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ANALYSIS · 1123d ago

Why Columbus Day Matters and Always Will.

Once upon a time, today was Columbus Day – a national celebration of the founding before the Founding, when Christopher Columbus set sail across the great Western ocean…

ANALYSIS · 1135d ago

Well That Was Embarrassing.

The GOP debate, which you probably didn’t watch, was perhaps the most humiliating few hours in modern political history. And that includes John Fetterman’s Senate campaign. Which to…

ANALYSIS · 1145d ago

Remember What Barry Goldwater Said.

President Trump's Meet the Press interview – where he decried some conservative messaging on abortion – has attracted the ire of many of the institutional, D.C. "pro lifers"…

ANALYSIS · 1182d ago

The Campaign Trail Ep 5: ‘The 2016 Redux’

Raheem Kassam introduces The National Pulse’s newest hire, William Upton, who joins the show with over a decade and half of political experience to dissect the key flashpoints…