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March 14, 2018

Look Homeward, 'Change Agents' By Michelle Malkin

Here is my homework assignment for all the fist-clenching, gun control-demanding teenagers walking out of classrooms this week (and next week and next month) to protest school shootings:

March 14, 2018

Parkland, Florida: One Month Later

Students across the country are planning  to participate in the National School Walkout for 17 minutes today to protest gun violence and honor the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida one month ago today.

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March 14, 2018

Lies About Trade By John Stossel

Maybe Donald Trump is such a powerful communicator and pot-stirrer that other countries, embarrassed by their own trade barriers, will eliminate them.

Then I will thank the president for the wonderful thing he did. Genuine free trade will be a recipe for wonderful economic growth.

March 13, 2018

Voters Not Overly Hopeful About Trump/North Korea Summit

President Trump has agreed to meet soon with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, the first time a U.S. president has ever met with the leader of the rogue communist regime.

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March 13, 2018

Globalists & Nationalists: Who Owns the Future? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Robert Bartley, the late editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, was a free trade zealot who for decades championed a five-word amendment to the Constitution: "There shall be open borders."   

March 13, 2018

Voters Say States Shouldn't Be Allowed to Shirk Federal Law

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing California over its actions to shield illegal immigrants from federal immigration laws.

March 12, 2018

37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending March 8.

March 12, 2018

More Americans See Discipline in Schools As A Big Problem

An Obama-era policy allowing for more leniency in schools has been strongly criticized following the massacre last month at a Florida high school. Most Americans think discipline in public schools is too easy these days. 

March 12, 2018

Americans Prefer U.S. Manufacturing Over Lower Consumer Costs

Many in the manufacturing business worry the newly imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports can hurt the United States’ manufacturing base by driving up costs for both businesses and consumers.

March 10, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 10, 2018

The job market is breaking records; economic confidence is flying high; North Korea’s asking for peace talks – and President Trump’s job approval ratings appear to be heading downward. Go figure.

March 9, 2018

U.S. vs. California: Voters Cool to Sanctuary States

Voters aren’t enthusiastic about living in a so-called sanctuary state and tend to favor the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to sue California for protecting illegal immigrants from federal authorities.

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March 9, 2018

Time to Get Over the Russophobia By Patrick J. Buchanan

Unless there is a late surge for Communist Party candidate Pavel Grudinin, who is running second with 7 percent, Vladimir Putin will be re-elected president of Russia for another six years on March 18.   

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March 9, 2018

Trump on Trade: Better Than Smoot-Hawley? By Michael Barone

Donald Trump's announcement that he is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from other countries has aroused little enthusiasm and much criticism. It evidently prompted the resignation of Gary Cohn as head of his National Economic Council.

March 9, 2018

Consumer Spending Update: Consumer, Economic Confidence Remains High

Following what financial analysts are calling a much-needed correction in the stock market, confidence in the economy remains at or near record highs.

March 8, 2018

Americans See Booze as More Dangerous Than Pot

More and more states are now pushing to legalize recreational marijuana use, perhaps in part because Americans see it as less dangerous than another already-legal substance.

March 8, 2018

61% Say Drug Testing for Jobs Is Needed

A recent news report said a tightening U.S. job market and looser marijuana laws in some states have led to the decline of pre-employment drug tests.

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March 8, 2018

House 2018: 26 Ratings Changes, All in Favor of Democrats By Kyle Kondik

Republicans are very much in danger of losing a district that supported President Trump by 20 points less than a year and a half ago.

March 8, 2018

Most Americans Say Life is Good

No matter where they live, the majority of Americans give good marks to their quality of life.

March 7, 2018

Gap Between Dems, GOP Narrows Slightly on Generic Ballot

Voters started the year favoring the Democrats, and while the party still leads, more voters are pulling for the Republicans as midterm elections get closer.

March 7, 2018

Most See Russia Nuclear Attack As Unlikely

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that Russia has developed a nuclear weapon capable of beating U.S. and NATO missile defenses. Voters here aren’t particularly worried about a Russian nuclear attack, but they are more concerned these days about souring U.S.-Russia relations.