Welcome to The Political Pulse . I’m Joel Wilson. Let me start today with something that’s going to sound like it was ripped straight from a 2026 social media feed: “Our Earth is degenerate in these later days; there are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; every man wants to write a book and the end of the world is evidently approaching.” Sounds like something posted five minutes ago, rig

Welcome back to Political Pulse, where we break down the headlines, the numbers, and the narratives shaping South Carolina and the nation. I’m your host, Joel Wilson, and today we’ve got some fresh numbers that are going to get people talking across the Palmetto State. From January 1st through January 31st, The Political Pulse conducted a statewide, independent poll among Political Pulse listeners. This was not a scientific, university-modeled, probability-sampled poll  — an

Welcome back to The Political Pulse . I’m Joel Wilson. Today we need to talk about a disturbing development out of New York City — Mayor Zoolander reportedly threatening to jack up property taxes to 9.5% if Albany doesn’t agree to higher taxes on “the rich.” What we’re watching is not just a budget standoff — it’s a deeper ideological fight over the future of American prosperity. Let’s be blunt: threatening to raise property taxes — the very lifeblood of Main Street — as leve