In a perfect world every single American would pay taxes and have some skin in the game. It would motivate everyone to reduce the size of government. But that won’t sell politically because those that are getting a “free lunch” won’t vote for the guy making them pay taxes. Therefore, what we’re seeing with the […]
Archives for September 2015
Here’s a Real Bad Idea
In Foreign Policy, James Stavridis outlines his support for a formal alliance with Israel. He writes: There is certainly broad consensus on the need to assuage Israeli insecurities. A wide variety of observers have opined on the need to do so, including most recently Michèle Flournoy and Richard Fontaine, both well-regarded defense analysts at the […]
No Formal Alliance With Israel
The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison explains to readers, “The U.S.- Israel relationship is already a net liability for America.” Larison writes: There are a few obvious reasons why the U.S. shouldn’t do this. First, the U.S. already has far too many formal security commitments around the world, and adding another would needlessly add to U.S. […]
Graffiti and Champagne—A Historic Link
Yesterday we visited Reims and the beautiful Champagne valley with a guide from O’Chateau, a wine bar in the heart of Paris. Dick and I had attended a wine tasting there several years ago while on a tour with David Lebovitz (davidlebovitz.com). David, former pastry chef for Alice Waters in Berkeley California and author of […]
Scowcroft Was Right—Bush Was Dead Wrong
Brent Scowcroft warned that if the United States went into Iraq, it would turn the Middle East into a caldron. Scowcroft conceded that Saddam might well be a despot and untrustworthy, but he noted that it wasn’t because of terrorism that the Iraqi leader was a problem. He predicted that if the United States went […]
U.S. Corporate Tax Rank Stinks
The Tax Foundation releases its International Tax Competitiveness Index this week and the U.S. ranks 32 out of 34. From the WSJ: The index measures various factors that determine how friendly a government is to business and investment, including the amount of taxation and the complexity of tax rules. While Washington gets credit for refraining […]
Car Free in Paris
Yesterday—Sunday—the streets of Paris were free of the typical brutal traffic. “The car-free day comes as the city wrestles with an air pollution problem that has led the city to experiment with a number of policies to clean up the air, including turning policies to make the city more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists.” As […]
Bye-Bye Boehner
With the announced resignation of House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) President Obama may end up missing him the most. Obama has “run circles around this Congress since John Boehner’s been speaker,” said Rep. Tim Heulskamp (R., Kansas). “We need a speaker who is going to be a conservative leader.” Amen to that. If we’ve […]
A Muslim President?
Pat Buchanan tells readers that when asked by Chuck Todd on Meet the Press whether he could support a Muslim for president, Carson (Ben) replied, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.” Pat continues, “ A man’s religion is a part […]
Along the Wine Route
Beautiful day and sky in Cote de Beaune. Lunch in Puligny-Montrechet, where we had visited about 5 years ago when we were on a Butterfield & Robinson bike trip. Driving or biking is spectacular through the Grand Cru Wine Route, which covers about 21 kilometers between Ladoix-Serrigny and Santenay. We drove through beautiful ancient villages […]
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