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The Cuban double play May 25, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have been impressive these days.
Video: Ted Cruz demonstrates for a leftist-activist judicial nominee why he's Supreme Court material May 23, 2024
Monica Showalter
His line of questioning on a magistrate's decision to place a 6'2" transgender serial rapist in a women's prison against prison official warnings shed light on Biden's judicial nominees.
Ted is Cruzin' to victory May 3, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Highlighting the leftist record of his Democrat opponent is working like a charm for him in Texas.
Cruz doing well March 27, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
There are tougher fights for Democrats than going after the blue Texas fantasy.
Cruz and Comer demand Merrick Garland pin down environmental radical groups' links to China August 4, 2023
Monica Showalter
Anybody enforcing the FARA laws against groups that take money from China?
Banana Republic: Thirty million for the Big Guy? June 16, 2023
Monica Showalter
That's what Rep. James Comer, who's investigating Biden family corruption, thinks he may find when bank records are released.
Sen. Ted Cruz's daughter reportedly hospitalized after attempt to harm herself. There is a backstory to this sad family tragedy December 7, 2022
Peter Barry Chowka
Many families have seen such tragedies. With the Cruz family, though, the press won't leave them alone.
Hilarious: leftists are pivoting on election denial in real-time October 28, 2022
D. Parker
We are seeing a visual version of cognitive dissonance in real-time
The inverted priorities of several American institutions May 27, 2022
Jack Hellner
Prosecutors, the media, and other Democrats seem to care much more about criminals than victims, especially the children.
Press focuses on Ted Cruz, ignores the building crisis at the border February 23, 2021
Jack Hellner
Seems their bid to Get Ted means they can ignore all problems caused by Joe Biden. The border is a leading one.
Garbage story: The press attack on Ted Cruz for flying to Cancun February 20, 2021
Monica Showalter
Ted Cruz has nothing to apologize for.
Leftists mock Ted Cruz for...protecting them from coronavirus March 9, 2020
Monica Showalter
The left shows its true colors again.
Cuomo is the least of CNN’s problems August 15, 2019
Silvio Canto, Jr.
I don't think that this is going to help the network get out of the hole.
Buried lede: Ted Cruz had a line of people in a California airport clamoring to shake his hand July 30, 2019
Monica Showalter
Cruz won that encounter, contrary to the hack press reportage.
The left is alarmed about Ted Cruz's good-looking new beard December 8, 2018
Monica Showalter
Beating Beto O'Rourke at his own game...
Ted Cruz Is in the Crosshairs of the Liberals August 29, 2018
Apolo Villalobos
If Ted Cruz loses to his liberal opponent, Beto O'Rourke, the Republican establishment will be celebrating even more than the Democrats.
Why is Twitter getting away with shadowbanning Ted Cruz? April 7, 2018
Monica Showalter
Let's see: on Twitter, nobody retweets Ted Cruz, even though 83% of his followers are real, but Kamala Harris, with less than half his followers, and 55% of them fake, gets retweeted at three times the rate of Cruz?
Sally Yates misquoted the law to Ted Cruz May 16, 2017
Allan J. Favish
In matters of jurisprudence, does Sally Yates know what she's talking about? Not if you actually know the specifics of the law.
The RNC speech that made Texas proud July 22, 2016
Lee Cary
It was not a polished speech delivered by a politician.
All aboard the Trump Train July 19, 2016
Mike Ford
There is one guy to lead the final coalescence of the Republican Party.
Cruz Still Fighting for We The People May 31, 2016
Lloyd Marcus
What is behind this weird irrational hatred for Cruz?
The GOP predicament: Outraged by conservatism while indifferent to evil May 19, 2016
Calvin Freiburger
Former House speaker John Boehner recently came up in two items that, taken together, powerfully illustrate why the national GOP has been such a joke.
Cruz, not Rubio, is the alternative to Trump March 2, 2016
Robert A. J. Gagnon
With almost all the votes counted on Super Tuesday, Cruz finished with 2.5 million votes, compared to Rubio's 1.9 million and Trump's 2.9 million.
Cruz: We cannot let this guy get away February 20, 2016
Lloyd Marcus
Republicans simply do not tell the no-holds-barred truth about Obama as Cruz does.
Exploring Levin’s Trump/Nixon vs. Reagan/Cruz analogy January 25, 2016
C. Edmund Wright
Connecting dots on how the current Donald Trump campaign message and strategy is Nixonian, while Ted Cruz is running a more Reaganesque campaign.
The Case for Ted Cruz January 24, 2016
Peter Ferrara
I served President Reagan in the White House Office of Policy Development, and I have studied his speeches and writings for years. Cruz embraces the same three dimensional political and policy framework as Reagan
Natural Born Citizens and the Presidency January 22, 2016
Mike Razar
The entire controversy boils down to whether “citizen at birth” and “natural born citizen” mean two different things.
Ted Cruz is Natural Born under Originalism January 15, 2016
Mark J. Fitzgibbons
The people who question whether Ted Cruz is eligible to be president under the Natural Born Citizen clause fall into two categories: the sincere and the opportunists. This essay is for the sincere.
Ted Cruz: It's In His Heart November 3, 2015
Lloyd Marcus
I will wholeheartedly rally behind our GOP nominee – Dr. Carson, Trump or any of the others. But the candidate who checks all of my boxes is Ted Cruz.
If you wonder why GOP candidates are down in the polls, look at their ads September 16, 2015
Ed Straker
My favorite is an ad featuring Marco Rubio tossing a football. And answering questions. About football.
A Conversation with Ted Cruz September 1, 2015
Elise Cooper
The senator from Texas draws the line against Obama's Iran deal.
Which GOP Contender Would Keep His Word in the White House? August 18, 2015
Lloyd Marcus
At the top of my list is...
Natural Born GOP Presidential Candidates April 22, 2015
Cindy Simpson
The war against Obama "birthers" did us all a favor, prequalifying some excellent GOP candidates with contested citizenship histories.
Cruz, Obama, and the Eligibility Clause March 29, 2015
Monte Kuligowski
Is Ted Cruz eligible to run for president?
'My problem with Cruz is that he's very, very smart' March 29, 2015
Dan Joppich
I guess there’s nothing worse for MSM journalists than a smart Republican
Ted Cruz starts with words of action about the Constitution March 28, 2015
Mark J. Fitzgibbons
Ted Cruz began his bid for the presidency with an appropriately active, as opposed to passive, choice of words that “It is a time to reclaim the Constitution of the United States.”
Supporters deserting Rand Paul for Ted Cruz March 27, 2015
Newsmachete
"The strategy of sending a blended message is one that has risk."
Hysteria over Cruz illustrates what we're up against March 26, 2015
Lloyd Marcus
When a Ted Cruz comes along, his message sounds edgy to those hearing it for the first time. And yet I believe that many will be drawn instinctively to it.
The Time Is Right for Cruz Control February 5, 2015
C. Edmund Wright
It is a bit unnerving when conservatives use liberal and establishment conventional wisdom to pan a conservative. Take Cruz, for example.
Driving on Cruz Control? February 3, 2015
Doris O'Brien
The case against a too Obama-like politician.
Ted Cruz Was Right, Again December 16, 2014
Matthew Vadum
It's becoming impossible even to pretend to believe that establishment Republicans have any interest in opposing Obama's amnesty push.
Cruz Is da Man: And He's Gonna Be...45 June 3, 2014
Marion DS Dreyfus
When we caught up with the attractive, and very personable, Senator Cruz, it was Sunday, 1 June.
If Only the Duke Were Leading the GOP April 3, 2014
Lloyd Marcus
Enough of all this metrosexual advice from phony GOP advisers. It's time to fight like men!
No, Gov. Brownback, Cruz didn't violate Reagan's 11<sup>th</sup> commandment March 12, 2014
Matthew Vadum
Would Ronald Reagan really have a problem with what Ted Cruz said at CPAC?
Cruz Grills Holder on IRS Scandal Investigation January 30, 2014
Thomas Lifson
Ted Cruz demonstrated again yesterday why he sets conservative hearts aflutter
Mr. Cruz Goes to Washington November 25, 2013
Lloyd Marcus
Ted Cruz has been vilified for standing up for freedom. He's in good company.
Emerging Democrat Civil War November 14, 2013
Thomas Lifson
One leading indicator of a rift in the Democratic Party is a spate of media articles on divisions among Republicans.
Republican Opposition: a Flimsy Reed October 31, 2013
Victor Volsky
The Republican Party by and large sings harmony to the Democratic vocals.
When Frogs Jump October 25, 2013
Daren Jonescu
It may be that any chance of averting the final collapse depends on the continued noisy jumping from within that nearly-boiling pot.
Ted Cruz Spots a Tsunami October 23, 2013
Cindy Simpson
The GOP establishment hopes to profit politically from the coming financial tsunami. Ted Cruz begs to differ.
Huckabee's 'Bully' Pulpit October 22, 2013
Susan D. Harris
Mike Huckabee is increasingly revealing himself as an entrenched establishment Republican.
I Ache for a President Who Loves America October 22, 2013
Christopher Chantrill
Hatred is a poent fuel, but one that burns out every engine that uses it.
Rolling the Hard Six October 21, 2013
Sally Zelikovsky
Despite its negatives, the defund effort brought back into the fold those Republicans on the verge of leaving.
Answer this Question, Grover October 8, 2013
J. Robert Smith
Grover Norquist attacks Ted Cruz from the Eighth Dimension.
Big Government Zombie Survives Shutdown October 7, 2013
Geoffrey P. Hunt
Big government is on autopilot with no means for anyone to pull a kill-switch. Isn't that the zombie-esque nightmare scenario for limited government believers?
Whacko Birds? Damn Few October 2, 2013
Sally Zelikovsky
The shutdown is a triumph for the Republicans -- but not the old Republicans.
A Figurehead Speaker October 1, 2013
J. Robert Smith
Boehner will be ever more marginalized as conservative House members look toward the 2014 midterm elections.
'There Has to be a System' October 1, 2013
Christopher Chantrill
There can be no system for us, for free men and women, because system is domination.
Obamacare: Cruz'ing for a Bruising? September 28, 2013
Jeff Lukens
Obama has put himself in the clown seat. Let's dunk him.
It Doesn't Matter If the Obamacare Defunding Gambit Fails September 27, 2013
Matthew Vadum
Republicans finally learning from Alinsky.
Natural Born Irony September 26, 2013
Cindy Simpson
Do you hear it yet -- the familiar buzz of "birtherism" in the background of Ted Cruz's birth?
What happens next in the Obamacare funding fight? September 24, 2013
Thomas Lifson
A remarkable moment, crystallizing the long-simmering revolt of the GOP base against the leadership for its failure to fight on the principles the base cares about passionately.
Is Ted Cruz the new Ronald Reagan? September 24, 2013
Thomas Lifson
Is he "the one we have been waiting for"?
One Weird Trick to Expose the Truth About ObamaCare September 22, 2013
Clarice Feldman
ObamaCare is the Democrats' baby and remains so because the party's leaders refuse to acknowledge the need to substantially amend it. So let them choke on it.
For Cruz, Lee, Paul, and Palin the Password is 'Lindbergh' September 5, 2013
J. Robert Smith
National security is just taffy to neocons, to be pulled and stretched to suit whatever intervention they think is useful to American "credibility".
Progressives fulminating over impeachment talk August 25, 2013
Thomas Lifson
GOP establishment too, pretty much.
Yes, Defund Obamacare August 8, 2013
Gene Schwimmer
The Sequester, not the Gingrich shutdown, is the model we should be looking at.
Thank you, IRS! June 20, 2013
Doug Mainwaring
This nation's conservative movement owes a debt of gratitude to the IRS and folks like Lois Lerner and Douglas Shulman whose hubris and contempt have prompted a surprise coalescing of conservatives.
McCain VS The Wacko Birds June 10, 2013
Richard Butrick
Senator McCain, has called Senator Ted Cruz and his ilk in Congress "wacko birds." Ted Cruz's reply?
Et tu, Kim Strassel? May 3, 2013
Mark J. Fitzgibbons
She manages consistently to write some of the best and most insightful conservative editorials in the country, and now this?
Immigration reform, one step at a time April 26, 2013
Joesph Smith
This time let's know what is in the bill before they pass it ...
Cruz, Haley, Jindal, Rubio: Flight 2016 Cleared for Takeoff March 13, 2013
Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison
Time to put an end to the "presidential eligibility" kerfuffle.
We Have Ted Cruz's List: Harvard Law Really Is Littered with Communists March 5, 2013
Matthew Vadum
It turns out Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was correct.
Harvard: Love it or Leave it March 2, 2013
Thomas Lifson
According to the editors of the Harvard Crimson, conservatives who find aspects of the liberal dominance of Harvard troubling, should not even bother applying.
Oops, your racism is showing February 17, 2013
Thomas Lifson
The New York Times and Washington Post have been called out for what grievance industry types like to call racism. Naturally, they direct their vileness toward someone they really, really fear, and with good reason.