In 1976, Gerald Ford won 15 percent of the black vote. That’s the most of any recent Republican presidential candidate. In most elections, blacks give Democrats more than 90 percent of their votes. It’s not […]
Since the government shutdown began, we’ve seen plenty of posturing and finger-pointing — but not much common sense. Sadly, this is the new normal in American politics. At the heart of the problem is the […]
“You see, the Founding Fathers were really influenced by the Bible. “The whole concept of the ‘imago dei,’ as it is expressed in Latin, the ‘image of God,’ is the idea that all men have […]
Here are the headlines optimists and conservatives want to see in 2019: • Economic growth hits 4 percent! • Unemployment falls to 2 percent! • Stock market hits 30,000! Here are the headlines pessimists and […]
Tariffs are bad. They are just “taxes” by a different name. Higher taxes and tariffs retard economic production and growth. The higher the tax, or tariff, the lower amount of product is sold. Would the […]
With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy of “You Might Be A Redneck” fame. In a recent Gallup poll, 57 percent of all Democrats said they preferred socialism to capitalism with the highest ratings among liberal young […]
The Mercatus Center published a working paper by Charles Blahous last week on the “Medicare For All” (M4A) bill sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Every Bernie follower in the modern Socialist Democratic Party (SDP) ran […]
Late last year, over drinks with a long-time veteran southern Republican political operative, he leaned over and fairly shouted: “Heckfire! Donald Trump didn’t even collude with the GOP to get elected in 2016! How could […]
With apologies to James Madison for editing down and paraphrasing his masterpiece for modern eyes, ears and sensibilities “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were […]
A young person said this recently: “The Founders were all white privileged men” To which the answer was: “Yes. And your point is?” “They wrote the Constitution to protect their interests. It was stacked for rich […]
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