Politics

Demographics and the Future of the Republicans and Democrats

by Dr. Paul Kengor January 2, 2013

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With their November loss to Barack Obama, Republicans continue to hotly debate the future of their party. Liberal Democrats are happy to jump in, basically urging conservatives to agree with them, and be like them. “How should Republicans appeal…

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Please Enter and Exit through the Revolving Door

by Ken Connor December 13, 2012

If you are the average Joe or Jane, chances are you feel your government doesn’t pay much attention to you – and you’re probably right.
Your chances of dining with your Representative or Senator or spending the weekend with them…

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Openness White House To Allow Coverage of Inauguration

by Keith Koffler December 13, 2012

The White House told Dylan Byers of Politico today that it has magnanimously agreed to allow the press to cover the swearing in of the president of the United States.
I wanna tell you, the fact that barring reporters from…

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Fiscal Gridlock or Compromise: Who Wins?

by Dr. Mark Hendrickson December 12, 2012

As soon as the elections were over, a wave of commentaries extolling the virtues of compromise appeared in the press. The common theme is that it is time for Democrats and Republicans alike to end partisan gridlock—to make compromises that…

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The Winter of Conservative Discontent

by Pat Buchanan December 11, 2012

As the white flag rises above Republican redoubts, offering a surrender on taxes, the mind goes back to what seemed a worse time for conservatives: December 1964.
Barry Goldwater had suffered a defeat not seen since Alf Landon. Republicans held…

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I’m Socially Conservative, in College, and Need a Party

by Derek Bekebrede December 7, 2012

Following Mitt Romney’s twenty-three-point loss to President Obama among the youth vote, the Republican Party has rightfully focused its attention on increasing its support among this important demographic.
Unfortunately, the outcome of this effort has been a call for the…

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Marco Rubio vs. “The Journalists”

by Dr. Paul Kengor November 28, 2012

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In a recent interview, Senator Marco Rubio, effectively the Republican front-runner for 2016, was asked, “How old do you think the Earth is?”
Rubio’s answer was excellent: “I’m not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history…

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The Decline and Fall of America

by Dr. Marvin Folkertsma November 23, 2012

A few days after the election of 2012 the very talented Michael Ramirez published a political cartoon that perhaps conveyed a more profound meaning than he anticipated. He depicted a pair of hands extending from star-studded sleeves (presumably from a…

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The Gaza Trap

by Dr. Earl Tilford November 23, 2012

Even though Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced an Israel-Gaza ceasefire, it’s apparent that Gaza still holds many traps for Israel.
For example, there’s the media trap. Hamas, like other Islamic terror groups, manipulates the Western media while toying…

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Republicans and the Sanctity of Life

by Ken Connor November 14, 2012

Well, it’s finally over.  After 18 months of intense political conflict, the American people chose to give President Obama another four years at the helm.  Not surprisingly, there is a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking happening within the ranks of…

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