Democrats and Trump: Both Behaving Irrationally By Michael Barone
What is it about Russia -- some vestige of all those Cold War spy films, perhaps -- that makes so many people, on all political sides, behave so irrationally when it's mentioned?
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July 27, 2017
July 27, 2017
House 2018: How Big Is The Playing Field? by Kyle Kondik
If Democrats do have a chance to win the House next year, it might be because they translated a currently big field of announced candidates into credible opportunities to flip not just some of the top seats on their list of targets, but also some seats that, on paper, might not seem like they should be competitive. If that’s what happens — a big if at such an early point in the cycle despite President Trump’s unpopularity and the usual midterm trends that favor the party that does not hold the White House — it would mirror what happened when the Democrats last won the House from Republican control in 2006.
July 26, 2017
Recusal or Not, Trump’s Attacks on Sessions No Way to Help Drain the Swamp By Charles Hurt
Forget loyalty to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
July 26, 2017
Who Owns Border Death Truck Tragedy? Mexico! by Michelle Malkin
Florida truck driver James Matthew Bradley isn't the mastermind of the human smuggling ring that led to the grisly deaths of 10 illegal immigrants in his rig, which authorities found at a San Antonio Walmart over the weekend.
July 26, 2017
$2 Million Bathroom By John Stossel
Did you see the $2 million dollar bathroom? That's what New York City government spent to build a "comfort station" in a park.
July 25, 2017
Are America's Wars Just and Moral? by Patrick J. Buchanan
"One knowledgeable official estimates that the CIA-backed fighters may have killed or wounded 100,000 Syrian soldiers and their allies," writes columnist David Ignatius.
July 24, 2017
Big Economic Ideas From Art Laffer and Steve Forbes By Lawrence Kudlow
I participated in perhaps a bit of radio history last week when Steve Forbes and Art Laffer joined me on my syndicated radio show. It may have been the first time these supply-side economics giants were ever together over the airwaves.
July 21, 2017
Is Iran in Our Gun Sights Now? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Iran must be free. The dictatorship must be destroyed. Containment is appeasement and appeasement is surrender."
July 21, 2017
The Detroit Riot, 50 Years Later By Michael Barone
Fifty years ago this weekend, a deadly urban riot began in Detroit. It started around 3:30 a.m., when police arrested 85 patrons of a blind pig -- an illegal after-hours bar -- in the midst of an all-black neighborhood that had been all-white 15 or 20 years before.
July 20, 2017
For House Republicans, Past Performance Is No Guarantee of Future Results By Kyle Kondik
As they dig their trenches to try to withstand what may (or may not be) a Democratic wave, Republicans may take heart in the performance of their current incumbents last year as a buffer against a potentially challenging environment next year.
July 19, 2017
Manufacturing Hate for 'Made in America' By Michelle Malkin
It's "Made In America" week in Washington, D.C. You'd think this would be cause for bipartisan celebration. Who could be against highlighting the ingenuity, self-reliance and success of our nation's homegrown entrepreneurs and manufacturers?
July 19, 2017
Blame Dishonest Democrats Who Created Obamacare And Lied About It By Charles Hurt
Behold, this is your health care, run by the federal government.
Politicians far, far away in Washington — advised by armies of bureaucrats whose salaries you pay but you have never met — all huddled in Congress deciding what pills they will give you and how long is long enough for you to be on life support.
July 18, 2017
The Real Crimes of Russiagate By Patrick J. Buchanan
For a year, the big question of Russiagate has boiled down to this: Did Donald Trump's campaign collude with the Russians in hacking the DNC?
And until last week, the answer was "no."
July 14, 2017
Russia Baiters and Putin Haters By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Is Russia an enemy of the United States?" NBC's Kasie Hunt demanded of Ted Cruz. Replied the runner-up for the GOP nomination, "Russia is a significant adversary. Putin is a KGB thug."
To Hillary Clinton running mate Tim Kaine, the revelation that Donald Trump Jr., entertained an offer from the Russians for dirt on Clinton could be considered "treason."
July 14, 2017
Anti-Trump Overreach Could Backfire By Michael Barone
Overreach. Donald Trump seems to have an uncanny knack for prompting overreach by his opponents and critics. This often hurts him and the country. But it has the potential to hurt those doing the overreach as well.
July 13, 2017
The New Dominion: Virginia’s Ever-Changing Electoral Map By Geoffrey Skelley
In 2008 Barack Obama carried Virginia’s 13 electoral votes, becoming the first Democratic presidential nominee since Lyndon Johnson in 1964 to win the Old Dominion. Obama’s victory broke a run of 10 consecutive Republican victories in the commonwealth, and 13 of 14 going back to 1952. The 2008 presidential election started a new Democratic streak, which has now seen the party carry Virginia three consecutive times, with Hillary Clinton winning it by 5.3 percentage points in 2016.
July 12, 2017
Long Live President Trumpopov! By Charles Hurt
You don’t have to be a seasoned Kremlinologist steeped in the chicanery of klepto-thugocracies to realize that America really dodged a bullet in last year’s presidential election.
July 12, 2017
The Crisis in America's Crime Labs By Michelle Malkin
Junk science endangers lives. Forensic junk science in the hands of overzealous prosecutors, ignorant police detectives and reckless experts threatens liberty.
