In recent years, I’ve made it a practice to take a break from political writing (and pretty much politics in general) during the week of Thanksgiving. It’s a time best spent on reflection, gratitude, and family — all better uses of one’s efforts than arguing online about the daily governmental… CONTINUE
Have the Hearings Built an Effective Case for Impeachment?
As I’ve written in previous columns, I did not support the Democrats’ decision to open impeachment hearings into President Trump. This was primarily because I wasn’t convinced that our president, even in attempting to extort a foreign power into digging up dirt on one of his political opponents, had committed… CONTINUE
The Conservative Media Impeaches Taylor and Kent
President Trump’s impeachment hearings began on Wednesday, and after some fairly partisan opening statements from congressional leaders, we were introduced to the proceedings’ first two witnesses: William Taylor (our U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine) and George Kent (a deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs). Both men were there by… CONTINUE
Checking in on the Trade War
Earlier this week, economic data released from the Commerce and Agriculture Department revealed that U.S. consumers and businesses paid a whopping $7.1 billion in tariffs in the month of September alone. This set a new record, and it was largely due to President Trump’s continuing trade war with China. Though… CONTINUE
When It Comes to Defeating Terrorists, Take the Win
Back in 2011, when word spread across the news media that Osama bin Laden had finally been brought to justice, I remember a friend (a fellow Republican) turning to me and saying, “Obama’s going to get credit for this, isn’t he?” My answer to that friend was, “So?” I wasn’t… CONTINUE
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