Former President Obama recently gave a long awaited address at the University of Illinois. President Obama forcibly detailed his administration’s case for success. But the president concluded on a down note, suggesting that Americans today had previously felt solidly middle class, today felt economic insecurity. Here’s what Obama told attendees: Just a glance at recent […]
Dick Young and most Florida Snowbirds Were Not Voting—Yet!
Larry Thornberry, writing at The American Spectator, deftly sums up the current gubernatorial race in Florida. Andrew Gillum, backed by Bernie Sanders, “head of the Crazy Uncle Division of American socialism,” will face Ron DeSantis, “a solid conservative endorsed by Donald Trump,” in the race. Something to keep in mind when analyzing the results of […]
Are There Still Centrist Voters in America?
James P. Pinkerton asks at The American Conservative if the center of the political spectrum can prevail against the right and left versions of populism making headlines in America today. He also wonders if Democrats, who have officially positioned themselves as an alternative to President Trump’s populism, can deal with their party’s own insurgent populists, […]
VIDEO: Ocasio-Cortez Has Had a Disastrous Summer Full of Gaffes
Youngest Congressional Female Candidate Does Not Meet Narrative
You probably thought the media’s latest darling, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, was the youngest congressional female candidate. But no, despite what the media would have you believe, Morgn Murtaugh was the youngest woman on the ballot for congressional office. Earlier this year, Ms. Murtaugh won enough votes in the primary to grab a spot in the general […]
What Exactly Is the Value of a $300,000 BU Education?
Recently the (liberal) Washington Post fact-checked some of the claims of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the new socialist candidate for Congress in New York. Ms. Cortez, who has a joint degree in economics and international relations, often boasts that she graduated 4th in her class at Boston University. Yet, points out Victor Davis Hanson, many of the […]
Will Tech Elite Crush the Heartland in 2018?
An army of the elite Silicon Valley tech workers with extra time on their hands are fighting hard to impose their political views on the heartland of America. The group, known as Tech for Campaigns, is carpetbagging its way into elections all around the country to back candidates approved by the West Coast liberal orthodoxy. […]
Pro Jobs, Pro Guns, Pro Family, Pro Trump (PJGF)
Mid-term elections turnout isn’t likely to break any historical records. Here’s a middle-of-the-road view from the last mid-term of what that might mean. Everyone’s base numbers will of course deviate from the next fellow’s. The voting eligible population stands at about 220 million. If the turnout is a lowish 40%, that means about 88 million […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: the Future of the Democratic Party?
Is free health care, free college, free money for everyone (aka “universal basic income) the new mantra of Democrats? During an interview on The Daily Show, Ocasio-Cortez muddled through how the government would pay for all the free stuff she is proposing. This is an excellent, excellent question — and, in fact, there’s a lot […]
Zuckerberg/Facebook Slow in Pulling “Inauthentic Behavior” Leftist Accounts
Robert McMillan and Deepa Seetharaman of the WSJ report today: The social-media giant on Tuesday said it removed 32 pages and accounts from its main service and Instagram photo-sharing app that were created between March 2017 and May of this year. The pages and accounts—which include such names as “Aztlan Warriors,” “Black Elevation” and “Resisters,” and largely targeted causes […]
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