Politics

This is the End of the Democratic Party as We Knew It

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The end of Joe Biden’s presidency also signals the demise of the old Democratic Party, with its roots in liberal ideals and advocacy for ‘the common man’.  read more »

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Democrats All Too Happy to Dismiss Political Violence of the Left

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The shot that grazed Donald Trump’s ear is just another reminder of how the United States, unique among the dominant English-speaking countries, remains subject to both actual violence and threats of violence.  read more »

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After Biden the Democrats Should Welcome Defeat

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Had Joe Biden remained the Democrats’ presidential candidate, the party would have faced the prospect of a loss, even a drubbing, in November’s election.  read more »

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Trump is Dividing America's Oligarchs

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The shot heard around the world may have been aimed at Donald Trump’s head, but it could also put extra cash in his pocket. In the aftermath of last weekend’s assassination attempt, two prominent billionaires – Elon Musk and investor Bill Ackman – announced their support for the former president.  read more »

Surveillance and Society: Building Trust in an Era of AI-Powered Monitoring

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The recent advance of artificial intelligence represents a paradigm shift in the way the world works. Once unwieldy data sets can now be properly analyzed in the blink of an eye  read more »

A Golden State Realignment?

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Elon Musk has just announced that he will move the headquarters of both SpaceX and X from California to Texas, citing Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of a new law banning parental notification by school districts of children’s gender identification changes.  read more »

Good-Bye and Good Riddance to Chevron

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The harsh response of left-wing commentators to last week’s Supreme Court reversal of the Chevron decision reveals more about the Left than about the courts.  read more »

The Democrats' Civil War Has Begun

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Let the great Democratic civil war begin. The impending demise of Joe Biden and the patched-together coalition he represents is threatening to accelerate the very intra-party conflicts his presidency was meant to assuage.  read more »

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Biden's California Successors Can't Be Trusted

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Two Californians, Governor Gavin Newsom and Vice President Kamala Harris, are widely seen as the most likely successors to doddering President Joe Biden.  read more »

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The Election: An Old Picture Changes

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For much of modern American history, the support enjoyed by the two main political parties has hewed to a particular ethnic pattern.  read more »