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Michael Medved (May 23, 2012)
This column originally appeared in THE DAILY BEAST.
In looking ahead toward the November election, Republican strategists should take proactive steps to avoid a damaging,... more
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Michael Medved (May 16, 2012)
A simmering controversy surrounding the "Ground Zero Cross" exposes the intolerance and absolutism behind ongoing battles over religious symbols on public property. Contrary... more
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Michael Medved (May 09, 2012)
Editor's note: A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST
If Mitt Romney succeeds in his quest for the presidency, the media will focus on his status... more
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Michael Medved (May 02, 2012)
Editor's note: This column was originally published in THE DAILY BEAST.
Does it make sense for the government to take taxes from the big majority of Americans who never... more
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Michael Medved (Apr 25, 2012)
This column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.
The two candidates for president share more than their Harvard Law degrees and their fiercely competitive instincts:... more
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Michael Medved (Apr 18, 2012)
Why now?
That’s the one question about the present push for the “Buffett Rule” that President Obama can’t answer – at least not without exposing his own proposal as the... more
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Michael Medved (Apr 11, 2012)
A version of this column originally appeared in USA TODAY.
If, after the stumbles of the last week, the recovery resumed and the economy looked notably... more
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Michael Medved (Apr 04, 2012)
Editor's note: A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.
In the last 100 years, every U.S. president who lost his bid for a second term did so... more
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Michael Medved (Mar 28, 2012)
A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.
As he campaigns for re-election, Barack Obama pursues a profound and uncommon honor denied to nearly... more
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Michael Medved (Mar 21, 2012)
The angry, populist tone of the seemingly endless battle for the GOP presidential nomination may cripple the Republican Party in building a long-term connection with the... more
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Michael Medved (Mar 14, 2012)
A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.
Attempts to advance a leftwing media agenda by destroying Rush Limbaugh’s radio... more
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Michael Medved (Mar 07, 2012)
Must run with the tag line: A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.
Left-leaning pundits and activists who cackle gleefully at the prospect that... more
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Michael Medved (Feb 29, 2012)
For conservatives and traditionalists, unusual good news from Hollywood—in terms of both weekend box-office results and, amazingly enough, the Oscar ceremonies.
Among all... more
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Michael Medved (Feb 22, 2012)
Recent history shows that none of the three Republican frontrunners—not Mitt Romney, not Rick Santorum, and certainly not Newt Gingrich—can possibly win the GOP nomination,... more
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Michael Medved (Feb 15, 2012)
A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.
Mitt Romney may have won the straw poll but Sarah Palin won CPAC's heart—electrifying the Conservative... more
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Michael Medved (Feb 08, 2012)
As his formidable campaign marches inexorably toward the nomination, Mitt Romney should learn a vital lesson from the guy who beat him in his first race for public office:... more
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Michael Medved (Feb 01, 2012)
Does Newt Gingrich enjoy an electoral advantage with movement conservatives in part because he reaps the benefits of an “adultery edge”?
It would have sounded like a... more
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Michael Medved (Jan 25, 2012)
A version of this column appeared originally in USA TODAY.
With Americans telling pollsters that they disproportionately disapprove of Barack Obama's job performance in... more
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Michael Medved (Jan 18, 2012)
A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.
Mike Huckabee, affable host at this weekend’s Republican debate in South Carolina, occasionally (and... more
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Michael Medved (Jan 11, 2012)
The results from Iowa and New Hampshire bring good news and better news for the Republican Party and its prospects for November.
First, Mitt Romney’s success in both... more
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Michael Medved (Jan 04, 2012)
A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.
Few of Ron Paul’s enthusiastic supporters actually expect their curmudgeonly, 77-year-old champion to... more