Rahm Emanuel writing for Politico, 8 November: For the life of me, I cannot understand why our presidential candidates are failing to heed the lessons from Democrats’ 2018 and 2019 victories. The Democratic candidates . . . didn’t embrace pie-in-the-sky policy ideas or propose a smorgasbord of new entitlements. They didn’t talk constantly about providing a guaranteed basic income. […]
The 2020 Election – Revolution or American Traditionalism?
The next presidential election is not likely to be much of a referendum on Donald Trump’s record. Nor is it going to be a referendum on the Democratic opposition platforms. Instead, it is going to be, “a stark choice between a revolutionary future versus American traditionalism,” Victor Davis Hanson warns in American Greatness. The furor […]
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
Everyone, answers Kevin Williamson in NRO. Except those who are billionaires. The more interesting question, continues Mr. Williamson, is where does a millionaire want to live? There are a lot of nice places in this world to live and do business. The question for the United States is whether it wants to be a declining, […]
Is Donald Trump Destined for an Historic 2020 Win?
Conrad Black certainly thinks so. Mr. Black, among Canada’s most prominent financiers, was one of the world’s leading newspaper publishers. Mr. Black has written biographies on FDR, Richard Nixon and Donald J. Trump (A President Like No Other). As a member of the British House of Lords, he is also known as Lord Black of […]
Broke College Students, Clueless Republicans, Impoverished Immigrants
With polls showing a majority of American Millennials view Socialism favorably, with two of the top Democrat candidates running on socialist agendas, and with U.S. House Squad progressives calling for socialist redistribution schemes, Victor Davis Hanson tries to make sense of what is going on in America, explaining that there are many catalysts for the […]
Medicare for All – Just Pray You Don’t Get Cancer
The latest results from Britain’s single-payer health system are in, and they are not encouraging, reports James Freeman in the WSJ. The House of Commons Library reports, “Cancer waiting times are the worst on record.” As of August, more than 20% of UK cancer patients were still waiting for their first treatment more than 60 days after […]
Older Blacks for Joe Biden?
In an October WSJ/NBC News poll, 43% of blacks, aged 50+, were “enthusiastic” about Joe Biden, versus 17% for Elizabeth Warren, and 14% for Bernie Sanders. At Joe’s rallies, Jason L. Riley notes in the WSJ, Biden is no longer shouted down by black activists, like he was four years ago. Still, his support is […]
Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released a statement commenting on the decision: “Today the United States began the process to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Per the terms of the Agreement, the United States submitted formal notification of its withdrawal to the United Nations. The withdrawal will take effect one year from delivery of the notification.” As […]
I Love You All
After winning the World Series Championship, the Washington Nationals were invited to the White House on Monday. Nats’ catcher Kurt Suzuki pulled out and put on his MAGA hat. To the large crowd gathered outside the White House, Kurt shouted into a microphone, “I love you all.” “Suzuki represents a sharp contrast to the various […]
Warren Walks on Water with Medicare for All
If you have been wondering why Elizabeth Warren took so long to release the details of her Medicare-for-All plan, wonder no longer. Friday, in her 20-page explanation, Warren details her plan on cost-saving and new revenue that, according to the WSJ, are a “fiscal and health-care fantasy.” Ms. Warren’s ambitious plan for a government takeover […]
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