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April 14, 2017

Will Christianity Perish in Its Birthplace? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?)" Those are among Jesus' last words on the Cross that first Good Friday.   

April 13, 2017

Most Still Think Children Are Safe At School

Even after the shooting and death of an eight-year-old student and a teacher at a school in San Bernardino, California, earlier this week, most Americans still think schools are safe places for children.

April 13, 2017

Voters Still See Russia As Possible Ally

President Trump says U.S. relations with Russia are at “an all-time low,” but voters think the United States can still work with Russia on some issues.

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April 13, 2017

Special Circumstances By Kyle Kondik

Whatever happens in the first round of voting in the special election in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District on Tuesday, it seems like a safe bet that the result will get a fair amount of national attention because of what it may tell us about the 2018 midterm. But before getting into what those lessons may be, let’s remember that this is a special election — and thus it features special circumstances.

April 13, 2017

Voters Question Obama-Era Police Agreements, Agree With Sessions' Review

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a review of the reform agreements President Obama's Justice Department required of several urban police departments following high-profile police shootings.

April 12, 2017

Americans Reject Proposed Online Access Law

Senate Republicans recently voted to eliminate proposed privacy rules that prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from selling or sharing users’ browsing history and other personal information, and voters aren’t having it.

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April 12, 2017

Who's Unsafe on Campus? By Michelle Malkin

Springtime may be in bloom, but snowflakes never go out of season at America's most prestigious colleges and universities.

April 12, 2017

Voters Less Fearful of Worsening U.S.-Russia Relations

Voters appear to be less concerned that tense United States-Russia relations will have a negative impact on America, but they still strongly believe the two nations are headed for another Cold War scenario.

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April 12, 2017

Remember When the Establishment Thought Trump Was Crazy? By Charles Hurt

Remind me again: Who is the impulsive, trigger-happy pugnacious brute who cannot be trusted with the nuclear codes?

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April 12, 2017

Warrior Trump by John Stossel

Somehow, firing Tomahawk missiles at Syria suddenly changed people's opinions of President Trump. Now they call him a "serious" leader.

April 12, 2017

Most Democrats Still Say Trump Didn't Win

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez recently said he doesn't accept that Donald Trump is president. Most Democrats agree.

April 11, 2017

Most Support Trump’s Airstrike But See Syria As A UN Problem

Most voters support President Trump’s missile strike on Syria but feel further action against the Syrian government should come from the United Nations and not the United States alone.

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April 11, 2017

Tactical Nuclear Option Inside Reconciliation By Lawrence Kudlow

"Drain the swamp." It was one of President Trump's most powerful messages on the way to victory. Shake up Washington, D.C. Break a few eggs to create a new omelet. Overturn the establishment.

April 11, 2017

Most Americans Aren't Volunteering for Space Travel

Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson insists he'll have commercial travelers in space by the end of next year, but a trip to space isn’t high on most Americans’ to-do lists.

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April 11, 2017

Is Trump Enlisting in the War Party? by Patrick J. Buchanan

By firing off five dozen Tomahawk missiles at a military airfield, our "America First" president may have plunged us into another Middle East war that his countrymen do not want to fight.

April 10, 2017

36% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 April 6.  

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April 10, 2017

Voters Not Convinced Obama Wasn’t In On Trump Spying

Voters are split on whether President Barack Obama or his inner circle were aware that U.S. intelligence agencies were spying on Donald Trump’s campaign, but they don’t believe Obama officials leaked names picked up in the surveillance efforts to the media.

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April 10, 2017

Trump, the 'Nuclear Option' of Presidents, Awakens the Comfortable in the Senate By Charles Hurt

One of the greatest decisions of the 20th Century was the unflinching order by President Harry S. Truman to drop two bombs on Japan.

April 10, 2017

GOP Voters See Merit-Based System As Legal Immigration Solution

President Trump has proposed moving toward a merit-based legal immigration system that grants visas based on one’s skill levels rather than their family connections. Republican voters think that’s a pretty good solution.

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April 8, 2017

Why is Trump So Hated? It's The Tribalism by Ted Rall

This one is in post-9/11 cadence: why do liberals hate Trump so much?