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There’s a Good Reason Haley’s Still Running – And It’s Not Trump’s Legal Problems
Henry Olsen
Defeated candidates can still deploy their delegates to obstruct the winner’s will by posing contentious amendments to the party platform or by using their nominating speeches to criticize the nominee.
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POLITICO / February 28, 2024
The Battle for Utah’s Universities Has Begun
Stanley Kurtz
Last Wednesday, a committee of the Utah state senate voted down a bill, S.B. 226, that would have restored classic liberal education.
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National Review / February 27, 2024
Trump won the battle for South Carolina – but may lose the war
Henry Olsen
Despite his win in Haley’s home state, the former president’s popularity is on shaky ground
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The Telegraph / February 26, 2024
The peasants are revolting: This year’s farmer protests are a mere foretaste of what is…
Henry Olsen
Farmers may be only a small part of the population, but they wield outsized influence everywhere for cultural and economic reasons.
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Brussels Signal / February 22, 2024
ASU SCETL Deserves Continued Funding
Henry Olsen
Any sensible venture capitalist will tell you to fund success, not starve it.
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Western Tribune / February 22, 2024
If Fidesz joins the ECR that would be good for Hungary – and good for…
Henry Olsen
Fidesz’s current status as a non inscrits party severely limits its ability to influence debate and policy.
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Brussels Signal / February 20, 2024
Biden must risk his party’s wrath to secure Ukraine’s future
Henry Olsen
The beleaguered foreign aid funding bill isn’t out of the woods yet. The president must show leadership.
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The Telegraph / February 14, 2024
Can Utah Save America’s Universities?
Stanley Kurtz
The real problem with higher education is that trustees and legislators have ceded their control over the general-education curriculum to a faculty driven by political motives.
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National Review / February 12, 2024
Trump ‘sees dead people’ but as in the movie Haley may be one of them…
Henry Olsen
Haley has faced a daunting challenge from day one. She represents the GOP’s Old Guard, the segment of the party that still reveres Ronald Reagan and wants to turn back the clock to the pre-Trump Republican Party.
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The Telegraph / February 8, 2024
A Longtime Advantage Has Vanished for the Democrats
Henry Olsen
Republicans hold a partisan lead because more independents lean toward them rather than feeling any enthusiasm for the brand.
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National Review / February 1, 2024
Trump can’t stop repeating his election fraud lies. That’s a problem for November
Henry Olsen
When Donald lies, the GOP dies: a failure to grapple with the fallout of 2020 might hand Biden a second term.
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The Telegraph / January 31, 2024