What Makes John Kasich So Sanctimonious?
The governors were supposed to be the Republican candidates to beat this presidential cycle. It hasn’t turned out that way. Bobby Jindal, Scott Walker, and Rick Perry have all departed the field....
View ArticleWe Owe Bobby Jindal
Even failed candidates sometimes had good ideas. So it was with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. He sharply challenged conventional wisdom when he proposed a tax reform plan that ensured everyone paid at...
View ArticleThe Waste Awakens, Never to Sleep Again
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). follows retired Tom Coburn in reporting on the ludicrous waste of taxpayer dollars in Washington. In advance of the latest Star Wars movie release, Flake issuedWastebook...
View ArticleTed Cruz Challenges Big Ethanol in Iowa
Until now conventional wisdom assumed that candidates of both major parties had to back ethanol welfare to win the Iowa caucuses. In 1988 Pete du Pont challenged agricultural subsidies, but he didn’t...
View ArticleCandidates Should Heed Martin Luther
Politicians pander. It’s what they do. But Christians seem especially susceptible to those claiming to be their spiritual brethren. It would be better if people of faith focused on candidates’...
View ArticleBetter to Be Governed by an Honest Socialist Than a Dishonest Conservative?
It’s the season of the political pander. It seems worst on the right. Just vote for me for president, and I will make your dreams come true. Lots of benefits, low taxes, large military, many services,...
View ArticleLosing the Unexpected Friend of Your Life
I was traveling overseas when I learned of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. After 30 years he had become keystone in America’s legal system. But for me his unfortunate passing was overshadowed by the...
View ArticleThe President Golfs While the Federal Budget Burns
The U.S. is bankrupt. Not in the same sense as an individual, of course. Uncle Sam has the power to tax. But at some point even Washington might not be able to squeeze enough cash out of the American...
View ArticleComing Supreme Court Battle Shows Need for Fixed Judicial Terms
Contrary to the judiciary’s reputation as the least dangerous branch, judges exercise almost every executive and legislative power other than going to war. Their ability to make, transform, and distort...
View ArticleMr. Trump: America’s Economic Problem Is Regulation, Not Trade
Even when Donald Trump seems to get something right, he’s mostly wrong. At least when it comes to economics. Many Americans are suffering financially. Yet he hates trade, even though Americans have...
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