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October 27, 2017

Megyn Kelly's Not a Fan Favorite

Megyn Kelly’s new NBC morning show isn’t raking in the ratings, possibly because Americans aren’t the biggest fans of Kelly herself.

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October 27, 2017

Both Parties Trying Even Harder to Defeat Themselves By Michael Barone

Three weeks ago, I wrote a column about how both parties seem determined to lose the next elections. Since then, the pace has accelerated.

The clamor is more visible -- and more assiduously reported by mainstream media -- among the Republicans.

October 26, 2017

Americans Strongly Favor Requiring Vaccinations For School

Despite ongoing concerns about their safety, adults are still adamant that students should be vaccinated before going to school.

October 26, 2017

51% Say Lawbreaking Likely in Clinton Dealings With Russia

With the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton’s campaign coming under increasing investigative scrutiny for their ties to Russia, just over half of voters now think something illegal was going on. 

October 26, 2017

Like It or Not, Americans Agree on Importance of Homework

Some school districts in New Jersey are now doing away with homework at the elementary level, but most Americans continue to believe that homework is an essential learning tool.

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October 26, 2017

Primary Colors in Red By Kyle Kondik

If President Trump actively campaigned against incumbents of his own party in primaries next year, it would be an unusual political occurrence. But it would not be without precedent. In fact, he wouldn’t even be the first ideologically flexible, wealthy New Yorker who occupied the Oval Office to do so.

October 25, 2017

41% Have Been A Victim of A Major Data Breach

Data breaches at major companies like the recent one at credit reporting firm Equifax are happening more frequently, and a sizable number of Americans admit to being a victim of a cyber attack.

October 25, 2017

Fewer Voters Want Legal Action Against Sanctuary Cities

The topic of sanctuary cities has become a focal point in upcoming state gubernatorial campaigns. But while voters don’t believe sanctuary communities are safe, they’re less enthusiastic about taking legal action against them.

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October 25, 2017

A Private Military By John Stossel

We've fought in Afghanistan for 16 years now. Are we making progress?   

October 25, 2017

50% Favor Law Fining Parents for Kids' Bullying

Under a new law that went into effect this month, parents in a community in western New York could face fines and jail time if their child bullies other minors.

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October 25, 2017

The Lib Enablers of Perv Photog Terry Richardson By Michelle Malkin

If you wonder why Hollywood stayed so quiet so long about casting couch abuse behind closed doors, just look at how the entertainment industry enabled perverted sexual exploitation of women in front of the camera.

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October 24, 2017

Voters Share Obama’s, Bush’s Concerns About Today’s Political Climate

Former Presidents Obama and George W. Bush on the same day last week bemoaned the current state of politics in America in remarks many interpreted as aimed at President Trump. Voters strongly agree with what they had to say.

October 24, 2017

National Security Now Ties Trump Links to Russia As Top Voter Concern

Nine months into Donald Trump's presidency, voters are still concerned about his administration's Russia connection, but worries about national security have now jumped to the top of the list of voter concerns as well.

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October 24, 2017

Are Our Mideast Wars Forever? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"The Kurds have no friends but the mountains," is an old lament. Last week, it must have been very much on Kurdish minds.

October 23, 2017

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 October 19.

October 23, 2017

52% Say Textbooks More Concerned With Political Correctness

While just over half of voters continue to believe textbooks in schools try too hard to be politically correct, that number has fallen to its lowest level in nearly five years of surveying.

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October 23, 2017

A Clown in a Sequined Cowboy Hat Distorts Greatest Sacrifice By Charles Hurt

At last America is once again unified. We are, it turns out, all racists.

Because if retired Marine General and current White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, a Gold Star dad among so many other distinctions, is a racist, then every last one of us is.

October 23, 2017

Few Think It’s Better to Be a Woman in America Today

Amid renewed conversations about sexual harassment and gender equality in the workplace and beyond, very few Americans—men and women alike—think it’s better to be a woman than a man in society today.

October 21, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 21, 2017

Sexual abuse and the treatment of women in the workplace continued to capture national attention this week as the number of allegations of sexual assault and rape against former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein grew. Many say the Hollywood issue transcends Weinstein.

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October 20, 2017

Why Girls In The Boy Scouts Feels Weird By Ted Rall

I'm not a traditionalist. Progress is good. The fact that we've always done something a certain way is no argument for continuing to do it the same way.