Chuck Ross Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is off the campaign trail and in a Las Vegas hospital after having surgery to clear up a blocked artery. “During a campaign event yesterday evening, Sen. Sanders experienced some chest discomfort. Following medical evaluation and testing he was found to have a blockage in one artery and…
Mary Margaret Olohan Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders unveiled a plan Monday targeting corporations that pay CEOs much more than their workers. The Vermont senator proposed that the government increase corporate tax rates on firms if the CEO earns more than 50 times what the average worker at the company earns, according to The Washington Post. Sanders’s…
Mary Margaret Olohan Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren took a slight numerical lead over former Vice President Joe Biden among Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters, a national poll shows. A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday found 27% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents would vote for Warren, while 25% said they would vote for Biden. Her lead comes within the…
Tulsi Gabbard is, I think it’s safe to say, the pragmatic libertarians’ favorite in the Democratic primary. Sure, she’s not a libertarian. That’s granted. There are plenty of policy positions she holds that simply don’t overlap with the libertarian position at all. It would take more than my two hands to recite them. Some of…
On the eve of Eric Brakey’s Constitution Day announcement of his run for Congress, I talked to him about wars – foreign, drug, and trade. We also discussed generational challenges, Tulsi Gabbard, and Saudi Arabia. What the ninth amendment says about vaping. His proven record of advancing liberty in Maine – and where he goes…
Peter Hasson Questions about former Vice President Joe Biden’s mental fitness are seeping into mainstream discussion, as Biden continues to make head-scratching remarks, and as his fellow Democratic candidates have started to broach the subject. Former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro’s jab at Biden’s memory on Thursday night was widely interpreted as…
Mary Margaret Olohan Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang proposed Thursday that “we give Americans 100 democracy dollars” to give to their preferred candidates. The entrepreneur and 2020 White House candidate outlined a plan intended to “wash out the lobbyist cash” saying, “that is the only way we will win.” “So, what is the answer? The answer is…
Peter Hasson The Democratic presidential debate Thursday night quickly turned personal, as candidates took turns hammering each other on their vulnerabilities. Joe Biden’s memory, Elizabeth Warren’s expensive plans, and Bernie Sanders’s socialism all turned into political footballs over the course of the debate. Andrew Yang’s proposal in his opening statement to give 10 Americans $12,000 each drew…
Andrew Yang, presidential hopeful, is unusually articulate about work, changed economic conditions, and the failures of existing welfare. He is garnering an unusual amount of support among the candidates. My theory why he is trending is that he is changing the subject from climate apocalypticism, class warfare, and resentment-filled group hatreds to something else entirely….
Audrey Conklin 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren introduced a plan Thursday to expand Social Security benefits by $200 per month by taxing the rich. The proposal, published on Medium, will also increase Social Security benefits “for lower-income families, women, people with disabilities, public-sector workers and people of color.” The added benefits would cost the country…