Newsmax RSS FeedThu, 02 May 2013 11:47:17 EDTAll of the eulogies have been spoken by now for Margaret Thatcher; there is not much I can add about her contribution to the West. After her passing, I received a phone call from a British friend, a college classmate. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:03:27 EDTChristopher Ruddy’s Perspective: The late Margaret Thatcher was known to inquire of her colleagues about a person she didn’t know, asking, “Is he one of us?”Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:23:01 EDTFlorida Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to agree to expand Medicaid coverage in his state is not only perfectly sensible, but a reasonable action for a conservative governor of the nation’s fourth most populous state.Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:53:21 EDTIt s a cold Friday night last December and I am at the reception desk to see former New York Mayor Ed Koch at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Ed Koch please, I ask the young African-American fellow serving as the receptionist. You re here to see Mayor Koch! he says...Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:19:25 EDTMonday, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including John McCain and Marco Rubio, offered a bold plan to deal with America's massive illegal alien problem. While the full details of the plan have not yet been released, the outline of the plan detailed by the senators...Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:07:25 EDTThe new Senate deal cobbled together by Vice President Joseph Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is an acceptable one to me. It is far from perfect, however. The deal, as it is constructed, is very close to what I proposed in my Newsmax blog post Accept...Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:02:54 EDTChristopher Ruddy's Perspective: The fiscal cliff can be averted and the Republicans should accept a tax rate increase on the so-called "rich." Sounds like a sellout of conservative ideals? No, not if Republicans demand that any overall deal remains revenue neutral.Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:01:10 EDTChristopher Ruddy's perspective: The dust may still be settling on the 2012 election, but there is good reason for conservatives to find optimism for the future. Recently I found such hope reviewing the full exit poll data from our recent election. The bottom line on the...Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:24:18 EDTChristopher Ruddy’s Perspective: It was the worst of times and the worst of times. With the 2012 election results in, there are no short or even medium term silver linings for Republicans.Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:34:53 EDTChristopher Ruddy's Perspective: Barack Obama may be a failure as president, but there is one thing he has proved to be good at during his career: winning elections.Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:13:36 EDTChristopher Ruddy's Perspective: Mitt Romney passed up well over a billion dollars to do public service. It’s an amazing statement, but it’s true. If you watched the media, you would think Romney is a greedy elitist.Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:18:06 EDTChristopher Ruddy's Perspective: Fasten your seatbelts — here’s what will likely happen on Jan. 1, 2013: Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:00:41 EDTChristopher Ruddy’s Perspective: The debate has ended and Mitt Romney has won.Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:42:37 EDTChristopher Ruddy’s Perspective: What a day! I took a look at Real Clear Politics and saw Obama now dominating every swing state with wide margins. He's even opened clear leads in North Carolina, Colorado, Iowa and Nevada! Is there a silver lining here?Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:35:14 EDTChristopher Ruddy's perspective — When deciding our presidential pick, voters would be wise to scrutinize the first lady "candidates."Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:56:45 EDTChristopher Ruddy's Perspective: Earlier this year it seemed to many that Mitt Romney was a shoo-in to become our next president. Not anymore. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:46:18 EDTChristopher Ruddy’s Perspective: When I met Mitt Romney this summer during our interview with him for Newsmax magazine’s cover story, I told him this election could be close, and if he wanted to win, he would need to win over the “Clinton voter.”Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:46:01 EDTIf President Obama had embraced an approach to the economy similar to the one he has for foreign policy and national security, he would be cruising smoothly to re-election today.Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:57:52 EDTNewsmax's CEO Christopher Ruddy has joined former President Bill Clinton on his current mission to Africa. Last week, President Clinton and his delegation arrived in Johannesburgh, South Africa as part of a 10-day, five-nation tour across the African continent. The Clinton...Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:17:27 EDTChristopher Ruddy's Perspective: The recent Supreme Court ruling upholding the most significant part of the Arizona law cracking down on illegal immigration and the strong support the law has received from the public prove that Americans demand a secure border.