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December 20, 2018

Moderation in the Pursuit of Reelection May Not Help: Evidence from the 2018 House Elections By Alan I. Abramowitz

In my book, The Great Alignment: Race, Party Transformation and the Rise of Donald Trump, I argue that the United States has entered a new era of electoral competition in the 21st century. The most important characteristics of 21st century elections are partisan polarization and nationalized elections, and the results of the 2018 House elections provide striking evidence of both. The outcomes of House contests in 2018 were overwhelmingly determined by two factors — the partisan composition of House districts and the unpopularity of President Trump in many of those districts, including some that had supported him in 2016.

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December 19, 2018

Three Good Men; Three Great Kids' Books By Michelle Malkin

Men get a bad rap. They're blamed collectively for rape culture, violence, war, poverty, climate change and all other manner of global suffering. They're forced to apologize on college campuses for their chromosomes, anatomy and athleticism. They're vilified incessantly in women's magazines, on women's talk shows and at women's confabs promoting the male-bashing #MeToo movement.

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December 19, 2018

Capitalists vs. Capitalism By John Stossel

It's bad enough when leftists smear capitalism. I hate it more when capitalists do it, too.

I'd hoped for more from the world's current richest man, Jeff Bezos.

December 18, 2018

O Little Poll of Washington...By Brian C. Joondeph

A popular Christmas carol is “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” In keeping with the Christmas season, and the ongoing efforts by the Washington, D.C. elites and ruling classes to destroy anything and everything related to President Trump, it’s time to review some current opinion polls.

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December 18, 2018

Follow the (Climate Change) Money By Stephen Moore

The first iron rule of American politics is: Follow the money. This explains, oh, about 80 percent of what goes on in Washington.   

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December 18, 2018

Can America Fight Two Cold Wars at Once? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Kim Jong Un, angered by the newest U.S. sanctions, is warning that North Korea's commitment to denuclearization could be imperiled and we could be headed for "exchanges of fire."

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December 14, 2018

What Lies Behind the Malaise of the West? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Is it coincidence or contagion, this malady that seems to have suddenly induced paralysis in the leading nations of the West?   

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December 14, 2018

Parties Need to Up Their Game By Michael Barone

Two weeks ago in this column, I asked what is to blame for the weakness of the heads of government here and in Western Europe, institutional failure, voter fecklessness, leaders' personal weaknesses or some combination of all three?

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December 13, 2018

Senate 2020: Republican Exposure on Paper, But Not Necessarily in Practice By Kyle Kondik

In the 2018 cycle, the big story was that the Democrats faced a historically difficult map of Senate races. They had to defend 26 of the 35 seats being contested, including Democratic incumbents in several dark red states. Ultimately, Democrats won 24 of the 35 races, nearly 70% of those on the ballot. But Republicans netted two seats overall, boosting their majority from 51 seats to 53 seats when the new Senate convenes next month. Democrats will hold 47 seats, a total that includes independent Sens. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

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December 12, 2018

An Ethics Lesson for USA Today's 'Queer' Bullies By Michelle Malkin

This week, I did something that USA Today's executive leadership apparently hadn't done lately: I read the newspaper's "principles of ethical conduct for newsrooms."

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December 12, 2018

Liberty Gifts By John Stossel

Struggling to find gifts to get for loved ones? How about a book?    

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December 11, 2018

The Bush Tax Betrayal By Stephen Moore

The eulogies for George H.W. Bush keep rolling in, and a great American hero's life has been given proper tribute.

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December 11, 2018

How Democracy Is Losing the World By Patrick J. Buchanan

If Donald Trump told Michael Cohen to pay hush money to Stormy Daniels about a one-night stand a decade ago, that, says Jerome Nadler, incoming chair of House Judiciary, would be an "impeachable offense."

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December 7, 2018

Who Lost the World Bush 41 Left Behind? By Patrick J. Buchanan

George H.W. Bush was America's closer.

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December 7, 2018

The Most Successful One-Term President By Michael Barone

George H.W. Bush "gave the nation its most successful one-term presidency." He "was the best one-term president the country has ever had, and one of the most underrated presidents of all time."

So said two not impartial sources -- the late president's vice president, Dan Quayle, and his Houston friend and secretary of state, who was with him at the end, James Baker. But their assessments are entirely defensible.

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December 6, 2018

Governors 2019-2020: Democrats Try to Hold the Line in Red-State Battles By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Following the 2018 election, Republicans now control 27 governorships to the Democrats’ 23, but a majority of the American public will live in states governed by Democrats starting next year.

— The 14 governorships at stake over the next two years feature some intriguing contests that will be held on mostly GOP-leaning turf.

— The most endangered governorship for either side is the open seat in Montana, which Democrats are defending.

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December 5, 2018

The Creepy Line By John Stossel

This morning Google told me that it would not allow my YouTube video "Socialism Leads to Violence" to be viewed by young people. It violates "community guidelines," said the company in a computer-generated email.

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December 5, 2018

Stop Partisan Corpse Abuse By Michelle Malkin

Impolite question, but it needs to be asked: Is there a Republican dead body that left-wing partisans won't use to bash Donald Trump?

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December 4, 2018

Regaining Trust on Money Issues By Stephen Moore

Republicans need to regain the offensive on the fiscal issues. The GOP has somehow allowed big-spending Democrats to get to the right of them on the issue of financial responsibility and balanced budgets.

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December 4, 2018

Will Paris Riots Scuttle Climate Accord? By Patrick J. Buchanan

In Katowice, Poland, all the signers of the 2015 Paris climate accord are gathered to assess how the world's nations are meeting their goals to cut carbon emissions.

Certainly, the communications strategy in the run-up was impressive.

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