Every place it has been implemented, it has failed. Miserably. And yet, according to a newly released poll, the siren song of socialism is more attractive than capitalism to one segment of the American people – Democrats. The survey, conducted online by YouGov among 1,000 adults, is stunning for the difference in the ratings between […]
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Autumn is my favorite season. Crisp, sunny afternoons spent hiking through golden aspen in my home state of Colorado; the collective watching of college football or baseball playoffs; and breaking out those comfy sweaters for the first time in months. What’s not to love about a glorious season of color, before snow and darkness invade? […]
Nearly every political pundit and cable news talking head likes to talk about the multiple “lanes” in the Republican presidential primary campaign. The outsider lane, the insider lane, the evangelical lane, the establishment lane, the Trump lane, the E-Zpass lane, so on and so on. But, an intriguing story that has gone largely unreported by […]
As a national conversation heats up about electing a hypothetical Muslim president, it’s worth noting being a Socialist, like Bernie Sanders is, is a deal-breaker for more Americans. A June Gallup survey found 60{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} of Americans would vote for a “generally well-qualified” Muslim candidate for president if one were nominated by their party and 38{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} […]
In times of political turmoil, it’s always good to be able to reach back to the 1960s for some Buffalo Springfield lyrics, and this is political turmoil. Both parties are seeing the conventional wisdom of their nomination fight (Republicans) and nomination coronation (Democrats) turned upside down, not so much by a pair of outside-the-box candidates, […]
