An Unfond Farewell to Un-statesman Orrin Hatch By Michelle Malkin
The longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history announced this week that he will finally, finally, finally, finally, finally, finally, finally retire.
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January 3, 2018
January 3, 2018
Election Odds By John Stossel
President Trump is up 3 percent!
I refer to the betting odds. Gamblers (mostly in Europe because political bets are legal there) now give the president a 53 percent chance of finishing his first term.
December 30, 2017
If Hillary Clinton Had Won, We'd Be Even Worse By Ted Rall
What if Hillary Clinton had won 114,000 more votes in four key states? Or, what if she'd picked up the two to three percent of the vote she lost because Bernie Sanders' supporters sat on their hands on election day? She'd be "Clinton 2" or "Clinton 45" or "the second President Clinton" -- and the world would look very different.
December 29, 2017
Trying to Take Trump Seriously By Michael Barone
016 turned out to be a year in which it was wise to take Donald Trump as a political candidate seriously but not literally, in the inspired words of syndicated columnist Salena Zito. As 2017 is on the point of vanishing, it's worth asking whether it's time to take Trump seriously, if not literally, as a maker of public policy.
December 29, 2017
Trump’s First Year Accomplishments Compiled In Shockingly Long List By Richard Baris
Looking back on President Donald Trump’s first year in office, he has compiled a shockingly strong record and long list of accomplishments. As was also the case with his rise to the presidency, President Trump has broken several records for a first-year commander-in-chief and fulfilled many of his key campaign promises.
December 29, 2017
Will War Cancel Trump's Triumphs? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Asked what he did during the French Revolution, Abbe Sieyes replied, "I survived."
December 27, 2017
Honoring 2017's Bulldogs By Michelle Malkin
There are talkers and doers, sowers of dissatisfaction seeds and agents of lasting change. Much of my column work over the year is dedicated to exposing the worst crapweasels in politics, pop culture, media and the policy arena. But to ring out 2017, I'm raising a toast to some of my favorite bulldogs -- vigilant citizens, independent journalists and bloggers, and dedicated activists who work tirelessly to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
December 27, 2017
With This Tax Cut, Trump and the GOP Are on the Side of the Growth Angels By Lawrence Kudlow
With President Trump's signing of the big tax cut bill, the Republican Party snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Suddenly, the political and economic landscapes have changed. The GOP has turned the tables on the Democrats.
December 27, 2017
Did the FBI Conspire to Stop Trump? By Patrick J. Buchanan
The original question the FBI investigation of the Trump campaign was to answer was a simple one: Did he do it?
December 22, 2017
Republicans Bet the Farm By Patrick J. Buchanan
President Trump, every Republican senator, and the GOP majority in Speaker Paul Ryan's House just put the future of their party on the line.
December 22, 2017
Republicans Have Reformed Taxes; Will They Fix 1970s Budget Rules Next? By Michael Barone
The Republicans have passed their tax bill, without a single Democratic vote, despite low to dismal poll ratings. It's reminiscent of the passage by Democrats, without a single Republican vote, of Obamacare in March 2010.
December 22, 2017
Lost Opportunities For Women: Sexism Sucks, but Blame Capitalism More By Ted Rall
One of the points many women have made since the beginning of the current national discussion about sexual assault and harassment has been that sexism and misogyny have cost women countless opportunities to achieve their full potential. Probably because this began with Harvey Weinstein, much of the mourning of opportunity costs focused on Hollywood: New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd mentioned her reaction to research she did on the topic: "I got more and more angry as I realized that these women were being systematically excluded based on ridiculous biases."
December 21, 2017
The Minnesota Twins: A Complete History of Double-Barrel Senate Elections By Geoffrey Skelley
Sen. Al Franken’s (D) impending resignation due to sexual harassment allegations will create a vacancy in Minnesota’s Class II Senate seat, precipitating a special election in the North Star State next November. Gov. Mark Dayton (D) announced last week that he would name Lt. Gov. Tina Smith (D) to the post, and Smith said that she intends to run in the 2018 special election for the remainder of Franken’s term (the seat is due to be regularly contested in 2020). Because Franken did not immediately resign, there was some speculation that he might reconsider leaving office — among others, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) wants Franken to remain in the Senate — but his spokesman said on Wednesday that Franken intends to resign on Jan. 2, 2018, and that Smith will be sworn into office on Jan. 3. This article is based on the assumption that Franken will indeed resign.
December 20, 2017
Deadly Isms By John Stossel
People want politics to be simple. Left vs. right. Clinton vs. Trump. My side vs. your side. Elect the right guy, and things will be good!
December 20, 2017
Time for Trump Makeover of Lib NPR and PBS By Michelle Malkin
At the close of 2017, no less than seven prominent male hosts and editors of influential government-sponsored radio and television shows are out of work amid claims of sexual harassment.
December 19, 2017
Pyongyang on the Prairie, Part 2 By Michelle Malkin
In Oklahoma City, words don't mean what they plainly mean. Asking government officials simple questions prompts Orwellian acrobatics. By distorting language and obfuscating actions, public bureaucrats subvert transparency and evade accountability.
December 19, 2017
Who Wants War with Iran -- and Why? By Patrick J. Buchanan
In the run-up to Christmas, President Donald Trump has been the beneficiary of some surprisingly good news and glad tidings.
December 15, 2017
Picking the Lock in Alabama By Michael Barone
Turnout would be the key to which of the wildly conflicting polls would best presage the result of Alabama's special Senate election, wrote Republican consultant Patrick Ruffini earlier this week.
December 15, 2017
Unlike Nixon, Trump Will Not Go Quietly By Patrick J. Buchanan
On Aug. 9, 1974, Richard Nixon bowed to the inevitability of impeachment and conviction by a Democratic Senate and resigned.
The prospect of such an end for Donald Trump has this city drooling. Yet, comparing Russiagate and Watergate, history is not likely to repeat itself.
December 14, 2017
Partisan Gerrymandering and the Outlook for the 2018 U.S. House Elections By Alan I. Abramowitz
There is a growing sense among political observers that the United States may be heading toward a wave election in 2018. Results of recent special elections, including Doug Jones’ (D) victory in the Alabama Senate race on Tuesday, along with Democratic victories in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections and surprisingly large Democratic gains in the Virginia House of Delegates all point toward the likelihood of substantial Democratic gains in next year’s midterm elections, including a real possibility that Democrats could regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition, results of recent generic ballot polling generally show large Democratic l
