One of the problems with a two party system is the discontent of the losing party. Worse yet is that each majority party attempts to empower its own executive whenever possible. Bad blood in Congress, and increased executive power can lead to revenge seeking by the White House down the road. My friend Gene Healy […]
Archives for January 2018
Is the Islamic Revolution Failing Iran’s Rising Generation?
At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan tells readers that with a population mostly born after Iran’s Islamic Revolution, time is not on the side of the ayatollahs. Young Iranians are looking for the same things most young people are looking for, freedom and opportunity. The Islamic Revolution hasn’t delivered either of those things and time […]
Sheriff Joe Runs for U.S. Senate in Arizona
Sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced he will run for Senate in Arizona. Arpaio is known for his strong efforts to rein in illegal aliens in Maricopa County. I am running for the U.S. Senate from the Great State of Arizona, for one unwavering reason: to support the agenda and policies of President Donald Trump in […]
Our House in Key West Post Irma
Tax Cuts are Great, Non-Intervention is Better
Michael Scheuer, the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, wrote at his blog last week that, while Americans are happy to see tax cuts, what would be even better is avoiding any more wars that cost the country trillions of dollars, and most tragically, the lives of its young men and women. President […]
My 2018 Investment Perspective
I’ve always been amazed at how quickly investors forget what it feels like to lose money. One of my favorite economists, whom will remain unnamed, is a constant stock market cheerleader. He’s never met a market he hasn’t liked. I love his optimism and I too believe, like he does, that Trump’s tax cuts will […]
Do You Know What Your Resting Heart Rate Should Be?
Dr. John Day, author of The Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China, writes that patients ask him everyday what their resting heart rate should be. He explains on his site: What should your resting heart rate be? This is a question I am asked everyday as a cardiologist. Can your resting heart rate, also […]
The Godzilla of Submarine Cables
Data hungry tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are laying their own submarine cables in order to keep up with an explosion of demand. TeleGeography, a market research firm, predicts that $9.2bn will be spent on these cable projects between 2016-2018. It is estimated that Google alone needs to double its transmission capacity every […]
Jon Basil Utley Guides Thinking on America’s Proper Defense Planning
My friend Jon Basil Utley, who I have known since we met years ago at functions hosted by the Cato Institute, took time recently on The American Conservative website to address some disturbing events in the world of foreign policy. Jon discusses a conference on terrorism held by the Jamestown Foundation. At the conference, Gen. […]
Predictions Are Hard–Especially about the Future
Last October, NOAA, what Francis Menton calls our national weather bureaucracy, came out with the prediction as to the severity of the upcoming winter. According to Eric Niler at Wired, seasonal predictions rely on models using the same theories of “heat trapping” greenhouse gases as are used for the longer-term models. What was the prediction? […]
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