Larry Thornberry, writing at The American Spectator, deftly sums up the current gubernatorial race in Florida. Andrew Gillum, backed by Bernie Sanders, “head of the Crazy Uncle Division of American socialism,” will face Ron DeSantis, “a solid conservative endorsed by Donald Trump,” in the race. Something to keep in mind when analyzing the results of […]
Archives for August 2018
Trump’s Tax Cuts Make America Money Again
America is making money again as corporate profits soar 16.1% compared to last year. The Wall Street Journal’s Harriet Torry and Theo Francis report on the Trump administration’s economic achievements: The Commerce Department said Wednesday that after-tax profits across the U.S. rose 16.1% from a year earlier, the largest year-over-year gain in six years. Sales by S&P […]
The Brutal State of Venezuelan Socialism
The Venezuelan economy is in a shambles as it reaches the end-phase of its socialist “Bolivarian Revolution.” The socialist experiment in Venezuela has left it with some stats that are hard to look at. The Economist reports: Venezuela has the world’s worst-performing economy among countries not at war. GDP fell by more than a third […]
Adam Gopnick Compares Steve Bannon and Charles De Gaulle
In The American Spectator Ralph Benko explains the comparison of Steve Bannon to Charles De Gaulle made by New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik. Benko calls Gopnik a “card-carrying member of the cosmopolitan elite,” and says that Bannon has become the “leading imaginary hobgoblin of progressives, elites, and globalists.” How important is the distinction between nationalism […]
I stand with J.D. Martinez for the Second Amendment
The liberal Boston media is having a fit over a pro-Second Amendment Instagram post back in 2012 by slugger J.D. Martinez. I stand with J.D. Alex Speier of The Boston Globe writes: J.D. Martinez said he had no intention of offending anyone or wading into contentious political waters when, in 2013, he posted on Instagram […]
Consumer Confidence Soars in the Trump Economy
Americans are back to work, and with their new jobs they are feeling extremely confident as consumers. The Conference Board’s survey of Consumer Confidence shows American consumers feeling better than they have since December of 2000. Martin Crutsinger reports at the AP: Americans’ consumer confidence rose in August to the highest level in nearly 18 […]
President Trump Generates Historic Economic Enthusiasm
This fall Americans will have a once-in-a lifetime chance to help keep America’s job machine humming and full employment for skilled workers. The progressive/liberal high-tax, heavy-regulation Obama administration nearly pushed America’s economy into recession (see my charts). Just the announcement of a tax-cutting Trump victory slammed on the recession brakes and propelled the historic jobs […]
President Obama Critiques Identity Politics
Originally posted on July 26, 2018. It’s hard not to notice that Democrats are sounding like foreign-policy hawks when it comes to Russia and like states’ rights activists when it comes to shielding illegal aliens from deportation. So it’s interesting to consider, do Democrats really believe voters want U.S. international borders erased rather than fixed? […]
Your Retirement Life: Do You Understand the Value of Bonds?
If you haven’t constructed your bond portfolio yet, then what are you waiting for? Once you’re in your 50s, the time has come to own some bonds. Consider bonds your anchor to windward. Determining how much you, not your neighbor, needs in bonds is a most personal equation. Only you and your spouse and hopefully […]
John McCain Was a War Hawk
Writing on his own blog, Buchanan.com, Pat Buchanan explains Senator John McCain’s history as a War Hawk. Pat explains McCain’s roll in encouraging much of America’s foreign policy adventurism, writing “We are bombing and fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen, partly John McCain’s legacy.” He continues (abridged): “The death of John McCain will […]
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