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The MAGAfication of the American Male
In the game of identity politics, working-class white men are the only voters without a constructive identity.
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Bartholomew St. James
The Contrarian Candidate
It’s debate night in America. And the one man with the power, to bring the Trump era to an end, will finally be on that stage.
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Bartholomew St. James
How the Progressive Elite Helped Create the Trump Phenomenon
Trump’s entire war on the established order is being waged outside the system the progressive elite created. And that means it is totally outside their…
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Bartholomew St. James
Forbes’ Deceptive Gender Pay Gap Statistics
And what they tell us about the reporting of gender issues
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Bartholomew St. James
The Democrats Won’t Beat Trump in November – Whether Biden is On the Ticket or Not
And they will continue to lose to Trump, unless they stop ignoring (not to mention disparaging) a critical voter block
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Bartholomew St. James
How Did You Catch That Cold?
A new understanding of colds – how they happen, and how to prevent them – which may introduce a whole new classification of disease, and a valuable new…
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The Legacy Media Are Not The Heroes They Think They Are
The legacy media are certainly delighted with themselves in having Ronna McDaniel fired. I just wish they’d have had that kind of “courage” in…
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College-Educated Voters Are Biden’s Wild Card
If you want to see a vigorous President Biden, put him face-to-face with working-class voters. If the Democrats did that, we would see as energetic a…
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Bartholomew St. James
How Can Biden Turn Things Around?
As anyone who has ever played sports knows, the loser is always better prepared than the winner when it comes to a rematch. And in this case that loser…
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Bartholomew St. James
2020: The Campaign that Never Ended
With another Biden/Trump rematch looming, I decided to have a look back at what I wrote in the run-up to the 2020 election.
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Bartholomew St. James
2020: Post-Election Chaos
January 6th didn’t happen over night.
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Bartholomew St. James
There’s No Defense against a “Uvalde” Shooter
It would have been suicidal for police officers, armed with nothing more than their standard issue vests and service pistols, to confront a man with an…
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Bartholomew St. James
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