Conservatives often imagine that winning statewide elections means gaining control over the machinery of government. But this is wrong—and dangerously so. For far too long, red states have confused the two. The assumption that political victory automatically confers political authority is one of the chief falsehoods circulating on the Right. It is the reason Republican... Read more about: Why Red States Can’t Govern The post Why Red States Can’t Govern appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
My favourite aunt in law married a card carrying conservative guy. He is, like many of them, a wonderfully nice person when you’re a member of the in group and I actually do like him as a per…| Affinity
It's time to look in the mirror, America: We chose catastrophe — there's no one else to blame| Salon.com
Labour’s long march against British prosperity continues. Indeed, the last week has seen a deluge of statistics that read like the worst school report imaginable. Figures published in the last few days had Labour trailing behind Reform UK in almost every poll. The proportion of the public with a positive view of Keir Starmer has […] The post How Labour took your job appeared first on CapX.| CapX
‘You had 14 years in power,’ runs the refrain. ‘What did the Conservatives achieve?’ Often it is those with a Conservative outlook who are the most exasperated. After all, it wasn’t just that the Conservatives failed in their promise to reverse Gordon Brown’s legacy of high spending, tax and borrowing. They presided as all those […] The post Meet the man who saved England’s schools appeared first on CapX.| CapX
The Telegraph has launched a new campaign against Labour's housebuilding plans| CapX
Over the years, I have often been critical of the Public Broadcasting Service. That in spite of the fact that for 28 years, I have produced and hosted a program, “White House Chronicle,” which is c…| White House Chronicle
Our vision ensures that our tools, however powerful, remain servants of the permanent things that make us human.| The American Mind
By Jacob Adams ~ A freshman congressman explains the Florida way as it relates to effectively stewarding taxpayer dollars to deal with quality-of-life issues in America. Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Fla.…| PA Pundits International
By EJ Antoni ~ Many so-called experts predicted that President Donald Trump’s economic agenda would usher in an inflationary Armageddon. This projection was so often repeated in the media that many…| PA Pundits International
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell ~ The Republican spending bill signed into law on July 4 will “stop the bleeding” by ending federal subsidies for renewable energy, lowering prices for consumers, Ene…| PA Pundits International
Conservative-led federal states want to introduce technology from a Trump supporter across Germany. The future CSU Federal Ministry of the Interior could help. When the German Federal Council recently voted in favour of a joint data analysis platform for the federal and state police forces, many media interpreted this as a green light for the […] Der Beitrag German dissent on Palantir: Several federal states oppose the US software for the police erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
Prime Minister Mark Carney's leadership has sparked a surge in Liberal party support, with new Ipsos polling showing the Liberals widening their lead over the Conservatives.| Global News
In hindsight it may have been a bad idea for the opposition leader to borrow heavily from the playbook of a volatile, unpredictable public figure and hope that figure remained a stable and consistent friend to Canada through a Canadian election cycle. The post Editor’s Rant: A flipped script appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsGrainews
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell ~ President Donald Trump signed legislation backed by his wife aimed at protecting young people from “revenge porn.” “Big thing, very important, so horrible it takes …| PA Pundits International
By Fred Lucas ~ President Donald Trump declared it the “most successful 100 days” in American history. “They all want to come back to Michigan and build cars again. You know why, because of our tax…| PA Pundits International
With two days until polls open, Survation predict that Labour will win the 2024 general election with 484 out of a total 650 seats. The...| Survation
Former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay isn't pointing the finger at Pierre Poilievre for the party's election loss, but he does think members of his team need to go.| Global News
On March 5, 50 right-of-center CCL volunteers visited 47 Republican offices to build support for clean energy tax credits.| Citizens' Climate Lobby
By Jacob Adams ~ Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Wednesday shared on X a memo he had sent that declared a broad reshaping of the Post’s liberal opinion pages.The memo announced that starting so…| PA Pundits International
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell ~ OXEN HILL, Md.—White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said President Donald Trump is “reclaiming control” of the federal government after four “painful” y…| PA Pundits International
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell ~ President Donald Trump is involved in every aspect of the White House’s communications strategy, press secretary Karoline Leavitt says. “He’s the president of Unite…| PA Pundits International
By Jacob Adams ~ Speaking Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, House Speaker Mike Johnson discussed the midterm elections and the Make America Great Again agenda, promis…| PA Pundits International
By Jarrett Stepman ~ The massive flood of illegal aliens across the southern border has become a trickle, disappearing almost as swiftly as it first emerged four years ago. The Daily Signal’s Fred …| PA Pundits International
By Duggan Flanakin ~ Is everything bigger in Texas?Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp last week announced that his university has surpassed even the renowned Massachusetts Instit…| PA Pundits International
By Gary Bauer ~ He ordered a freeze on an estimated $3 trillion in federal spending. We just got another example of how serious President Donald Trump is about getting the government under control.…| PA Pundits International
By Paul Driessen ~ President Trump is determined to make America not just energy self-sufficient, but energy dominant. The USA already produces more oil and gas than any other nation, and he intend…| PA Pundits International
By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ Bringing offshore wind under control will be a complex process under administrative law, which few people know much about. As a result there is likely to be a lot of confus…| PA Pundits International
A new Leger poll indicates that the gap between the Conservatives and Liberals would disappear if Mark Carney were to square off against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in a general election.| True North
Conservative ministers prevented research that showed disabled people on out-of-work benefits were subject to high levels of stress, debt and isolation from being included in a controversial policy paper that called for cuts to spending on those benefits. The research had examined […]| Disability News Service
Conservative ministers decided to hide a report that exposed the flaws of the “degrading” personal independence payment (PIP) system, just five days before they published proposals to replace PIP cash payments with vouchers or one-off grants, ministerial emails have revealed. Disability News […]| Disability News Service
By Star Parker ~ Coincident with Donald Trump’s electoral victory, increasing numbers of America’s corporations are backing off their DEI—diversity, equity, inclusion—programs. Trump’s opposition t…| PA Pundits International
By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. ~ As if the election of Donald Trump, who has called human-caused climate change a hoax, weren’t enough to darken the days of climate activists and subsidy-dependent green en…| PA Pundits International
By Ann Moreno ~ Over half of registered voters approve of how President-elect Donald Trump is doing, with Hispanic and younger voters driving his increased popularity, according to a new poll. Of t…| PA Pundits International
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell ~ Republican lawmakers laid out their game plan to purge transgender ideology from American society at a Wednesday panel discussion. Republicans will soon introduce t…| PA Pundits International
By Christina Lewis ~ As Americans prepare to head to the polls on Nov. 5, some voters are putting their money where their mouth is by placing bets on the election’s outcome. With less than a week l…| PA Pundits International
In his last Commons performance, the former prime minister showed a new side to himself.| New Statesman
Musing on what to say about the Grenfell inquiry has been quite hard. Nothing anyone can say can take away the trauma of what happened seven years ago, or its aftermath for so many people. I will not try in that case: this was a tragedy that the inquiry has...| Funding the Future
Melanie Phillips: The Elite’s Anti-Brexit Coup & Left’s Anti-Semitism Prove I was Right to go Right| Word-Drum
To all you Control Freaks on the left: There are things you can’t control. 1. You can’t control the climate. 2. You can’t control the economy. 3. You can’t control real Americans. To pursue these impossibilities will lead to disaster. So cut it out and get with the program.| Word-Drum
ROSS PEROT LEFT 100 MILLION OF HIS FORTUNE TO THE TRUMP 2020 CAMPAIGN| Word-Drum
CALIFORNIA WILL SHARE HER MISERY WITH ALL OF YOU IN THE OTHER 49 STATES THANKS TO AN OLD FEDERAL LAW (Socialism…this is how they get you.)| Word-Drum
Home secretary Yvette Cooper to continue Conservatives’ challenge to High Court ruling that backed Liberty| Hyphen
The ‘Fairness for Flight Attendants Act’ is part of a fake solidarity playbook Conservatives are mining to make inroads with working class voters| The Breach
Donald Trump appears to have been celebrating Project 2025 from the very beginning, according to a recently unearthed video.| The New Republic
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing Wounded by the D Day furore and badly behind in the polls, the Conservatives have retreated to their home ownership comfort zone in their elec…| Jules Birch
The broad contours of this election are easy to predict. The scale of Tory freefall remains uncertain.| State of the Nation
Constituency visits can tell us a lot about a party's electoral strategy.| State of the Nation
The party's foundations are not as sturdy as the numbers imply.| State of the Nation
The return of Nigel Farage is enough to tip the balance.| State of the Nation
Though polls almost always narrow just before an election, 2024 is not normal.| State of the Nation
