Jul 20, 2016 – The good news here is that pushback began almost immediately.   … After a quick legal challenge and national shock over this stunningly ham-handed attempt to crush the pastors’ First Amendment right … example of progressive bullying with no sufficient pushback is the Obama Administration’s use of the Internal Revenue Service as a political…

Jul 20, 2016 – CLEVELAND -- If there's anything more foolish than plagiarizing a political speech at a national convention, it's pretending it didn't … Is he saying Melania didn't lift Michelle Obama's 2008 speech at the Democratic National Convention? … Not doing so raises legitimate questions about whether you have any idea how to run a national political campaign.…

Jul 19, 2016 – Eastern Time, booting her off prime-time news broadcasting. … Some news outlets were critical that the slogging remarks of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and former Lt. Gen. … The convention continues Tuesday evening with a similarly chock-full schedule of prime-time political stars.…

Jul 19, 2016 – the merits of Never Trump, do those who want to sink the soon-to-be-anointed Republican presidential nominee have any sense of political … And then, on Day One of the Republican National Convention, four days after the Rules Committee slammed the door on any procedure that … Deroy Murdock is a Manhattan-based Fox News contributor.…

Aug 6, 2016 – and decades of political experience. … The latest analysis from the Media Research Center shows the mainstream news media gave the Democratic National Convention more attention … Smith after her speech at the Republican National Convention.…

Aug 5, 2016 – You won't see conservatives advocating the muzzling of political opponents or promoting the Fairness Doctrine and campus speech codes … You won't see Republican administrations excluding reporters or news organizations from press briefings because they don't parrot the … Despite all that, what initially propelled Ben into national prominence was his delicious television takedown of liberal snob Piers…

Aug 5, 2016 – past several weeks, Trump has stumbled his way through one controversy after another of his own making, instead of focusing his political … criticized him for his remarks against Khizr Khan who, with his wife Ghazala at his side, spoke against Trump at the Democratic National … But Trump turned it into a mean-spirited feud that stole valuable news media attention away from the far more important issues that…

Aug 4, 2016 – As Patricia Smith—the mother of Sean Smith, one of the victims—recounted at the Republican National Convention just weeks ago, “When … her hand, and she said we are going to have the film maker arrested who was responsible for the death of my son,” Woods told Fox News … Even with all of Trump’s faults, many have thought he’d still be able to stand on the debate stage and seize the moral and political…

Aug 3, 2016 – Khizr Khan, the Muslim "Gold Star Father" who harangued Americans at the Democratic National Convention, with a mute, hijab-wearing … ABC News' Jonathan Karl called Trump's plan "outrageous" -- which was way better than MSNBC, where Trump was compared to white supremacists … So the media and political class had no choice: They had to produce a victim to make their argument, in order to block any response…

Aug 3, 2016 – Republican National Committee head Reince Priebus, former Republican New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and former House Speaker Newt … Let's also pretend that Trump's presidential effort is staffed with the best and brightest political minds. … The same might be said of swing voters: Last three national polls have Trump's unfavorable rating back above 60%.…

Aug 3, 2016 – After an utterly disastrous 24-hour news cycle in which the Trump camp seemed unable to defend the indefensible—attacking a Gold Star … Of course, the Trump campaign denies such a meeting is in the works (via NBC News): Republican National Committee head Reince … apparatus go into DEFCON 1 mode ABC News’ Jonathan Karl wrote about this nightmare scenario: ABC News has learned that senior…

Aug 2, 2016 – Have the father of a Muslim-American war hero go before national cameras and lean on Trump for nativism and ignorance. … politely than she deserves -- on "Fox News Sunday." … He faulted you for carelessness in handling communications that dealt with and affected national security.…

Aug 2, 2016 – Environmentalists should be pleased with Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night, … More people are being drawn to Trump's message that the political system is rigged and that Hillary Clinton is "crooked." … The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News analysis has found that one-fifth of Democrats view her unfavorably, "more than any previous…

Aug 2, 2016 – The good news is that both political conventions are now behind us. The bad news is that the election is ahead of us. … National polls may suggest a close election ahead but presidential elections are not decided by who has a majority of the popular vote … Even if Trump disappears from the political scene after defeat, his reckless, ugly and childish words will live on in innumerable videos…

Aug 1, 2016 – One of the most arresting and emotionally potent moments of the Democratic National Convention was a speech delivered by the … When Trump was asked about Khizr's convention message by ABC News, the candidate responded poorly: Granted, not every … Allegations from the Smith, Woods and Doherty families barely registered a blip beyond the precincts of Fox News and the conservative…

Jul 31, 2016 – Khizr Khan, who lost his son, Humayun, in Iraq—spoke at the Democratic National Convention, where he torched Trump for his ignorance … Of course, Trump had to respond by going after Khan’s wife, Ghazala, telling ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, “If you look at his wife … name of political gain.…

Jul 31, 2016 – “Welcome to Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love…and Sisterly Affection,” the National Park Ranger said on the tour I attended. … The Democratic National Convention was exactly that – meaningless pap designed to make people feel something so they wouldn’t think … It’s a little weird to single out one person, to the exclusion of all others, based on religion and political beliefs.…

Jul 31, 2016 – This is now: Fox News star Bill O'Reilly, whose show has had the highest ratings in cable news for over a decade, responded to Michelle … When Obama expressed sorrow over the killing of Trayvon Martin, a Fox News contributor said he was inciting racial violence. … Review to denounce the Democrats as "anti-white," even though their national ticket features two whites.…

Jul 30, 2016 – It’s a bit of older news, though something not entirely out of the ordinary coming from Donald Trump. … After the conclusion of the Republican National Convention, he’s reportedly going to bankroll super PACs to go after Sen. … billionaire refused to name (via Bloomberg): Donald Trump plans to create and fund super-PACs specifically aimed at ending the political…

Jul 30, 2016 – Environmentalists should be pleased with Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night, … More people are being drawn to Trump's message that the political system is rigged and that Hillary Clinton is "crooked." … The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News analysis has found that one-fifth of Democrats view her unfavorably, "more than any previous…

Jul 30, 2016 – radio-show producer and I had an end of show argument on the air this week where he ‘schooled’ me on Donald Trump’s ignorance to national … In an O’Reilly Factor interview on Fox News, Bill O’Reilly was instructive to Trump stating that minimum wage was “already a state … debate or business meeting - at least not in journalistic, bureaucratic, academic, political terms.…

Aug 16, 2016 – Yes, the sweeping exit of a third major national insurer "is not a sign that the Obamacare marketplaces are in trouble."   … Not to fear: The good news in all of this is that the massive financial losses that are driving insurers away may be cured by "sharp … In an alternate political universe, this would be a big problem for Democrats ahead of the fall elections: This Obamacare year…

Aug 16, 2016 – Obama recovery, which has flatlined paychecks; left 94 million Americans outside the labor force; created the biggest deficits and national … Of course, these actually are good economic times if you are one of those lucky few who can leverage political connections to give … Nearly every single day we get more bad news on Obamacare. It's the Hindenburg of health care.…

Aug 16, 2016 – If you get your news from the mainstream media, you likely think the views expressed by the environmental activists represent the … front of the White House, locking themselves to the White House fence and then being arrested for it, and parading down the National … Noted election reporter and national affairs columnist for the National Review, John Fund, told me: “If there is enough public support…

Aug 16, 2016 – So you might think that it would be front-page news when some whole ghetto schools not only meet, but exceed, the academic standards … There are in fact whole chains of charter schools where black and Hispanic youngsters score well above the national average on tests … Black success is a threat to political empires and to a whole social vision behind those empires.…