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Democrats Have a Socialism Problem
In deciding to frame the 2020 election as an apocalyptic showdown between free enterprise capitalism and government-controlled socialism, national Republican party strategists hope to shift attention away from the chaos and uproar of the Trump admini..
The Green New Delusion
What began as a slow but steady drift to the left has become a headlong and dangerous stampede to the ideological fringe as many high-profile Democratic - including several presidential candidates - embrace multi-trillion-dollar government programs w..
Out of a Large Democratic Field, Can a Woman Emerge?
The United States elected its first president in 1789. A scant eight years later, it was a universally accepted truth that the election of the first female president was a foregone conclusion...
Pelosi Keeping Loud New Progressives in Line… For Now
Facing an unruly band of newly-installed members of the House clamoring for impeachment proceedings against President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been a voice of moderation, urging caution while warning that a move to drive the president from off..
Bill and Hillary Clinton Just Won’t Go Away
Like an aging vaudeville duo whose act has grown stale and whose once-adoring audiences have diminished to a nostalgia-driven handful, Bill and Hillary Clinton have taken to the lecture circuit in their obsessive quest for relevancy and, of course, m..
Acosta Flap Proves It’s Time to End White House Briefings
The ugly confrontation between the president and a reporter in the White House briefing room should remove whatever doubts existed over whether the daily briefings should continue or be scrapped. It's time to end them...
Sadly, Kavanaugh Fight Night Over Yet
In the immediate aftermath of what was arguably the ugliest two weeks in modern United States Senate history, both sides claimed victory, each insisting the venomous, toxic atmosphere that cloaked the Capitol during the confirmation hearings and vote..
Not Only is a Blue Wave Coming, Its Getting Stronger
As the Trump White House lurches from one public relations disaster to another, Democrats are increasingly optimistic over regaining control of the House in an overwhelming fashion...
How Democrats Could Hurt Their Chances in November
In the face of month upon month of glowing reports of a national economy reaching new milestones, the blue wave - the movement predicted to sweep Democrats back into control of Congress this November - lost its momentum...
Trump’s War on the Press Won’t End Well
In baseball lingo, the high, inside fastball is known as the brushback, a tactic to inform the batter that he'd better be cautious about digging in...
Dems at Odds Over Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
Sabers drawn, the Democratic Party's far left has unleashed its charge up Capitol Hill to rout President Trump and send his U. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh fleeing into the surrounding woods...
Civic Discourse Has Tumbled to a Shocking New Low
Other than Dallas Cowboys fans living in Philadelphia, no collection of individuals is subject to as much vitriol and opprobrium as those in public life - politics, entertainment, business, media or professional athletics...