Category: Analysis

ANALYSIS: The Ripple Effects of Tucker Carlson’s Exit From Fox News

News analysis Two days after his ouster from Fox News, Tucker Carlson broke his silence with a video that had at least 22.1 million views, more than the number of viewers in the 8 p.m. ET hour combined that day, let alone in that time slot on the network. Fox News’ ratings have been down since…


ANALYSIS: Haley’s Abortion Speech Can Boost Electability in General Election But Is Unlikely to Swing Primary Voters, Expert Says

News Analysis Nikki Haley’s speech on April 25 on abortion policy makes her a more appealing general election candidate but is unlikely to swing primary voters, according to one prominent elections analyst. In what her campaign billed as a “major policy speech on abortion,” Haley, who is pro-life, didn’t offer concrete legislative or executive proposals…


War Threatens Ukraine Auto Empire of Biden Megadonor Urging Greater US Role

News analysis Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky isn’t the only one demanding more military assistance from President Biden to protect Kiev from Russian forces. So too is a close Delaware friend and financial backer of Biden, who owns several luxury car dealerships around the Ukrainian capital. By sending billions of dollars in weapons and other military…


Productivity Slows to a Crawl as Recession Sets In

Commentary For reasons I cannot explain, there was widespread shock at the new GDP numbers for the first quarter. They revealed a 1.1 percent growth rate, which is a crawl and much lower than the experts anticipated. And the new data points to an inexorable reality. Certainly the recession will be obvious by the summer…


ANALYSIS: Will Trump, Biden Meet Again in 2024?

News analysis Now that President Joe Biden has formally announced his bid for a second term, the United States is one step closer to a rematch that polls suggest many Americans don’t want. No high-profile Democrat has entered the party’s 2024 presidential primary. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who declared his candidacy earlier this month, is…


ANALYSIS: The Five Issues on Which Tucker Carlson Went Against the Left and the Right

News analysis Throughout his time on the most-watched show in cable news, Tucker Carlson ruffled feathers on both the left and the right. The “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host and Fox News parted ways on April 24 after Carlson made  a profound impact on the national political discourse by defying the establishment consensus on both sides of…


ANALYSIS: The 5 Issues on Which Tucker Carlson Went Against the Left and the Right

News analysis Throughout his time on the most-watched show in cable news, Tucker Carlson ruffled feathers on both the left and the right. The “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host and Fox News parted ways on April 24 after Carlson made a profound impact on the national political discourse by defying the establishment consensus on both sides…


Where Did All the Biden Illegal Immigrants Go? Hard-Up Sanctuary Cities Are Only Part of the Answer

News Analysis In New York City, if the newcomers aren’t put up at the luxury cruise terminal that served the QE2, they could get $700-a-night midtown hotel accommodations with iconic Manhattan views. In Chicago, they found themselves whisked to suburban lodgings. In Denver, officials refer to them discreetly as “guests” and you needn’t bother inquiring about their inns or addresses. The…


Tibetan Police Mass-Collect DNA and Lawmakers Say US Firm Is Helping

News Analysis Legendary actor and humanitarian Richard Gere recently made a splash during a visit to Capitol Hill. Sporting a floppy, now pure-white mane of hair, the 73-year-old Gere flashed his still-boyish grin to members of Congress, staff, and visitors who flocked to see him, many snapping photos with the Golden Globe winner which they…


Now It’s Housing Again

Commentary Fifteen years ago, the entire housing sector sunk from its highs. Because so much debt is involved in this market, carried by banks but then bundled without regard to risk and resold in financial markets, this turn of events precipitated a financial crisis that spread around the world. Government and central banks undertook unprecedented…