Dry Rot in Academia By Thomas Sowell
Jason Riley has now joined the long and distinguished list of people invited -- and then disinvited -- to give a talk on a college campus, in this case Virginia Tech.
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May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016
Who Promoted Private Ryan? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Forty-eight hours after Donald Trump wrapped up the Republican nomination with a smashing victory in the Indiana primary, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that he could not yet support Trump.
May 10, 2016
Clinton or Trump - Who Will Best Handle Our Allies, Enemies?
Voters tend to think Hillary Clinton will work better with the United States’ allies if elected president but are evenly divided over whether she or Donald Trump will be tougher with this nation's enemies.
May 9, 2016
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending May 5.
May 9, 2016
60% Favor Foreign Policy That Puts America First
Donald Trump has rattled some in the national security hierarchy of both major political parties with his call for returning to an America First foreign policy. Most voters agree the United States has not been putting its own interests ahead of others and should reverse course.
May 9, 2016
Democrats Prefer, GOP Voters Reject An Anything-Goes Convention
The likelihood of a brokered convention for either political party is extremely slim now, although Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus recently acknowledged that “nothing’s impossible.” Republican voters feel even more strongly that the candidate with the most delegates should be the nominee, but Democrats now tend to support their party’s delegates voting for whomever they want at the party’s convention.
May 7, 2016
Hillary to Bernie Supporters: Don't Vote For Me By Ted Rall
Hey, Bernie supporters: Hillary has a talking point for you.
May 7, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 7, 2016
No more Trump Change: The deal’s been sealed.
May 6, 2016
60% of Women See Motherhood As Most Important Role
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and while Americans don’t think much of it as a holiday, most still believe that being a mother is the most important role a woman can play.
May 6, 2016
An Unmitigated Disaster By Thomas Sowell
Republican party leaders may have worried that Donald Trump would not only lose the general election for the presidency, but would so poison the image of the party as to cause Republican candidates for Congress and for state and local offices to also lose. Now they seem to be trying to patch things up, in order to present an image of unity before the general elections this fall.
May 6, 2016
Final Trump Change: ‘The Donald' Is A Done Deal
Rasmussen Reports’ final weekly Trump Change survey finds perceptions among Republicans and all voters that Donald Trump is the likely GOP presidential nominee at all time highs. The survey was begun before Ted Cruz and John Kasich quit the race.
May 6, 2016
Can Trump Disrupt the General Election as He Did the Primaries? By Michael Barone
So Republicans now have a presumptive nominee -- one headed to a clear delegate majority without visible opposition -- sooner than the Democrats. It's another way in which this year's presidential race has defied expectations and ignored precedent.
May 6, 2016
Bush Republicanism Is Dead and Gone By Patrick J. Buchanan
"The two living Republican past presidents, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, have no plans to endorse Trump, according to their spokesmen." So said the lead story in The Washington Post.
May 5, 2016
Most Still Concerned About Zika Threat
As warmer weather arrives in much of the United States, most Americans see the mosquito-borne Zika virus as a major potential health problem but are confident public health agencies can handle it.
May 5, 2016
Candidates Should Think Twice Before Endorsing Trump or Clinton
Right now as other candidates consider whether to fall in line behind their party’s presumptive standard-bearer, it’s a curse more than a blessing to endorse Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
May 5, 2016
How Do Clinton, Trump Stack Up Next to Obama on National Security?
Voters remain lukewarm about President Obama's national security policies and expect more of the same if Hillary Clinton moves back into the White House next January. Donald Trump, if elected, will definitely change things, voters say, but not necessarily for the best.
May 4, 2016
Most Think Government Too Powerful
Americans continue to feel their freedom is at risk from an all-powerful government.
May 4, 2016
Tale of Two Tribes: 'Climate Refugees' vs. EPA Victims By Michelle Malkin
The left has concocted a lucrative category of politically correct victims: "climate refugees." It's the new Green racket.
May 4, 2016
Americans See Tough Road Ahead For Class of 2016
It’s about time for the latest crop of college graduates to enter the workforce, but Americans still aren’t confident about the job colleges are doing preparing those young minds.
May 4, 2016
The Fall Outlook: Fear and Loathing on the 2016 Campaign Trail By Larry J. Sabato
“The whole framework of the presidency is getting out of hand. It’s come to the point where you almost can’t run unless you can cause people to salivate and whip on each other with big sticks. You almost have to be a rock star to get the kind of fever you need to survive in American politics.”
— Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 (1973)
