Author: W. James Antle III
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Massie channels Ron Paul in intraparty battle with Trump
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save August was a month of celebration for libertarians, especially libertarian-leaning Republicans, but September is shaping up to be more of a fight. Ron Paul, the former 12-term congressman from Texas and two-time candidate for the…
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The ugly political divide over thoughts and prayers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A horrific mass shooting in Minneapolis has spawned a heated political debate over the power of prayer versus the power of government. Liberal Democrats, frustrated by their inability to enact sweeping gun control measures, have…
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Party like it’s 1989: Trump’s new Bush Republicanism
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump is often seen as the opposite of a Bush Republican, but this week, he is focused on a set of issues that dominated the Bush administration — George H.W., not George W.…
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Top Democratic 2028 alternatives to Harris lag in black support
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most of the 2028 Democratic presidential field lacks significant support among black primary voters, according to a recent poll. That could spell trouble for these candidates as they try to make it through the primaries.…
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Rubio’s latest job: Vance partner
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s a running joke that every time a job in the Trump administration opens up, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will fill it. In addition to his State Department role, he has served as national security…
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Republicans say party is finally fighting back, Democrats don’t like it
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Since President Donald Trump began his march to the top of the Republican Party a decade ago, his backers have offered one simple reason for their support: because he fights. A hallmark of the New…
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How Biden and Harris could have book tour collision
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris will each try to tell their side of the 2024 campaign story in forthcoming books. The question is whether they will have much interesting to…
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Comeback Kamala? Harris holds on to her presidential dreams
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former Vice President Kamala Harris still hopes to be president. That’s the most obvious conclusion to draw from Harris announcing over the course of 24 hours that she is not running for governor of California…
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Is a blue wave even possible? A way too early look at the midterm elections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 460 days away, next year’s midterm elections are approaching, but Democrats are looking hopefully toward the past. The president’s party has lost House seats in all but two midterm elections since 1938. The two exceptions…
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Trump and Obama, forever linked in history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This week brought another reminder that the political careers of President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama will forever be inextricably linked. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard put Obama squarely at the helm…




