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Ned Barnett
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July 2, 2025
BBB: Congressional Democrats Turn On Blue-Collar Workers and RetireesThe Democrat failure to support President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is a slap in the face to their traditional constituencies.
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June 23, 2025
Trump Is No TACO After All: Surprise Iran Attack Proves He Means What He SaysTrump shows the left that when they whip out the TACO epithet, they are only days away from looking like the idiots they truly are.
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May 19, 2025
Biden, prostate cancer, and an obligatory conspiracy theoryWho dropped the ball on his diagnosis?
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May 16, 2025
Air Force One, President Trump … and The Art of the DealWhat's really behind the Qatari aircraft deal.
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May 9, 2025
The new pope, the old pope, Trump and … Rush LimbaughA skeptical view of the new pontiff.
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May 2, 2025
Diluting Hitler: How the Left is Creating a Pale Ghost of the Real Adolf Hitler … and Turning Off VotersThe nonstop Democrat drumbeat of 'Trump is Hitler' destroys history and disgusts voters.
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April 21, 2025
If She’s an Astronaut … I’m a Jet Fighter PilotAn 11-minute ride in space without controls doesn't exactly make one an astronaut like Alan Shepard.
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April 7, 2025
The Truth About Trump’s Tariff Revisions … It’s All About 'The Art of the Deal'Market turmoil shouldn't have people panicking. Read Trump's 'The Art of the Deal' for perspective as to what is going on.
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March 22, 2025
Adventures in Politics: When I Was An 'Autopen'The autopen has long been used by politicians. The more they need to sign things, the more likely they are to use one. Then came me, finding out how the sausage was made ...
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March 20, 2025
Today’s Real Nazis Are In America, But They’re Not Who You Think: Kristallnacht Musk 2025What else can the firebombings and thug vandalism at Tesla dealerships be compared to?
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March 13, 2025
Terrifying Tariffs: Tax Policy as Back-Door Foreign AidA closer look at what Trump is targetting in his moves towards equalizing tariffs.
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March 10, 2025
Why I unsubscribed from the Washington PostJeff Bezos may have made a big announcement about the paper, but the staff doesn't seem to have gotten the message.
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March 7, 2025
Not my circus, not my monkey: Kabuki theatre in the nation's capital and beyondIf you want to win an election, whatever you do, don’t follow the lead of the Democratic Party at Trump’s joint address to Congress.
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March 1, 2025
Zelensky’s path to political and military success: Insert foot in mouth, shoot foot – then pick a fight with Trump and Vance … in publicOne of these days, people will figure out that it doesn’t pay to pick a fight, especially in public, with President Donald Trump.
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February 21, 2025
Netanyahu’s humiliation(s)When the casket was opened, the Israelis all too quickly realized their promised (dead) hostage, Shiri Bibas – mother of two red-headed cherubs – was not there with her babies.
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January 11, 2025
Podcast Appearances Facilitate Winning Political Campaigns: Implementing SuccessA public relations expert explains how a conservative candidate can get it done.
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December 26, 2024
Podcast Appearances Facilitate Winning Political Campaigns – Understanding the Podcast MarketplaceA look at the theory of podcasts, which isn't quite what many people think, and how President Trump successfully mastered this medium to his electoral advantage.
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December 24, 2024
Understanding The Military Tech Behind This Weekend’s Blue-On-Blue IncidentThankfully, the crew survived almost unscathed, but we lost a valuable weapon in the American military arsenal.
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December 22, 2024
Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget: Deporting Millions of Criminal Aliens Won’t Be as Hard as the Left SuggestsThe U.S. has lots of leverage for getting such tasks done.
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December 20, 2024
More in Sorrow than in Anger: Did President-elect Trump overplay his hand in the budget brouhaha?A president needs a reliable majority in Congress to get things done. Trump's margin in the House is razor-thin.
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December 16, 2024
The Top Five Presidential Public Relations Crises of 2024History will not be kind to Joe Biden ...
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December 14, 2024
The unintentional consequences of Luigi MangioneThe demand for bodyguards is going to surge.
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December 14, 2024
The Moon and Mars – Not a pie in the sky if the FAA and EPA will just get out of the wayElon Musk is doing impossible things.
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December 12, 2024
Drones gotta landAnd there are a lot of other things that can be looked at in finding out just who is sending us these drones over New Jersey.
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December 3, 2024
The Political Apology-Cancellation GameOne of the left's favorite power games is extracting apologies. President Trump, to his credit, sees the scam and doesn't play.
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November 23, 2024
Disney's Snow White, Rachel Zegler, who wished the worst to Trump supporters, has got to goA lame apology is not enough.
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November 14, 2024
Writing a Book to Facilitate Winning a Political CampaignAmazing how many successful public figures have written books prior to their ascent upward.
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November 13, 2024
Expediting Deportation, Using Carrots and SticksHow do you deport the roughly twenty million individuals living illegally in the United States?
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November 4, 2024
A new kind of political advertising to beware ofIt's the wild west out there on campaign fundraising and some of the text-messaging tactics seen look questionable.
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October 5, 2024
FEMA an Even Bigger Disaster Than the Storms Themselves -- and How it Can Be ReplacedHere's what emergency management done right looks like -- which is the opposite of what’s happening now.
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August 2, 2024
Freed hostages and their families take a back seat to Biden's and Harris's victory lapAn experienced political operative explains what really went on in that staged greeting of returned hostages.
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July 15, 2024
They look just like the Keystone Kops: The DEI Secret Service in inactionA seasoned campaign operative decribes what the Secret Service was and should have been doing.
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August 15, 2023
What the Fulton County judge could doJudges often hold people charged with crimes in jail until the trial date...
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February 14, 2023
Balloongate – China’s Long GameChina’s use of balloons to overfly U.S. territory is not an accident – it’s part of China’s Long Game for capturing Taiwan and becoming the world’s leading superpower.
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February 8, 2023
In the Aftermath of Balloongate, Now What?China's Xi Jinping stands as the world's strongest leader now...
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January 17, 2023
The Ultimate Arms Deals: Why Washington is So Eager to Support UkraineBuying and replacing arms for the U.S. military is good for the weapons business.
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November 5, 2022
Our War of Words – Hint: We’re LosingProgressives alter the meaning of words -- and accumulate power.
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November 3, 2022
Wednesday night's valedictory speech — Biden's inept run-up to Election DayA classic example of P.R. done wrong.
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August 30, 2022
Senator Lindsey Graham claims Republicans are prone to riotEvery time Lindsey Graham tries to work his way back to the conservative fold, he blurts out something in a way that hurts not just Graham, but all Republicans.
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August 20, 2022
Are Greg Gutfeld's satire targets becoming an endangered species?As Toobin, Cheney, and Stelter leave the national stage, will the late-night ratings champ run out of bizarre progressives to ridicule?
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August 17, 2022
These Two Amendments Are Trump's Friend Right NowThe former president does have a constitutional option to overturn the outrageous FBI search of his home in Florida.
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June 17, 2022
Gunfight at the No-Kay Corral“Bi-partisan” Republican senators fall for the same old tricks all over again...
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June 14, 2022
Why Fox News Doesn’t Have to Broadcast the Stage-Managed January 6 ‘Hearings’The left-wing media, as well as their cohorts among elected officials and irate individuals in the Twitterverse, are all a-twitter about how Fox News is somehow violating a sacred public trust.
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May 25, 2022
'For God's sake': Joe Biden and the Texas tragedyJoe Biden started out well in his speech to the nation about the Uvalde mass shooting. But he quickly veered to partisan politics.
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March 5, 2022
Biden Should Check Franklin Roosevelt's Record before He Sanctions RussiaThe war in Ukraine presents a tricky situation for the USA. But history is a good teacher here, if the president will only learn.
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March 1, 2022
Russia has Forgotten the Hard Lessons it Learned Invading FinlandRussia learned some hard lessons when it invaded Finland in November 1939. Today in Ukraine, it’s become clear that those lessons didn’t “stick,” at least not among Russia’s decision-makers.
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February 14, 2022
How a Potential Russia v. Ukraine War of 2022 Parallels the Germany v. Poland War of 1939Do we have skin in the game? Did France? Did Great Britain?
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October 24, 2021
BeagleGate Strikes FauciIt takes a lot to mobilize a truly bi-partisan group of Congressional Reps to take action, especially against something being done by the Biden administration’s golden boy of COVID mis-information, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
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February 10, 2021
How Silicon Valley's virtual monopolies helped TrumpWith no Trump tweets for the press to feast over, the public has lost interest in the Democrats' show-trial impeachment.
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January 29, 2021
Gitmo terrorist prisoners moved to head of the vaccine line —Biden PentagonWith millions of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars still waiting for COVID vaccines, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gets his vaccine.
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January 22, 2021
Gender-neutral playing cards?That’s just the tip of the politically correct iceberg when it comes to games that must be reformed for our new era
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November 14, 2020
The new gun-owner electoral surpriseContrary to expectations, first-time gun-owners didn't carry the election for Trump.
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November 3, 2020
What to expect from President Trump and would-be President BidenA last-minute reminder about why you need to vote for President Trump.
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October 23, 2020
Figures Don’t Lie, But Liars Figure: Unemployment Figures Dramatically Favor Republican-Led StatesIt's not just Democrat-led states that lead in rioting and COVID deaths. Check out the jobs numbers. too.
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October 2, 2020
Tuesday's big debate losers: Chris Wallace......along with Trump, Biden, and the American people.
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September 14, 2020
Colin Kaepernick does it againKaepernick's attempt to return to his self-appointed leadership position at the NFL's expense offers a valuable lesson for corporations, teams, and individuals forced to deal with SJWs.
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September 14, 2020
It’s not an IQ test, Joe...Slow Joe confuses "assault weapons" with a pistol. How long does this sad clown show go on?
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September 3, 2020
Growth in First-Time Gun Sales Has Election ImplicationsPeople are waking up to the prospect that their Second Amendment protections may vanish if Joe Biden is elected president.
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December 9, 2019
Democrat Climate Extremism a Boon to ConservativesConservatives should run on the truth about the Green New Deal. It will be a winner.
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December 5, 2019
Down-Ticket Republicans Should Pray Joe Biden Is the Democrat NomineePresident Trump would doubtless be delighted, too.
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November 26, 2019
Transgenderism and the OlympicsNext year’s Tokyo Summer Olympics may spell the swift death of the transgender movement.
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October 10, 2018
Cultural Appropriation and HalloweenWhether it's Halloween costumes or college team mascots, most of those crying foul are not "victims."
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October 8, 2018
How Many Words Can You Write before You're Guilty of Cultural Appropriation?Good luck trying to write a novel in this crazy, crazy time.
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September 6, 2018
The Awful Unintended Consequences of Virtue-Signaling LiberalsLet's take a single hypothetical village in sub-Saharan Africa and look at how liberal virtue-signaling can destroy it.
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August 25, 2018
Remembering John McCain as his moment comesI've never liked John McCain, but I've never doubted the man's courage.
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May 16, 2018
Transactional TransgenderismTransactional transgender activists insist on their unfettered right to impose their minority beliefs on the rest of society.
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November 25, 2017
When Does Being a Jerk, or Just a Guy, Become Sexual Harassment?If compliments are now sexual harassment, best close up the shop. As a society, we're doomed.
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November 22, 2017
Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas: Not such a great ideaVegas loves when there's money to be made, but the locals will not take kindly to the knee-taking, Mexican national anthem-loving Raiders.
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November 17, 2017
Two Issues, Two Answers: Time for SCOTUS to Make Some Hard ChoicesTwo upcoming cases will have the Supreme Court ruling on some of our most fundamental rights. The justices' track record is cause for concern.
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November 17, 2017
The aftermath of the '70s and '80s coming home to roostMore celebrities and politicians are going to fall on the sexual harassment sword. And they will fall hard.
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November 15, 2017
Advertisers Shoot Themselves in the Foot When They Take SidesCompanies trying to stick it to Sean Hannity are going to find themselves in hot water with their customers.
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November 11, 2017
Roy Moore: Voters' and conservatives' rock-and-a-hard place moral dilemmaSometimes what's right is not fair.
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November 1, 2017
For Once, Playing the Gay Card Proves to Be A House of Cards: Spacey vs. The SpacemanKevin Spacey disgraces himself and the rest of his coevals in Hollywood are no better.
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October 28, 2017
Corporate bait-and-switch at left-leaning GoogleIf you're an advertiser, the Google-YouTube cabal is now making your life difficult.
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October 27, 2017
If those kneeling NFL players were serious about making a difference...Here is what they might do.
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August 27, 2017
Abortion versus popular cultureSo how popular is abortion, really? Follow the money.
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August 20, 2017
Imposing 21st Century Sensibilities on 18th and 19th Century ActionsPerhaps the most beloved hymn of the past two centuries is Amazing Grace, but it was the product of a man who was slave trader (who later became a leading abolitionist). Will YouTube, Facebook, and Google be banning it soon?
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August 19, 2017
When Haters Hijack HistoryIs anything and everything related to the Confederacy to be wiped from the face of the Earth? Doing so, these radicals risk losing sight of American history.
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July 20, 2017
John McCain's brain cancer: A tragic diagnosis for an American heroAn unwanted incursion from the great equalizer.
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July 19, 2017
Congressional Republicans create a one-man third partyNot since President John Tyler was abandoned by his own party has a major political party abandoned its own president – until now, that is. The Whig Party's repudiation of its own president led directly to the demise of the Whig Party.
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April 24, 2017
Justice for Bill O’ReillyO’Reilly’s case is a microcosm of a trend in America that the “wronged” woman must always be right, and the “wronging” man must always be wrong.
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April 20, 2017
Where and Why the MOAB Falls FlatThe "Mother of All Bombs" was the perfect weapon for President Trump to use in Afghanistan – but it would make for a fiasco against Kim Jong-un.
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January 29, 2017
More 'Rules' Sean Spicer Can Change for the Press PoolPress Secretary Sean Spicer has begun to emulate the president, imposing new procedures on a reluctant, self-focused press corps. Kudos. But more can be done.
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January 24, 2017
Do Trump's Appointees Understand the Problem with Climate Change?Most of Trump's Cabinet appointees so far have affirmed their "belief" in climate change. That needs to stop.
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January 23, 2017
Trump's 'America First' Has Nothing to Do with HitlerismLiberals, take note: here's the inside skinny on the original America First movement.
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November 22, 2016
Trump and the 'Blind Trust'There are two conflicting positions regarding the disposal of Trump's businesses -- and most pundits and rhetorical question-askers seem to embrace both of them.
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February 24, 2016
Rubio skips CPACMarco Rubio has indeed made a “rookie mistake,” and it may well cost him.
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February 17, 2016
The Republican schoolyard playgroundWhoever wants to be the anti-Trump candidate is going to have to grow up.
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February 16, 2016
It looks like Hillary is losing her Nevada betTied in polls and angering former ally Harry Reid.
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February 14, 2016
Did We Just See A Trump-Killer Moment?Front-Runner Donald Trump may just have crossed a line, one that can’t be un-crossed.
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February 11, 2016
How the Media Expectations Game Manufactured Winners and Losers in New HampshirePerception is reality -- and this was never truer than in the New Hampshire primary.
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February 11, 2016
Abortion extremists looking pretty stupid over that Doritos ad"Humanizing fetuses" – who are human! – now an "anti-choice tactic."
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February 5, 2016
Is the Donald Trump Big Bully Act Wearing Thin?Very soon, what voters once saw Trump as a refreshing voice of candor and independence might start viewing him as an entitled rich kid who’s used to getting his own way.
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February 4, 2016
GOP Contenders and the Art of Changing PositionsAll of the leading GOP contenders for president are in danger of being called flip-floppers. It doesn’t have to be that way.
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February 2, 2016
Free speech now seen as lobbying by New York State regulatorsNew regulation stifling free speech could be applied to bloggers, as well as journalists, political consultants, and public relations advocates.
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February 1, 2016
The Real Reason Hillary Tied Her Campaign to ObamaIt's turning out to be a losing strategy.
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January 29, 2016
The Two Trump-Killers his Opponents are Praying forThere are two potential “Trump-Killers” out there, hiding in the weeds, waiting to jump up and transform this already chaotic election just one more time.
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January 22, 2016
Donald Trump, champion of evangelicals?Some evangelical conservatives are flocking to Trump, while turning their back on Ted Cruz, an authentic evangelical conservative.
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January 17, 2016
The Debate’s New York Moment and Why It Doesn’t MatterA little perspective, please.
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January 5, 2016
Why Iowa and New Hampshire won't matter this timeOne thing is different this time around.
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May 13, 2015
Some GOP contenders stumbling out of the starting blockNone of the declared Republican candidates can afford many slips.
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March 4, 2012
The Apology-Gotcha GameThe "Apology-Gotcha Game" has become one of American politics's favorite indoor sports -- but it continues to shock conservatives that they lose every time they play.
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December 9, 2008
Obama's End Run around CongressCandidate Barack Obama promised "change we can believe in," but he never hinted that this change would all but circumvent Congress to impose on America the most dramatic liberal social transformation since the New Deal.
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October 27, 2008
Senator Obama's Four Tax Increases for People Earning Under $250kAnd for those earning as little as $25k a year, too.
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June 15, 2008
Can McCain Remain Competitive?If money is the mother's milk of politics, then Senator John McCain seems intent on going on a hunger strike.
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May 27, 2008
Subway Bans Homeschooled Kids from Essay ContestSubway -- the multi-national fast-food sub-shop giant -- has shot themselves in the foot. Again.
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May 9, 2008
Hillary Clinton's Nuclear OptionMost pundits are telling Senator Hillary Clinton that it's all over. But she is no quitter. Barack Obama cannot expect to coast into the convention.
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May 3, 2008
Obama's Stealth Pro-Abortion StanceFor more than a month now, the media has effectively covered up a potentially damning statement made by Senator Barack Obama.
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April 2, 2008
Obama's abortion strategyAs I thought about Senator Obama's seemingly off-the-cuff comment Saturday advocating on-demand "convenience abortions" for minors, I realized there's a savvy strategy at work here.
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August 23, 2006
DNC Changes the Rules Again -
July 26, 2006
Winning the Public Relations War for Israel