Robert W. Merry shines a laser on the most important point of the immigration debate, what kind of country do Americans want to have? Behind the sturm und drang that greeted President Trump’s recent executive action on refugees lies the broader issue of U.S. immigration policies over the past half-century. And behind those immigration policies […]
Excuse for Scandal in France Is What Happens When Taxes are Too High
Early front-runner in the race for President of France, Francois Fillon, has been hit by a scandal involving using government funds to employ his wife and children as “parliamentary aides.” The problem is that no one remembers them doing any work for Fillon’s office. No-show jobs paid with French taxpayer money is not great optics for a politician […]
Good Advice on Winter Storm Survival
Don’t be caught unprepared in the cold or snow. Here are a few basic recommendations from AccuWeather you should keep in mind during the winter months. At Home or Work: 1. Working flashlight 2. A charged cell phone 3. Battery powered radio or television 4. Extra food, water and medicine 5. First Aid Supplies 6. […]
Filling Justice Antonin Scalia’s Irreplaceable Robes
Justice Scalia, it is said, lamented the absence of a “genuine Westerner” on the Supreme Court, writes Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute. In nominating Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, Trump is filling the void Antonin Scalia was referring to. Gorsuch is best known for his opinions supporting […]
Biodynamics vs.’Tradition’: The 2 Faces of Wine in Vôsne Romanée
There is quite a difference in the methods used by biodynamic vineyards and those using ‘traditional’ growing methods loaded with fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides. Biodynamics is a farming method with some similarities to organic, but more expansive and with less government (i.e. lobbyist) involvement. According to the Biodynamic Association, the method is “a holistic, […]
Elliot Abrams is the Opposite of What Trump’s Supporters Voted For
The Washington D.C. rumor mill is saying that Elliot Abrams could be the next Deputy Secretary of State. This would be a tragic insult to Donald Trump’s supporters who voted for an end to the type of endless, senseless war-making advocated by Abrams, an original member of the Project for a New American Century, the […]
Cato Institute’s Michael Cannon is ‘THE Man’ on Obamacare
My long time friend Michael Cannon is the director of health policy studies at Cato Institute. I recently had an opportunity to catch up with Michael at Cato’s packed house conclave at the Ritz Naples. Time is always at a premium at these overflow room policy events, and Michael could have used some more running […]
Why Full Repeal of ObamaCare Is Better than Partial Repeal
Yes, undoubtedly under full repeal of ObamaCare, some Americans would lose coverage. But as Cato’s director of health care policies Michael F. Cannon explains, “The actual number of people who would lose coverage under full repeal is likely comparable to the number who would if and when ObamCare collapses of its own weight.” Dick and […]
NRO’s Jonah Goldberg Wows Packed Naples/Ritz Cato Throng
Cato Institute was packed to the walls at their annual conclave-of-the-committed at the Ritz Naples. Cato returns to the Ritz every year for the hotel’s world class logistics, excellent service and overall organization and more than acceptable resort-class fare. Cato’s nearly 500 guests had flocked to this Southwestern Florida semi-tropical outpost to listen to Cato’s […]
Consequences of “I’ve Got a Pen”
Jonah Goldberg, among National Review’s top #nevertrumpers, spoke at the Cato Institute’s always well-attended, enlightening annual event in Naples, Florida. Mr. Goldberg was preceded by keynote speaker Jonathan Turley, lawyer, legal scholar and professor of law at George Washington University Law School. Mr. Turley explained to the audience why he, while very critical of both […]
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