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Congress moves to abolish sanctuary cities and states—it’s about time June 19, 2025
Susan Quinn
Republican lawmakers finally decide to do their job.
Louisiana Republicans: Don’t put PBM politics in front of people June 12, 2025
Greg Rohrbough
With hours left until the state legislature goes home, Louisiana Republicans are trying to shoot themselves in the foot — and cost their constituents a lot of money — by banning Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies in the state.
NeverTrumpers are back with a new name June 11, 2025
Robin M. Itzler
Like leftists and the Borg, Never Trumpers never quit, and their goal is always to recreate the Uniparty that is bringing America to its knees.
The Dogs Bark May 24, 2025
J.R. Dunn
Those on the right grumbling about Trump’s presidency need to take a step back from ingratitude and acknowledge how much he’s accomplished.
Ken Paxton’s thunderous charge to oust John Cornyn May 22, 2025
Amil Imani
Cornyn’s campaign is a desperate, flailing mess, and Paxton is a juggernaut.
The States — What should be a laboratory of democracy May 21, 2025
Earick Ward
By enabling the federal government to continue to subsidize state choices, the people of blue states are unfazed by the expense, while the rest of us foot the bill.
Trump’s ‘big’ and ‘beautiful’ tax bill retains hundreds of billions (maybe trillions?) in ‘Green New Deal’ spending May 20, 2025
Olivia Murray
Congressional Republicans are the absolute worst.
Republicans betray gun owners again, but there’s an easy workaround May 15, 2025
Olivia Murray
Work smarter, not harder.
Why the GOP won’t get dirty—even when the Left plays filthy May 14, 2025
Mark Alesse
Because most of them aren’t Donald Trump.
From Little Marco to Big Hombre May 5, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Is Trump setting up a Vance-Rubio ticket for 2028?
Why Democrats should become Republicans April 23, 2025
M.B. Mathews
Disillusioned Democrats are welcome to continue voting Republican, realizing we are the party of sanity.
Rep. Luna, forgets she’s on the Republican Team! April 2, 2025
Robin M. Itzler
The once-rising Republican star shows how the narcissism on the left infects even Republicans.
‘Conservative influencers’ host OnlyFans girl on their podcast, immediately exploit her trauma… while wearing Jesus shirts March 14, 2025
Olivia Murray
All too often, “our side” is no better than the degeneracy of the left.
Mississippi struggles to pass conservative policy March 11, 2025
Douglas Carswell
The Mississippi legislature has a clear conservative mandate yet sometimes struggles to get things done.
Democrats: The Huskies of politics March 7, 2025
M.B. Mathews
If you want drama with sanity, own a Husky. Likewise, if you want drama without sanity, support a Democrat or better yet, be a Democrat.
That GOP majority? It’s REDACTED February 28, 2025
M. Walter
To say yesterday’s “big reveal” of the Epstein files was a bungle is too kind.
Pam Bondi… ‘overpromises’ … and we still don’t have the Epstein files February 28, 2025
Olivia Murray
Is this a harbinger of what we can expect from her office?
North Dakota Republicans kill a bill that would have criminalized abortion February 19, 2025
Olivia Murray
Not all pro-lifers are created equal. Worse, some of them seem minimally committed to the cause.
A tale of two tax plans February 17, 2025
Douglas Carswell
Two competing tax plans are being considered by the Mississippi legislature.
Liz Cheney’s never-ending farewell tour: now featuring JD Vance February 11, 2025
Charlton Allen
At some point, Liz must accept reality: The GOP has moved on.
Our Conservative Climate Caucus February 12, 2025
Bill Ponton
“Republicans” working to dilute Trump’s war against taxpayer-funded progressive energy scams.
The great conservative comeback February 4, 2025
Ashley Losoya
After being shamed, censored, and lectured by limousine liberals and their media cronies -- we’re finally in the driver’s seat.
GOP senators shouldn’t fall for Pence’s subterfuge against RFK, Jr. January 28, 2025
Andrea Widburg
They seem driven, not by principle but by personal animus against Donald Trump, and this needs to stop.
January 20 – A New Independence Day January 14, 2025
Brian C. Joondeph
Could January 20, which is less than a week away, become another Independence Day for Americans who strive for freedom against a tyrannical federal government?
Renaming the GOP, Too January 13, 2025
Jack Gleason
As long as we’re renaming the Gulf of Mexico, why stop there?
A few suggestions for California Republicans January 9, 2025
Terry Paulding
Let’s focus on turning California into a first-world country again.
Axios: Republicans control 60% more of the state lawmaking bodies than Democrats January 7, 2025
Olivia Murray
As we conservatives are painfully aware though, where does that get us? A big fat nowhere.
An Arab-American Zionist congressman to watch December 13, 2024
Ronn Torossian
Among the many new elected officials coming to Washington, D.C. is a cadre of exciting new pro-Israel representatives.
We don’t want revenge, we want justice November 28, 2024
Kevin Finn
All we ask is that the laws be justly and equally enforced.
Jennifer Rubin's Venom November 20, 2024
Rajan Laad
Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin has become the poster child for TDS.
Now govern accordingly November 12, 2024
Rob Jenkins
For the first time since 2018, and only the third time since the 1950s, the GOP will control all three seats of elected power in this country: the House, the Senate, and the Presidency.
Conservatives, This Is Not The Time To Go Wobbly November 10, 2024
Anony Mee
Stand fast. Do not give into that siren calls for unity and bipartisanship.
November 5 was a great day for women November 10, 2024
Ruth S. King
It highlighted that women’s concerns expand far behind their reproductive organs and skin color—and that the Republican party, from Trump on down, knows this.
Trump's Middle-Class Realignment October 31, 2024
Brian P. Burke
Donald Trump has realigned the Republican party’s base and correspondingly reshaped the Democratic party’s traditional core.
What All Parents Should Say To Their Voting-Aged Children October 25, 2024
Tim Amyx
This election isn’t just about candidates, it’s about values and policies, and young adults need to be reminded that more than personalities are at stake.
Literally Hitler? A Historian Examines Democrat Accusations Against Trump and the GOP October 21, 2024
James S. Corum
The historical record makes it clear who the new Nazis are.
How exactly did FEMA acquire all the money it’s spent on illegals this year? October 8, 2024
Olivia Murray
Well, it was a little “resolution” passed this spring, thanks in large part to Republican sellouts—here are their names.
Dogs don’t speak liberal gobbledygook September 26, 2024
Noel S. Williams
Reality is consistent, and a bunch of gobbledygook doesn’t get anyone very far.
The death of loyalty? September 9, 2024
Lynne Lechter
The Cheneys’ endorsement of Harris is disloyal and harmful.
The Los Angeles Times blames Republicans for California’s woes September 8, 2024
Andrea Widburg
Ironically enough, the essay is right about some things, but it’s mostly just wrong.
Tucker Carlson’s Embrace Of Holocaust Revisionism Is A Huge Trump And GOP Problem September 6, 2024
Sally Zelikovsky
The only way to deal with this problem is for the Trump faction, the GOP, and MAGA voters to disavow him, lest all of us get tarred with the antisemitic brush.
The sacred duty of skepticism September 2, 2024
Ronald Beaty
Why questioning authority is the highest form of patriotism.
Decoding the Chameleons in the Republican Party August 28, 2024
Rajan Laad
Woody Allen’s Zelig is a perfect analogy for the astounding weakness we see permeating the “right” side of the aisle.
Conservative is the New Liberal August 26, 2024
Ed Thompson
What used to be liberal ideas have jumped ship and landed on the Right side of the political spectrum.
Speaking of conservative NeverTrumpers August 12, 2024
Ron Ross
There's no excuse for NeverTrumpism at this stage of the game.
To Reach Non-Traditional Republican Voters, We Must Speak In Non-Traditional Ways August 5, 2024
Ted Noel
As long as we mumble passionlessly in trite political phrases, we will not reach the people who need Trump the most.
Economic ‘experts’ strike again to warn about the financial meltdown if Republicans lower taxes and cut spending July 29, 2024
Jack Hellner
Democrats always revert to talking points as they quest for power; the truth doesn’t matter to them.
Republicans can win by being the big-tent party July 23, 2024
Janice West
This is a true big tent, bound together by the Constitution and universal ideas, rather than being a coalition of warring tribes all seeking government spoils.
Republicans or Democrats, conservatives or liberals—who is ‘extreme?’ July 22, 2024
Eric Utter
Let’s take a look at who is truly “extreme.”
Don’t Mourn the ‘Old’ Republican Party July 18, 2024
John M. Grondelski
Is it finally time for the party to take social conservatives seriously?
Toning down the rhetoric solves nothing July 19, 2024
Tyler C. Chrestman
Changing the words does nothing to change the feelings behind them, and it is the feelings that are the problem.
Tonight: The ‘blue collar billionaire’ on stage at the RNC as Donald Trump delivers the most important speech of his career July 18, 2024
Peter Barry Chowka
This could also be the most significant, game-changing political address of our lifetimes.
Another radical judicial nominee squeaks through because Republicans were too busy to show up to work and vote ‘no’ July 11, 2024
Olivia Murray
When you’ve got Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?
The pro-life opposition to the new RNC platform is painfully naive July 9, 2024
Andrea Widburg
The RNC strategically omitted abortion to focus on winning issues that matter to the greatest number of Americans because the biggest issue is to deplatform Democrats.
Idaho clamps down on its RINOS June 23, 2024
Molly Slag
The state’s Republican party has listened to voters and concluded that the platform defines the party, not disloyal politicians.
An Effective Trump Presidency Requires Republican Control of Congress May 22, 2024
Steve McCann
If faced with the potential scenario of not being able to replace Biden, the Democrats are going to single-mindedly focus on races in both the House and Senate.
To Oust Or Not To Oust? May 1, 2024
Sally Zelikovsky
No matter House Speaker Mike Johnson’s shortcomings, challenging him now is not strategically smart.
One Simple Question Republicans Can Ask for Victory in November October 24, 2022
Brian C. Joondeph
The great Ronald Reagan knew the question -- and the answer -- on that one.
Democrats continue to dominate public relations August 27, 2022
Stephen Lamkin
It's time for the Republicans to go on the offensive and take the Democrats to task.
The erosion of Republican values March 31, 2022
Olivia Murray
Apparently, being a proud abortionist doesn't disqualify you from running as a Republican.
Democrats, Republicans, and Israel in July August 2, 2019
Carol Greenwald
Is Israel the U.S.'s trusted ally or a dependency to be kicked around?
No, Republicans are not the ones who are soft on crime December 13, 2018
Jack Hellner
The Democrats have a lot to answer for on the unpunished white-collar political crime front.
Lindsey Graham's hot pursuit vs. Democrats' 'rage-fueled resistance' October 8, 2018
Monica Showalter
The happy warrior approach of Republicans versus the vengeance politics of Democrats suggests a losing hand for the latter.
Why California's Republican John Cox looks increasingly likely to win the governorship September 22, 2018
Monica Showalter
In California, GOP's John Cox is campaigning on bread and butter issues, while Democrat Gavin Newsom bloviates about global warming.
Have Republicans finally found their groove? December 26, 2017
Brian C. Joondeph
Let's count the reasons why the Grand Old Party might just be getting its act together.
Pew study: It's Democrats, not Republicans, who have embraced the fringe October 13, 2017
Monica Showalter
For years, the left has smeared Republicans as "extremist" and insisted that Republicans are the ones who have moved to the fringe. Bzzzt! A new study shows it's wrong.
Young Conservatives Want Gays to Marry? May 28, 2015
J. Robert Smith
What’s wrong with shacking up? America became a de facto shack up society years ago. Marriage, we were told, was passé.
Obama Is Tearing America Apart December 9, 2013
Richard Winchester
The data show the American public has been badly polarized while Obama has been president.
GOP Should Drop Norquist and Follow Maher October 21, 2013
Lee Cary
Republicans should forget the tax policies of Grover Norquist and embrace Bill Maher's California model for fiscal success. The devil is in the details.
Why the Republicans Always Cave September 27, 2013
Timothy C. Daughtry
Why does the wheel of government always ratchet to the left regardless of which party's hands are on the wheel?
A Plague on Two Political Houses July 24, 2013
Jeannie DeAngelis
As Democrats offer up the nation as ransom in order to establish a lasting political power base and Republicans clumsily fumble, the nation is being invaded by DREAMers
Wasserman Schultz global warming hysteria June 29, 2013
Thomas Lifson
But not to worry. She thinks the GOP has the secret tool to fix it.
The GOP and the IRS June 5, 2013
Steve McCann
The Republicans , by consistently agreeing to more complexities in the tax code and the need for stringent tax enforcement due to ever expanding government expenditures,have been complicit in the creation of a bureaucracy now out of control.
Rubio immigration reform proposal sees Congress in charge of border security June 3, 2013
Rick Moran
Border security emerging as key issue for passage in the Senate.
American Democrats and Israel May 30, 2013
Michael Curtis
Until recently, the loudest voices in American politics have mainly been those of pro-Israeli supporters. Is that era coming to an end?
Don't Blow the Opportunity Obama Has Handed Us May 23, 2013
Steve McCann
It appears the Republican Party establishment and some conservative commentators have come up with another mistaken tactic to woo the low information and undecided voters.
Obama doubles down on failed budget strategy April 28, 2013
Thomas Lifson
So we have a president who is the captive of his delusions, who is still going to punish the American people if he doesn't get his way on spending.
Eliminating the Deficit, Liberal Style February 26, 2013
R.B.A. Di Muccio
What if we take the liberals at their word, and try to solve the deficit problem only with tax increases, not spending cuts? The numbers demonstrate the absurdity of their posturing.
The Case for Carson February 21, 2013
Bruce Walker
The buzz surrounding Dr. Ben Carson is loud and growing...but is it merited?
A Property Rights Revolution for 2013 February 11, 2013
Mark J. Fitzgibbons
A previously apolitical organic farmer in Virginia has set off a property rights revolution that would make Founders Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and author of Virginia's Declaration of Rights George Mason proud.
Republicans: The Story of Us February 9, 2013
C.M. Phillips
The Republicans have always represented the job makers, the providers, the builders, the hunters and warriors that kept America safe, strong, productive, and innovative. And the Democrats...
Three Principles for Immigration Reform February 8, 2013
Mike Razar
It is easier for the IRS to enforce a tax than to prosecute every employer who hires undocumented workers.
First Comes Honor February 5, 2013
Steve McCann
A nation without honor is a nation without a future. Today the United States finds itself in a quagmire of ever-increasing self-doubt and foreboding. Chief among the factors that have brought America to this point has been the abandonment of a sense of what is right
New Beginnings November 24, 2012
Lee A. Heilig
Long-term success for conservatives must include an understanding that local and state governments are the breeding grounds for tomorrow's national leadership.
Where we go from here November 23, 2012
Thomas Lifson
Let the moaning and groaning stop, it's time for the GOP to ask the hard questions about its future.
A Winning Formula? November 16, 2012
Paul Pauker
The repeated failure of moderates in presidential elections hasn't prevented some Republicans, in the wake of Romney's loss, from calling on the GOP to abandon conservative positions.
What Republican Candidates Should Say about Abortion November 13, 2012
Jonathan Murray
It's hard to argue medically, legally, or morally that anybody can draw an absolute line, to the satisfaction of all parties, on one side of which is murder and on the other side of which is, let's call it, not-murder.
A Fearless Prognosticator and His Track Record November 8, 2012
Randall Hoven
I made 16 specific predictions for 2012 in early January, and I think we have enough information right now to see how well I've done. If you're wondering what I'm predicting right now, it's rather dark.
The Mourning After November 7, 2012
G. Murphy Donovan
There seem to have been four flaws in the campaign to unseat a mediocre man who should, by any measure of performance, have been beaten easily
October Political Reality Check October 9, 2012
Christopher Chantrill
Baby-boomer angst is understandable. Our cunning plan to coast through our retirement and then hand the mess to our children has gone the way of all cunning plans. Baby boomers realize it's time for a reality check.
Political Yard Signs Tell More Than a Candidate's Name October 8, 2012
Noel S. Williams
I was starting to notice a pattern: most political signs on well maintained properties were for Republican candidates.