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December 14, 2016

A New Victim in the War on Small-Biz Bakeries By Michelle Malkin

It is not enough for family-owned pastry shops to bow to the gay marriage mob. Now, they're being targeted by the social justice mafia.   

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December 14, 2016

Skating to Freedom by John Stossel

My last Fox Business Network TV show airs Friday.

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December 14, 2016

All the Fake News That’s Fit to Print! By Charles Hurt

Long after the rest of America gave up on the mainstream media, the Old Gray Lady has finally discovered the fake news we have complained about for decades. And as with most things, The New York Times takes it to a level and sophistication that is the envy of the establishment media firmament.

December 14, 2016

Americans Are Decking The Halls

Americans appear to be in more of a decorating mood this holiday season than ever before.

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December 13, 2016

Where Are We? By Thomas Sowell

We are now in a kind of political no-man's-land between an administration on its way out and a new administration taking shape. Predictions are always risky -- and nowhere more so than in times like these.   

December 13, 2016

Holiday Shoppers Are Finishing At A Slower Pace This Year

While most Americans say they’ve started their holiday gift shopping, they are slower to finish this holiday season compared to previous years.

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December 13, 2016

Will Trump Defy McCain & Marco? By Patrick Buchanan

When word leaked that Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, a holder of the Order of Friendship award in Putin's Russia, was Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, John McCain had this thoughtful response:

December 13, 2016

Should Trump Be Forced to Sell All His Businesses?

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that his two older children will run his businesses while he is in the White House, but voters suspect Trump will still be involved. They stop short, however, of demanding that he sell all of his businesses to prevent any conflict of interest.

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December 13, 2016

Some Free Advice for the Democratic Party by Michael Barone

Herewith some unsolicited free advice for the Democratic Party. Whether it's worth more than the price I leave up to Democrats to decide.

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December 12, 2016

35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 December 8.

December 12, 2016

Will Trump Try To Make Money in the White House?

Most voters believe Donald Trump is likely to do things as president to make himself more money but still think he is no more unethical than other politicians.

December 12, 2016

Most Approve of Former General Heading Defense Department

Some Trump opponents have questioned the president-elect’s decision to include several former top military officers in his Cabinet including one as secretary of Defense, but most voters don’t have a problem with that call.

December 10, 2016

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 10, 2016

Following a brief respite over the Thanksgiving holiday, president-elect Donald Trump got back to work this week making moves that mostly pleased his supporters and infuriated his critics.

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December 9, 2016

Thanks to Trump, No More Ameri-Splaining By Ted Rall

"A shining city on a hill," Ronald Reagan called America (by way of the Puritan authoritarian John Winthrop). "We are great because we are good," Hillary Clinton said during the campaign (via Tocqueville). Michelle Obama, earlier this year: "This right now is the greatest country on Earth."

December 9, 2016

Republicans Like Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Democrats Don't

Democrats dislike President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks to date, but Republicans are pretty happy with them. One of his more high-profile picks, former Republican primary rival Ben Carson, is much more familiar to voters now than he was in the early days of the presidential campaign.

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December 9, 2016

Has the Trumpian Revolution Begun? By Patrick J. Buchanan

The wailing and keening over the choice of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the EPA appears to be a lead indicator of a coming revolution far beyond Reagan's.

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December 9, 2016

Sorry, Joe, Most Democrats Want A New Face in 2020

Vice President Joe Biden flirted this week with the possibility of running for president in 2020. But while his fellow Democrats like Biden a lot, they strongly feel their party needs to run a newcomer for the White House next time around.

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December 9, 2016

The Collapse of the Political Left By Michael Barone

It's been a tough decade for the political left. Eight years ago, a Time magazine cover portrayed Barack Obama as Franklin Roosevelt, complete with a cigarette and holder and a cover line proclaiming, "The New New Deal." A Newsweek cover announced, "We Are All Socialists Now."

December 8, 2016

Americans Think Christmas Should Be About Jesus

Most Americans still say Jesus is the “reason for the season,” and want to keep the focus on Christmas when it comes to store signs.

December 8, 2016

Should Trump Scrap The Iran Deal?

President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised during his campaign that he would dismantle the “disastrous” nuclear deal the Obama administration negotiated with Iran last year. Voters doubt Iran will hold up its end of the bargain but are closely divided as to whether the new president should keep the deal or renegotiate it.