Tag: Conservatives

Political Parties Grapple With Housing Affordability Crisis

Analysts can see repercussions from implementing national housing policies and point out that it’s debatable what role the federal government should play.


EpochTV Review: All Hail the Uniparty

Ah, the Grand Old Party. The supposed home of conservative values in America. The supposed protector of individual rights and liberties, and the long-maligned champion of big business over the little guy. But is that what the Republican Party really is anymore? That’s the topic of the Truth Over News episode, “How the GOP Undermined Trump &…


Boris Johnson’s Satisfaction Rating Among Conservatives Plummets

The satisfaction rating of Prime Minister Boris Johnson among the Conservative grassroots took a nosedive in July, barely clinging to positive territory, a new poll suggests. In the latest monthly “Cabinet League Table” poll by British blog ConservativeHome, the prime minister scored a satisfaction rating of a mere 3.4 points, 35.8 points lower than the previous…


Critical Race Theory Is on the March—and a Winning Issue for Conservatives

Commentary Critical race theory (CRT) is now center stage in the culture war between left and right, emerging in recent months as one of the nation’s most contentious issues. On the surface, it may seem progressives are winning as CRT infects schools across America, but the fight against this racist indoctrination is really a winning…


The Supreme Court Will Never Be Conservatives’ Savior

Commentary For decades, going back at least as far as the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that concocted a constitutional right to abortion, conservatives have placed a great emphasis on winning back culture war ground through judicial nominations. As a consequence of that, Republicans have consistently told political pollsters that the Supreme Court is their…


O’Toole Wants Trudeau to Stand up to China at G7, Push Relocation of Beijing Olympics

OTTAWA—Canada’s Official Opposition wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders’ Summit to take a stand against China and call for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from Beijing. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole sent the letter today as Trudeau is set to convene with other world leaders in the…


Trump Didn’t Form a Populist Coalition; He Was the Result of One

Commentary PITTSBURGH—They’re still there, planted in front of stately homes in wealthy suburban neighborhoods, on flagpoles in middle-class communities, and along the front stoops of inner-city row houses. Whether they say “Trump 2020” or simply “Trump,” there are plenty of people who have left their sentiments planted on their own personal hill. It is not…


Conservatives Call on Liberals to Stop Payments to Chinese Infrastructure Bank

OTTAWA—The Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to stop making payments to the Asian Infrastructure Bank in light of the ongoing detention and lack of transparency around the trials of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in China. The party’s foreign-affairs critic Michael Chong says it’s unacceptable that Canada would send about US$40 million to…


Conservatives, Liberals to Debate Mix of Policies in Upcoming Party Conventions

News Analysis The Conservative and Liberal parties will soon debate policy resolutions at their national conventions, with the Conservatives staying clear of items pushed by social conservatives and Liberals focused overwhelmingly on progressive items. The Liberals’ policies set for fast-track approval and others slated for discussion mainly involve items on lowering carbon emissions and expanding the…


The Nation Speaks (Feb. 26): Senator Mike Lee, KT McFarland, Kash Patel, and More at CPAC

In this special episode of The Nation Speaks, we come to you from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. We sit down with Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah); KT McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor; Kash Patel, former Chief of Staff for Department of Defense; Dave Brat, dean of Liberty University School of Business and former U.S….