He made women of the #resistance laugh, high-five, and applaud. From BRIGHT editor Kelsey Harkness: The moment came during last night’s State of the Union address, after Trump touted the fact that we have more women in the workforce than ever before. That statistic garnered a standing ovation from Democratic women, who Trump proceeded to tell, […]
Why the Press and Political Class Hate Successful People
Howard Schultz, ex Starbucks CEO, has a charisma problem. More like a damp washcloth is the way Karl Notturno in American Greatness puts it. But as Mr. Notturno points out, Schultz says things. Real things that will resonate with voters. And who knows, the man whose net worth is about $3 billion, might improve upon […]
President Trump Can Change the Debate
Hilario Yanez is the prototypical Dreamer, and President Trump should invite Mr. Yanez to join the first lady in her box for the State of the Union, urges William McGurn in the WSJ. In every way but one, Mr. Yanez is the prototypical Dreamer. He is 26; he was born in Mexico; and he was […]
Sunny News in January from Labor
Well, yes. Network news obsessed last week over the partial government shutdown, the Covington Catholic High School charade, and Mueller’s latest arrest. Yet, as Victor Davis Hanson, points out, there is much more to the news than what you get from BuzzFeed or from other non-stories. The idea that China systematically rigged trade laws and […]
The Dreamers – the Biggest Unclaimed Political Prize
It happens every year: the President, of whichever party, emphasizes his accomplishments while somehow not mentioning his defeats. The opposing party remains seated in sullen disenchantment, as members of the President’s party stand and applaud at every pious claptrap, writes Joseph Epstein in the WSJ. The only item of possible interest in recent years has […]
Under Trump, the U.S. Up 6 Points for Economic Freedom
The Heritage Foundation just released the 2019 Index for Economic Freedom. And there is good news, reports Bright editors: Tax Cuts, Jobs Acts, Strong Deregulatory Agenda Under President Trump, the U.S. rose six spots over the past year, from the 18th most free economy in the world, to the 12th. According to Anthony Kim, this was […]
America’s #1 Growth Industry? Government
Would you be surprised to read that our government today has more employees than America’s entire manufacturing sector? Stephen Moore, who wrote Government: America’s Number One Growth Industry 20 years ago, argues that is for this reason America has a $1 trillion deficit and $22 trillion debt. Institutions that lose money year after year after […]
Breaking News: Vacation in Key West Like a Local—The Insider’s App
Originally posted January 14, 2014. As you can imagine, Dick and I have just skimmed the surface of places to recommend and things to do in the Conch Republic. I was at Archeo Gallery yesterday talking with our friend Margit Bisztray, one of Shakti’s beautiful yoginis, as well as a travel and food writer for […]
Smirking While White
Victor Davis Hanson outlines below the “psychodramatic foolery” that took place last weekend in Washington, D.C. involving the MAGA hat-wearing Covington teens and Nathan Phillips, tribal “elder.” Progressives, NeverTrumpers, identity politics activists and associated social justice warriors all rivaled each other to see who might be the first and the most venomous to indict, try, […]
Why the State of the Union Is Important
The State of the Union address is not a celebration of the imperial presidency, as many have been opining recently. Rather, it has a high policy purpose that puts the president on the spot, Peggy Noonan argues in the WSJ. The Founders Knew What They Were Doing The Founders were not stupid and knew what […]
