Recently, James Freeman (WSJ) asked former Rep. and presidential contender John Delaney (D., Md.) to comment on recent wage gains during “the Trump era compared to an Obama era characterized by rising stock prices but disappointing earnings for the average worker.” Mr. Delaney on Inequality “I think the economy up until recently has done pretty […]
There’s No Owner’s Manual for Life, But Here’s One Strategy for Getting Through
You can feel the tension building up in my house as we head into Labor Day Weekend. Because for us, school hasn’t started, so the harsh, cold reality of the end of summer hasn’t hit us yet. But it will. Like a ton of bricks. At 6:00 am Thursday. That’s when my daughter begins her […]
Elizabeth Warren and William Dudley, Harbingers of 1929 Redux
Even the hint of a Warren presidency would cause an instant pullback in capital spending and waves of lost jobs as small business owners and major investors begin hunkering down for a guaranteed brutal and long recession. Lost jobs would fast become the soulmate of a devastating Warren presidency. Job losses would mount at historic […]
Young Americans Enjoying the Fruits of the Trump Economy
Americans aged under 35 are happier with their paychecks now than they have been since 2011. The Wall Street Journal’s Lauren Weber reports: American workers under 35 report being happier with their paychecks than people over 55 for the first time since at least 2011, according to a new report from the Conference Board, a […]
Where Have the Democratic Truth-Tellers Gone?
Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, free health care for undocumented immigrants from everywhere, slavery reparations and more? American voters are not going to hear from candidates who dared to question the Party’s leftward lunge. Goodbye to Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, former Maryland Rep. John Delaney and Montana Gov. Steve […]
Richard C. Young’s First 2020 Presidential Poll
Originally posted March 25, 2019. I asked a small, targeted focus group last week a single question: What percent of voters are hard-line supporters of Bernie policies or of Trump policies? Note: I wrote “policies.” I was not referring to Bernie or Trump personally. Poll results: A Runaway Win for Trump Policies by a 2-to-1 […]
Elizabeth Warren, the Dems’ Candidate for 2020?
Yes, Elizabeth “Warren has a plan for that.” Her plans even have T-shirts. Regardless of the problem, writes Alex Castellanos in The Federalist, Sen. Warren has a legislative wish for everything: end of private health insurance free health care for illegal aliens hard-hearted demonization of employers elimination of sex distinctions Amazingly enough, the former Harvard […]
The Main Street Conservatism of Hank Aaron
At The American Conservative, Casey Chalk examines the Main Street conservatism of baseball legend Hank Aaron. Chalk notes Aaron’s post-baseball success as well, explaining that it relied on “his work ethic, his deep sense of patriotism, and his religious beliefs.” Chalk writes (abridged): Reading selected quotations from Aaron (baseball legend Hank), I was struck by […]
Is Google Hostage to its Radical Employees?
Aside from labor negotiations, no one expects employees at big firms like General Motors or Coca-Cola to make much of a fuss. But at tech firms like Facebook and Google, it seems employees are embracing new political causes every other day, and dragging their companies into their activism whether executives approve or not. In the […]
The Trump Era Economy – Economic Calamity?
As the Democratic nominees vie for their party’s nomination for the 2020 presidential election, the U.S. economy continues on its path of solid performance. Conrad Black in American Greatness notes how absolute and per capita GDP growth, manufacturing jobs growth, shrinkage of minority unemployment, and purchasing power for working and lower-middle-class families are all supportive […]
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