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Trump's picks: The good, the questionable, and the crazy
Former Attorney General Bill Barr says Donald Trump once told him “the recipe for a really good tweet is just the right amount of crazy.” That might be…
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Paul Mirengoff
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Campus anti-Israeli protesters have become quite explicit about their goals and sentiments
They back Hamas, support massacring Jews, and celebrate Oct. 7
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Paul Mirengoff
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Suddenly, it's some conservatives who want Supreme Court Justices to resign
For years, conservatives have ridiculed Democrats who urged left-liberal Supreme Court Justices to resign so they could be replaced by much younger…
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Paul Mirengoff
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Beware the Boogeyman!
They might have lost the election, but they keep going and going about the hypothesized future evils of Donald Trump.
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William Otis
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Investigate Jack Smith? Yes. Prosecute him? I don't think so.
The Washington Post frets that with the Republicans soon to be in full control of Congress and (some) control of the Department of Justice, Jack Smith…
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Paul Mirengoff
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Report: The Pentagon fears what Trump has in store. Should we fear it?
The Washington Post’s parade of Trump “horribles” — a staple of its election coverage — continues now that Trump is our president-elect.
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Paul Mirengoff
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The Democrats' blame game reaches high gear, but misses the point.
The fight for control of the Democratic Party between far-leftists and less extreme Democrats will be a central political story for the next four years.
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Paul Mirengoff
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A reckoning for woke-style criminal justice
This was a reckoning-rich election for wokeism.
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Paul Mirengoff
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The people have spoken. Have the Democrats heard them?
Dick Tuck was a political operative with a wicked sense of humor.
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Paul Mirengoff
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Uncertainty prevails on Election Day.
Henry Olsen predicts a Trump win. Nate Silver's model calls it "closer than a coin-flip."
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Paul Mirengoff
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Does anyone believe the Democrats have become moderate?
Probably not, but some go along with the gag.
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Paul Mirengoff
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A time for choosing
“A time for choosing” was the title of this speech by Ronald Reagan 60 years ago.
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William Otis
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