Nixon and Trump, Then and Now by Patrick J. Buchanan
For two years, this writer has been consumed by two subjects.
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May 9, 2017
May 8, 2017
39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 May 4.
May 8, 2017
Negative Views of Putin Reach New High
As the United States prepares to sit down with high-level Russian diplomats this week, disdain among U.S. voters for Russian leader Vladimir Putin has reached a new high.
May 8, 2017
Voters Don’t See Eye-to-Eye With Congress
Voters are not likely to say the average congressional representative shares their views. They’re not even convinced their own representative does.
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.
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.
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.
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.
May 3, 2017
A Thinking Mom's Message for Jimmy Kimmel by Michelle Malkin
I feel your pain. But please use your brain.
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.
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.
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.
