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August 20, 2015

Clinton's E-Mail: Serious Scandal or No Big Deal?

Federal authorities continue to investigate whether Hillary Clinton sent and received top secret e-mails through a private server during her time as secretary of State, and some speculate that the controversy is putting her run for the presidency at risk. But how serious a problem is it really to voters? 

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August 20, 2015

Immigration Excuses By Thomas Sowell

One of the most lame excuses for doing nothing is that we can't do everything. Such excuses have been repeated endlessly, even by some conservatives, when it comes to illegal immigration.  

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August 20, 2015

Trump Quickly Grasps Immigration Problem By Charles Hurt

“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.” — Mahatma Gandhi (or somebody)

That giant sucking sound you hear right now is the entire political establishment reacting in shock to Donald Trump’s deeply informed and comprehensive plan to address the rampant illegal immigration that has plagued America for more than a quarter century.

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August 20, 2015

Black Lives Matter Or All Lives Matter?

Yes, black lives matter, but don’t all lives matter? That seems to be the subject of some political dispute.

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August 20, 2015

Democrats 2016: Biden His Time By Kyle Kondik

It’s time to ask a question, the answer to which we do not know: Will former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server scandal do fatal damage to her campaign?

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August 19, 2015

Do Muslims Like America More?

Few voters think America's relationship with the Muslim world is improving, but they are more confident now that Muslims around the world don't see the United States as an enemy.

August 19, 2015

Voters Want to Build A Wall, Deport Felon Illegal Immigrants

As far as voters are concerned – and not just Republicans -  Donald Trump has a winning formula for fighting illegal immigration.

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August 19, 2015

Obama's Toxic Environmental Pollution Agency By Michelle Malkin

Here in my adopted home state of Colorado, orange is the new Animas River thanks to the blithering idiots working under President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency. 

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August 19, 2015

Breaking the Rules By John Stossel

Humans need rules. Rules make life more predictable. But when the rules multiply, the world needs some rule-breakers.

August 19, 2015

Voters Rate Jimmy Carter’s Legacy

Former President Jimmy Carter announced last week that he is losing his battle with cancer.

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August 18, 2015

The Strange Death of the Center-Left by Michael Barone

In 1935 George Dangerfield published "The Strange Death of Liberal England, 1910-1914," a vivid account of how Britain's center-left Liberal Party, dominant for a century, collapsed amid conflicts it could not resolve.

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August 18, 2015

Hillary Meter Drops Dramatically

In the face of increasing legal questions about the safety of secrets on the private e-mail server she used as secretary of State and of a vigorous intraparty challenge from Bernie Sanders, belief that Hillary Clinton is likely to be next year's Democratic presidential nominee has dropped noticeably over the past month.

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August 18, 2015

Random Thoughts By Thomas Sowell

Random thoughts on the passing scene:

Stupid people can cause problems, but it usually takes brilliant people to create a real catastrophe.

August 17, 2015

28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending August 13.

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August 17, 2015

Voters Worry China’s Problems Are Coming Our Way

Americans are definitely worried that the unfolding economic crisis in China may have repercussions on this side of the Pacific.

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August 17, 2015

Voters Remain Pessimistic About U.S. Anti-Terror Efforts

It’s been a whole year since the United States first launched airstrikes against the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Iraq, but voters still think terrorists have the winning edge.

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August 14, 2015

Hillary Doesn't Care That Much About Abortion Rights By Ted Rall

Hillary Clinton's recent attack on fellow presidential hopeful Marco Rubio, R-Fla., over abortion ("offensive," "outrageous" and "troubling," she said) reminded me of something I've been wanting to wonder aloud for some time:   

Why doesn't the Democratic Party call for a federal law legalizing abortion?   

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August 14, 2015

Straight Outta Whitewash By Michelle Malkin

My Instagram and Facebook feeds have been filled with unwitting apologists for racism against Korean-American small-business owners.

Heckuva job, Hollywood!

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August 14, 2015

Americans Think Illegals Are Taking Their Jobs

As the U.S. economy continues to stumble along, many Americans suspect they’re competing for jobs with the growing number of illegal immigrants in this country.