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The timetable is now set for Andrew Warren’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The expedited process will see all paperwork and hearings
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The least-watched prime time program on Fox News drew more viewers than its most-watched counterpart on CNN.
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A new paper suggests that voters without degrees are uniquely placed to pick the next president
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Antifa rioters harassed a residential neighborhood in Portland.
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A former assistant secretary of the Army under President Trump has accused top military officials, specifically Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. James McConville, of engaging in a "pattern of behavior" that overstepped their authority and undermined potential commands from Trump.
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A judge ruled that a Texas law barring adults under 21 from carrying a handgun violated the Second Amendment because it doesn't mention an age restriction.
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Item one: Last week Donald Trump said he could pay off the entire national debt, roughly $19.2 trillion, in eight years — while slashing taxes. The Washington Post’s Wonkblog went to the trouble of running the numbers and discovered that Trump’s plan would require 24 percent economic growth, every year, for eight years. To put that in perspective, the previous record for growth was 19 percent in 1942, the first full year of America’s involvement in World War II. For Trump to deliver on his prediction, the economy would have to grow from $17 trillion to $90 trillion in only two presidential terms.
Or, as the Post put it, “There is math, there is fantasy math, and then there is Donald Trump’s economic math.”
#ad#Item two: Last week a fellow by the name of Mytheos Holt wrote an extended piece for The Federalist headlined, “The Intellectual Case for Trump I: Why the White Nationalist Support.” Holt’s piece essentially breaks down into two parts. In part one, Holt tells us in detail exactly how smart and well-educated he is. In part two, he proceeds to say a series of incredibly stupid things, culminating in an extended analysis of how Trump can appeal to a woman he calls “Sylvia,” a rather radical white nationalist (also known as white supremacist) who can apparently dig Trump’s alleged “pro-Western” philosophy.
Well, we already knew Trump had the racist vote nailed down. But there is a difference between a self-styled “intellectual” making a case for Trump and an actual “intellectual case.” An actual intellectual case depends on such things as facts, logic, and reason — all of which are notably missing in virtually any statement mouthed in support of the Donald.
RELATED: Why Ted Cruz Is Poised to Stop Trump in Wisconsin
We have long since passed the twilight-zone stage of the race for the GOP nomination. In one corner is Ted Cruz, arguably one of the smartest men in Washington, a person with unquestioned anti-Establishment street cred, a man who helped block the infamous Gang of Eight’s misguided immigration reform, a constitutional scholar, and a person with intimate knowledge of the workings of every level of American government. In the other corner is a man so completely ignorant — so completely venal — that his best rhetorical tactic is to bury his countless gaffes in an avalanche of insults and lies.
Even if one skips over the monumentally important matters of law and policy and simply stampedes straight to the political horserace itself, there is no logical or reasonable argument for Trump over Cruz.
RELATED: Cruz Must Be the Anti-Trump
Trump’s supporters say, “No one likes Ted.” Yet their man has the highest unfavorable rating in the history of unfavorable ratings.
Trump’s supporters say, “Ted can’t beat Hillary.” Yet their man is getting crushed in head-to-head polls against Clinton, while Cruz remains close.
Trump supporters call Cruz “Lyin’ Ted.” Yet if honesty is the hallmark of a proper presidential candidate, their man would have disqualified himself in the first week of his campaign.
#share#This is a race where a segment of the Right didn’t simply lose its mind, it decided that the mind doesn’t matter. Arguments about policy are greeted with accusations of arrogance. The pointing out of contradictions is cast as condescension. Indeed, the very act of arguing against Trumpism is seen as irrefutable proof of weakness, of “selling out,” and of fear. “Don’t tell me what to do,” shouts the Trump fan. But an argument isn’t a command — and shutting down debate is the last refuge of the desperate.
EDITORIAL: National Review Endorses Ted Cruz
Let’s dispense with this pretense. The core “argument” for Trump is essentially the following. Step 1: Elect Trump. Step 2: ????? Step 3: America is great again. Given the contradictions and nonsense that issue routinely from the Trump campaign, no one can credibly claim they know what Trump will actually do in office. But his supporters are sure it will be awesome. Like Trump Tower is awesome. Like Trump resorts are awesome. Like Trump University is . . . oops.
#related#By contrast, the case for Cruz is a case for the return of constitutional government. It’s not a case for utopia. But it is a case for substantial reform. There is nothing “business as usual” about Cruz’s campaign. Just ask the Left. Progressives will cast a Cruz nomination in near-apocalyptic terms — and not because he’s ignorant of law and policy, but because he knows exactly what he’s doing. Cruz is a threat to progressivism. Trump is its great ally.
The irony of this campaign is that angry GOP voters don’t even have to choose between conservatism and sending a message to the Establishment. Cruz can do both. But don’t tell that to a die-hard Trump supporter. He’ll just call you a snob.
— David French is an attorney and a staff writer at National Review.
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While Nancy Pelosi is shopping for speaker’s gavels, Chuck Schumer should be preparing for another term as minority leader.
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It is now commonplace for political figures to be the subject of documentaries and docuseries. On Tuesday, Hulu announced that it will soon release a Hilary Clinton docuseries and it will debut at a major film festival.
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For decades, Donald J. Trump was one of the few prominent Americans to recognize the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party and its threat to America’s
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It was no small irony when the malcontents of Black Lives Matter and their guilt-afflicted fellow travelers saw President Abraham Lincoln as “problematic”
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A 14-year-veteran of the Indiana State Police was fired Thursday for allegedly proselytizing to people he stopped for traffic violations.
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Thursday we’ve reported on that the mosque in Sweden’s Växjö received permission to broadcast their call to prayer. But when the St. Michael?s Church applied for a wake-up call for church services in the same city, they received a ‘no’, newspaper Smålandsposten reports. According to priest Ingvar Fogelqvist, the town rejected his requests to ringRead More
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Boy Scouts of America is experiencing yet another change as all-girl "Boy" Scout troops are emerging.
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While the COVID-19 highly transmissible delta variant continues to profoundly affect countries worldwide, governments attempt to find effective measures that would help to stop the further spread of the virus. Among measures taken within the EU countries in order to permit the travel process amid the ongoing pandemic while maintaining the COVID-19 situation under control was […]
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Joe Biden was dusted off and hauled out of the basement and plopped on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania, where
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There’s a secret, left-wing conspiracy to prop up John Kasich’s presidential candidacy, according to an ad linking the Ohio governor to liberal billionaire and investor George Soros.
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President Donald Trump visited Republican members of the Senate on Tuesday, but there was no discussion about the president’s suggestion to keep Congress in Washington, DC, through the August recess or change the Senate rules to prevent Democrat obstruction.
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Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew is expected to make the official announcement that he's switching from Democrat to Republican sometime next week.
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WILMINGTON, DE—After a difficult final day of campaigning for a couple of hours, Joe Biden has decided to turn in for the day and take a little nap while he waits for the election results. According to sources, he gave his aides strict orders to not wake him up "under any circumstances" until election results have come in and he is the Presiden …
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The Second Amendment Foundation has launched a powerful new message to gun owners across the country, warning them, “If Joe Biden can force a needle in
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Monica Toth, a resident of the Boston area, is now asking the US Supreme Court to prevent the government from collecting the money.
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On Saturday Ted Cruz supporters took all 13 of the delegates up for grabs at the Colorado GOP Convention to ...

