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Democrats Have 43 Percent Chance Of Winning Both NJ And VA Governorships
By Robert Romano Since 1949, in New Jersey governor races, the White House party has only won 7 times out of 19 contests, or just 36.8 percent of the time: 1961, 1965, 1969, 1977, 1981, 1985 and 2021, according to an analysis…
The Ex-Communist Who Invented Modern Conservatism
Daniel Flynn’s recent biography, The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer, sheds an interesting light on the origins of American conservatism. It also provides an account of the unlikely life of…
Virtuous Cycles of Development: Why Institutions Matter More Than Aid
According to reports released this past summer, 80 percent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are off track for the UN’s 2030 target, and progress on more than half of the goals has been “weak and insufficient.”…
Polls Understated Ciattarelli In 2021 By 5 Points. Can Republicans Overperform In New Jersey Again?
By Robert Romano Four years ago, Jack Ciattarelli came a hair’s breadth away from being elected New Jersey governor in an off-year election with Democrat Joe Biden in the White House, the same night Glenn Youngkin won in…
How Germany Became the World’s Worst-Performing Economy
“The welfare state as we know it today can no longer be financed by our economy.” With that single sentence, Chancellor Friedrich Merz broke one of Germany’s and Western Europe’s greatest political taboos, daring to question…
No, Reagan Was Not Pro-Tariff
President Trump last week ended trade talks with Canada because of an advertisement sponsored by the Ontario government featuring snippets of a 1987 speech Ronald Reagan gave, explaining the dangers of protectionism. The…
New Data: Governent Shutdown Costing Democrats Heavily with Black, Working-Class, and Young Voters
By Manzanita Miller With the Senate adjourning Thursday afternoon with no resolution on the extended government-shutdown, Democrats are digging a hole they may not be able to climb out of. Congressional Democrats holding the…
Fed Cuts Rates for Second Straight Meeting
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve lowered its federal funds target range by 25 basis points, to 3.75–4.0 percent, its second cut in as many meetings. The move came as no surprise to markets, which had largely anticipated…
One Vote Away: The Balanced-Budget Amendment That Almost Passed
Thirty years ago, Congress failed by just one vote to send to the states a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. Today, federal debt held by the public stands at $29 trillion. As a percentage of the economy,…
Electricity Prices are the New Inflation Flashpoint
Electricity prices have moved from the background of daily life to the front lines of politics. What was once a quiet household expense is now a visible burden and a potent symbol of policy failure. Prices are rising not…
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