Why local crime hurts Democrats nationally
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For several years now, progressives have waged a war on law enforcement
Charles Lipson is the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he founded the programme on International Politics, Economics, and Security.
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For several years now, progressives have waged a war on law enforcement
Plummeting polls are sending a clear message to the Biden administration, but the President is deaf, dumb and blind to it. And it’s not just the polls. Take congressional retirements. Democrats who chair congressional committees, reading the grim poll numbers, figure life will be a lot more comfortable as highly paid lobbyists than as powerless
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President Biden thinks Americans are too stupid to understand why the shelves are empty
When a Republican wins in a reliably Democratic state, it’s big news. That’s exactly what happened in Virginia, where newcomer Glenn Youngkin defeated former governor Terry McAuliffe. The Republican won even though McAuliffe had a well-oiled political machine and high name recognition, and was campaigning in a state Joe Biden won by ten points only
Enough is enough. Yes, there were problems with last November’s election, but they have been litigated and audited for months. We know the outcome. To continue questioning those reviews and continue challenging the election outcome does lasting damage to our country. It’s long past time to stop. It is perfectly proper for candidates to demand
America’s left-wing progressives won a victory this week in their long-running battle with Israel. They managed, at least temporarily, to block $1 billion (£730 million) in U.S. funding to replenish the missile interceptors Israel used to shoot down the latest barrage of terror rockets from Gaza. The funding was initially included in Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s
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Calling the evacuation mission an ‘extraordinary success’ is worse than false. It is shameful
America’s frantic, confused exit from Afghanistan was a humiliating shambles even before Thursday’s terrorist attack. Now, it is something much worse. It is a deadly tragedy, leaving victims dead and injured and trapping thousands of Americans and friendly Afghans in a lethal environment, where terrorists roam free. There will be a huge political price to pay
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Americans are forming the indelible impression that this president is incompetent
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The New York governor was finished as soon as other Democrats no longer feared him
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I for one would love a lecture on police brutality from Cuba or Venezuela
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Brace yourself for several days of vapid non-news
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Right now we have the wrong ones — for schools, crime and employment
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What matters are the decisions he makes
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The President wasn’t elected to carry out such a vast expansion of centralized government
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Their cartoon is both vile and factually incorrect
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The AP’s building in Gaza collapses after an Israeli air strike. Is the organization’s credibility crumbling too?
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Joe Biden promised moderation. He hasn’t delivered it
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It sure seems that way on Twitter
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Facts don’t matter when you can cry ‘systemic racism’