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Could Trump Re-energize the Conservative Movement?

Jeff Bell, the American Principles Project’s Policy Director and occasional contributor to The Pulse 2016, was recently featured in an interview with National Review writer Neal Freeman about the 2016 election and…

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Obama, Trump, and the Cult of the Presidency

During his speech last night at the Democratic National Convention, President Obama took a shot at Donald Trump for trying to claim to be the voice of the people. “Our…

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Why Are Conservatives Still Listening to This Common Core Supporter?

Education Week reports that former Education Secretary William Bennett is leading a new education-policy group called Conservative Leaders for Education (CLE). The goal is to take advantage of the demise…

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Bloomberg View Notices: Trump Loves Gold

Bloomberg View‘s Timothy L. O’Brien recently provided a colorful and insightful feature entitled “Donald Trump Loves Gold and Don’t You Forget It.” Therein O’Brien provides an opulently illustrated, lengthy litany…

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Did Trump Just Take The Lead? You Betcha.

Donald Trump’s speech on Thursday night, which I effusively called the “speech to end all speeches,” received terrible reviews from the elites within the media industrial complex. They called it “dark.”…

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From the GOP Convention: Ben Carson, Lucifer, Saul Alinsky, and Hillary Clinton

Saul Alinsky remains the man the right most perennially loves to hate. Somewhere in Heaven — or Hell — Alinsky’s surely enjoying a fine laugh. Dr. Ben Carson, in his…

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GOP Convention Day Four Wrap-Up: Trump Delivers the Speech to End All Speeches

The GOP convention wrapped up last night. First of all, the big winner of the night: Heavenly Joy! She is just six years old. Wow. What a voice. Ivanka Trump…

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Recap: Day Three at the GOP Convention (VIDEO)

There’s so much to talk about. So much. Where do I start? Ted Cruz Last night, Ted Cruz gave the most memorable political speech in recent memory. He took the…

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Mike Pence’s Relationship with Common Core? It’s Complicated.

If your only knowledge of Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s stance on education policy comes from articles written in the past week, you can be forgiven for believing that the GOP…

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Day Two at the GOP Convention: A Recap

The second day at the Republican Convention in Cleveland was a bit tamer than the first. However, there were still some exciting moments. The roll call to nominate Donald Trump…

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WATCH: New Pro-Trump Ads Display Shift in GOP Economic Message

Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been massively outspending Donald Trump on advertising since the beginning of this election, including in several key swing states. According to one report, as of July 13th the…

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Picking Mike Pence Really Was a Grand Slam for Donald Trump

Mike Pence? Full disclosure: I served as head of the Super PAC seeking to draft Pence into the 2012 presidential race. Having long been persuaded of Pence’s superior leadership qualities,…

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Three Things Donald Trump Needs in a Running Mate That Mike Pence Lacks

Donald Trump has ended the speculation. Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be Trump’s running mate. Trump’s choice of Pence was a safe, but unimaginative choice. Pence has the legislative and…

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Trump’s Logo Fiasco: What Really Happened?

Well, that was quick. The Trump-Pence campaign released a redesigned logo this weekend after the original — released just one day earlier — was widely ridiculed for its poor design,…

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Is Mike Pence the Right VP Pick for Trump? Opinions Vary.

When reports began to trickle in yesterday that Indiana Governor Mike Pence would be chosen to be Donald Trump’s running mate, many conservative leaders rushed to give their stamp of…

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New Polls: Hillary’s Numbers Plummet After FBI Announcement

The federal government may have decided to let Hillary Clinton off the hook for her “extreme carelessness” with classified information as Secretary of State, but, as recent polling shows, the…

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Who Should Trump Choose for VP? Our Writers Weigh In . . .

Of the candidates on Donald Trump’s reported VP shortlist, who would be his most advisable choice? Ralph Benko Mike Pence is just being Hoosier-in-Chief. The official state drink of Indiana…

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Trump’s Leading VP Candidates Are Not Strong on Common Core and Fed Ed

Donald Trump is set to announce his vice-presidential choice sometime this week, before the Republican National Convention in Cleveland begins on Monday. Despite occasional stumbles, such as identifying education as one…

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