Progressives are up in arms over a particular phrase President Trump used during his inauguration address. Donald Trump described the high number of killings going on in major U.S. cities, many of which, like Chicago, have been under Democrat leadership for decades, as “American carnage.” The Manhattan Contrarian’s Francis Menton reports that in an editorial […]
We will No Longer Bleed and Bankrupt Our Country
Donald Trump is rolling. Say what you mean and mean what you say is Donald Trump’s mantra. He promised the American people action and a take-no-prisoners, hard line approach for his “America First” policy. And now he is delivering, and fast. The mainline media is going to be howling as progressive/liberal policies, at warp speed, […]
Latest: Trump Moves Fast on Immigration Promises
President Trump has moved quickly to fulfill his campaign promises, and those on immigration were no exception. Trump has signed orders to shut down much of the refugee traffic coming from countries with terrorist activity, and to jump start the building of a wall on the Mexican border.
Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell Wants to Send Whole Departments Packing
The Federal government simply has too much power, as the Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell tells readers. I’m pleased that President Trump announced a hiring freeze yesterday. It only addresses part of the problem Most bureaucrats are at the state and local level, often carrying out mandates, regulations, and spending of the federal government. Moreover, federal […]
Trump Kicks off Pro-Worker, Pro-Income-Growth Agenda
The Wall Street Journal explains that President Trump, as he had promised often on the campaign trail, plans to go to bat for the American worker. President Donald Trump ’s formal withdrawal from the 12-nation Pacific trade agreement, announced Monday, creates an American policy vacuum in a fast-growing region that includes China and longtime U.S. […]
Prosperity Not Character Will Determine Trump’s Fate
Donald Trump’s mouth and his personal recklessness worry even his staunchest supporters. Will Trump’s intrinsic and immutable flaws, as Victor Davis Hanson puts it, inevitably lead to overweening arrogance and thus catastrophe? “Perhaps,” writes Mr. Hanson at NRO. “But it’s far more likely that Trump’s fate will hinge on his economic reforms.” One reason that […]
Trump’s Astonishing Speech is a Promise to Empower All People
There were no big surprises. Donald Trump delivered exactly the content he had been delivering on the campaign trail for months. President Trump, a Republican in name only, will govern as a populist president. Trump is all about you. It’s no longer about the major parties. In his inauguration speech, the president said he planned […]
Drain the Swamp: Part IV
Here are three things that I’ve been thinking about over the weekend after Donald Trump’s inauguration speech. 1) It was hard to miss President George W. Bush’s reaction right when the speech was over. His face was a mix of shock and a “good luck with that!” expression. It captured the beauty of Trump’s message […]
Tucker Carlson is the Best at Explaining Trump’s Approach
Here Tucker Carlson, who I have enjoyed spending some time with at events hosted by the Cato Institute, explains President Donald Trump’s massive departure from the positions of both the Republican and Democrat parties. Here’s a little more about Carlson from FoxNews.com: Tucker Carlson currently serves as the host of FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Tucker […]
The Establishment Protected Itself, But Not the Citizens
Donald Trump presented himself not as a Republican, not as a conservative, but rather as a “populist independent.” His inaugural speech was what Peggy Noonan in the WSJ called “remarkable … plain, unfancy and blunt,” marking “yet another break point in the two-party reality that has dominated our politics for many decades.” The address was […]
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