Anyone who doesn’t want big expansive government — socialism, collectivism, high taxes, the welfare state, and the intrusive regulatory state — is used to being called “racist.” Now it seems that if you don’t like these things, and particularly if … Continue reading
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So let me get this straight. Hillary Clinton loses the election. She knew the rules going in: The one with the most electoral votes wins. She would have gladly accepted the outcome if Trump had won the popular vote but … Continue reading
In a way, it’s not their fault. Robby Soave, writing in Reason magazine, put it well, when commenting on a mental health facility for millennials charging $28,000 a month to try and help them cope with things like Hillary Clinton’s … Continue reading
A reader asked me to comment on the following overheard conversation: “Merry Christmas!” “Oh, I don’t celebrate Christmas” “That’s too bad…it’s a season for everybody…a time of love, fellowship and cherished memories.” “You don’t get it…I’m not Christian.” “Doesn’t matter … Continue reading
Most of us take it for granted that “government regulation” is a necessary thing. Kind of like oxygen. Or running water. A lot of us assume that without “government regulation” most of us would be living in a third-world country. … Continue reading
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn Saturday attributed the recent Wall Street surge “completely” to Donald Trump because investors believe that the president-elect is “really going to be more friendly with business.” “It is completely related to Trump,” Icahn, 80, the activist … Continue reading
“Despotism can only exist in darkness, and there are too many lights now in the political firmament to permit it to remain anywhere, as it has heretofore done, almost everywhere.” — James Madison
The number of those who said they see more job availability six months from now rose to 21 percent, the highest since February 2011, from 16.1 percent. The number of those who expected their incomes to rise in the next … Continue reading
Losing presidential candidate Hillary Clinton went on a rant about “fake news” the other day. She spoke out about “the epidemic of malicious… so-called fake news” which “can have real-world consequences.” “It is a danger that needs to be addressed … Continue reading
President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, he announced Thursday, placing a chief opponent of the Obama administration’s climate agenda in charge of implementing the nation’s environmental laws. The … Continue reading
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin