Liberty
Biden the ‘Unifier’ Ignores Divisions
Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner highlights one way in which President Biden has failed to live up to his campaign message. President Joe Biden, who campaigned on lowering the…
Jeff Flake
American diplomat and former United States senator from Arizona
Liberty
Democratic senator’s moderate approach held against her
Erielle Davidson writes for the Federalist about the impact of an attack from the Democratic Party’s left wing on a freshman U.S. senator. Arizona Republic reported that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema…
Elections & Public Integrity
Bad 2020 options for anti-Trump conservatives
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online assesses alternatives to Donald Trump for conservative voters heading to the polls next year. If you’re a conservative who subscribes to the old Reaganite…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cutting out carbon tax talk
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller documents conservative opposition to a proposed carbon tax. Seventy-five conservative groups signed a public letter to Congress opposing “any carbon tax” days after reports…
Law & Public Safety
Flake blocks slate of conservative judges
Susan Ferrechio of the Washington Examiner details Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake’s role in holding up confirmations of new federal judges. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., planned to confirm dozens…
Elections & Public Integrity
Another midterm election forecast
Henry Rodgers of the Daily Caller offers a status report on hotly contested national congressional battles in the midterm election. Both Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for some extremely…
Elections & Public Integrity
Kavanaugh fight revs up Republicans
James Antle of the Washington Examiner focuses on near-term political implications of the confirmation fight over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. What a difference a week makes. Before Supreme…
Liberty
Will Tillis hit the pause button on Kavanaugh vote?
In case you missed it in the midst of Hurricane Florence, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of a sexual assault dating to his high school days. As…
Elections & Public Integrity
Trump’s party for now
James Antle of the Washington Examiner scours evidence of President Trump’s current dominance over the Republican Party. First it was Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. Then it was Sen. Jeff Flake,…
Liberty
Ignorance of the factors that helped Trump win
Noemie Emery of the Washington Examiner takes Donald Trump’s critics to task. Like the hedgehog, Donald Trump understands only one thing that matters. His critics, such as George W. Bush,…
Liberty
Trump and GOP voters
David Drucker of the Washington Examiner reminds anti-Trump Republicans of an inconvenient fact. Traditional Republicans fancying the cracks in their party as an opening to primary President Trump in 2020…
Liberty
Columnist questions whether Flake’s retreat helps the conservative cause
Jonathan Tobin explains at National Review Online why he’s not joining the chorus supporting retiring U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s speech blasting President Trump. Like other recent rhetorical attacks on Trump…