The same people who thought it was hunky-dory for a man with a background of community organizer and two years in the Senate to fill the shoes of President of the U.S., are now outraged that a neurosurgeon might head HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development). That’s right. Progressives are outraged that Dr. Ben […]
A Nod to Free Markets by Trump’s Treasury
The fact that Donald Trump considered our favored John Allison for Treasury is a nod to free markets and hopefully an indicator of good things to come. The Cato Institute’s manager of sponsor services, Brian Mullis, sent this email, along with a great video of Allison to me yesterday. I thought you might be interested […]
Questions for General Mattis
President-elect Trump has nominated retired Marine General James “Mad Dog” Mattis as the nation’s 26th secretary of defense. It was, and will be, a controversial pick, since by law a military officer must be retired for seven years to serve in a civilian capacity, but Mattis only retired four years ago. Despite his rock star […]
Trump’s Poisonous Dog’s Breakfast of Intervention, War-Mongering and Israel First.
Former CIA bin Laden unit chief, Michael Scheuer offers an open letter to Donald Trump on selecting the next Secretary of State. Mr. Trump, you will set your own foreign policy, the main tasks for the next secretary of state will be to execute that policy and to purge the Department of State of those who have, […]
Is Trump’s Treasury Pick for the Forgotten Man?
Who will be the real winners from Treasury nominee Steve Mnuchin? My gut tells me it won’t be Main Street. Trump needed to thread the needle with the pick, appeasing the millions of voters that can’t stand Wall Street. Mnuchin is a Goldman Sachs guy. That’s not exactly a pick for the Forgotten Man. I […]
Jim Webb for Secretary of State or Defense
The Federalist makes a great case for Jim Webb, as did Jim’s outstanding keynote address at the recent TAC foreign policy conclave, which Debbie and I sponsored. This is the best version of Trump’s foreign policy, and one he consistently discussed during campaign speeches and debates. Jim Webb for secretary of defense. Webb ran for […]
Trump Passes Over Best Choice, Bolstering Establishment
Rather than choose the impeccably qualified John Allison as his nominee for Treasury Secretary, Donald Trump has chosen instead to nominate a former Goldman Sachs banker, Steve Mnuchin. Despite Trump’s promise to drain the swamp, appointing Mnuchin is more of the same. The Wall Street Journal reports: President-elect Donald Trump will name longtime banker and former Goldman […]
Trump Plan to Plug American Infrastructure Deficit with Private Capital
During the presidential election campaign, Donald Trump’s probable pick for Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, and economist Peter Navarro, wrote a comparison of Trump’s infrastructure plan to Hillary Clinton’s. In the report they wrote that America faces a huge infrastructure gap and attributed that gap to a lack of adequate financing options. President-elect Trump has said […]
Trump Expected to Tap Wilbur Ross for Commerce
Donald Trump is expected to tap Wilbur Ross for commerce secretary which would instantly boost an “America First Economy.” Ross has spent his career turning around undervalued or bankrupt companies. He would be an excellent Trump ally in putting America back to work rather than giving jobs away to China. Here’s what Ross wrote in […]
Trump to Meet Possible Treasury Pick Allison Today
President-elect Donald Trump will meet with former CEO of BB&T, John Allison today Reuters reports. Allison was also the president and CEO of the Cato Institute. Allison would make the best possible pick Trump could find for Treasury. Regarding other appointments, Trump will also meet: * former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins, * Sheriff […]