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Debbie, our chief political writer of Richardcyoung.com, is also our chief domestic affairs writer, a contributing writer on Eastern Europe and Paris and Burgundy, France. She has been associate editor of Dick Young’s investment strategy reports for over five decades. Debbie lives in Key West, Florida, and Newport, Rhode Island, and travels extensively in Paris and Burgundy, France, cooking on her AGA Cooker, driving through Vermont and Maine, and practicing yoga. Debbie has completed the 200-hour Krama Yoga teacher training program taught by Master Instructor Ruslan Kleytman. Debbie is a strong supporting member of the NRA.

NYC’s $2 Million Bathroom

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“Everything costs more when government builds it,” writes John Stossel in Real Clear Politics. But $2 million for a “comfort station”? In a New York City park? Government spends more because every decision is tied up in endless rules. Rigid specs. Affirmative action. Minority outreach. Wheelchair access. “The process is designed to prevent any human […]

The State—Responsible for Life and Death Decisions?

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“Farewell Charlie Gard” is the WSJ’s headline. The British parents wanted a second opinion for their 11-month-old baby, who suffers from a rare inherited mitochondrial disease called MDDS. Here’s what they got from the medical and legal officials: How dare you request a second opinion? Instead, the “state” appointed a guardian for Charlie, and the […]

Republican Senators Avoid Transparency and Accountability

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Back in the days when a vote to repeal ObamaCare was consequence free, nearly every Senate Republican voted for repeal. Those senators knew that President Obama’s veto would take them off the hook for any repercussions. Today, any senator who votes against simply proceeding to debate ObamaCare is doing so for just one reason: “to […]

Vladimir Putin—America’s Puppet Master?

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Russia is in bad shape, writes Victor Davis Hanson in NRO. Innovative American technology to frack gas and oil has crashed world energy prices. The big loser in this is Russia, which has lost nearly half of its oil revenue, and Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently will do anything to see it stopped (Russia) is […]

Good News/Bad News for the GOP

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In a survey on Governor Approval Ratings taken by the Republican Governors Association, the 10 most popular governors in the country are from the GOP. That’s the good news. The bad news for Republicans, however, is that seven of the ten least popular governors are from the GOP. But that’s what happens, as Jim Geraghty […]

Now He Tells Her

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“If you want to be president, you have to know why the heck you are running,” said former president Bill Clinton. Mr. Clinton was discussing his time in office and what it takes to become president at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. I think you have to begin with the end in mind. Yeah, […]

NYC and the Tragedy of Tenure

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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 […]

The Vacuity of the G-20

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With another G-20 come and gone, what in the world has changed? Here’s what the summit did not accomplish: No change in trade policy. No change in environmental policies. Will any of the leaders who signed the communiqué spend a moment thinking about how to implement it back home, asks Walter Russell Mead in the […]

Does the West Have the Will to Survive?

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Commenting on President Trump’s speech in Poland, Peggy Noonan suggests that if the president spoke at home like he did in Poland, more Americans would welcome him. “If he gives serious, thoughtful, prepared remarks only when traveling, he should travel more.” President Donald Trump, 6 July 2017, Warsaw: Our defense is not just a commitment […]