Over the Christmas break we were up in Bartlett, NH skiing where, in between time on the slopes, I read the book Tracking the Wild Coomba by Robert Cocuzzo about the life of the late “frontier” skier Doug Coombs. I say “frontier” because Coombs hated the word “extreme.” To him, that meant risk, and he spent […]
This is What Happens When You Ignore Retirees
Three states are feeling the full backlash from retirees and other residents who have had enough with high taxation and over regulation. The 2016 National Movers Study, by United Van Lines found that residents have been rapidly fleeing the big government states of New York, New Jersey and Illinois. In New York, exits outnumbered entrants […]
Do Democrats Really Want another Cold War?
Pat Buchanan, writing at The American Conservative, explains how America can go about avoiding a new Cold War. In the Cold War between Communism and capitalism, the single-party dictatorship and the free society, we prevailed. But in the new struggle we are in, the ethnonational state seems ascendant over the multicultural, multiethnic, multiracial, multilingual “universal […]
3 Things the World Learned For the First Time in 2016
It was an unpredictable year in politics and markets. The world saw some things it had never witnessed before. Here’s a list of three of the most powerful events of 2016. Americans are done with the “establishment.” This was the greatest lesson of 2016, and it showed through in both parties. You could see the […]
How Safe are You Driving in Your Car? You Need to Know
America is an automobile powered country, and Americans spend a great deal of time in their vehicles. According to a report from AAA released in September, Americans spend more than 290 hours on the road each year. But while driving, people are the most exposed to disaster they’ll likely be in a day. Whether a […]
Why Are the Wealthy Fleeing This Teetering State in a Surge?
In the year between July 2015 and 2016, Illinois lost 114,000 people in net migration. According to analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute, the exodus of people from Illinois has accelerated since the state increased taxes to 5% for individuals and 9.5% for corporations in 2011. One of the harshest effects of the emigration from […]
Why Do Millennials Seem to Love Socialism?
Despite having lived through the tail end of the Cold War, and having grown up during the hey day of American capitalism, Millennials seem to have some romantic idea about socialism/communism. Andrew Clark, writing at The Wall Street Journal, explains the relationship between Millennials and command economics. Millennials are one of history’s luckiest generations. We […]
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 […]
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 […]
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