As the serious vetting got underway in the 2nd Republican presidential debate—two hours long–Carly Fiorina had some stern words for Donald Trump.
Archives for September 2015
Good Morning from Le Bristol Hotel, Paris
This morning’s Le Figaro’s headline: “Les migrants font voler en eclats L’espace Schengen.” Schengen refers to the 26 country European agreement to eliminate passport and immigration controls at their joint borders. The agreement allows citizens of these 26 European countries to travel in and out of these 26 countries as if in one country. The […]
Good Fences Do Make Good Neighbors
NRO’s Kevin D. Williamson has an uncomfortable question for you: “If you were the citizenry of a European country without a large, unassimilated Muslim minority, why would you want one?” In the Times of London, columnist Melanie Phillips writes that the onslaught of displaced people “will alter the cultural balance of the country for ever.” […]
Switzerland’s Foreign Policy
When it comes to foreign policy, and how to run a country for that matter, the current gang of Republican Presidential candidates could learn a thing or two from Switzerland. Richard Rahn, a senior fellow at Cato and Chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth, writes: Being surrounded by countries that are jealous of […]
A History Lesson From Thomas Jefferson
Greetings from Paris and Le Bristol Hotel
Debbie and I are at Le Bristol, Paris just a few blocks down from Élysée Palace, the official residence of the French president. During the last French presidential election, we were able to stand directly in front of the Élysée’s front-entrance gate while celebrity interviews were underway. Later on, with no real sense of urgency […]
Hillary and Bill Profit from “For Profit”
Laureate International Universities, based in Baltimore, MD, paid Bill Clinton $16.5 million to serve as its “honorary chancellor” from April 2010 to April 2015. According to Clinton’s tax records, Laureate also donated between $1 million and $5 million to the Clinton Foundation. Hillary, of course, is now vowing to come down hard on for-profit colleges. […]
Buying on Margin
Margin calls can ruin a portfolio when the bills come due. This from WSJ Wealth Advisor: Loans backed by investment portfolios have become a booming business for Wall Street brokerages. Now the bill is coming due–for both the banks and their clients. Some lenders, including Bank of America Corp., are issuing margin calls to clients after […]
David Ortiz’s 500th Home Run
Congratulations David Ortiz on becoming a member of Major League Baseball’s 500 home run club. From Boston.com: The 39-year-old slugger became the 27th player in MLB history to reach the mark with a pair of home runs in the Red Sox’s 10-4 win over the Rays at Tropicana Field on Saturday evening. After hitting the 499th longball of his career […]
Remembering Willie and Merle
One of the strongest, most engaging country albums of 2015, writes Barry Mazor in the WSJ, comes from two long-time friends, one of whom is 82 and the other 78. “With Jimmie Rodgers-like audacity and sentiment, and Django Reinhardt style invention and swing, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard have been pursuing similar courses for over […]
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