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Aug 01 2023
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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
Wall Street Journal (Opinion) CNN Business New York Times (Opinion)Aug 19 2019
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
George WillMay 14 2019
News
Steve Bullock, Montana governor, joins 2020 Democratic field for president
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on Tuesday joined the growing list of candidates in the 2020 presidential race, saying he was the only Democrat who won in a red state that President Donald Trump took by 20 points in 2016.
"I believe in an America where every child has a fair shot to do better than their parents. But we all know that kind of opportunity no longer exists for most people; for
USA TODAYJul 31 2019
Opinion
Marianne Williamson Is Way Out There, But She Won Tonight's Debate
I’ll say it again, there is not a single candidate currently running that will beat Donald Trump in 2020. Not one. Unless someone steps up his or her game big league, Donald Trump is going to win a second term as president of the United States. Now, that being said, after tonight’s CNN Democratic debate, there had to have been a winner. I thought Sen. Bernie Sanders was one of them. He needed
Guest Writer - RightOct 03 2019
News
At Vegas Gun Forum, Democrat Presidential Candidates Agree on Universal Background Checks, Spar Over Mandatory Assault Weapon Buyback
But none seem curious about how America gun homicide rates fell nearly in half from 1990s to early 2010s.
Ten Democratic presidential candidates gathered today in Las Vegas, under the auspices of Giffords and March for Our Lives, to talk for a half-hour each at the "2020 Gun Safety Forum." They were questioned individually and sequentially by MSNBC anchor Craig Melvin and audience
Reason