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One Tough Nutter

Published on May 21st, 2013

Mayor Michael Nutter did equally well in white and black wards in his first race. He was recently reelected in a landslide. In the hot summer of 2011, Philadelphia was beset by “flash mobs.” Dozens of ... Read More


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The Drug Dealer & the Democrat

Published on May 17th, 2013

Once upon a time, in the years after Lyndon Johnson’s creation of the Welfare state in America two cousins were born. These two are related figuratively and quite possibly, literally. Each grew up in a working ... Read More


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Politico: New breed of big-city Republicans

Published on April 24th, 2013

A decade ago, Democrats made a concerted effort to bring rural and exurban voters back into the party’s fold. Today, Republicans are struggling with the opposite problem — how to win over voters from America’s booming ... Read More


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HHR Pictures from CPAC 2013

Published on April 19th, 2013

By Andrew Lee The year’s largest gathering of conservatives wrapped up this past Sunday. It turned out to be the best and largest conservative confab of the year…The 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference themed: “America’s Future: ... Read More


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Max Boot: The Futility of Terrorism

Published on April 17th, 2013

Mr. Boot, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations,  and the author of “Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present” (Liveright, 2013) writes about the recent terrorist attacks in ... Read More


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Ghosts haunt Republican minority outreach

Published on April 11th, 2013

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 ― “White Democrats will desert their party in droves the minute it becomes a black party.” ― Kevin Phillips, author of The Emerging Republican Majority, in 1968 It’s tough to make sense of politics without ... Read More


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