Robert W. Merry says Trump is beginning to look more like a phony after bombing Syria when there was clearly no imminent threat to U.S. interests. After Trump campaigned on a reduced role for American military power, it’s not hard to see his point. Merry concludes that this one event might not encapsulate a total […]
Archives for April 2017
Glaser: Trump Irrational, Inconsistent, and without Concern for Consequences
Cato Institute scholar John Glaser says President Trump’s Tomahawk missile attack on Syria has “zero chance of altering the military and political realities on the ground.” And, he calls the attack a “symbolic gesture intended to deter further use of chemical weapons.” The question is whether or not Trump’s actions will have any effect on […]
Connecticut’s Exodus Driven by Punishing High Taxation
Is it the end of the road for Connecticut’s high-tax experiment? Nutmeggers, especially the well heeled, are fleeing Connecticut for lower tax states like Florida. In the last five years alone 27,400 have left for the Sunshine State. The Wall Street Journal editors explain how the state’s progressive politicians must now bribe big businesses to stay […]
Pat Buchanan Explains the Beginning of the Judges War
Before there was Neil Gorsuch, or Merrick Garland, and before Harriet Myers and Clarence Thomas and even before Robert Bork, the war over the Supreme Court was raging, and Pat Buchanan was in the trenches. The battle was between Nixon and LBJ over replacing Earl Warren as Chief Justice with his ally on the court […]
In Fréjus, You Can Find the Model of Marine Le Pen’s National Front
In Fréjus, France a young mayor is governing using the principles of Marine Le Pen’s National Front Party. His name is David Rachline and he’s 29 years old. Rachline has increased the police presence in Rachline, and has targeted fiscal responsibility by reducing debt and selling off city assets to reduce taxation. Now he’s running […]
As Pension Debt Crests $1.5 Trillion, States are Headed Toward Crisis
The Tax Foundation has created a map of each state’s pension funding situation. It’s not pretty. If you live in South Dakota, Oregon or Wisconsin, your state is in great shape. All three have funded their pensions over 100%. But if you rely on a state pension in Illinois or Kentucky, it could get rocky. […]
Neil Gorsuch—Next Supreme Court Justice
History was made Thursday when 52 Republican senators voted to overrule Senate precedent and move forward with a vote on Judge Neil Gorsuch as the next Supreme Court Justice. Republicans used the “nuclear option” to bypass the Democratic filibuster. Gorsuch will be confirmed tonight with a simple majority vote. “Republicans have accused Democrats of unfairly […]
Russia just Unleashed its New Lethal Multi-Purpose Attack Submarine
A Russian news agency is reporting that Kazan, Russia’s second Yasen class sub, was launched on April 3. Unlike the previous Yasen class submarine named Severodvisk, this new nuclear powered multi-purpose attack submarine bears a new classification, Yasen-M. Russian shipbuilders and military officials were tight lipped about the new classification, only saying that the Yasen-M […]
Everyone has an Agenda
Will Banks Find a Better European Home than London Post-Brexit?
JP Morgan is reportedly scouring the continent, as well as Ireland for a new post-Brexit home base in the euro-area. The bank employs 16,000 people in the U.K. It may be hard to leave behind the financial infrastructure of the U.K. for an untested new country where the bulk of the bank’s employees won’t speak the […]
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