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The Democrats who absolutely will not be president

yesterday 4

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

How many Chicago murders are Democrats OK with?

yesterday 5

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Britain, land of the unfree

yesterday 10

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Governance by Threat, Not Constitutional Order

Governance by Threat, Not Constitutional Order
29.08.2025 10

Townhall

Michael Barone

Will Trump Help Ukraine Stop Russia's Westward Drive?

Will Trump Help Ukraine Stop Russia's Westward Drive?
22.08.2025 10

Townhall

Michael Barone

Will Trump help Ukraine stop Russia’s westward drive?

21.08.2025 2

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Redistricting in Historic Perspective

Redistricting in Historic Perspective

In assessing the current controversy over Texas Republicans’ proposed redistricting of the state’s U.S. House seats, two historic facts should be...

16.08.2025 2

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

Redistricting in Historic Perspective

Redistricting in Historic Perspective
16.08.2025 30

Townhall

Michael Barone

Learning From America’s Immigrant Past 

When debating current issues, it’s helpful to avoid inaccurate depictions of past policy, especially on immigration, in which both opponents and...

09.08.2025 6

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

Heading Toward Midterm Elections, Democrats Not Up Off the Floor

01.08.2025 2

Townhall

Michael Barone

Are Ex-Presidents a Help or Hindrance?

25.07.2025 3

Townhall

Michael Barone

Pure, undiluted, unadulterated Joe Biden id

23.07.2025 3

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Are ex-presidents a help or hindrance?

23.07.2025 4

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Higher Education in Trouble: Political Repercussions

Nine months after the 2024 election, we’ve been graced with definitive dissections of the electorate and how it has changed since that escalator...

21.07.2025 6

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

Higher Education in Trouble: Political Repercussions

18.07.2025 30

Townhall

Michael Barone

The Gender Gap Grows Wider, Deeper

The gender gap, we’re informed by some of the best polling analysts in the business, is bigger than ever. Ever, in this case, means since... Read...

12.07.2025 8

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

The Gender Gap Grows Wider and Wider

11.07.2025 10

Townhall

Michael Barone

What the 12-Day War Hath Wrought

Not many people today remember the exhilaration so many Americans felt after Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War in June 1967. The liberal folks...

07.07.2025 3

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

What the 12-Day War Hath Wrought

04.07.2025 30

Townhall

Michael Barone

What the 12-day War hath wrought

02.07.2025 5

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

The Barista Proletariat Wins in New York

Zohran Mamdani’s lead in first choices in New York City’s ranked-choice mayoral primary, and his inevitable victory when second, third, fourth,...

28.06.2025 20

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

The Barista Proletariat Wins in New York

27.06.2025 10

Townhall

Michael Barone

Outdated suppressor regulations harm public health

25.06.2025 6

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Louisiana Republicans undermine Trump’s energy agenda

25.06.2025 6

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

The barista proletariat wins in New York

25.06.2025 2

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Fast-Changing Events Making, or Remaking, History

Events are moving fast. Seven days ago, as I write, Israel had not yet launched its first attacks on targets in Iran. Seven days from... Read More The...

21.06.2025 3

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

Fast-Changing Events Making, or Remaking, History

20.06.2025 5

Townhall

Michael Barone

Los Angeles Riots May Encourage Illegal Immigrants to Self-Deport

“How’m I doin’?” the late New York Mayor Ed Koch used to ask constituents on his travels through the city. President Donald Trump, in the......

14.06.2025 3

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

Los Angeles Riots May Encourage Illegal Immigrants to Self-Deport

13.06.2025 20

Townhall

Michael Barone

The New Politics of Metropole vs. Heartland

You see the same pattern over much of the world. In three consecutive presidential elections in the United States. In the latest polls in Britain,......

08.06.2025 9

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

The New Politics of Metropole vs. Heartland

06.06.2025 3

Townhall

Michael Barone

Azerbaijan’s aggression will soon get worse

04.06.2025 10

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Spare us the tariffs on Scotch — and everything else

04.06.2025 4

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

The new politics of Metropole versus Heartland 

04.06.2025 3

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Trump’s Eyes Opened on Putin. Now What Will He Do?

“I’m not happy with what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is doing. He’s killing a lot of people, and I don’t know what the hell happened......

31.05.2025 4

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

Trump's Eyes Opened on Putin. Now What Will He Do?

30.05.2025 10

Townhall

Michael Barone

The Democrats: Leadership Discredited, Party Off Kilter

How does a political party with overwhelming advantages, including increasing support from the growing bloc of highly educated and affluent voters,...

26.05.2025 30

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

The Democrats: Leadership Discredited, Party Off Kilter

23.05.2025 4

Townhall

Michael Barone

On Education, Mississippi Shows the Way

Mississippi leads the nation. That’s not a typographical error. And it’s not just a gotcha phrase, preparing the reader for learning that...

19.05.2025 9

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

On Education, Mississippi Shows the Way

16.05.2025 10

Townhall

Michael Barone

On education, Mississippi shows the way 

14.05.2025 10

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

European Elites Destroy Democracy in Order to Save It

If you are a graduate of Yale University, you can vote every spring for a member of the Yale Corporation, which selects the school’s president.......

10.05.2025 4

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

European Elites Destroy Democracy in Order to Save It

09.05.2025 40

Townhall

Michael Barone

European elites destroy democracy in order to save it

08.05.2025 4

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Trump’s Push for Equal Rights and Against Quotas

“It is the policy of the United States to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible to avoid......

03.05.2025 3

The Daily Signal

Michael Barone

Trump's Push for Equal Rights and Against Quotas

02.05.2025 9

Townhall

Michael Barone

The State Department needs reform, but killing its Africa bureau only benefits China

23.04.2025 3

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

‘Warfare’ is a zoomed-in view of combat stripped to its essentials

23.04.2025 3

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Karen Bass wants to weaken LAPD to fix a self-inflicted budget crisis

23.04.2025 3

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone

Qatar’s quiet campaign: How Doha is buying America

23.04.2025 2

Washington Examiner

Michael Barone