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Nov 03 2019
News
California’s Latino voters helped turn state blue. Will others catch the wave?
Lorena Gonzalez remembers well the political earthquake that struck her home state of California 25 years ago. She felt it clear across the country, in Washington, D.C., where she was studying government as a graduate student at Georgetown University.
On Nov. 8, 1994, Californians overwhelmingly backed Proposition 187, a ballot initiative that sought to screen out unauthorized
Christian Science MonitorMar 03 2021
Perspectives Blog
Democrats and Republicans Actually Both Support These Free Speech Positions
Many Americans share the misperception that America is divided on freedom of speech issues. People on different sides disagree about what constitutes hate speech, what types of speech should be protected, and whether suppression of speech can be productive.
However, some recent surveys have found that many Republicans and Democrats share significant overlaps when it comes to speech.
Jackson LanzerFeb 23 2015
News
Fed-Up Scott Walker Has Blunt Answer for Reporter: ‘Classic Example of Why People…Dislike the Press’
Amid the media flap over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker saying he doesn’t know if President Barack Obama loves America since he’s “never asked the president” about that subject, Walker was apparently grilled again regarding his position on Obama’s beliefs.
This time it was about the president’s religious faith.
The BlazeSep 29 2015
Opinion
Why do we tolerate inadequate choices?
Why do Americans tolerate limited political choices?
America is a vast and varied nation. We’re composed of 320 million people who represent nearly every ethnicity and civilization in the world. With nearly 4 million square miles, the U.S. is an eclectic collection of diverse regions, each with its own set of traditions and customs.
Yet all of u
Beth BallentineJul 17 2020
Opinion
Nick Cannon’s Anti-Semitism Symptomatic of a Deeper Problem
The recent surge in anti-Semitic outbursts from entertainment figures—most recently Nick Cannon—is troubling to people of goodwill.
As a Hollywood actor and entertainer who has starred in more than two dozen films and scores of television shows, Cannon is a high-profile cultural influencer. On a podcast released June 30, he chose to use his wide-reaching platform to share age-old
The Daily SignalSep 23 2013
Opinion
KIBBE: Speeding toward the collision
Here's looking at you Harry Reid. In the final days leading up to the expiration date for Americas temporary budget the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution that will fund all parts of the government at sequestration levels through Dec. 15. It just won't fund Obamacare.
Washington TimesOct 15 2014
News
Dems’ majority chances: slim and Nunn
Democrats need a miracle to hold the Senate, and they think they may have found one in Georgia. After shucking off the effort to help a flailing candidate in Kentucky, national Democrats are moving resources and pinning their hopes for keeping the majority to The Peach State. Polls show the race tightening as Democrat Michelle Nunn intensifies her Obama-style attacks on GOP candidate David
Fox News DigitalNov 21 2017
Headline Roundup
FCC to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules
The head of the FCC announced that he will rescind Obama-era net neutrality regulations that require service providers to give equal access to web content for all consumers. Many large corporations support the move, as it will enable Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast to block and/or promote preferred content. Detractors say it provides certain companies an unfair advantage.
Reuters Washington Times Washington PostJun 11 2015
News
Hillary Clinton's favors to foundation donors stretch back to Senate days
Hillary Rodham Clinton's efforts to provide favors to major donors to her husband's global charity or her own political career stretch back far earlier than her tenure as America's top diplomat, dating to the time she served as a U.S. senator and had the power to earmark federal funds and influence legislation, records show.
Washington TimesSep 11 2020
Analysis
A Conservative Opening on Urban Policy
As riots and Covid-related economic problems have afflicted America’s big cities, many on the right have been quick to blame progressive mayors for decades of policies that have made a difficult situation worse. The current moment offers an opportunity for conservatives because the Right’s policy instincts are more in tune with urban-dwellers in a range of areas, including housing costs,
City Journal