Tag: Commentary

On Friday when news broke that the FBI reopened its investigation into her email server, Hillary Clinton was true to form. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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The low road, high road routine won’t help Hillary Clinton avoid FBI’s October Surprise

Philip Wegmann · October 28, 2016 9:21 pm

The Yuengling beer boycott is nothing more than false virtue signaling and will likely lead to unintended consequences. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Yuengling beer boycott is false virtue signaling

Mark Grabowski · October 28, 2016 8:56 pm

Senate Majority PAC just dropped $2 million on a Wisconsin advertising blitz to help former Sen. Russ Feingold (above) in his bid to unseat Sen. Ron Johnson. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

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Nervous Dems airdrop $2 million to Russ Feingold in Wisconsin Senate race

Philip Wegmann · October 28, 2016 8:33 pm

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Clinton’s Friday night bluff

David Freddoso · October 28, 2016 8:09 pm

With control of the White House and Senate up in the air, both parties would agree to some sort of filibuster reform without gaining any unfair advantage. Lucky for them, the effort flopped. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

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Republicans should be glad they failed to reform the filibuster

Philip Wegmann · October 28, 2016 6:58 pm

A Public Policy Polling survey released Wednesday puts Trump ahead 44-43 in a four-way race with the Libertarian and Green Party candidates. In a head-to-head matchup, Clinton grabs the lead over Trump, 47-46. Both gaps are within the survey's margin of error. (AP Photos)

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Bettors already react to Clinton investigation news, Trump’s odds rise

Jason Russell · October 28, 2016 6:13 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump regularly raves about loving the country but most voters don't believe he respects it or them. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Majority of voters question Trump’s ‘respect’ for American democracy

Philip Wegmann · October 28, 2016 6:08 pm

Both feminists, the two agreed that their warnings from decades earlier are "truer today." (AP Photo/Scott Maguire)

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Camille Paglia: Hillary Clinton is ‘a disaster’

Ashe Schow · October 28, 2016 3:47 pm

The Founding Fathers knew a thing or two about freedom of speech. One, free speech is essential to a flourishing democracy. Two, it can only serve that vital role when speakers are free from retaliation. (AP Photo/Virginia Postic)

Shield your free speech

Luke Wachob · October 28, 2016 12:00 pm

Thanks to Obamacare, instead of protecting our nation's women, especially the moms giving birth to our hopefully greatest generation yet, we are now subsidizing this crew of able bodied, unemployed, and often opioid addicted guys. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Obamacare’s gender sucker punch

Bryan Rotella · October 28, 2016 12:00 pm

$86.95: Price of the Donna T. Rumpshaker costume (aka sexy Donald Trump) on Yandy.com. "Making America Great" hat ($9) and wig ($11) sold separately. (Screenshot)

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How much does a Donald Trump costume cost? And 14 other Halloween numbers

Jason Russell · October 28, 2016 7:00 am

U.S. is currently witnessing a rebirth of an ugly suspicion similar to that toward Japanese-Americans in 1942. (AP Photo)

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The threat of internment still looms over the US

Lucas Scarasso · October 28, 2016 4:03 am