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Actor Jussie Smollett, left, arrested for staging staging a hate crime, and Michael McDonald, right, the victim of a real hate crime in an undated photograph. (Photos: Chicago Police Department/Undated)

Does Empirical Evidence Suggest the U.S. Needs Anti-Lynching Legislation?

The Jussie Smollett case was used to push the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, though there hasn't been a

Sad Endings, Sad Stories: Liberty Never Sleeps

Mike Pompeo: Hoda Muthana Will Not Be Admitted Into the United States

Up Is Down With Liberals: Liberty Never Sleeps

President Trump Signs Directive-4 Laying Groundwork for U.S. Space Force

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Markets & Economy

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Building in the Lower Manhattan Financial District, New York City. (Photo: Tomasz Zajda/AdobeStock/PPD)

Stocks Close Moderately Lower, But Well Off Session Lows

A under contract sign on a home previously for sale in Vienna, Va. (Photo: Reuters)

Existing Home Sales Fell Slightly for Third Straight Month

A Boeing 737 MAX plane is seen during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington December 7, 2015. (Photo: Reuters)

Durable Goods Orders Advanced 1.2% in December, Beating the Forecast

U.S. jobless claims graph on a tablet screen. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Jobless Claims Down Far More than Expected for Week Ending February 16

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Building in the Lower Manhattan Financial District, New York City. (Photo: Tomasz Zajda/AdobeStock/PPD)

Stocks Close Moderately Lower, But Well Off Session Lows

A under contract sign on a home previously for sale in Vienna, Va. (Photo: Reuters)

Existing Home Sales Fell Slightly for Third Straight Month

A Boeing 737 MAX plane is seen during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington December 7, 2015. (Photo: Reuters)

Durable Goods Orders Advanced 1.2% in December, Beating the Forecast

U.S. jobless claims graph on a tablet screen. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Jobless Claims Down Far More than Expected for Week Ending February 16

ELECTIONS & POLLS

President Donald J. Trump delivers his second State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.

Did the Floor on Trump’s Approval Rating Rise After the State of the Union?

Virginia Election Results Graphic

Democrats Hold, But Bleed Votes in Northern Virginia Special Election

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, left, and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in Washington. (Photos: Reuters)

Most Voters Say DOJ Likely Committed Crime Against Trump, Want Special Prosecutor

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., cheer at a campaign rally in Portland, Maine. Sanders is packing 'em in: 10,000 people in Madison, Wis.; more than 2,500 in Council Bluffs, Iowa; another 7,500 in Portland, Maine.

Bernie’s Back: Sanders Announces Bid for Democratic Nomination in 2020

A graphic concept of barbed-wire, chain-linked fencing at the U.S. southern border with a sign reading, "Stop Illegal Immigration." (Photo: AdobeStock/Thea Photography)

Poll: Voters View Border Security as “Vital” to National Security, Rate on Par With North Korea

President Donald Trump jokes with the crowd President Donald Trump touts record low unemployment for minorities during a rally in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (Photo: Laura Baris/People's Pundit Daily)

Trump Campaign, RNC: Warren Is a “Fraud” Pushing “Socialist Policies”

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Policy

3D illustration of Civil Asset Forfeiture title on legal document. (Photo: AdobeStock/Hafakot/PPD)

U.S. Supreme Court Chips Away at Egregious Civil Asset Forfeiture Scam

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., talks to MSNBC about

Basic Income and Handouts for People Who Are “Unwilling to Work”

Un mur de propagande, or a propaganda wall, promoting socialism in Havana, Cuba. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Socialism in the Modern World, Part V: With 162+ Choices, How Many Nations Qualify?

Mass street protest against French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France. (Photo: Jeanne Menjoulet/https://flickr.com/photos/96925387@N00/23768004778)

Socialism in the Modern World, Part IV: French Dirigisme

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. (Photo: Courtesy of the Greek Government)

Socialism in the Modern World, Part III: The Tragedy of Greece in Five Charts

Opinion

California Senator Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a committee hearing.

Is There Anything Kamala Harris Won’t Exploit for Political Gain?

White House American Flag Concept. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Questions Real Debate Moderators Would Ask 2020 Democratic Candidates

Cartoon businessman running away to avoid paying taxes. (Photo: AdobeStock/PPD/Adiano)

New Jersey’s Message to Taxpayers: Move or We Will Tax You to Death

Stacey Abrams, left, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, center, Ralph Northam, right, graphic depiction.

The Democratic Party’s Disastrous Week

Presidents Donald Trump, left, and Ronald Reagan, right, graphic concept.

The Zeitgeist Has Changed: Trump Morphs Into Reagan