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Bernie Sanders’ War on Free Speech Could Make Patients Sicker
Calling pharmaceutical ads an “embarrassment,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ and Maine Sen. Angus King’s self-righteousness is on full display. More importantly, the two demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding of the benefits enabled by the drug advertisements we have all become accustomed to seeing. If implemented, their bill to ban such ads in print and on TV,…Wayne Winegarden -
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Sanders Slams Harris Over Failed Campaign
In a CNN interview that aired on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized 2024 Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris for what he said was her prioritizing the interests of the wealthy over the working class during her campaign last year. Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, lambasted the former vice president for being out…Jacob Adams -
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Sanders and Tillis Top This Week’s Washington Head-Scratchers
I used to think I was losing my hair because of genetics. Now I believe the hair loss stems from the hours spent scratching my head over the behavior of our political leaders. Let’s run through a couple examples from this week. Thom Tillis: Preferring J6 Vengeance to Safer Streets in Washington? On Monday, Sen….Al Perrotta -
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Bernie Sanders Is a Fraud
Some people are more equal than others it seems according to the Senate’s most prominent avowed socialist. Sorry for using an overused “Animal Farm” reference, but in this case it was too on point to pass up. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has been widely and rightly mocked for his hilariously hypocritical response to Fox News’…Jarrett Stepman -
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Bernie Sanders: Private Jets ‘Only Way’ to Travel to ‘Fight the Oligarchy’ Rallies
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said private jet travel is the “only way you can get around, no apologies,” in response to a question about spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on chartered flights as part of his “Fight the Oligarchy” tour. During a Fox News interview Wednesday, the self-described democratic socialist asked rhetorically, “Think I’m…Fred Lucas -
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WATCH: Bernie Sanders’ Coachella Speech Proves the Democrats Are LOST
Sen. Bernie Sanders showed up at the Coachella music festival in California this past weekend to talk about the evils of capitalism—at one of the most capitalist, elite, influencer-packed festivals on the planet. You truly cannot make this stuff up. The irony is strong with this one and further proves that President Donald Trump has…Elise McCue -
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Bernie Sanders Pivots Progressives Ahead of a Second Trump Administration
Over the course of two presidential campaigns, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, seemed to sell out to the Democratic Party to capture the party’s nomination. In 2024, however, Sanders might be returning to his heterodox ways by signaling his approval of some of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans. The independent socialist senator became a household…Christina Lewis -
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On Economics, Kamala Harris Skews Left of Bernie Sanders
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. President Joe Biden is out of the presidential race, dismissed by the donors who run the modern Democrat Party. As for the millions of primary voters who chose Biden, the deep state guardians of democracy, those acolytes of…Peter St. Onge -
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Sanders Adheres to Proletariat the New Left Long Ago Abandoned
Lt. Hiroo Onoda hid in a Philippine jungle for three decades after World War II, devotedly carrying out his soldierly duties until 1974, when he returned to an unrecognizable Tokyo. Likewise, Bernie Sanders carries a torch for the proletariat, long after the rest of the Left has dumped the worker for race and sexual categories….Mike Gonzalez -
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Sanders, Warren Demonize Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Amid Post-Roe Rash of Violence
Vandals have targeted about 70 pro-life pregnancy resource centers since the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that overruled Roe v. Wade, but Senate Democrats have unleashed their own attack on these pro-life centers, demonizing them as potential “surveillance infrastructure” to power “pregnancy- and abortion-related…Tyler O’Neil -
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Because of Political Differences, Sanders Refuses to Sign Statement Condemning Sinema Bathroom Protesters
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., opted not to support a joint statement condemning protesters who followed Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., into a bathroom because the condemnation did not rebuke Sinema’s moderate political views. The decision was revealed in an email chain first reported by Axios. The leaked emails emphasize the division between Democrats’ moderate and left wings as they…Andrew Trunsky -
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Bernie Sanders’ Attack on US Defense Spending Gets the Facts Wrong
The Senate Committee on the Budget held a hearing on “Waste, Fraud, Cost Overruns, and Auditing at the Pentagon” on May 12. By the title you might think the conclusion of the hearing was preordained: The Department of Defense is the greatest example of fraud and mismanagement in the federal government. You would have been…Frederico Bartels -
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Sanders Dumpster Dives Through the Ash Heap of Socialism’s History
It seems that Sen. Bernie Sanders can always find a way to look at the bright side of a communist dictatorship. Right after praising Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro’s literacy programs on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Feb. 23, Sanders, I-Vt., decided to share a little praise of communist China as well. In a CNN town…Jarrett Stepman -
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House Democrats Block Resolution Condemning Bernie Sanders’ Praise of Fidel Castro
Democratic lawmakers Thursday successfully blocked a GOP resolution condemning Sen. Bernie Sanders’ laudatory comments about the Castro regime. By a vote of 224-189 that fell along party lines, the House of Representatives voted to block Republicans' resolution, which not only condemned numerous human rights abuses that took place under the Castro regime, but recent instances…Jason Hopkins -
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What Bernie Sanders Isn’t Telling You About Canadian Health Care
All Americans, regardless of political party, want access to timely, high-quality health care. The question is how to get there. Do we harness the power and innovation of the private sector, or do we hand it to the government and hope for the best? Canada has chosen the latter route, and at one of the…Peter St. Onge -
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Bernie Sanders Needs to Face Truth About Socialism, Rep. Liz Cheney Says
Socialism works in opposition to and destroys free societies. That was the message Thursday as conservatives gathered near Washington for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said America faces a wide array of threats with one commonality: They oppose American freedom. “We know that socialism extinguishes freedom, we know…Jarrett Stepman -
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My Family Came From Cuba. Sanders Should Educate Himself on Cuban Suffering.
In a “60 Minutes” segment that aired Feb. 23, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., once again praised the supposed achievements of the Castro family’s communist rule over Cuba since 1959. His remarks were ill-informed, as I can attest. “We’re very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba but you know, it’s unfair to simply say everything is bad. You…Mike Gonzalez -
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Bernie Sanders’ Loan Bailout Would Benefit Colleges, Not Students
Young Americans are being crushed by student loan debt. Unfortunately, a new bailout proposal wouldn’t help them much in the long term. On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced legislation to wipe out every dollar of student loan debt in the United States, eliminating it for roughly 45 million Americans….Mary Clare Amselem -
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What Bernie Sanders Missed on His Soviet Honeymoon
Bernie Sanders and I have little in common, given his passionate commitment to “democratic” socialism and my firm belief in individual freedom. But we do share one thing: We both visited Moscow in 1988, albeit for differing reasons. Sanders was on what he called “a very strange honeymoon” with his bride Jane. I was traveling…Lee Edwards -
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Bernie Sanders Says ‘Many Thousands’ Will Die as Budget Chief Predicts Stronger Medicare
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would extend the life of Medicare by eight years, the administration’s budget chief told a Senate committee Wednesday. But Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., had a sharp question during the Senate Budget Committee hearing. “How many thousands do you think will die because of massive cuts to Medicare and Medicaid?” Sanders…Fred Lucas