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Congrats! GOP Has Already Won
With at least a dozen exceedingly close contests in every part of the country, no one knows for certain who will control the US Senate after November 4th. But in the more significant, long-term contest for national dominance it’s safe to declare that the GOP has already won a significant victory.
How is that possible, when it’s still conceivable that...
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Congrats! GOP Has Already Won
With at least a dozen exceedingly close contests in every part of the country, no one knows for certain who will control the US Senate after November 4th. But in the more significant, long-term contest for national dominance it’s safe to declare that the GOP has already won a significant victory.
How is that possible, when it’s still conceivable that...
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“WAR ON WOMEN” FLOPS WITH BOTH GENDERS
New polling shows that the “War on Women” theme with which Democrats hope to rally their female base seems to be flopping across the country.
In the crucial Senate race in Arkansas, women voters give GOP Senate challenger Tom Cotton a solid edge, joining their husbands and brothers and sons in rejecting the Obama agenda. In Colorado, where Senator...
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“WAR ON WOMEN” FLOPS WITH BOTH GENDERS
New polling shows that the “War on Women” theme with which Democrats hope to rally their female base seems to be flopping across the country.
In the crucial Senate race in Arkansas, women voters give GOP Senate challenger Tom Cotton a solid edge, joining their husbands and brothers and sons in rejecting the Obama agenda. In Colorado, where Senator...
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THIRD PARTY GAMES DISTORT OUR POLITICS
Conservative outside groups have launched surprising ads for a Libertarian nominee in North Carolina’s tight Senate race—with the Republican Thom Tillis challenging incumbent Kay Hagan. “More Weed, Less War,” say new commercials for pizza delivery man Sean Haugh, who favors legalized marijuana and big defense cuts. According to the conservative PAC who...
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THIRD PARTY GAMES DISTORT OUR POLITICS
Conservative outside groups have launched surprising ads for a Libertarian nominee in North Carolina’s tight Senate race—with the Republican Thom Tillis challenging incumbent Kay Hagan. “More Weed, Less War,” say new commercials for pizza delivery man Sean Haugh, who favors legalized marijuana and big defense cuts. According to the conservative PAC who...
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WHY I.D. FOR TRAVEL OR GUNS, BUT NOT FOR VOTING?
If it’s somehow racist and discriminatory to require identification as a condition for voting, then how is it any less discriminatory to impose similar conditions for air travel, mortgages, receiving or cashing government checks, or purchasing guns?
Voting is a crucial right—but so is the ability to purchase property or to keep and bear arms. The...
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WHY I.D. FOR TRAVEL OR GUNS, BUT NOT FOR VOTING?
If it’s somehow racist and discriminatory to require identification as a condition for voting, then how is it any less discriminatory to impose similar conditions for air travel, mortgages, receiving or cashing government checks, or purchasing guns?
Voting is a crucial right—but so is the ability to purchase property or to keep and bear arms. The...
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If It Damages America, It’s Good for Democrats
In almost every area of American life, the better things are, the worse it is for the Democratic Party. And vice versa. Marriage. Even today, after decades of feminism, most Americans agree that it is better for women (and for men) — and better for society — when women (and men) marry. Yet, when women […]
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A resounding GOP victory needed to wake Obama from his dangerous slumber
Ottawa and Corporal Nathan Cirillo. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent. New York City and NYPD Officer Kenneth Heale. Ebola and EV-D68. Marysville, Wash., and Placer County, Calif.
Hatchets, handguns, body armor, beheadings, quarantines and more somber press conferences in a week than occur in a normal quarter.
And a president who, one...
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OUT-OF-DATE STATISTICS DISTORT PUBLIC POLICIES
Out-of-date or non-existent statistics often spur irrational conclusions about major issues. For instance, many liberals today worry about military-style assault rifles and call for a renewed ban on their sale. But government figures show only 2 percent of gun crimes involve so-called assault weapons and overall gun homicides declined an amazing 49 percent...
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OUT-OF-DATE STATISTICS DISTORT PUBLIC POLICIES
Out-of-date or non-existent statistics often spur irrational conclusions about major issues. For instance, many liberals today worry about military-style assault rifles and call for a renewed ban on their sale. But government figures show only 2 percent of gun crimes involve so-called assault weapons and overall gun homicides declined an amazing 49 percent...
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MINIMUM WAGE HIKE PUNISHES THE DESERVING –AND THE NEEDY
Democrats campaign on the slogan “America needs a raise!” but their bid to hike the minimum wage would hurt the chances of income growth for the middle class.
Nearly 80 percent of all workers already get more than $10.10 an hour, so a government mandated boost for those earning less, would do nothing for the great majority of workers. With business required...
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MINIMUM WAGE HIKE PUNISHES THE DESERVING –AND THE NEEDY
Democrats campaign on the slogan “America needs a raise!” but their bid to hike the minimum wage would hurt the chances of income growth for the middle class.
Nearly 80 percent of all workers already get more than $10.10 an hour, so a government mandated boost for those earning less, would do nothing for the great majority of workers. With business required...
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Dems Pit Needy Against Deserving-Damaging Both
As the president’s flailing, failing campaign on behalf of beleaguered Congressional Democrats coughs, wheezes and stumbles its way toward decision day, he increasingly reverts to a tired theme that has inspired scant enthusiasm from the voting public. “America needs a raise!” the chief executive thunders, suggesting that his fanciful proposal to boost...
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The Media Are Much Scarier than Ebola
Why do some things scare people more than others? One reason is that people engage in a rational assessment of risk and conclude the appropriate level of fear. For example, people feel free to walk alone at midnight in Times Square but not in Central Park because they have made a rational assessment: Times Square, […]
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