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May 6, 2017

Despite Everything, I Am Happy She Lost By Ted Rall

His fans hoped he was another Ronald Reagan. His critics thought he was Hitler. Who would have guessed that, 100 days into a presidency, few besides me saw coming, Donald Trump would look like Jesse Ventura? 

May 6, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 6, 2017

The unemployment rate on Friday fell to a 10-year low, but Americans still suspect there’s more to be done.

May 5, 2017

Voters Don’t Trust Polls, See Anti-Trump Bias

Most voters don’t trust political polls and tend to think pollsters are out to stop President Trump’s agenda.

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May 5, 2017

How Berkeley Birthed the Right by Patrick J. Buchanan

In December 1964, a Silver Age of American liberalism, to rival the Golden Age of FDR and the New Deal, seemed to be upon us.

May 5, 2017

Job Market Still Seen As Rough Going for Most College Grads

College graduation season is upon us, but while Americans still stress the importance of a degree, few think the class of 2017 has marketable job skills.

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May 5, 2017

Cultural Appropriation: A Modest Proposal By Michael Barone

"Cultural appropriation" has become the latest evil denounced by soi-disant social justice warriors, on campus and off. Examples:

"I was taught that white people shouldn't listen to rap music because it's cultural appropriation and could be offensive to my classmates," writes Pomona College student Steven Glick in The Washington Post.

May 4, 2017

Americans Not Tuning in For Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby is running this Saturday, but most Americans aren’t planning to watch the famous horse race. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

May 4, 2017

One-in-Three Think Feds Own Too Much Land

President Donald Trump last month ordered an unprecedented review of national monuments owned by the United States government. The federal government owns just over a quarter of the land in the United States, but voters continue to be divided over whether that’s too much.

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May 4, 2017

Do Voters Miss Obama?

With President Trump’s first 100 days in office a decidedly mixed bag, it begs the question: do voters miss his predecessor in the White House?

May 3, 2017

No Need To Increase Nuclear Stockpile, Voters Say

Voters strongly believe the nation’s stock of nuclear weapons is crucial to its national security, but they don’t feel the country needs to increase its nuclear stockpile.

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May 3, 2017

A Thinking Mom's Message for Jimmy Kimmel by Michelle Malkin

I feel your pain. But please use your brain.

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May 3, 2017

Voters Are Less Sure Trump Will Undo Obama’s Accomplishments

Voters believe more strongly that President Trump is a conservative, but one hundred days into his presidency, Republicans in particular are much less confident that he will erase President Obama’s legacy.

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May 3, 2017

Shut Up, Jimmy Kimmel, You Elitist Creep By Charles Hurt

This is why America hates Hollywood.

Late night “funny” man Jimmy Kimmel delivered a heart-wrenching monologue Monday night that every mother and every father could relate to.

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May 3, 2017

Break the Chains By John Stossel

My head spins.   

May 3, 2017

Americans See Free Speech on Campuses as a Thing of the Past

Conservative pundit Ann Coulter recently cancelled a planned speech at University of California, Berkeley, following protests and threats of violence by the students. Americans are now left wondering whether free speech on college campuses is simply a relic of a bygone era.

May 2, 2017

Trump’s Approval Slips Slightly in April

When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.

May 2, 2017

Can Most Americans Find North Korea on a Map?

North Korea has been high on the minds of Americans lately, dominating the news and the talk in Washington, D.C. But despite its notoriety, Americans aren’t convinced they actually know where the communist nation is.

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May 2, 2017

Nixon's Revenge: The Fall of the Adversary Press By Patrick J. Buchanan

Saturday's White House Correspondents Association dinner exposed anew how far from Middle America our elite media reside.

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May 1, 2017

'Tax Cuts for the Rich'? By Thomas Sowell

One of the painful realities of our times is how long a political lie can survive, even after having been disproved years ago, or even generations ago.

May 1, 2017

38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 27.