President Joe Biden is still blaming inflation on COVID and Vladimir Putin. What he is not mentioning is how Democrats poured “kerosene on the accelerating economic recovery last March with their $1.9 trillion spending bill,” offers the WSJ. Inflation was already at 7.9% when Mr. Putin invaded Ukraine. At the same time, their policies are […]
The Racial Disparity of Abortion
One seemingly taboo subject is a frank talk about “counterproductive attitudes toward marriage and solo parenting in low-income black communities,” argues Jason L. Riley in the WSJ. It would require discussing antisocial behavior and personal responsibility. The Democratic left has fashioned a politics around avoiding those subjects and accusing anyone who broaches them of racism. […]
The Fall of Roe: Making Both Parties Healthier?
It’s time for our country to take a collective deep breath. Regardless of “the language and scope of the Supreme Court ruling this summer,” writes Casey Chalk in SpectatorWorld, abortion in the United States is not going away. Even if abortion happens to be dramatically restricted in your state, you will likely be able to […]
Elon Musk: a Market Bubble that Could Bust Overnight?
Is Elon Musk’s wealth mostly a market bubble that could burst literally overnight? Francis Menton (aka the Manhattan Contrarian) emphasizes how Elon Musk’s wealth comes from the speculative values of two companies: Tesla and SpaceX: According to Barron’s here on April 21, Musk owns about 17% of Tesla. Even after recent market declines, Tesla has […]
How Democrats’ Heyday Imploded
The Democrats’ heyday took place from 2006 through 2009. During those few years, the Party “worked hard to attune itself to the national mood,” offers Kimberley A. Strassel in the WSJ. Nancy Pelosi in 2006 proposed a modest agenda, with proposals like college tuition, clean energy, and stem-cell research. She recruited centrist candidates, and their victories […]
Largest Fraud in U.S. History
Where is $33 billion for Ukraine going? In its latest request for another $33 billion in funding for Ukraine, the White House released its request for funding for military and humanitarian assistance. Regardless of how you feel about what the U.S. should or should not be doing in Ukraine, BRIGHT editors suggest readers dig a […]
Why Some Kids Won’t Go Back to School, Ever
Originally posted April 26, 2021. At The American Spectator, Jeremy Lott says many kids won’t go back to school, ever. He explains that many parents will enjoy homeschooling, and some will fear sending their children back to schools, even after they reopen. He writes: In short, we are all homeschoolers now. Expect that to be […]
Orwell’s Disinformation Discovery Board vs Ministry of Truth
In what is a rather ominous-sounding name that would have George Orwell penning a sequel to his dystopian novel “1984,” are we facing a new chapter on policing Americans and rights to free speech? The Biden administration’s explanation of the new agency’s purpose has been insufficient enough to sound alarms in some quarters over the […]
Victor Davis Hanson: How to Bust DC’s Stronghold
UPDATE 5.2.22: The Biden administration’s abysmal approval ratings are the results of its complete disregard for the will of the American people it purports to represent. Inside the Washington, D.C. bubble, Biden’s secretaries, aides, and advisers have little contact with real Americans. Perhaps they could benefit from a plan devised by Victor Davis Hanson back […]
No Sympathy for Disrupted Lives
President Joe Biden’s promise that his administration would be a “return to normalcy” was always about Donald Trump and not about Mr. Biden and the party he pilots. Nothing was normal, Daniel Henninger points out in the WSJ, “over which Mr. Biden presided.” The pandemic’s social dislocations increased. Schools closed, then sort-of opened, with masking […]
