Pat Buchanan explains that Trump Republicans see an opportunity ahead: If Israel does not cease expanding West Bank settlements, she could be hauled before the International Criminal Court and charged with war crimes. Already, J Street, the liberal Jewish lobby that backs a two-state solution in Palestine — and has been denounced by Donald Trump’s […]
Who Is Going to Pay for the Health Ramifications?
No one in the United States wants any person to go hungry. And no one in the “land of the free” should be told what he or she should eat. But something is badly amiss. Visit our local CVS in Key West, for example, and you’ll see one large wall banked with refrigerators and freezers […]
America is Sick and Tired of Liberal Attacks on Ben Carson
Jason Riley explains the latest round of liberal outrage directed at former presidential candidate and incoming HUD chief, Ben Carson. In response to criticism of Carson’s lack of experience on housing issues, Riley shoots back that it was the “experts” who have made such a mess of America’s public housing in the first place. HUD […]
Washington, DC: A Town about Nothing
Jerry Seinfeld wrote that his television program was “a show about nothing.” Similarly, one of the only realistic tics of the hit show House of Cards is the near-total absence of policy. Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood is driven by lust for power and a desire to exact revenge on his enemies, but has no great […]
Trump’s Political Cunning Reshapes American Politics
No doubt Donald Trump will continue to get into trouble and offend with his impetuous, impulsive, boastful tweets. But for now, who has ever heard a presidential candidate say, for example, “We love our miners,” Victor Davis Hanson asks in NRO. And not just any miners, but “our” miners, as if, like “our vets,” the […]
Cato’s Dan Mitchell wants the Federal Government Out of Income Redistribution
Dan explains below why he wants to junk the welfare state. Learning from the tremendous success of welfare reform during the Clinton Administration, the entire Washington-based welfare state should be junked. It’s a complicated and costly mess that traps poor people in dependency. It would be much simpler (and more effective) to simply take all […]
Naval Superpowers Increasing Patrols on 3 Major Choke Points
IHS Markit lays out the re-emerging significance of the Indian Ocean for major naval superpowers. As the strategic significance of the Indian Ocean increases, major countries are expanding their military presence at sea in the region. According to IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, the number of naval […]
Right to Work in 2017
There’s lots to be optimistic about in 2017 with Right to Work laws near the top of the list. This from the WSJ: The New Year will bring change in the states as well as Washington, D.C., and that includes the likely expansion of right-to-work laws to help the economic competitiveness of Missouri, Kentucky and […]
Do You Want to Live in a Super State or a Parasitic City?
There will be a huge divergence in paths taken by the Super States vs. the others. One of the others is Connecticut where, it’s capital, Hartford, is becoming even more dependent on its suburbs. Hartford, and other cities like it, are turning into parasites, attempting to feed off the success surrounding them. The Wall Street […]
Cato Institute’s Chris Preble Will Blow Your Mind
My friend Chris Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the world-renowned Cato Institute think tank (read his book The Power Problem) , connects the dots between America’s foreign policy position and the sage advice provided by America’s father George Washington in our first president’s Farewell address. Writing at National Interest, Dr. […]
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