“Every American should have the right to decide not to participate in ObamaCare: If you like ObamaCare and its subsidies, you can keep it. If you don’t, you are free to buy the health insurance that fits your needs,” writes Phil Gramm in the WSJ. Republicans need to craft a simple bill that is easy […]
Jonathan Gruber and Padded Bills?
Jonathan Gruber, the MIT economists who was an advisor to the Obama administration on the Affordable Care Act, is the target of a Vermont state audit. The reason? He may have padded bills for his economic modeling work on a proposed Vermont health system. Mr. Gruber is infamously known for his comment that “the stupidity […]
Bespoke Gold
You should be able to buy a fine suit with an ounce of gold. Good luck with that at Marc Allen. Over the years I’ve been fortunate to work with Marc Streisand, owner of Marc Allen fine clothiers in Providence, RI. Marc travels the world-over in search of hard to find fabrics and crafts bespoke […]
America’s Most Successful Postwar President
Scott McConnell, founding editor of the American Conservative, places Ike right alongside Reagan. I agree with Scott, especially when he suggests, “There is much Obama can take away from that.” McConnell writes: At one point early on in the Suez crisis, Eisenhower contemplated intervening in support of Egypt against Israeli aggression. As the crisis unfolded, […]
Is War in the Cards for 2015?
Originally posted January 2, 2015. Pat Buchanan cogently asks what benefit will be derived by entering other nations’ wars in 2015. There’s no immediate threat to America in any of the world’s conflict zones, but interventionists in government seem determined to put American lives and money at risk by engaging in foreign adventurism. Peering into […]
The Second-Largest Army in NATO
Originally posted August 14, 2014. That would be Turkey! Let the Turks wipe out ISIS. American interests are not threatened, and American intervention is not required. As Pat Buchanan rightly notes, the war hawks led by John McCain and Lindsey Graham are at it again. Americans should dismiss the rantings of the war hawks and […]
Where is Turkey’s 400,000 Man Army?
Originally posted September 26, 2014. As Pat Buchanan notes, Turkey has 1,000 planes, 3,600 tanks, and 3,000 artillery pieces and “could make hash of the Islamic State.” Consider Turkey. With its 400,000-man army, 1,000 planes, 3,600 tanks, 3,000 artillery pieces and self-propelled guns, the Turks, the largest military power in the Middle East, could make […]
America’s Corrupt and Punitive Internal Revenue Code
The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell wants to replace the IRC with a flat tax. Dr. Mitchell also advises shrinking the size of the federal government so that it only funds the core public goods, such as national defense and the rule of law, envisioned by America’s Founding Fathers. As a fiscal policy economist who believes […]
How to Stop the Coming Islamic Apocalypse
“The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.” …The Atlantic Peggy Noonan’s writes of Graeme Wood’s upcoming piece in The Atlantic […]
M855 Ammo Ban
You don’t want to run out of ammo. But that’s what could happen to M855 ammo if the BATF’s announced plan to reclassify 223/5.56 (M855) takes hold. There’s nothing like a government planned ban to clear the shelves. You may recall how hard it was to buy .22LR caliber ammo just a few years ago. […]