As news outlets reported yesterday, our nation recorded a whopping $100.5 billion budget deficit in October alone (the start of our fiscal year). This is a 60% increase from the previous year, and despite a roaring economy and record-high tax revenue, our government’s spending grew twice as fast as its… CONTINUE
The Maligning of Megyn Kelly
I wrote a column for National Review last year in which I described Megyn Kelly as America’s most unfairly maligned journalist. After last week’s firestorm at NBC, that resulted in Kelly losing her daytime show and presumably her continued employment at the network, I contend that she still holds that… CONTINUE
Bye Bye Megyn
And now a few words about the dearly departed … Megyn Kelly. There will be no tears for Ms. Kelly. Anyone caught weeping for her may suffer the same fate, as they may be seen, as she was, as an insensitive racist. Besides, it’s not easy to weep for a beautiful… CONTINUE
No Culpability in Spreading Bad Info?
I typically don’t write columns based on Twitter conversations, but there was one yesterday involving CNN’s Jake Tapper that I think is worthy of some discussion in regard to the spreading of media disinformation. A little background first: Last Sunday, Tapper interviewed Republican Senator Ben Sasse, who has a new… CONTINUE
The Lunatics, the Asylum, and the Democratic Party
You know that old line about how the lunatics have taken over the asylum? Well, they have. And the mental institution under attack is the Democratic Party. The nuts on the street — the progressives who block traffic and shout in the faces of conservatives, the ones who won’t let… CONTINUE