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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
2024 could be the year the European consensus is finally shattered by a continent-wide populist…
Henry Olsen
National elections pose an even brighter picture of populists.
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Brussels Signal / January 8, 2024
Nikki Haley’s first mistake may prove fatal
Henry Olsen
The Republican presidential candidate’s uncharacteristic misstep has turned the media tides against her Nikki Haley committed a huge unforced error…
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The Telegraph / December 28, 2023
The meaning of Javier Milei
Henry Olsen
Libertarian economist Javier Milei’s smashing landslide victory is the most radical thing to happen to Argentina in decades. But his win portends more than just a free-market revolution on the pampas.
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The Spectator World / December 20, 2023
DeSantis has a month to save his campaign – or cave to Trump
Henry Olsen
The question now is whether DeSantis really has been hamstrung by a consultant and strategy that didn’t fit him.
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The Telegraph / December 19, 2023
DeSantis finally gets the message
Patrick T. Brown
In stump speeches, DeSantis has been increasingly willing to sidle up to directly criticizing Trump; this was the sharpest his elbows had been on a national stage.
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CNN Opinions / December 13, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy is a certified conspiracy theorist
Henry Olsen
Vivek Ramaswamy lobs attacks on everyone with a nearly crazed, conspiratorial energy and went so far at one point to hold up his note pad for the camera with words “Nikki = Corrupt”.
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The Telegraph / December 7, 2023
There aren’t enough moderate conservatives to beat Trump
Henry Olsen
Haley would need to get the lion’s share of the voters who back other candidates to switch to her to have a shot.
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The Telegraph / November 29, 2023
Geert Wilders’s win shouldn’t surprise us
Henry Olsen
Wilders’s win is much less of an endorsement of his views than it is yet another rejection of the elites’ business as usual.
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The Spectator World / November 23, 2023
Transformative Legislation for Higher Education
Stanley Kurtz
The General Education Act (GEA)’s method is not to forbid the teaching of certain ideas, it is, rather, to mandate mastery of essential knowledge.
National Review Online / November 16, 2023