On 21 February 21, former Stanford provost John Etchemendy delivered a speech to the university’s board of trustees on the growing “intellectual” intolerance from universities across this country. Over the years, I have watched a growing intolerance at universities in this country—not intolerance along racial or ethnic or gender lines—there, we have made laudable progress. […]
Is America Now in a Deadly Pre-Civil War Mode?
Pat Buchanan writes that the type of language being used by partisans like Sen. Elizabeth Warren to describe the acts of the Trump administration is “pre-civil war language.” For example, Senator Warren described Jeff Sessions, during his confirmation hearings for Attorney General as representing “radical hatred.” This was a man who was still a Senator in […]
Get Out of the Dark with The Big Larry
If you want to help someone you care about get into the survival mindset, give them the gift of light: The Big Larry. The Big Larry, made by Nebo, costs $22.99 through Amazon Prime or $31.98 with shipping through the Nebo website. If you can find it at your local hardware store, or something similar […]
Businesses Hope to Escape the Crush of Regs. After New Trump Order
President Trump has signed a new executive order requiring federal agencies to form task forces which will identify regulations to repeal. According to the order: Each Regulatory Reform Task Force will evaluate existing regulations and identify candidates for repeal or modification. Each agency’s Task Force will focus on eliminating costly and unnecessary regulations. To hold […]
Saving the Environment … from Standing Rock Protesters
What are the Standing Rock Protesters about? Why saving the environment, of course. But there is a snafu from Mother Nature. The Missouri River is about to flood close to the protesters’ camp area and is forcing thousands of protesters to leave early. In the now abandoned makeshift village on the North Dakota prairie, semi […]
Is the F-35 Surprisingly Cheaper than People Think?
It seems like the F-35 has been under fire for being too expensive since it was in the planning stages. Recently President Trump specifically targeted the program for a cost reduction, and Lockheed, the jet’s manufacturer credited his personal involvement with accelerating negotiations that led to a 7.3% reduction in cost for the next batch of […]
Does a Massive Military Need a New Spending Increase?
Ben Friedman, a research fellow in defense and homeland security studies at the Cato Institute, thinks the military can do without a major spending increase, and still manage to improve readiness. He writes that the military does in fact have readiness problems, but that they could be solved without increasing overall military spending. A “readiness […]
Ripping Away the Pretense of Media Objectivity
Since Donald Trump’s winning the 2016 presidential election, Washington elites’ and the press corps’ feud with President Trump has dominated the news. During a rally in mid February in Florida, President Trump told supporters, “They have their own agenda. And their agenda is not your agenda,” referring to the national press. But as Jason L. […]
Is Nascar’s Stunning Decline Now Irreversible?
Lot’s to think about in terms of why there has been such a huge decline in Nascar’s ratings as we enter Daytona 500 weekend. Reporters at The Wall Street Journal analyze Nascar’s decline. Nascar threw a bash at Kansas Speedway in October to thank Sprint Corp. for being stock-car racing’s top sponsor for 13 years. More than 800 […]
Deadline: Is there Really a Chance for Tax Reform by August?
The Trump Administration Wants to Lower Corporate Taxes Newly installed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said in an interview with CNBC that he wants to get a “very significant” tax reform bill passed by Congress before the legislature goes to recess in August. Mnuchin told interviewers that his focus is on making “the business tax competitive […]
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