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Vance’s delicate 2028 dance
JD. Vance is clearly trying to thread a needle as he prepares to run for the Republican presidential nomination next year. On the one hand, the Vice President doesn’t want to appear too eager for the job. He insisted last week he might choose not to run because ‘we’ve got four little kids’ at home.
Once Again, Are We Being Sold a Distorted Economic View Just Before an Election? | National Review
Media coverage of Donald Trump's economy ahead of the 2026 midterms echoes the negative reporting that surrounded George H. W. Bush's 1992 reelection campaign. Despite flat real wages, rising household incomes and other positive economic indicators challenge the prevailing narrative of economic weakness.
'Digger' Boxoffice Bomb: Have Audiences Lost Appetite for Manipulative Scripts?
Warner Bros.' "Digger" flopped. Have audiences lost their appetite for manipulative movie scripts depicting catastrophes that never come?
How Hollywood’s Climate Disaster Movie Digger Bombed
8 hours ago The climate is warming up faster than we can respond. According to a new report published Oct. 14 in the journal BioScience, “Earth’s climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory.” The State of the Climate, an annual report that tracks the Earth’s “vital signs,” monitors several climate …
Progressives’ Performative Billionaire-Bashing Hurts the Cities They Govern
Ken Griffin just made the largest gift to U.S. higher education in history. He chose Miami.
Is Peter Thiel right about the problem of Trump's presidency?
In Trumpworld, there are whispers that one of the boss's biggest failings is his choice of personnel. Some claim that Donald Trump's appointees are toadies, disasters or novices, and that they drag down the effectiveness of policies that make sense for America. Peter Thiel, the billionaire tech chairman of Palantir, has criticized Trump's ill-chosen apprentices.
Is Peter Thiel right about the problem of Trump’s presidency?
In Trumpworld, there are whispers that one of the boss’s biggest failings is his choice of personnel. Some claim that Donald Trump’s appointees are toadies, disasters or novices, and that they drag down the effectiveness of policies that make sense for America. Peter Thiel, the billionaire tech chairman of Palantir, has criticized Trump’s ill-chosen apprentices.
Diesel Key Commodity in Global Economy: Consumers Angry at High Price
The energy supply crisis touched off by the Iran conflict has thrust diesel front and center as a crucial commodity that acts as the invisible lubricant of the global economy.
Mamdani’s followers are seizing Berlin
Last Sunday, Germany saw a tale of two election victories. The right-wing Alternative for Deutschland narrowly edged out the left-ish Social Democrats to come first in the backwater state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania north of Berlin. Massive media coverage focused on the AfD’s success, its allegedly extreme views on immigration and the danger it poses to Germany’s democracy.
California Proposed Billionaires Tax Supported by Class Warriors and Labor Bullies
This November's vote on California's proposed tax on billionaires will have profound consequences. It may just decide whether the state can still be viewed as a desirable place to do business.
An Anti-Communist Film Festival Comes to Washington, D.C.: It Couldn’t Be More Timely | National Review
It's important that we honor and promote films that challenge and refute the many Hollywood products that have whitewashed communism
The Case for Congressional Term Limits: Age and Frail Health of Too Many Leaders a Silent Scandal
The widespread concern with having too many geriatric members of Congress is one reason that introducing term limits is a consistently popular reform idea.
Don’t let ‘bad actors’ sour the value of caring for California seniors at home Original
We’re hearing a lot about fraud in federal programs lately. The new Ground Zero for fraud is in California, where a perfect storm of bad government has formed in the last few years. The worst cases involve Medicare and Medicaid. Hospice care has become a source of large-scale billing fraud. There are about 1,800 licensed hospices providing end-of-life care in Los Angeles County, more than six times the national average given its senior population.
Don’t let ‘bad actors’ sour the value of caring for California seniors at home
We’re hearing a lot about fraud in federal programs lately. The new Ground Zero for fraud is in California, where a perfect storm of bad government has formed in the last few years. The worst cases involve Medicare and Medicaid. Hospice care has become a source of large-scale billing fraud. There are about 1,800 licensed hospices providing end-of-life care in Los Angeles County, more than six times the national average given its senior population.
Is America Slowly Becoming a ‘Transfer’ Nation? | National Review
Economic growth remains the long-term answer to the rising concerns that people have about paying their bills.
Iceland's 'no' vote is a warning to Europe
This summer, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, bluntly told the American Council on Foreign Relations think tank that Europe was trapped in a high-tax, ultra-regulation model. ‘When [Canadian prime minister] Mark Carney said, ‘The middle powers should get together” – it's a fantasy. They did that, it's called Europe,' Dimon said. ‘The GDP of Europe has gone from 90 per cent of America to 70 per cent.
If You Thought California’s High-Speed-Rail Idea Was Insane . . . | National Review
California's new tire-efficiency standards face growing criticism from manufacturers who warn of higher prices, shorter tire life, reduced consumer choice, and potential safety trade-offs as public support for the state's environmental mandates declines.
The Democratic Socialists of America Hate Billionaires — Except Fidel Castro | National Review
The DSA celebrates Cuban dictator Fidel Castro on his centennial and shows its soft spot for communist tyrannies.
Reagan's Would-Be Assassin John Hinckley Jr. Speaks Out After 45 Years
Recent statements by would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. make it all the more clear just what a pivot point in history the failed Reagan assassination attempt might have been.
Meet the socialist behind California’s outrageous tire regulations
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Meet the socialist behind California’s outrageous tire regulations Original
This week, five unelected California Energy Commission members unanimously adopted new rules that will make an estimated 70% of the tires currently sold in California illegal by 2033. Given the Golden State’s history of seeing its regulations — from vehicle emissions to appliance standards — become de facto national rules because of the size of the California market, these restrictions could be coming soon to many other states.
The disappointing Darline Graham
When Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly last month from a heart condition, official Washington paused its partisan spitting contests to honor a Master of the Beltway. Not since John McCain’s funeral in 2018 had there been such a high display of institutional respect for a senator – complete with eulogies in the Capitol Rotunda and an invitation-only funeral at the National Cathedral attended by foreign leaders. But now South Carolina has to decide who replaces the Great Man.
California Lawsuit Against Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Threatens Hollywood'd Future
California Attorney General Rob Bonta's antitrust crusade is smothering the Golden State's signature industry.
America Has Tried Socialism Before — and Quickly Abandoned It | National Review
America experimented with sweeping government control of the economy under Woodrow Wilson during World War I. Voters quickly rejected it.
Democratic Socialism’s Stars Try to Flee from Their Radicalism | National Review
The problem with the Democratic Socialism stars' rhetorical retreats is that over at the DSA mother ship, no one is retreating from the group's national platform.
Who Really Speaks for the Working Class? | National Review
Mike Rowe calls out the Democratic leaders who are flirting with the 'really bad idea' of socialism.
States Push Reforms to Fire Bad Workers and Limit Collective Bargaining
States are making it easier to fire bad workers, allowing better pay for high performers, and limiting the collective bargaining power of unions.
Why did Anthony Fauci take the Fifth?
In his final hours in office, President Joe Biden issued a preemptive, blanket legal pardon for Dr Anthony Fauci, the most visible US health official during the Covid pandemic, for any and all actions he took from 2014 on, the same kind of pardon he granted his son Hunter Biden. Fauci, like Hunter Biden, thus literally rose above the law.
California Attorney General Sabotages Voter ID Proposal
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is trying to doom a popular attempt to improve election integrity.
The Real Bernie Sanders Always Stands Up for What’s Wrong | National Review
Bernie Sanders's decades-long defense of left-wing authoritarians, from Daniel Ortega to Fidel Castro, reflects a persistent failure of political judgment.
The urgent need to fix voter fraud
New Jersey officials just admitted that roughly 6,600 non-citizens were illegally registered to vote between 2023 and 2024. More than 400 of them actually cast ballots in one or more elections. Officials at DMV offices that registered non-citizens to vote when they applied for drivers’ licenses even after they admitted they weren’t citizens.
America's Twin Water Crises: Drought and Aging Infrastructure
Water breaks and leaks cause the loss of 6 billion gallons of treated water each day. In a year, that's enough to supply more than 30 million households.
Lindsey Graham Infuriated and Charmed His Critics
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham was witty and fiercely ambitious.
Trump Derangement Syndrome Was Behind the Platner Disaster | National Review
It'd be nice if Democrats would acknowledge that their hatred of Trump has driven them to search for and embrace lots of questionable candidates this year.
Inside Trump’s brazen financial disclosures
Donald Trump has exposed a weak link in American democracy. It is dependent, as the Founders would put it, on its leaders having a modicum of good character. Benjamin Franklin warned that without strict character requirements, government roles would attract “the bold and the violent,” rather than the wise and peaceful.
The Trojan Horse Threatening California Privacy
California policymakers have gotten a lot of things wrong over the years, but the state can be legitimately proud of its leadership in some key areas. One of them is protecting individual privacy rights. A bill that will come up for a hearing in the State Senate this Wednesday would weaken some of those and consumers should be alert to it. Almost 70 years ago, one of the first bills Ronald Reagan signed into law as a new governor in 1967 was the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
The Democratic Socialist Machine Now Turns Its Attention to Colorado | National Review
Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old socialist with an AOC vibe, is challenging 15-term Democratic congresswoman Diana DeGette in Denver.
The rise and rise of America’s radical left
Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed three fellow socialists in the New York City Democratic Congressional primaries and all three won last night. Democratic incumbent Dan Goldman lost to Brad Lander, who was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America until 2023. DSA Member Claire Valdez won nomination for a Brooklyn House seat. But the eyepopper is the victory of Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old DSA member and PhD graduate student, in East Harlem and the Bronx.
Democratic Socialists of America Are the Country's Fastest-Growing Political Force
Socialism, which had never really taken root in America, is now in danger of becoming the secular religion of many voters - especially disillusioned young people.
The mostly untold story of the brutalist Obama Presidential Center
A dozen years in the making, the $1 billion Obama Presidential Center had its public unveiling in Chicago today. It became the sought-after ticket for liberal politicians and celebrities who want to ignore the presence of Orange Man Bad in the White House. Indeed, Donald Trump wasn’t even invited, no doubt much to the relief of former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden who all showed up. The performers included Bruce Springsteen, Bono and Jennifer Hudson.
Meet Dean Logan, the dean of LA County election snafus
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Meet Dean Logan, the dean of LA County election snafus Original
See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google The silver lining in the chaos and confusion around the Los Angeles mayor’s race is that California’s system of counting votes has been exposed as the nation’s worst.
Meet Dean Logan, the dean of LA County election snafus
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis looks on as Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan speaks during a press conference at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing... The silver lining in the chaos and confusion around the Los Angeles mayor's race is that California's system of counting votes has been exposed as the nation's worst.
The urgent case for fixing California’s broken elections
When late arriving ballots in the race for Los Angeles mayor turned dramatically against conservative Spencer Pratt last week, Donald Trump reacted with his usual subtlety. “They’re cheating on the election,” said the President, as it became clear Pratt would be knocked out of the runoff for the November general election. Democrats were quick to respond.
60 Minutes has been tarnished for years
Almost every mainstream media figure had the same take on this week’s CBS News staff revolt against the new management named to run 60 Minutes. Correspondent Scott Pelley was cheered for telling his new bosses, in a meeting that was then leaked to the media, that they had “murdered” the show and not stood up for “real journalists.” A day after Pelley’s ambush, CBS fired him thus allowing him to take up a new role as a free-speech martyr.
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