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September 27, 2017

NFL Pigskins at the Public Trough By Michelle Malkin

I'm calling foul on all the leftists rushing to protect the NFL's protest crusaders from President Donald Trump's criticism of their national anthem antics.

September 27, 2017

43% Say North Korea Thirsty for War with U.S.

Attitudes toward North Korea are little changed despite the increasingly heated rhetoric between the United States and the rogue communist regime. But voters are less supportive these days of direct military action against North Korea. 

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September 27, 2017

Critics Call Trump ‘Self-interested’ Like It's a Bad Thing By Charles Hurt

Nakedly transactional. Egotistical. Self-interested.

These are the slurs you hear echoing throughout the swamp about President Trump and his political motivations.

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September 27, 2017

Disabled by Government By John Stossel

A third threat to free speech at University of California, Berkeley has led to more censorship than political rioters or college administrators.    

September 27, 2017

33% Say Kids Today Less Likely to Participate in Sports

Americans still see the value of organized sports for youth, but many, including parents with school-aged children, say children are less likely to participate in them.

September 26, 2017

69% of Democrats Say Trump A Bigger Threat Than North Korea’s ‘Rocket Man’

Voters think President Trump is as big a threat to the United States as the North Korean dictator who is promising to attack us with nuclear weapons.

September 26, 2017

Is Football Falling As A Fan Favorite?

Football still reigns supreme as America’s favorite sport, but it appears to have lost fans over the last five years.

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September 26, 2017

Will NFL Demand Respect for Old Glory? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"America refuses to address the pervasive evil of white cops killing black men, and I will not stand during a national anthem that honors the flag of such a country!"

That is the message Colin Kaepernick sent by "taking a knee" during the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" before San Francisco '49s games in 2016. No NFL owner picked up his contract in 2017. But a few players began to copy Colin and to "take a knee."

September 25, 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 September 21.

September 25, 2017

Most Voters Not Willing To Pay Higher Taxes for Obamacare

It may cost Americans more money each year in taxes to continue to fund Obamacare in its current form. But voters aren’t too keen on paying higher taxes to keep it alive.

September 25, 2017

After Harvey, Irma, Maria, Most Say Hurricane Season is Worse This Year

With a seemingly endless barrage of back-to-back hurricanes this summer in the Caribbean and southern Atlantic, it’s no surprise that most Americans think this year’s hurricane season is worse than in the past.

September 23, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 22, 2017

President Trump remained at center stage this week with his first major address to the United Nations.

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September 22, 2017

No Man Is Above The Law -- Except On College Campuses By Ted Rall

Freshman orientation, Columbia University, New York City, fall 1981: Speeches. A blur of upperclassmen, professors and deans welcomed us, explained campus resources and laid out dos and don'ts. At one point, the topic of the campus drug policy came up. "You can do whatever you want in your dorm room," we were told, "just make sure it's OK with your roommate." A ripple of surprise swept the audience. Several students asked for elaboration of this don't-ask-don't-tell policy on illegal narcotics, and were told that they'd heard correctly.  

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September 22, 2017

34% Are Less Likely to Follow NFL Because of Protests

Are football fans voting with their TVs?

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September 22, 2017

Tension Between President and Congress Is Politics as Usual By Michael Barone

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the president seems out of alignment, on policy and political goals, with his party in Congress. This strikes many as an anomalous, even alarming, situation. But if you look back at history, it's more like the norm -- even if Donald Trump isn't.

September 22, 2017

Voters More Confident U.S. Will Remain Most Powerful Nation

Voters have more faith today that the United States will remain the world’s top superpower.

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September 22, 2017

Trump -- American Gaullist By Patrick J. Buchanan

If a U.S. president calls an adversary "Rocket Man ... on a mission to suicide," and warns his nation may be "totally destroyed," other ideas in his speech will tend to get lost.

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September 21, 2017

40% Have Favorable View of Rolling Stone

The founder of Rolling Stone announced this week that he plans to sell the iconic music and counterculture magazine. Americans have mixed reviews of Rolling Stone, though they’re not reading magazines much these days, anyway.

September 21, 2017

47% Say St. Louis Protests Are Filled with Criminals

St. Louis has erupted in protests following the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer who fatally shot a black man in 2011. Nearly half of Americans think the unrest there is fueled by criminals seizing an opportunity.

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September 21, 2017

Unsweet Home Alabama By Geoffrey Skelley

In the midst of a grueling campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, Alabama’s political sweet tea has acquired a distinctly sour taste. Appointed incumbent Sen. Luther Strange (R) finds himself in a vulnerable position against former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) in the party’s primary runoff election, which will take place on Tuesday (Sept. 26).