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December 31, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 31, 2016
Trick or treat. That may be the holiday slogan many have in mind as a new year and the Trump presidency beckons.
December 30, 2016
May the Force Be With Her
Actress-writer Carrie Fisher, best known for portraying Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" films, passed away this week, capping a year marked by a seemingly high number of major celebrity deaths. Most Americans remember her fondly.
December 30, 2016
Americans Are No Longer on the Move By Michael Barone
Americans see themselves as people on the move. When the going gets tough or when opportunity beckons, we get up and go. We move around a lot.
December 30, 2016
Israel First or America First By Patrick J. Buchanan
Donald Trump has a new best friend.
December 29, 2016
44% Resolve to Do Better Next Year
It’s almost time to bid 2016 farewell, and some Americans already have big plans for 2017.
December 29, 2016
Voters Are More Positive About U.S. Efforts in Middle East
Voters are more confident that U.S. involvement in the Middle East has been beneficial for the region, but they remain less convinced that that involvement benefits the United States.
December 29, 2016
Voters Say Obama Bad for U.S.-Israel Relations, Trump Better
U.S. voters think America’s relationship with Israel has deteriorated under President Obama but believe incoming President Trump will repair those relations.
December 28, 2016
Voters Still See U.S. As More Positive Force Than UN
Most American voters still view the United Nations favorably but remain convinced that the United States is still a greater force for good than the international organization.
December 28, 2016
Voters Are Less Concerned About Effects of U.S. Support For Israel
Tensions between the United States and Israel have risen yet again after the former abstained from voting on a UN Security Council resolution that condemns Israeli settlements in Israel’s occupied territories, allowing the resolution to pass. Voters in the United States continue to view Israel as an important partner when it comes to U.S. national security and are less negative about how that relationship looks to other countries.
December 28, 2016
Thank You, Professor Sowell By Michelle Malkin
I first read Thomas Sowell in college -- no thanks to my college.
December 28, 2016
Trump's Choice By John Stossel
America's socialists -- I mean, progressives, are enraged that President-elect Trump chose Betsy DeVos to be his secretary of education.
December 28, 2016
New York Times’ St. Nicholas Picks a Bone With Christ on Christmas By Charles Hurt
Just imagine it is one of the holiest days of the Muslim calendar and The New York Times decides to “celebrate” the occasion by asking incredulous questions aimed at obliterating the very foundation of the entire religion of Islam.
December 28, 2016
How Are Americans' Finances These Days?
Americans are much more optimistic about their personal financial future than they were a year ago.
December 27, 2016
Random Thoughts, Looking Back By Thomas Sowell
Any honest man, looking back on a very long life, must admit -- even if only to himself -- being a relic of a bygone era. Having lived long enough to have seen both "the greatest generation" that fought World War II and the gratingest generation that we see all around us today, makes being a relic of the past more of a boast than an admission.
December 27, 2016
Trump Nixes Pet Projects of Liberal and Conservative Elites By Michael Barone
It's been a tough year for political elites, here and around the world, what with the passage of Brexit in June in Britain, the repudiation of Colombia's Nobel Peace Prize recipient in the October FARC referendum and the defeat of America's Nobel Peace Prize recipient's preferred candidate in the November presidential election.
December 27, 2016
51% Now View Trump Favorably
Just over half of U.S. voters now view President-elect Donald Trump favorably, although strong negative opinions still outweigh strong positive ones.
December 27, 2016
Barack Backhands Bibi By Patrick J. Buchanan
Did the community organizer from Harvard Law just deliver some personal payback to the IDF commando? So it would seem.
December 26, 2016
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 22.
