Republicans are making one of their largest investments in the culture wars yet, spending tens of millions to put Democrats on defense over transgender politics. Former President Donald Trump has given the issue oxygen in the election’s closing weeks. At a women-focused town hall on Wednesday, he promised to ban biological males from competing in […]

“The post-George Floyd riots resulted in an excess of over 15,000 black male deaths in this country.” That was Ryan Girdusky’s claim on a CNN panel in mid-October. It is a disputed claim but one grounded in theory and research. Girdusky cited a line of research finding that police disengage when anti-police sentiment flares up […]

On Election Day, Californians will face their most difficult vote yet: Should crime be illegal again? Proposition 36 will give California voters the chance to allow felony charges for serial thieves and shoplifters with a sentence of, at maximum, three years behind bars. It would also increase felony sentences for criminals who take part in […]

The sole debate between incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Republican Sam Brown in Las Vegas, Nevada was a steady affair that lacked the fireworks of other Senate matchups this season. Brown, an army veteran, went on offense in their debate to try to shake up the race that had been in Rosen’s favor. Brown […]