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Jeff Charles

host of "A Fresh Perspective" podcast; contributor for RedState

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Opinion

Kamala Harris Is in Deep Trouble With Black Men. Why So Many of Us Won’t Vote for Her | Opinion

Without a clear pivot to address the concerns of Black men, Democrats could be in for a rude awakening at the polls on Election Day.

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Using DEI to Attack Kamala Harris Is a Great Idea—If Republicans Want to Lose | Opinion

Opinion

Using DEI to Attack Kamala Harris Is a Great Idea—If Republicans Want to Lose | Opinion

If Republicans are serious about winning, they had better focus on the kitchen table issues people actually care about.

4 min read

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Opinion

Louisiana Could Require Classrooms to Display the 10 Commandments. It’s a Horrible Idea | Opinion

Louisiana is on the verge of becoming the first state in the union to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in every school that receives state funding.

4 min read

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Opinion

Black Voters May Be Abandoning the Democrats—But They’ll Never Become Republicans | Opinion

At this point, Black Americans are becoming more likely to say “a plague on both your houses” than to push for either Democrats or Republicans.

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Black voters for Trump

Opinion

Black Voters are Abandoning the Democratic Party. Where Will They Go? | Opinion

President Biden’s struggle with keeping the support of Black voters is not his alone. The entire party is losing Black support—and for good reason.

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Vivek

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Vivek Ramaswamy Is Alienating Black Americans | Opinion

Vivek Ramaswamy, like the GOP more generally, is content merely to talk about Black Americans—and loath to talk to Black Americans.

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The Montgomery Riverfront Brawl Exposed the Truth: America Isn’t as Divided as it Seems | Opinion

It started as a brawl on an Alabama riverfront but ended up as a series of hilarious viral memes.

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Elon Musk

Opinion

Twitter Has Undeniably Gotten Better Under Elon Musk | Opinion

As with any change in leadership, there will always be differing opinions, but the data and tangible improvements speak for themselves.

5 min read

Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Opinion

President Biden: Pardon Trump. It’s What’s Best for The Nation | Opinion

Pardoning Trump might not be the most comfortable development and could cause other issues. But it’s the best of a series of bad options for our nation going forward.

4 min read

DeSantis

Opinion

Sorry, DeSantis: Working-Class Voters Want More Than Anti-Woke Rhetoric | Opinion

DeSantis has not yet shown that he can appeal to working-class voters as Trump has.

5 min read

SNAP benefits

Opinion

Work Requirements for Welfare Recipients Break the Poverty Cycle and Transform Lives | Opinion

Requiring people to take it upon themselves to do what is necessary to find employment to lift themselves out of poverty is the ultimate benefit.

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gun violence

Opinion

Enough Lying. It’s Democrats, Not Republicans, Who Are to Blame for Most Child Gun Deaths | Opinion

The bottom line is that targeting lawful gun owners will not make a dent in the number of gun homicides among children and teens.

5 min read

Trump Would Love an Indictment | Opinion

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Trump Would Love an Indictment | Opinion

This whole thing is motivated by a desire to keep him out of office after 2024.

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Opinion

Democrats Let Violent Criminals Roam Free But Want to Put Donald Trump in Jail | Opinion

While downgrading violent felonies to protect the most hardened criminals, Bragg and his team upgraded Trump’s supposed crime to a felony.

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SVB Gave $74 Million to Black Lives Matter. It Explains a Lot About the Bank’s Collapse | Opinion

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SVB Gave $74 Million to Black Lives Matter. It Explains a Lot About the Bank’s Collapse | Opinion

SVB became one of several high-profile corporations that exploited the murder of George Floyd to endear themselves to the public.

4 min read

Dilbert

Opinion

Dilbert Creator Was Just Trying To Stir the Pot | Opinion

I don’t necessarily think that that was the way to go about it because there are better ways to start a conversation and to start dialogue, but I do think that that’s what he was trying to do.

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DeSantis

Opinion

DeSantis Shows How Conservatives Should Handle the Activist Media | Opinion

Our media establishment is not interested in having an honest conversation, which is exactly why folks like Governor Ron DeSantis are wise to ignore them.

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Ron DeSantis

Opinion

No, Ron DeSantis Is Not Trying to Ban Black History | Opinion

The criticisms come off more as a political attack against DeSantis, who is expected to make a run for the White House. The question is: Will America buy it?

5 min read

Black gun owners

Opinion

Gun Laws Have Disproportionate Impact on Black Communities | Opinion

You can’t pass laws saying that we don’t want black people owning guns, but now they do it in a way that’s a lot more subtle.

4 min read

Rep. Cori Bush and Rep. Byron Donalds

Opinion

Byron Donalds Is Exposing Progressives’ Hypocrisy on Race | Opinion

It was only a matter of time before the kerfuffle over the House Speaker position would be made into a racial issue.

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It’s Time for Libertarians to Think Local—and Win | Opinion

One of the party’s biggest hurdles is that most Americans don’t know what they stand for and what policies they would support.

4 min read

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