Do Trump’s supporters ever tire of the condescending suggestion that they are children or halfwits who know not what they do? “Why am I supposed to honor people who want Donald J. Trump to be president?” asks NRO’s Jay Nordlinger. They’re angry, I’m told. We must respect and honor their anger. Well, I’m angry too […]
Taxes—the Devil Is in the Details
Originally posted June 4, 2015. Although it is still early in the presidential campaign and fully detailed plans are not expected for a while, Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner writes that there are enough clues to grasp a general idea of each candidate’s leaning. “All the 2016 candidates want to cut taxes—but which taxes, and by […]
An Uncomfortable Thought …
“What if the American people don’t want smaller government that spends less?” asks NRO’s Jim Geraghty. Does a country where the popular vote in the last six elections went for Clinton, Clinton, Gore, Bush, Obama and Obama really crave smaller government? Polling indicates that 70 percent want a smaller deficit . . . but the […]
Going for Broke
Originally posted June 16, 2015. America has a big problem—our country’s growing national debt. Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid alone account for roughly half of federal spending today, a portion that will only grow larger in the future and increase more rapidly with the government’s newest entitlement program — Obamacare. The simple truth is that […]
“13 Hours” and Hillary Clinton’s Complicity
Had the Obama administration been straightforward and told the American people the truth about Benghazi, Benghazi would not be political hot potato it now is. “But with the 2012 presidential vote less than two months away, the White House tried to displace reality with the preposterous YouTube story,” writes Daniel Henninger in the WSJ. But […]
“F” Is for Failure
Originally posted June 10, 2015. With the Supreme Court soon to rule on subsidies for Obamacare, Michael Tanner explains why Obamacare is not working: To cite just one example, getting poor people enrolled in Medicaid was supposed to reduce the strain on overburdened emergency rooms, by steering patients toward primary and preventive care. But the […]
The Need for Welfare Reform
Originally posted July 23, 2015. Last year, the federal and state agencies spent about $1 trillion fighting poverty; yet more than 45 million Americans are still living in poverty. In discussing the need for welfare reform, the Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner writes: But, if we actually want to help the poor escape poverty, we know […]
Happy Martin Luther King Day…
Paying Lip Service to Martin Luther King’s Dream Congress is getting ready to gear up for another battle that will pit the political clout of public-school teachers against the future of America’s children. “Why do so many Democrats seem to favor the teachers’ unions over poor minority students?” questions Michael Tanner, senior fellow at the […]
A Clinton Shamelessly Lying?
Hillary Clinton has a new attack dog. Chelsea. Recently Chelsea Clinton proceeded to attack Bernie Sanders on health care, claiming that Sanders would “dismantle” Obamacare, Medicare and private insurance, which would “strip millions” of health insurance. The only problem is, it’s not true. Bernie Sanders is proposing to replace Obamacare, Medicare, etc. with “single payer.” […]
Tax the Rich!
Originally posted October 21, 2015. During the Democratic debate last week, the candidates beat the income inequality drum before peddling an endless list of freebies to be paid for by punitive taxes on the rich. The strident progressive cry is that the rich don’t pay enough and our social-welfare programs are too stingy. But as […]
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