2016 election
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In The News
Trump takes Indiana by YUGE margin – Cruz finished
Heck, I was looking forward to an extended evening of exit poll data, talking heads pointing at “big boards” while…
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In The News
Trump runs away with NY delegates, Kasich grabs a few and Cruz .. not so good
As of 11:15pm Donald Trump had more than 50% of the vote in almost all the voting districts in New…
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Opinion
The Little Fascist That Could
Tonight, as I watch protesters in the streets of Chicago squash the free speech rights of those they do not…
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In The News
GOP establishment makes Trump nomination virtually guaranteed with slide show
Two GOP insiders shared a presentation with the Washington Post that will likely guarantee that Donald Trump becomes the Republican…
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Trump’s Statements on Libel Laws Promote Fascism
Being an opinion writer opens the floodgates for all sorts of criticism. I should know- I’ve been personally insulted and…
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The invisible candidate
This year’s race for the GOP presidential nomination is the most interesting in recent memory. The grassroots cry for conservativism has…
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Opinion
And the Progressives Laughed
Whether you believe that there were nefarious motives behind the advancement of inaccurate information about the Carson campaign by Cruz…
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Candidates demonizing campaign finance reform infantilize voters
With the Iowa caucus, electoral politics have made a rather splashy re-entrance to the public dialogue, and a familiar bogeyman…
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Opinion
And We Sang, ‘We Won’t Get Fooled Again’
There is always an inherent danger in embracing a populist candidate for any office. Inclined to grandiose rhetoric and unfulfillable…
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Grexit: Lindsey Graham exits the presidential race .. time to delete the whole under-card?
The kids table early debate has been interesting, but ineffectual. Has Sen. Graham’s exit also set the course for Kasich…
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Opinion
Venial politics at the latest GOP debate
Last night’s main stage GOP debate did not need to go beyond the first five minutes. The opening statements of…
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In The News
Substantive FOX Business Debate Largely Fair, “Soft” to Liberal Media
Both of Tuesday night’s GOP debates finally fulfilled a criteria promised by all networks which have hosted one- they actually…
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A Look at the Free Market Credentials of the GOP Candidates’ Tax Plans
Wednesday night’s CNBC GOP debate was touted as economic-centric. It ended up being more about the moderators baiting the candidates with…
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Opinion
Takeaway from the Second Debates: GOP is Personality, Not Ideology Centered
Within the first moments of Tuesday night’s prime time debate, Donald Trump had established his superiority. Not as a candidate…
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