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October 12, 2023Louisiana 2023: The Road to Saturday’s Primary By J. Miles Coleman
With a November runoff expected, some context for this weekend’s jungle primary.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— On Saturday, Louisiana voters will go to the polls to begin selecting a replacement for term-limited Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA).
— In the all-party primary, state Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) has been the frontrunner for much of the campaign and will likely advance to a runoff.
— The state Democratic establishment has thrown its weight behind former state Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson, who will probably join Landry in a runoff.
— Despite Edwards’s success in recent gubernatorial elections, many of the dynamics that favored him in 2015 and 2019 are now absent. The Crystal Ball rates the race as Likely Republican.

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                            October 11, 2023To Protect and Destroy By John Stossel
What happens when police, trying to catch a bad guy, destroy your house?

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                            October 10, 2023Why Bidenflation Defines Bidenomics By Daniel McCarthy
As the world burns and President Joe Biden's inadequacies grow only more obvious, Democrats reassure themselves that voters next year will care most of all about domestic issues.
And there, they think, Biden has something to be proud of: Bidenomics.

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                            October 10, 2023Pope Francis Blames America First By Stephen Moore
When I was growing up and attending Catholic schools, I was taught that the pope is infallible.

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                            October 6, 2023New Deal Politics Turned Upside Down By Michael Barone
"The World Turned Upside Down." That's the song, or so longstanding legend would have it, that the British army band played after surrendering to American and French forces at Yorktown, 242 years ago. You can understand, even while not sympathizing, with the choice of ditty.
October 5, 2023Trump and Biden Seek Historic Combined Sweep By Kyle Kondik
Despite weaknesses, they could be the first-ever pair of modern nominees to each win every nominating contest.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Despite weak overall favorability, Joe Biden and Donald Trump could combine for the strongest presidential nominating performance in modern history.
— Since the advent of the current nominating system in each party, which dates to the early 1970s, at least one of the two eventual major party nominees suffered at least some losses during the primary season.
— It is possible that Biden and Trump could both sweep every contest next year.
— Several nominating seasons came close to producing such a sweep, particularly in the 1996-2004 range.

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                            October 4, 2023Shut It Down! By John Stossel
   This week Republicans and Democrats got together to avert a government shutdown.
        Too bad.

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                            October 3, 2023Will Gavin Newsom Copy Trump? By Daniel McCarthy
Gavin Newsom wants to be Donald Trump.
Eight years ago, Trump took stock of the Republican Party and found it ripe for conquest.

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                            October 3, 2023Washington's Credit Card Price Controls Will Hurt Consumers By Stephen Moore
Why has Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) declared war on credit cards?
Americans are in love with paying with plastic.

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                            September 28, 2023COVID Masking Déjà vu? By Brian Joondeph
COVID first emerged on the scene 3 ½ years ago, along with facemasks, distancing, lockdowns, quarantines, followed by mandatory vaccination and other dystopian social controls. As life has recently been returning to normal, it feels like Groundhog Day, with an eerie sense of déjà vu, especially around masking.
September 28, 2023Why Haven’t We Had A Woman President? By Carah Ong Whaley and Kylie Holzman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Like so many other female politicians, Nikki Haley faces a “woman problem” and must combat sexist rhetoric that is prevalent in politics and has been since Victoria C. Woodhull became the first woman to run for president in 1872.
— Campaigns and elections are more challenging for women than men due to structural disadvantages, including media coverage of candidates, public opinion, and stereotypes.
— Fewer men than women think many Americans are ready to elect a woman to higher office.

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                            September 27, 2023The 'Don't Hire Women' Act By John Stossel
   Having a baby? There's a new law meant for you: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

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                            September 27, 2023The Problems With Net Zero By Michael Barone
 Net zero is in trouble. In utterly predictable trouble, in the king's-wearing-no-clothes trouble.

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                            September 26, 2023Hey, Republicans: Don't Forget About Growth and Prosperity By Stephen Moore
House Republicans are in another titanic battle with President Joe Biden on how to balance the budget. Actually, it's a lopsided debate

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                            September 26, 2023Biden's a Loser -- but Democrats Can't Ditch Him By Daniel McCarthy
   If Joe Biden is their nominee, Democrats will lose the White House next year.

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                            September 22, 2023The Surge of Populism -- and Nationalism By Michael Barone
"Populist politicians and parties," writes the Ethics and Public Policy Center's Henry Olsen in The Spectator, are "rapidly gaining strength and power across the developed world."
September 21, 2023The Battle for the Virginia State Legislature, Part One By Kyle Kondik
Democratic presidential lean muted in lower-turnout legislative races, but political environment appears to be different than 2021.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— In this year’s state legislative races in Virginia, Republicans are trying to do something that has become rare: forge a state government trifecta in a state that voted for the other party for president.
— At first blush, Democrats would appear to have a clear edge on the map, but in an off-year election, the key districts’ presidential voting patterns overstate how Democratic they are in these legislative races.
— While President Biden’s approval rating is actually worse than it was in November 2021, when Republicans scored victories in that year’s Virginia races, the political environment is likely better for Democrats now than it was back then.

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                            September 20, 2023'Emergency' Spending By John Stossel
Did you survive the budget cuts from the last debt ceiling fight?

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                            September 19, 2023Is Google Guilty of Being Too Popular With Consumers? By Stephen Moore
You may have heard the Biden Justice Department is suing Google in federal court for being a "monopoly." That's a bizarre charge given that few, if any companies in all American history have lowered prices more than Google -- which provides access to information that used to take hours or days to find -- with merely a click of a button, and instantaneously. And it does it basically for free.

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                            September 19, 2023Do Sex Scandals Matter? By Daniel McCarthy
   "The Jerry Springer Show" has been off the air for years, but you'd never know it to judge by the state of American politics, which now serves up titillation and outrage as reliably as Jerry Springer ever did.