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October 1, 2021

Who Is Killing 10,000 Black Americans Every Year? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Unfortunately, Jan. 6 was not an isolated event," warned FBI Director Christopher Wray last winter:

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October 1, 2021

Biden Policies Need Better Arguments Than 'Orange Man Bad' by Micahel Barone

"First you win the argument, then you win the vote." That advice from Margaret Thatcher has been ignored by President Joe Biden and Democratic Party leaders to their detriment.

September 30, 2021

Americans Expect Still Higher Gasoline Prices

Most Americans have noticed they’re paying more at the pump lately, and they expect the price of gasoline to keep going up.

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September 30, 2021

OR Finishes Redistricting, with CO, ME, and NE Close Behind; Many Other States Release Drafts by J. Miles Coleman

Last week, in the middle of what turned out to be a tumultuous special legislative session in Oregon, the Crystal Ball looked at the congressional map that Democrats were pushing for. After a COVID scare that prompted leadership to halt negotiations for several days, the Oregon legislature convened over the weekend. Facing the prospect of a walkout by Republican legislators, Democrats proposed a new map that was designed to be more palatable to the GOP. It worked. On Monday, enough Republicans showed up to allow Democrats to pass their plan.

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September 30, 2021

New Initiative Explores Deep, Persistent Divides Between Biden and Trump Voters By UVA Center for Politics

The University of Virginia Center for Politics has partnered with Project Home Fire, a new initiative dedicated to finding common ground in American politics, on an innovative new data analytics and polling project to explore the social, political, and psychological divides between those who voted for Donald Trump and those who voted for Joe Biden in 2020.

September 29, 2021

51% Blame Global Warming for Extreme Weather

As the 2021 hurricane season winds down, most Americans believe global warming is to blame for extreme weather.

September 29, 2021

Majority Oppose DHS Release of Haitian Migrants, Say Trump's Immigration Policy Was Better

Voters strongly disagree with President Joe Biden administration’s decision to turn loose more than 12,000 Haitian migrants in the United States, and a majority now say former President Donald Trump’s immigration policy was better.

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September 29, 2021

Smeared by John Stossel

I just sued Facebook.

September 28, 2021

Voter Approval of Supreme Court Declines

Fewer voters approve of how the U.S. Supreme Court is doing its job than a year ago, and are more likely to say the court is too conservative than too liberal.

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September 28, 2021

Voter Approval of Supreme Court Declines

Fewer voters approve of how the U.S. Supreme Court is doing its job than a year ago, and are more likely to say the court is too conservative than too liberal.

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September 28, 2021

Government of the Unions, by the Unions, for the Unions by Stephen Moore

President Joe Biden keeps boasting that all the new jobs his programs will supposedly create will be "good-paying union jobs." But, Joe, what about the 93% of private sector workers who are (SET ITAL)not(END ITAL) members of unions? Does he care about them?

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September 28, 2021

The Eclipse of Europe By Pat Buchanan

For centuries up to and including the 20th, Europe seemed the central pivot of world history.  

September 27, 2021

32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-two percent (32%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending September 23, 2021.

September 27, 2021

Majority Oppose $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill, Against Raising Debt Ceiling

Most voters are against the $3.5 trillion “reconciliation” budget bill now pending in Congress, and are also opposed to raising the national debt ceiling.

September 25, 2021

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

September 24, 2021

Afghanistan: Voters Don’t Want to Pay for Resettling Refugees

A majority of voters object to the cost of President Joe Biden’s plan to resettle tens of thousands of refugees from Afghanistan in the United States.

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September 24, 2021

Hillary Clinton Should Apologize for the Biggest Political Hoax Since Titus Oates by Michael Barone

It's the biggest political hoax since Titus Oates's allegations of a "Popish Plot" to assassinate King Charles II in 1678. Oates's charge of a Jesuit conspiracy swept through London and led to the execution of four innocent men before Oates was proved a fraud.

September 23, 2021

Two-Thirds of Americans Rate Their Life Positively

Problems like COVID-19, immigration and climate change may dominate headlines, but most Americans have a positive view of their own lives.

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September 23, 2021

Trump 2024 Would Beat Either Biden or Harris

Voters are divided on whether former President Donald Trump should run again in 2024, but most would vote for him in a race against either President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris.