Competent, a fighter, good. Old, out of touch, disingenuous. And, of course: who’s that? As the 2020 campaign intensifies, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research asked Americans to say what word or phrase comes to mind when they think of the top candidates, including incumbent President Donald Trump. Each received both positive […]
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Trump Calls Out Sotomayor For Her Activism
Sheriff David Clarke, Ret., President Trump is right to call out Justice Sotomayor, and other unelected black robed social justice activist hacks who are masquerading as non-partisan upholders of the rule of law. Remember when the United States Supreme Court carefully guarded their time-honored independence from the politics of the Executive and Legislative branches? In […]
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Elizabeth Warren’s Dizzying Arguments on Abortion Illustrate Problem for Democrats
Kristan Hawkins, The disconnect between many in the Democratic Party and the majority of the country on the issue of abortion was on full display this week with Sen. Elizabeth Warren serving as a word picture for a party that seems unable to find common ground with anyone but Planned Parenthood. In an unsurprising loss […]
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Coronavirus gets political: Trump, Dems as US prepares for potential crisis
As the coronavirus has swept around the world, sickening and killing thousands, the U.S. government’s response to the crisis has become gripped by political infighting between President Trump and Democrats. One of the highest-profile confrontations has been the fight over funding to combat the outbreak. Trump requested $2.5 billion in funding from Congress for the coronavirus response, an amount that Senate Minority Leader Chuck […]
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WHO warns against ‘fatal’ complacency in global coronavirus fight
No country should make the “fatal mistake” of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as governments from Iran to Australia raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread. With new infections reported around the world now surpassing those in mainland China, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
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Trump’s Rally Cry
Jackie Gingrich Cushman, What a week’s it’s already been. The coronavirus is spreading in Asia and has moved into Europe, disrupting conferences and businesses. Stocks fell over 6% in the first two days of the week, and the Democratic National Committee held a debate in South Carolina prior to the Saturday primary and Super Tuesday […]
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Trump Wins Major Court Victory on Sanctuary Cities
Joseph Klein, Finally, a federal court comes to its senses on immigration. President Trump scored a major court victory in his continuing fight against lawless sanctuary states and cities. The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can withhold grants from sanctuary states and cities, overturning a lower court decision. […]
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One of the Biggest Dangers to the Free World
Dr. Shmuel Katz, In the age of misinformation, disinformation and outright lies, too many people are oblivious to the reality that surrounds them. In many cases, the fact that their personal well-being, may be negatively affected by the on-going trends, did not trigger their conscious perception of reality. Wishful thinking was for a long time […]
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Bernie Sanders is Funded by the Wealthiest Zip Codes in America
Daniel Greenfield, Tech industry bros and trust-fund hipsters are buying the nomination for Bernie. In Los Angeles, it’s not unusual to see a Beemer streak by with a Bernie 2020 sticker on the back bumper. There’s no such thing as a poor socialist and Bernie’s backers tend to have lots of cash. While Bernie Sanders […]
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Coronavirus Resources: Vexed by how to contain virus, countries take tough steps
Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughened penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports across Latin America looked for signs of sick passengers Thursday as the new virus troubled a mushrooming swath of the globe. With the illness pushing its way into a sixth continent and the number of sick and […]