I was fortunate enough last year to attend what I believe was the last political forum participated in by the late, great Charles Krauthammer. It was at a Weekly Standard event in Colorado Springs, where he was interviewed on stage by Bill Kristol. As the first question, Kristol asked Dr…. CONTINUE
Trump’s Ego Is Bad for Consumers
Since taking office, President Trump has enjoyed some very good numbers on the economy. Unemployment has been low. GDP growth has been strong. And up until just recently, the stock market had been on fire. The president hasn’t missed many opportunities to tout these successes, and who can blame him? While some… CONTINUE
A President Who Demands Gratitude for Doing His Job
LaVar Ball, father of one of the three UCLA basketball players who were recently released from Chinese custody after being charged with shoplifting, isn’t so sure that President Trump was instrumental in his son’s freedom. At least, that’s what he told ESPN in an interview the other day: “Who?” Ball responded… CONTINUE
“Who Needs Amendments?” and “Liberals Are All Scaredy Cats”
In the old John Huston movie, “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” when Humphrey Bogart’s Fred C. Dobbs asks to see the badge of the Mexican bandit leader trying to pass himself off as an officer in the Federales, Alfonso Bedoya carved a niche in motion picture history by replying:… CONTINUE
Tax In The Form Of A Billy Club
Taxes have always been something that normal people resented. It’s not simply because the money raised is often wasted by those in power, whether those people happen to be kings, czars or congressmen, but because, as individuals, we resent many of the things our money goes to support. But something… CONTINUE