The Pete Kaliner Show Podcast

The Editors at National Review urge Republicans not to cave to demands that they stop focusing on crime as a major issue in the midterm election. Democrats and the media are trying to shame Republicans into giving up one of their strongest issues: being tough on crime. Will Bunch, writing in the Philadelphia Inquirer, says that […]

In what critics call another example of trying to bribe voters ahead the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is handing out pardons for people convicted of simple possession of pot. The pardons would affect about 6,500 people, as most marijuana charges are at the state level – not the federal level. The Associated Press reports […]

The North Carolina Supreme Court fast-tracked an appeal of a lower court ruling that tossed out the state’s voter ID law. Listen Here:

As we head down the final stretch of the 2022 midterm election, calls are growing among NC Democratic activists and consultants for out-of-state groups to pour money into Cheri Beasley’s campaign for US Senate.

There are more than 180,000 North Carolinians with Alzheimer’s Disease, and more than 356,000 family and friends who are providing care. And this Saturday, a month of walk events kicks off with the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Rotary Centennial Pavilion in Gastonia. Katherine Lambert is the CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association, Western Carolina Chapter. […]

NC Congressman Ted Budd discusses his run for US Senate and the Friday debate with his opponent, Democrat Cheri Beasley. Listen Here:

After winning election four years ago, Democratic Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden directed his deputies to start doing traffic enforcement. It was an area of law enforcement that the Sheriff’s Office had long avoided, after the consolidation of the old Mecklenburg Police with the Charlotte Police Departments. The CMPD took over 911 response and traffic […]

Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden says his deputies will no longer be initiating traffic stops based on “non-moving” violations. From WSOC-TV: Deputies said they will not be stopping drivers for things like inspection violations, driving with a revoked license, having window tinting that’s too dark or having a tail light out. The sheriff’s office said […]

In a piece at the Wall Street Journal, Emily Finley argues that American so-called “elites” use the term democracy as rhetorical cover for the will of the elites. “The word “democracy” no longer indicates much about popular rule. The word now merely refers to a hypothetical goal that gives those who invoke its holy name […]

Almost half of Republican voters say they’re not confident their vote will be counted, according to a new poll from WRAL. Forty-four percent of likely Republican voters have little to no confidence that their vote in the Nov. 8 election will be counted accurately, a WRAL News Poll found. Meanwhile, Democrats and independents overwhelmingly have at […]