The race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania was tight. The race between Dave McCormick and Bob Casey was even tighter. But at the end of the day, both Republicans were leading by an amount unlikely to be overturned. By this afternoon, that “unlikely” is becoming “impossible.” Casey’s […]
Bellwethers — What to watch for on election night
We in Pennsylvania have been in the political bullseye since the 2024 presidential campaign began. Tonight, Pennsylvanians will join the rest of the nation in parsing early returns to try to see who will come out on top. Patrick Ruffini at The Intersection has a list of lists highlighting counties […]
Kyle Sammin: Anti-Trump conservatives should consider the past and the future
Joseph Wheeler graduated from West Point in 1859, joined the Confederate Army in 1861, and soon found himself a major general of cavalry. When the war ended, he returned to civilian life (including twenty years in Congress) but when the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, Wheeler asked to rejoin […]
Kyle Sammin: The next Black Sox scandal is coming
The Phillies’ victory in Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Mets was an instant classic, one that will add a chapter to the long and storied rivalry between the two teams. (It was the only part of the series worth remembering for Phillies fans, but let’s […]
Kyle Sammin: The U.S. Steel merger is good for workers, good for Pennsylvania
When Donald Trump imposed a “temporary” 25 percent tariff on steel in 2018, many Democrats and their friends in the media pounced on the plan as ill-considered and harmful to the American economy. Even some Republicans were uncomfortable with the executive action. Legality was not the issue: the section of […]
Kyle Sammin: Open borders are anti-worker
Harris and the Democrats are trying to have it both ways.
By Kyle Sammin
Kyle Sammin: Bob Casey’s ‘greedflation’ fable
Printing excess money leads to inflation every time – but the incumbents don’t want you to know that.
By Kyle Sammin
Kyle Sammin: Men love to dig tunnels
The Chabad tunnel in Brooklyn is just evidence of the weird male desire to dig holes in the ground.
By Kyle Sammin
Kyle Sammin: 2023 supreme court race shows troubling trend for Republicans
Can the GOP win back the voters it lost?
By Kyle Sammin
Kyle Sammin: Central Bucks Dems try to make their electoral gains permanent through creative line-drawing
When is gerrymandering not gerrymandering? When a Democrat does it.
By Kyle Sammin