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Nov 04 2020
Opinion
What We Have Learned So Far
The blowout the chattering class predicted hasn’t come to pass.
Democratic veteran James Carville, speaking for many in the chattering class, had confidently predicted earlier in the week that a Biden victory would be obvious by at least 10 o’clock on Tuesday night. That didn’t happen. Trump has proven harder for the Dems to kill than they thought. Will we know soon who has won the
The American SpectatorJan 19 2021
News
Biden’s DNI Pick: Biden’s ‘Frame’ For China Not ‘Adversary’ But ‘Global Competitor’
On Tuesday, at a hearing on her nomination for Director of National Intelligence befire the Senate Intelligence Committee, Avril Haines stated that president-elect Joe Biden wants his administration to view the Chinese Communist Party not as an adversary, but a “global competitor.”
After Intelligence Committee Chairman Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) had called the Chinese Communist Party an
The Daily WireMar 01 2021
Opinion
CPAC Is Still Trump’s, But Something Has Changed
In February 2017, I attended my first Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Donald Trump was fresh off a stunning victory in the 2016 presidential election and it was very easy to tell he had all the energy, vim, and support of the attendees. What was less certain at the time was how Trump would govern and whether his control of the Republican Party would be a longstanding feature,
The FederalistMay 24 2021
Analysis
Why Arkansas Is a Test Case for a Post-Trump Republican Party
For decades, Arkansas punched above its weight in politics and business.
In the 1990s, it was home to the president and the world’s wealthiest family. In the 2000s, three onetime Arkansans ran for president. A decade later, the state claimed its sixth company on the Fortune 500 list.
But Arkansas may be entering its most consequential period yet, as a test case for the future of
New York Times (News)Oct 11 2018
News
Republicans Seize On 'Angry Mob' Mantra To Keep Their Midterm Base Fired Up
President Trump warned at his rally in Pennsylvania on Wednesday night that if his party loses in November's midterm elections, the "radical Democrat mob" will take away everything he has achieved since his election, while encouraging crime and socialism.
NPR (Online News)Jan 19 2021
News
New York Times issues correction after labeling Daily Caller journalist as Capitol Hill 'rioter' in photo
The New York Times was forced to issue a correction after initially labeling a journalist from The Daily Caller as a "rioter" in a piece about last week's mayhem on Capitol Hill.
An essay initially published Friday featured several harrowing images from the turmoil that interrupted the joint session of Congress tabulating the Electoral College votes in the 2020 presidential election.
Fox News (Online News)Nov 12 2020
Analysis
Why Trump decision to block Biden transition matters
The Trump White House’s decision to block routine actions that would facilitate a transition to a Biden administration has added a new layer of turmoil to an already turbulent time.
But this is the Trump era, when many norms of governance have already fallen by the wayside.
President Donald Trump has yet to concede the Nov. 3 election to former Vice President Joe Biden, whom
Christian Science MonitorAug 24 2021
News
Here's How Democrats Get Their Domestic Agenda Through — And It's Not Easy
For Democrats, getting their historic domestic agenda done was already going to be a tough needle to thread, with a narrowly divided Congress and tensions within the party itself.
But now, because of the resurgent coronavirus due to the delta variant and the chaotic U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan, President Biden's approval rating has dropped. His reduced influence and political capital
NPR (Online News)Nov 18 2019
News
A Progressive Group Is Ready To Spend $45 Million Turning Out Young Voters
A progressive nonprofit is preparing to spend a record $45 million to register and turn out voters under 35 ahead of the 2020 elections, hoping to replicate a spike in youth turnout that helped Democrats make massive gains in the midterm elections.
NextGen America, which is primarily funded by Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, is aiming to register more than 270,000 voters
HuffPostFeb 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
We Do Not Draw the Line: Braver Angels & Censorship
From the CenterNote: this piece was orignally published on braverangels.org.
Many of us are drawing lines, in our lives and within our own institutions, as to who we associate with and what people should be allowed to say. At the very least we are quicker to condemn opinions held even by people we agree with on most things because we fear what they mean for America. The recent
John R. Wood Jr.