August 2, 2016

WES VERNON — Listening to the Democrat delegates in Philadelphia chant "Not a clue," in response to Joe Biden's charge that Donald Trump doesn't have a clue as to what motivates and animates the middle class, does prompt a certain amount of sympathy for the soon-to- be-exiting vice president.... (more)

August 2, 2016

A meditation on faith in God

ALAN KEYES — As a respite from pondering the reasons for sorrow and concern about the state of public and political affairs in the United States in this election cycle, I found myself meditating on the deeply hopeful inspiration that comes of having faith in God and Jesus Christ.... (more)

July 31, 2016

NEWSMAX — Donald Trump's convention speech has received the least positive reviews of any speech Gallup has ever tested, the survey company said in a report Friday.... (more)

July 31, 2016

HUFFINGTON POST — Donald Trump's critics are starting to get under his skin. Speaking at a rally in Davenport, Iowa, on Thursday, the GOP presidential nominee fumed about the criticism he was receiving from speakers at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.... (more)

July 31, 2016

JONAH GOLDBERG — It was reported late in the second day of the GOP convention that a large number of Republican National Committee staffers were stricken with the norovirus. Most commonly associated with the sorts of gastrointestinal crises aboard cruise ships that attract wall-to-wall CNN coverage, the norovirus is known for inducing bouts of "explosive diarrhea and vomiting," according to various news reports.... (more)

July 31, 2016

ANDREW C. MCCARTHY — Of all the ignorant pronouncements in the 2016 presidential campaign, the dumbest may be that the Constitution forbids a "religious test" in the vetting of immigrants. Monotonously repeated in political speeches and talking-head blather, this claim is heedless of the Islamic doctrinal roots on which foreign-born Islamists and the jihadists they breed base their anti-Americanism. It is also dead wrong.... (more)

July 30, 2016

CLIFF KINCAID — The reporter exposed as having filed a story with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) before publication in Politico is out with a puff-piece about Democratic Party moneybags George Soros.... (more)

July 30, 2016

OCCUPY DEMOCRATS — On the final night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia, the freshly nominated Hillary Clinton took the stage for what will be one of the most significant speeches in her presidential bid. She capped off a night of compelling speakers with a warm, glowing demeanor as she spoke of an America that is full of greatness and governed by fundamental values laid down by the Founding Fathers. But she was also passionately empathetic when she acknowledged that right now America is failing many of its citizens.... (more)

July 30, 2016

THE GUARDIAN — Donald Trump, the self-declared king of deal-makers, faces the toughest negotiation of his career on Thursday night when he arrives on stage in Cleveland to close the final night of a Republican party convention riven by discord and disharmony.... (more)

July 30, 2016

NEWSMAX — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a 6 percentage-point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll with new wording that was released on Friday, the day after she formally accepted her party's nomination for the Nov. 8 election.... (more)

July 30, 2016

BYRON YORK — A few hours before Hillary Clinton addressed the Democratic convention here, Virginia Reps. Bobby Scott and Don Beyer were standing in a hallway of the Wells Fargo Arena, in front of a big screen set up by Microsoft. The screen had an electoral map of the United States on it. The operator set it to a neutral position where each party begins with about 200 electoral votes and all the swing states -- Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Colorado, etc. -- are in gray. Then you touch each swing state to turn it blue or red until you have a final electoral guess.... (more)

July 30, 2016

NEWSMAX — The personal website of Melania Trump suddenly disappeared this week following an investigation by two journalists who claim her boast about graduating from college is false.... (more)

July 29, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Hillary Clinton's dull, lifeless speech on Thursday night marked a historic moment. Democrats did something unprecedented this week. Despite what you've heard, it's not that they nominated a woman. It's that they nominated the person next in line, the one whose "turn" it was to run for president.... (more)

July 29, 2016

REASON MAGAZINE — From Social Security to college tuition to mandatory paid leave, Democratic leaders have spoken about the many federal programs they'd like to expand in their remarks before delegates at the Democratic National Convention (DNC).... (more)

July 29, 2016

REASON MAGAZINE — Hillary Clinton's lock on the Democratic nomination is a historic milestone for our country, and these libertarian women are just so proud...... (more)

July 29, 2016

FOX NEWS — Dinesh D'Souza's anti-Hillary Clinton film, "Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party," has quickly become the top-grossing documentary of 2016. D'Souza's doc has brought in $5.2 million in the first 12 days of its release, according to Box Office Mojo.... (more)

July 29, 2016

NEWSMAX — Donald Trump said Wednesday that the federal minimum wage should rise to $10 -- and many conservatives and experts are wondering if the Republican presidential candidate had flipped yet again on the issue.... (more)

July 29, 2016

NATIONAL REVIEW — On the second night of the Democratic National Convention, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards made the case for Hillary Clinton as a staunch defender of women's rights. "Hillary has always been in Planned Parenthood's corner because she knows women deserve someone who is in theirs," Richards said.... (more)

July 29, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — From pro-Kremlin politicians to Cossacks, many Russians are convinced that the wildly popular Pokemon Go smartphone app is either a cunning Western plot to destabilize Russia or the spawn of Satan.... (more)

July 29, 2016

USNI NEWS — The Navy is set to name a ship after the gay rights icon and San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, according to a Congressional notification obtained by USNI News.... (more)

July 28, 2016

HEAT STREET — The nomination was barely sealed up at the Democratic National Convention before Bernie Sanders, who had campaigned against Hillary Clinton for the party's nod, went back to being an Independent.... (more)

July 28, 2016

ANN COULTER — Whatever questionable choices were made at the Republican National Convention last week, I didn't hear of a single speaker whose sole accomplishment was raising a delinquent who attacked a cop.... (more)

July 28, 2016

DAVID LIMBAUGH — Some Republicans are disillusioned with their party's nominee, but imagine how rank-and-file Democrats must feel. Their presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton, not only is exceedingly unappealing in her own right but also seeks to fulfill Barack Obama's third term and must defend -- even champion -- his disastrous record.... (more)

July 28, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — Chelsea Clinton told Democratic delegates at a gay rights event Wednesday that the Republican Party's endorsement of "conversion therapy" in their platform would encourage child abuse.... (more)

July 28, 2016

MATHEW STAVER — It is not surprising that those seeking to advance the LGBT agenda would work through left-leaning organizations, but one billionaire who has his eye on millennials has begun partnering with Hobby Lobby and its Museum of the Bible. Paul Singer has been targeting Republican candidates, lawmakers and the Republican Party platform. Now, he is reaching out to Christian students on college campuses.... (more)