Bring back the Ohio presidents (Rob Portman '16)
Let's hear no more of "purple," the political word today desiring to turn "blue" to "red" and "red state" to "blue state." Or is it the other way around? It likewise turns Americans to mud. Picture...
View ArticleWhat are they thinking?
There are a couple of questions about conservatives that leave liberals scratching their heads and driving partisanship deeper into their collective psyche. Namely, why are the wealthy so...
View ArticleForget compromise — Try synergy
As a new Congress convenes with the parties increasingly polarized, many Americans wonder whether compromise is simply a thing of the past.That's the wrong question.Today's conflicts provide a basis...
View ArticleThe citizens' mandate to stop Obama's fundamental transformation of...
The voters demanded that Congress stop this President's fundamental transformation of America using every power at their disposal, ending the Executive Branch abuses against both the citizenry, and...
View ArticleConservatives must articulate an optimistic middle-class vision
In recent weeks, folks on the left — most notably the president and his cheerleaders in Congress and on liberal cable news — have been busy spinning a tale of a resurgent middle class.Things are...
View ArticleVaccines and the meaning of freedom
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) must feel like they've been thrown under the bus. They were just doing what every red-blooded Republican would have done.In saying parents...
View ArticleSay goodbye to CPAC
The question that might be asked, as CPAC (the Conservative Political Action Conference) recedes again into winter's light, is: How did conservatism drift from William F. Buckley Jr. to that blunt and...
View ArticleJeb Bush's (mis)calculation
State of the 2016 RaceA weekly column for The Hill analyzing the current state of the 2016 presidential race.The Bush (mis)calculation:1. The Bush political operation is very good and sharp. They are...
View ArticleCarly Fiorina, American 'Iron Lady'
One of Britain's greatest prime ministers, Margaret Thatcher — the only woman to hold the position, to date — famously addressed her 1980 Conservative Party Conference with the phrase "The lady's not...
View ArticleRubio: Cruz's stances are ‘calculating,’ not principled
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) bases his conservatism on political “calculation” rather than principle.“There’s a difference between principle and calculation,” he told host...
View ArticleSantorum: Cruz isn't a strong social conservative
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) is questioning Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) social conservative credentials, saying he has a "libertarian streak" on many key issues.“[Cruz has] sort of a libertarian...
View ArticleGlenn Beck: Rubio would ‘crush’ Clinton
Glenn Beck is predicting Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) would “crush” Hillary Clinton should he win the GOP’s presidential nomination.“He will crush Hillary Clinton — crush her,” Beck said in a new online...
View ArticleRubio touts conservative credentials
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has released a new ad for his presidential campaign boasting about his conservative credentials.The spot released Thursday touts glowing reviews from a number of right-leaning...
View ArticleConservatives pen anti-Trump manifesto
Conservative authors are banding together to publish a manifesto Friday denouncing the ideas of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump.Leading conservatives including Erick Erickson, William...
View ArticleThe crisis of conservatism
For all of the talk about Ronald Reagan in this primary, I'm worried that we're not living up to the mission he left for us. Conservatives will recognize his quote, "Freedom is never more than one...
View ArticleWATCH: Bush super-PAC ad: 'If Trump wins, conservatives lose’
A pro-Jeb Bush super-PAC is pushing a new online ad that says Donald Trump's positions don't stand up to conservative scrutiny.The clip from Right to Rise USA, titled “Iceberg,” shows an ice sculpture...
View ArticleThe age of Trump
Last week in South Carolina, former President George W. Bush gave one of the greatest speeches I have ever heard, campaigning against hope for brother Jeb, but it was too late and not enough. It might...
View ArticleWhy would conservative media defend Trump?
"Walt ... I want my kids back. I want my life back. Please tell me ... how much is enough? How big does this pile have to be?"— Skyler White, "Breaking Bad"Conservative media, particularly the fat and...
View ArticleWhat happens after Trump?
Will Republican front-runner Donald Trump lose his luster? He already has. And it is taking on a distinctively darker cast. His candidacy possibly "jumped the shark" in recent days between the...
View ArticleRon Paul: Congress shouldn’t ‘restrain’ Facebook
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Congress should not meddle with how Facebook curates the political content on its trending topics.“I don’t know what his letter says but I would certainly be...
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