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Democrats Are Better for the US Economy
Jeffrey Frankel notes that this is no mere correlation, though the cause remains an enduring puzzle.
Democrats Distort the Law to Subvert 2024 Election
An appeals court just gutted New York's $454 million fine against Trump in ‘a fraud case in which there are no fraud victims.'
Why Did McDaniel Want To Join the Corrupt Media?
Rather than asking why NBC decided to hire McDaniel, we should ask why McDaniel wanted to join such an obviously corrupted institution.
The Supreme Court Is Shaming Itself
Donald Trump is determined to avoid accountability before the general election, and, so far, the U.S. Supreme Court is helping him.
Trump Catches a Bond Break, and Maybe Democrats Do, Too
Former President Donald Trump, facing a deadline to post a $464 million bond no one would give him, caught a break from a state appeals court Monday that cut the bond demand in his civil fraud case to $175 million due within the next 10 days. The action may also spare Democrats backlash from voters who would be incensed at the potential seizure of Trump's assets.
Trump Up To His Old Tricks To Pay His Bills
To make the bond to appeal his civil fraud cause, the former president orchestrated a merger for his social media platform, Truth Social.
Why the Left Won't Condemn the October 7 Rapes
When sex is stripped of its significance, then rape stops being a uniquely dreadful crime.
Government Resignations Signal Early Exit for Netanyahu
Since 7 October Benyamin Netanyahu has had one overriding political objective: avoid facing the electorate. He has long been a divisive figure, arousing hatred and admiration in roughly equal measure, but the events of the last six months have tilted Israeli public opinion decisively against Bibi.
Can NBC News Recover From Hiring Ronna McDaniel?
Bringing on a powerful election denialist is like putting a standing chyron on the Nightly News: 'Lying is rewarded here'
NBC Had No Problem Hiring From CIA, FBI
"System Update" journalist Glenn Greenwald gives his take on the outrage among MSNBC and NBC employees over the network's decision to hire former RNC Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel:
Inside the New Wave of Old-School Education
Amid growing claims that schools indoctrinate students, 'classical education'-which teaches kids to think critically and master old books-is making a comeback.
The Tailspin of American Boys and Men
American males are turning off, and tuning and dropping out.
Dem Lawfare Puts Trump Through Hell, But He Doesn't Sweat
With every new indictment, Trump's popularity has increased. The lawfare just is not reaching the guy.
Trump Still Has All Kinds of Money Problems
Let's state the obvious: A New York appellate court's decision on Monday to reduce Donald Trump's bond to $175 million from $454 million - a ruling that cleared the way for his appeal against the civil fraud judgment against him to proceed - gives the ex-president exactly the kind of breathing room he needed to stave off financial disaster.
Law and Order Is a Killer Problem for Democrats
Polling data shows Democrats are in deep trouble on the issues of domestic safety and unbiased justice. Voters say they want law and order and aren't getting it. They want enforcement of criminal statutes duly passed by their representatives. They abhor favoritism for some and targeting for others. They want personal safety and basic fairness. They deserve them. And they are angry.
Dangers of a 2nd Trump Term Go Far Beyond the White House
How Congress and the courts would abet a radical transformation of American life.
I Am Leaving the Democratic Party Over Their Lies About Obamacare
A two-time cancer survivor delivered a video monologue on how he was duped by Obamacare and the Democratic party on healthcare reform.
Obamacare Is In Grave Danger, Again
Republicans seem determined to destroy the Affordable Care Act.