Congratulations to Paul Pierce for a great career and retiring as a Celtic. After 19 incredible years in the NBA, Pierce signed a contract allowing him to retire as a Boston Celtic, where he spent the bulk of his career. Pierce said of the contract “It’s an honor to have this opportunity to once again call […]
Archives for July 2017
Could Trump Win Afghanistan Using Mercenaries?
A money man, an ambassador, a former SEAL, and a former Army policy advisor to the Joint Chiefs are all trying to persuade the Trump administration to outsource the war in Afghanistan to hired gun contractors. The money man, Steve Feinberg, is working the policy circuit in Washington trying to drum up support for the […]
“The Stupid Party”
The GOP, despite controlling every piece of the federal government showered Democrats with concessions in an effort to pass a budget continuation resolution. Cato Institute scholar Dan Mitchell explains that while the GOP may control the government, “there’s not a governing majority for smaller government.” With too many Republicans still looking for handouts and big government […]
Stand Up for Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval
Why do I support the Nevada Governor on a No vote for the Republican Health Care bill when a number of Republican senators have already been bought off by Republican leadership? Nevada Governor Sandoval has sound reasons for not supporting the Republican Health Care proposal. Republicans (the “stupid party”) will improve their chances for 2018 […]
Dick Young’s Must Have First Half 2017 Music
The album Moments From This Theatre/Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham features two of America’s least well recognized major talents. No Dan, no Spooner, maybe no Muscle Shoals. This album, recorded in November 1998, features many Dan and Spooner classics including: I’m Your Puppet Sweet Inspiration Cry Like a Baby I Met Her in Church Lonely […]
Why Don’t the Pro-Tax Rich Pay More Voluntarily?
Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute shines a spotlight on politicians and activists who advocate for higher taxes but don’t voluntarily pay the rates they recommend. The obvious takeaway, these folks don’t put their money where their mouths are. If you want to see a bunch of hypocritical leftists squirming with embarrassment, there’s a very clever […]
Churchill, Roosevelt & Company—Studies in Character and Statecraft by Lewis Lehrman
Conservative icon, prolific writer and editor David Franke offers a spellbinding review of Lewis Lehrman’s book on Churchill and Roosevelt. No one in the world is more qualified in judging David Franke’s contribution to America’s conservative movement than I am. Back in the gold rush era, David Franke was the editor of Silver & Gold […]
This Senator Finally Gets it Right on Saudi Arabia
It’s not often you see a senator, or any politician for that matter, willing to break the unwritten Washington D.C. rule banning criticism of Saudi Arabia, but one courageous senator just did. After the Saudis condemned Qatar for supporting terrorism, Sen. Bob Corker and a few other brave politicians have pointed out just how much […]
Is Russia Really an Enemy?
Pat Buchanan examines the idea of whether or not Russia is an enemy. Despite heated rhetoric and frequently different viewpoints, Pat calls Sen. Tim Kaine’s labeling of Donald Trump Jr.’s contact with a Russian as “treason” a step too far. Treason is helping an enemy in time of war, but are we really at war […]
NYC and the Tragedy of Tenure
Wonder why tens of thousands of parents in NYC have placed their children on waiting lists for charter schools? Charter schools are free to hire and fire teachers on individual teacher merits, not by union diktat. The United Federation of Teachers, which wholly owns Mayor Bill de Blasio, protects teachers who are in the Absent Teacher […]
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