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You Count Votes Over and Over Until They Add Up Right

By John Kass March 27, 2024 Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker-the perpetually frightened rich kid born on third base thinking he hit a triple-has a big fat political problem. He's hosting the Democratic National Convention, his big fat coming out party in Chicago, in August. His fantasy? Becoming president of the United States of America. As he's planning his party, America ... Read More

Enough Already

City leaders keep searching for the root cause of crime-they should look in the mirror.

Democrats May Keep the Senate--With a Little GOP Help

The inexplicable determination of the party's voters to pick unstable provocateurs might be the only path Democrats have to hanging onto their narrow and very much endangered Senate majority.

What the Polls Say: RFK Jr. Hurting Biden, Helping Trump

In October, when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abandoned his primary challenge to Joe Biden and instead launched an independent candidacy, the initial conventional wisdom was that he might hurt Donald Trump more than Biden.

Biden's War Against the Jews

Biden claims he is a lifelong friend of the Jewish people and a Zionist, but these empty words are cover for a decades-long antipathy

U.N. Gaza Resolution Could Lead to Lasting Cease-Fire

After 171 days of a relentless Israeli assault on Gaza, the United Nations Security Council approved a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the United States abstaining. It's a breakthrough that must be built upon.

Abridging, Not Coercing, Is First Amendment's Yardstick

Under the First Amendment, the government may not abridge the freedom of speech, whether that abridging is done by coercing internet platforms or by getting them to cooperate in government efforts to censor the public.

The Funniest Media Story of the Year?

The following three things were obvious before MSNBC puked on itself in its public divorce with former RNC chief Ronna McDaniel, but aren't we glad the network didn't notice? More later, but briefly:

The Democrats' Abundance Problem Revisited

Last week, I started revisiting my "Three Point Plan to Fix the Democrats and Their Coalition" from October of 2022. A brisk tour of the polling and political data suggested the Democrats are still in need of serious reform and that the three point plan is as relevant as ever. Here's the very short version of the plan:

The Twilight of the Republican 'McLeadership'

The Trump team is steadily purging the Republican leadership of holdovers from past decades. The departure of McCarthy, McDaniel, and McConnell is part of exorcising the legacy of a more important Mc whose influence is still felt in the U.S. Senate: John McCain.

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