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Jun 20 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Joe Biden’s Segregationist Problem
His rivals, beginning with Cory Booker and Bill de Blasio, have already started to pounce.
By any standard, Joe Biden is the Democratic presidential front-runner. The poll averages at RealClearPolitics, for example, show Biden with a commanding 32–15 lead over Bernie Sanders in national polls and leading Sanders by 27 percentage points in South Carolina, 13 in New Hampshire, 13 in
Guest Writer - RightJun 19 2019
News
Here’s why Pete Buttigieg is talking about foreign policy when few other Democrats are
At first glance, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's decision to tackle foreign affairs and national security in his first major policy address was a head-scratcher.
The issue isn't among the top concerns listed by most voters and so seems unlikely to move his poll numbers significantly. But political watchers say Buttigieg, whose campaign has been praised early in the
USA TODAYSep 04 2019
News
Here’s where every 2020 candidate stands on guns
The candidates agree on universal background checks and an assault weapons ban. There’s less agreement on other proposals.
In response to recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; and now Odessa and Midland, Texas, and Mobile, Alabama, supporters of stricter gun laws have voiced a simple mantra: “Do something!”
So, after little federal action on guns for more than
VoxAug 01 2023
Headline Roundup
Senators Graham and Warren Take Aim at Big Tech, Propose New Agency
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) joined forces to craft a proposal for a new federal agency to impose and enforce regulations on Big Tech companies such as Google, Amazon, Meta, and more.
“Enough is Enough”: In an op-ed for the New York Times Opinion (Left bias), the bipartisan pair laid out their argument for the proposed agency, writing, “Piecemeal efforts
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Opinion
How the Government Creates Wealth Inequality
Politicians complain loudly about this problem, but their own policies are generating it.
There are economic storm clouds on the horizon, but for now wages are rising, jobs are plentiful, and poverty is falling. Democrats running for president need an economic line of attack, so the solution has been to focus on wealth inequality. Senator Bernie Sanders claims that there has been a “
Guest Writer - RightOct 25 2019
News
Federal Court Holds DeVos in Contempt for Not Trying Very Hard to Stop Loan Collections From Defrauded Students
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was held in contempt by a federal judge Thursday for violating a court order to stop collecting loan repayments from thousands of students that were defrauded by a for-profit chain of colleges. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco issued a preliminary injunction in May 2018 for the Department of Education to cease collections
SlateOct 24 2019
Opinion
Democratic Wealth Tax Proposals Demonstrate Economic Ignorance
Bashing the rich may be good politics, but it’s terrible economics.
It's open season on wealth and those who create it. Candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.), for instance, say that "Billionaires should not exist" and the wealth disparity in America is "a moral and economic outrage." California businessman Tom Steyer—who happens to be a
ReasonAug 14 2019
News
Democrats’ 2020 field may be huge – but that won’t be the case for long
Candidates who fail to make the cut for September’s debate will have little reason to stay in the race. Several are being encouraged to consider Senate bids.
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We’ve written a lot about the unwieldy nature of the 2020 Democratic presidential field, with its two dozen or so contenders. But a thinning appears to be imminent.
So far, just nine candidates have
Christian Science MonitorMay 20 2019
News
Buttigieg Looks to Expand His Reach Through Fox News Town Hall
Pete Buttigieg sought to extend the reach of his Democratic presidential campaign by making his argument for generational change in Washington to the audience of President Donald Trump’s favored television network.
The 37-year-old South Bend, Indiana, mayor broke with some of his rivals for the party’s presidential nomination by taking part in a Fox News town hall Sunday night. He took
BloombergOct 17 2019
Opinion
Progressives Are All Too Willing to Cut Constitutional Corners
They despise and bully adversaries and practice theatrical but selective indignation about attacks on fundamental American principles.
Presidential aspirant Beto O’Rourke, thrashing about in an attempt to be noticed, says tax exemptions should be denied to churches and other institutions that oppose same-sex marriage. O’Rourke’s suggestion, and Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren’s
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