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
Only a Culture Battle Can Make Us Care About the Debt
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
Trump Versus Acosta Is Bad for the Brain
Editor’s Note: Here’s another take on the confrontation between Jim Acosta and President Trump. It’s by John Daly. -0- When word came out that the White House was temporarily suspending the press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta for “placing his hands” on a White House intern, I was reminded… 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
Trump’s Remarks About the Media Aren’t Harmless
Last week, prior to the release of details on Jamal Khashoggi’s apparent torture and murder, Ben Rhodes wrote a piece in The Atlantic linking President Trump’s foreign policy to the Saudi Arabian journalist’s abduction. Rhodes, a former deputy national-security adviser to President Obama, essentially argued that Trump mishandled a changing… CONTINUE
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