By Mollie Hemingway The Federalist May 13, 2020 It was just two days ago that ABC News’ election forecaster FiveThirtyEight suggested “Two Special Elections On Tuesday Could Hint At Another Blue Wave In 2020.” The case made by Geoffrey Skelley and Nathaniel Rakich was simple: Supposedly Americans strongly prefer Biden and Democrats over Trump and […]
PREDICTED BLUE WAVE CRASHES in WISCONSIN, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL ELECTIONS
WHAT DID SHAKESPEARE THINK OF THE VIRUS? ER, PLAGUE?
What Shakespeare Actually Wrote About the Plague By Stephen Greenblatt The New Yorker May 11, 2020 Photograph from Alamy Shakespeare lived his entire life in the shadow of bubonic plague. On April 26, 1564, in the parish register of Holy Trinity Church, in Stratford-upon-Avon, the vicar, John Bretchgirdle, recorded the baptism of one “Gulielmus […]
LET’S CELEBRATE MARY BALL WASHINGTON
The Mother Who Raised the Father of Our Country By Carl M. Cannon RCP Staff May 10, 2020 (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) For Mother’s Day, I interviewed Craig Shirley about his most recent book, “Mary Ball Washington: The Untold Story of Story of George Washington’s Mother.” Four books on Ronald Reagan, one on Newt Gingrich […]
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS FACE DOZENS OF LOCKDOWN LAWSUITS
by David Catron The American Spectator May 8, 2020 From a May 2 protest against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (Justin Berken/Shutterstock.com) Abraham Lincoln is frequently credited with the following aphorism: “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” These words may well have been misattributed […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #102 — Interviews with ex-House Speaker Bobby Crim, Economist Patrick Anderson, & FAIR/VOTE CEO Rob Ritchie
LEGISLATURE UNLIKELY TO GET A QUICK WIN IN COURT: BALLENGER
Granholm appointee set to decide Legislature’s case against Whitmer by Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit News May 7, 2020 A judicial appointee of Democratic former Gov. Jennifer Granholm will initially rule on the GOP-led Legislature’s lawsuit against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit challenging Whitmer’s power to continue a state of […]
COVID-19 CLASH: GEORGIA vs. MICHIGAN
GEORGIA vs. MICHIGAN: A TALE OF TWO GOVERNORS by Bill Pascoe Washington Examiner May 5, 2020 It may not be as entertaining as a Saturday afternoon watching a football game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Michigan State Spartans, but the competition between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #101 — CORONAVIRUS CRUNCH! Interviews with state Rep. Ryan Berman (R-Commerce Twp), Holt H.S. teacher Anne Russo, and Political Consultant Kara Douma
POST-CORONAVIRUS: THE STATES, INCLUDING MICHIGAN, MAY BE TOAST
BUDGETS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE DECIMATED by David Schleicher SLATIST/Jurisprudence April 30, 2020 As President Donald Trump has deferred to governors on major aspects of the coronavirus response in recent weeks, a new theme has emerged among commentators that we are entering a new era of federalism. Some have described it as an […]