By: Mark Penn – thehill.com – August 1, 2019 The second night of the second round of the Democrats’ presidential debates was no eloquent dialogue between moderates and the left. It was an all-out panderfest and, at times, an old-fashioned slugfest. By the end of this endless debate, spooned out in one-minute dollops, I walked out with a $1,000-a-month check,...

By: Scott Rasmussen – townhall.com –  August 01, 2019 Sen. Elizabeth Warren has lots of big ideas to redesign the United States. She dreams of Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, forgiving student loans, waging war on corporate America and more. On the debate stage in Detroit, Warren pushed back when others raised doubts about her ambitious agenda: “I don’t understand...

By: Alexandra Desanctis – nationalreview.com – July 30, 2019 The presidential front-runners would cover unlimited elective abortion in their health-care plans. As Democratic presidential hopefuls face off in the second round of primary debates, several candidates are sparring over their expansive health-care plans. On Monday, California senator Kamala Harris unveiled her version of Medicare for All, which despite her repeated reversals on...

By: Kent Lassman & Daniel Turner – cei.org – July 30, 2019 In early 2019, a handful of progressive Democrats galvanized their party around a set of ideas that—even if only partially implemented—would restructure vast areas of the American economy and radically refashion the American household with large and ongoing costs. This set of proposals, called the Green New Deal (GND)—introduced in the 116th...

By: Suzanne Hamner – sonsoflibertymedia.com – July 31, 2019 Another Democratic Party presidential nominee debate has ended among the cookie-cutter contenders offering “free stuff”.  Again, unable to sit through the lies, deception and outright disdain for the majority of Americans, others suffered through to fill the internet alternative news pages full of the CNN (Corruption News Network) aired liededis-fest (lies, deception,...

By Jim Geraghty – nationalreview.com – July 30, 2019 Making the click-through worthwhile: A whole bunch of candidates need to throw punches at tonight’s Democratic presidential debate, meaning we could be watching Thunderdome this evening; a reminder that Twitter is a poor measuring stick for public opinion on political topics; a reminder about the folly of youth; and a demonstration of...

By: George Will – nationalreview.com – July 28, 2019 It will be especially entertaining if the presidential aspirants are asked some questions like these. The Democratic presidential circus pitches its tent in Detroit this week. It will be especially entertaining if the presidential aspirants are asked some questions like these: For Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders especially, but others, too:...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – July 30, 2019 Snopes just can’t stop ‘fact-checking’ a conservative satire site. I  used to love the website Snopes. It was one-stop shopping for fact-checking and debunking urban legends old and new. For years — to take one example — I had lamented the tragic death of Little Mikey of Life cereal fame. According to everyone...

By Talia Kaplan – FoxNews.com – July 29, 2019 President Trump ramped up his feud with House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., on Sunday calling the congressman “racist,” not long after critics had claimed the president’s initial tweets about Cummings were racist themselves. Trump tweeted Sunday afternoon, “If racist Elijah Cummings would focus more of his energy on helping the good people...

By Cass R. Sunstein – nytimes.com – July 27, 2019 Suppose that a public figure has said or done something that many people consider offensive, outrageous or despicable — for example, lied about his military service or insulted people’s religious convictions. Should he apologize? Let’s assume that his goal is not to be a good person, but only to improve his standing...