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The End of Great Britain as We Know It?

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Are Britons ready for “the nationalization of rail, water, mail, and electricity distribution; various big tax increases on corporations and the rich; powerful new rights for tenants in any disputes with landlords; legislation to increase the power of labor unions; and pay caps for corporate executives”? This stream of bad economic policies is awaiting them […]

John Bolton Never Belonged Near the White House

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At The American Conservative, Daniel R. Depetris explains why the next national security advisor must dump Bolton’s ideas and “start over with strategies that actually have a chance at success.” The truth is, Bolton never belonged near the White House. Depetris writes (abridged): John Bolton is(was) everything you don’t want in a national security adviser. […]

GOP Sweeps North Carolina Special Elections

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In each of two congressional special elections held yesterday in North Carolina, the GOP candidate won the day. Once their elections are certified, Congressmen-elect Dan Bishop and Greg Murphy will bring the GOP caucus to 199 in the House of Representatives, leaving the party only 19 seats from retaking the majority. Eric Lendrum reports in […]

Pat Buchanan Quoting Russia’s Putin on Open Borders

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Originally posted on July 11, 2019. Paul Gottfried examines the idea of “liberalism” in The American Conservative, writing (abridged): In a recent column, TAC co-founder Pat Buchanan quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin to the effect that the liberal principle may be falling into disrepute: “Why is liberalism failing? Several causes said Putin. Among them, its failure to deal […]

Why Today’s Democrats Have No Chance in 2020

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“Look in my eyes, I guarantee you, I guarantee you that we’re going to end fossil fuels.” Among America’s great economic assets is its gas industry. Hydraulic fracturing is the source of America’s current energy revolution. It’s also why fuel is cheap, and the source of America’s independence from Saudi, Iranian, and Venezuelan oil. Elizabeth […]

Breaking News: John Bolton Fired, Hooray!

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The President has just announced via Twitter that he asked for the resignation of National Security Advisor John Bolton last night. I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore…. — […]

Hungary’s Orban Stands Against Muslim Immigration, Gender Identity

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In The American Conservative, Rod Dreher explains Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s efforts to preserve Hungary and to save it from the “Parisian-style banlieues filled with angry and unassimilable Muslim migrants, vicious institutional combat around so-called “white privilege,” and endless fights in locker rooms and libraries over gender ideology.” He writes (abridged): Western peoples have decided […]

You Can’t Legislate to Keep Bad Guys from Getting Guns

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You can’t use legislation to keep bad guys from getting guns. But that’s exactly what House Democrats are trying to do. Back from Summer vacation, they’ve passed a bill to expand background checks for firearms purchases. Democrat leaders in the House and Senate wrote to President Trump to insist on his “personal intervention.” This is […]

PM Viktor Orban, Trump Style, Putting Hungarians First

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A few years ago, I took a trip to Hungary and was supposed to meet the country’s popular Prime Minister, Viktor Orban. The meeting was unfortunately canceled due to a scheduling conflict, but I was able to get a feel for Hungary, and its people. At National Review, Jay Nordlinger examines the phenomenon of Viktor […]