School? By John Stossel
There must be a better way to keep kids interested in school than drugging them.
Today, 1 in 5 school-age boys is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Many are given drugs that are supposed to help them pay attention.
February 13, 2019
Lost, Buried, Burned: Oklahoma's Rape Kit Scandal By Michelle Malkin
If you are puzzled by the nationwide rape kit testing backlog, Oklahoma provides maddening insight on the bureaucratic forces that create intolerable inertia -- and injustice.
February 12, 2019
Green Is the New Red By Stephen Moore
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, has released her Green New Deal plan to the nation -- and to great applause from the Democratic Party.
February 12, 2019
Are the Democrats Bent on Suicide? By Patrick J. Buchanan
After reading an especially radical platform agreed upon by the British Labor Party, one Tory wag described it as "the longest suicide note in history."
February 9, 2019
The Disappearing of Generation X By Ted Rall
Generation X -- born between about 1961 and 1981 -- have been "disappeared" from the media like a fallen-out-of-favor Soviet apparatchik airbrushed out of a picture from atop Lenin's tomb.
February 8, 2019
Trump's Surprisingly Reflective and Disciplined State of the Union By Michael Barone
"This year," President Trump stated in his widely viewed and positively rated State of the Union address, "America will recognize two important anniversaries that show us the majesty of America's mission and the power of American pride."
February 8, 2019
Has Trump Found the Formula for 2020? By Patrick J. Buchanan
If the pollsters at CNN and CBS are correct, Donald Trump may have found the formula for winning a second term in 2020.
February 7, 2019
Yes, Virginia, This is Chaos By Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik
Saying that anything in the annals of American political history is “unique” or “unprecedented” is dangerous, for the simple fact that the past is filled with so many oddities from which we can draw parallels. That said, we’re struggling to come up with something equivalent to what we’ve seen in Virginia over the past week.
February 6, 2019
It's Time for Ingrates to Go By Michelle Malkin
Crying "hate" is a lazy way to debate. But in the Beltway, where honest discussion and vigorous deliberation are desperately needed, the rhetorical sloth is so thick you need a Big Foot circular saw to cut it.
February 6, 2019
Slum by the Bay By John Stossel
San Francisco is one of the richest cities it the world. It's given us music, technology and elegant architecture.
February 5, 2019
Sacrificing Northam Will Not Be Enough By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Once that picture with the blackface and the Klansman came out, there is no way you can continue to be the governor of the commonwealth of Virginia."
February 5, 2019
Donald Trump's Monetary Vindication By Stephen Moore
Well, what do you know! It turns out that amateur economist Donald J. Trump knows more about sound monetary policy than Fed chairman Jerome Powell and his team of hundreds of Ph.D. economists.
February 1, 2019
Trump vs. the Spy Chiefs: Who's Right? By Patrick J. Buchanan
To manifest his opposition to President Donald Trump's decision to pull all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria, and half of the 14,000 in Afghanistan, Gen. James Mattis went public and resigned as secretary of defense.
February 1, 2019
Time for Humility for Davos Elite By Michael Barone
Turnout at Davos was lousy this year. President Trump, preoccupied by the government shutdown, was a no-show at last week's World Economic Forum there. So were British Prime Minister Theresa May (Brexit) and French President Emanuel Macron ("gilets jaunes"). Chinese President Xi Jinping, Davos' 2018 star, and Russian President Vladimir Putin weren't there either. Neither were some of the usual financial and media big names.
January 31, 2019
The Seats/Votes Relationship in the U.S. House 1972-2018 By Theodore S. Arrington
Redistricting in the U.S. House of Representatives is not a unified process as is the case for most national legislatures, but the result of the cumulative actions in the states that have more than one representative. Nevertheless, it is useful to look at the entire House to see how the decisions in the states combine to form a fair or biased playing field for the parties.
