What do insurance companies do about preexisting conditions? The problem is not that insurance companies suddenly have decided not to cover this or that medical condition for people who have maintained continuous insurance coverage. As the editors of NRO note, the real problem is what to do about uninsured people with medical conditions who now […]
The Armed American Family: Part I
Originally posted March 19, 2015. The Second Amendment protects our right to bear arms. There is no downside risk in protecting the security of your family. The first rule of safety is a firearms safety course sponsored by the NRA. Firearms safety is all about education. Organizations like National Shooting Sports Foundation are dedicated to […]
Neocon Nonsense
Originally posted September 18, 2015. One take-away from Thursday night’s marathon debate was the anti-Russian sentiment. But what is Russia doing that is so offensive to us? Is Putin’s support of Syria’s Assad and against ISIS not in our best interest? ” The neocons want Assad out. But then what? “Those giving us this advice […]
Is Syria Worth a War with Russia?
The Russians have stated they’ll fire back if they take any fire from American forces in Syria. With both sides closing in on the last ISIS strongholds, they are bound to meet on the battlefield. What would America’s response be to taking fire from Russian forces on a battlefield where the U.S. has no legal […]
France’s National Front Abandons “Economic Sovereignty” to Focus on the Threat of Islam
Front National leader Marine Le Pen has forced Florian Philippot out of the party. Philippot was the architect of the party’s “economic sovereignty” push, and vice president of strategy and communications. With Philippot gone, it is assumed FN will refocus on it’s chief issue, France’s immigration crisis and the threat Islam poses to the French. Stacy […]
Is Junior Hawk, Tom Cotton, Having Second Thoughts About Forever-War?
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos writes in The American Conservative that even though Sen. Tom Cotton “has emerged as one of the biggest pro-war members of his class, a sort of junior hawk to Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham,” he is sounding foreign policy notes that seem almost “realist.” She writes (abridged): It was just a […]
Can the 5-Star Movement Win Italy With a Fresh Face?
The insurgent Five Star movement, Italy’s version of the Tea Party, is fighting to win the country’s next general election. To increase its chances, the party has put forward a new leader, Luigi Di Maio, a 31 year old who has worked in Parliament. Di Maio looks and sounds like a regular minister of parliament, […]
Should the GOP Cut Taxes Even if it Raises the Deficit?
With the constant barrage of criticism over the country’s big spending from Republicans, you would think it would be easy in a GOP controlled government to make cuts. You’d be wrong of course. The GOP has shown that despite a party-wide aversion to big spending, when it comes down to anyone giving up the appropriations […]
Natural Disasters or Imprudent, Shortsighted Human Decisions?
Amongst our most influential citizens, especially those living in the Boston-New York-Washington corridor, there is one thing they have in common: a house in Florida, writes Holman Jenkins, Jr. in the WSJ. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and the now threatening Hurricane Maria, here is Mr. Jenkins on the lack of proper […]
The DACA Options: What Should Trump do Now?
Robert W. Merry writes that Donald Trump is on the verge of losing his political advantage over the illegal immigration issue. Americans spoke loud and clear in the election to say they don’t want illegal immigration, and despite their tolerance for DACA recipients, most fear granting extended rights to illegal minors will reward the bad […]
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