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ERICKSON: The November numbers game

July 29, 2022 Erick Erickson

There are 332 million Americans. Of that, roughly 75% are eligible to vote. Only 50% are actually registered to vote. On average between midterm and presidential elections, only 40% of the 332 million go vote. […]

ERICKSON: A solution or an issue?

June 13, 2022 Erick Erickson

The school shooting in Texas was awful, just absolutely horrific. These acts of evil are always gut-wrenching and exacerbated by overheated political rhetoric. The public demands Congress just do something. Republicans scream that Democrats want […]

ERICKSON: Hostages to a cult

May 24, 2022 Erick Erickson

This past week, the average price of a gallon of gasoline hit a record high in the United States. Some states are regularly seeing prices above five dollars for a gallon of gas. The country […]

ERICKSON: The worst-played hand in politics today

April 11, 2022 Erick Erickson

Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue had not intended to jump into the Georgia gubernatorial race when he did. Just a few months before, Perdue had still been telling people he was backing incumbent Gov. Brian […]

ERICKSON: Guns, Babies and the USA

March 29, 2022 Erick Erickson

Alabama and Ohio have passed versions of “constitutional carry.” That is a law that allows a lawful owner of a firearm to carry that firearm without additional governmental permission. Georgia’s state House and Senate have […]

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ERICKSON: The American press corps helped kill democracy

January 31, 2022 Erick Erickson

The American press corps has been on a tear over the past year about the death of democracy. They share the talking point with Democrats. In the runup to and aftermath of Jan. 6, 2021, […]

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ERICKSON: Democrats lose the plot

January 22, 2022 Erick Erickson

The nation is in the middle of a pandemic that is becoming endemic as the omicron variant lessens serious cases. This past week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that a Kaiser Permanente […]

ERICKSON: Reversing Roe

December 10, 2021 Erick Erickson

This past Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In the case, Mississippi is seeking Court approval on a law that would ban abortion after 15 […]

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ERICKSON: Gaslighting everything

November 16, 2021 Erick Erickson

The term “gaslighting” comes from the 1938 British play “Gas Light.” In the play, a woman’s husband pushes her to the edge of sanity by insisting their gas lighting is not dimming. In fact, it […]

ERICKSON: Things that go bump in democracy

November 13, 2021 Erick Erickson

Monsters do not see themselves as monsters. Adolf Hitler did not see himself as a monster. He was a man of the people, protecting the Germans. Mao Zedong did what had to be done to […]

erick erickson

ERICKSON: The November numbers game

ERICKSON: A solution or an issue?

ERICKSON: Hostages to a cult

ERICKSON: The worst-played hand in politics today

ERICKSON: Guns, Babies and the USA

ERICKSON: The American press corps helped kill democracy

ERICKSON: Democrats lose the plot

ERICKSON: Reversing Roe

ERICKSON: Gaslighting everything

ERICKSON: Things that go bump in democracy

The conservative advocacy group NC Values is leading the campaign
High school students call on lawmakers to ‘protect female facilities’

The conservative advocacy group NC Values is leading the campaign