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Democratic Candidates Forced to Resort to “Wealth Inequality”

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Wages are rising. Jobs are plentiful. Poverty is falling. So what’s a Democrat presidential candidate running against President Trump to do? Come forward with an economic line of attack that focuses on wealth inequality. Our friend Chris Edwards, an economist at the Cato Institute, acknowledges that wealth inequality has risen in recent years, but, he […]

Trump Approval Rating Among Minorities Gaining Momentum

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After the complete flop of the Russia collusion narrative, Democrats and the media have moved on to a new manufactured narrative about President Trump. “Trump is racist,” is the new line, and it seems to be on the lips of every Democratic presidential candidate, and left leaning pundit. But it turns out that minorities might […]

How We Are Different

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Beggar websites, I call them. Beggar websites constantly hound readers for donations or bombard them with pop up ads, effectively killing the website’s value. No longer do I go to many previously valuable intel sites. Why? Because the torrent of popups utterly kills the viewing experience. At richardcyoung.com, there are no popup ads. Debbie and […]

Senator Warren’s Electability Problem

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Elizabeth Warren’s strongest case for being the Democrat Party’s nominee is winning the senate seat in the most democratic state in the country – during a banner year for Democrats. The Senator from Massachusetts is trying to deflect widespread worries that, should she get the nomination, she would be the Party’s riskiest bet to take […]

How Powerful is Florida Republican Matt Gaetz?

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At The American Conservative, Curt Mills explains how Matt Gaetz could go from being a Republican backbencher to the future of American foreign policy. He writes (abridged): Matt Gaetz will not be president, Matt Gaetz tells me, because Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is going to be. DeSantis is among the most popular and intriguing Republican […]

“Grounds to Impeach Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg?”

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Originally posted on October 2, 2018. Writing at The American Spectator, Dov Fischer suggests that there may come to be reason to impeach Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as her increasingly erratic and volatile political statements suggest she is becoming more activist than jurist. He writes: It is very possible that President Trump will have at […]

Trump Reelection? “Defeat is More Likely”: Agree or Disagree?

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Generally, I am a supporter of Robert W. Merry. And I support his analysis and conclusions seven times in ten. Not this time, however. The Democrat candidates now being presented to Americans will fuel a long-running, deep recession and stock market bust should any of the group defeat Mr. Trump. Small business owners, their skilled […]

Warren, Harris, Politifact—When Facts Get in the Way of the Narrative

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Was Michael Brown murdered? Not according to the Obama Department of Justice decisively saying no, Recently, however, both Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Kamala Harris claimed Brown was murdered. Sen. Warren Tweeted: 5 years ago Michael Brown was murdered by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael was unarmed yet he was shot 6 […]

TAC’s Robert W. Merry Unveils Presidential War Lies

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Originally posted on June 21, 2019. At The American Conservative, Robert W. Merry, whom I like very much, uses his deep historical knowledge, especially of the World Wars, to explain past presidential lies that brought America into conflicts. Merry compares those with the recent statements of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the secretary’s unquestioning […]