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Donald Trump arrives for the SOTU in January 2020, Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.Public Domain

America’s Working Class is Taking Back Control

December 6, 2024/in Politics

America’s working class are the voters most responsible for electing Trump, the first Republican nominee ever to win among low-income voters.

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DEI training at a workplace; these programs are increasingly unpopular.

DEI is dead. The Establishment Media Just Doesn’t Want You to Know It

December 4, 2024/in Politics

Even before November, the concepts of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) were already sinking. Now the election of Donald Trump all but guarantees that DEI is dead.

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Harris is moving to the center: is she hiding her real plan for America?Gage Skidmore, used under CC-BY-SA 2.0 License

California Doesn’t Want Governor Kamala Harris

December 2, 2024/in California, Politics

While some Democrats might believe that Harris could easily win the governorship, she is not widely popular in California.

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As the political Left betrays Jews with overt antisemitism, American Jews are moving right politically.

How the Left Betrayed the Jews

November 25, 2024/in Demographics, Politics, Religion

Today the political Left has betrayed the historic loyalty of Jews, becoming prime movers against Israel and Jews on the ground.

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The gender divide in politics favored the GOP in 2024 U.S. elections.

The Left’s War on Men is Backfiring Disastrously

November 21, 2024/in Demographics, Politics

The Left’s war on men backfired disastrously as the 2024 election confirmed the sexual divide in US politics — and men turned out for the GOP.

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Oil rig off the coast of California

The Tide is Turning Against Green Elites

November 19, 2024/in Urban Affairs

It is the global climate-change conference that no one cares about. The latest United Nations (UN) ‘conference of the parties’, otherwise known as COP29, is currently being hosted in oil-rich, […]

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Democrats adjusted their message and Clinton won; today's party needs to relearn the lessons.

Democrats Need a New Clinton

November 16, 2024/in Politics

Just as the Democrats absorbed the lessons of 1980, readjusting their message, returning to the White House, and ultimately dominating the political scene until Trump’s first victory in 2016 — so too must their modern successors relearn the practical policies that made their forebears so potent.

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California is losing working people to less progressive states.

Gavin Newsom’s California is Already Losing its War Against Donald Trump

November 14, 2024/in California, Politics

Gavin Newsom does not want to play with Donald Trump. So he will huff and puff, and posture for the nation, to make himself – and his state, which is […]

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People protesting illegal immigration

Elite Arrogance is Fueling the Rise of the Global Right

November 11, 2024/in Demographics, Politics

Immigration has become a top concern across the globe, and the lack of concern on the part of entrenched elites is fueling voter anger, resulting in a shift to more right wing politics.

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A California voter approaches a ballot box to drop off his ballot.

Is California Shifting to the Center?

November 8, 2024/in California, Politics

In the election’s wake, California remains part of the Left Coast, but may be shifting to the center as voters reject progressive ballot initiatives.

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