One of my favorite books ever is “Life and Death in Shanghai” by Nien Cheng. Cheng was a remarkable woman, someone I had the opportunity to spend some time with and meet in the 1990s, in Washington DC. The book … Continue reading
A woman once provided me with a brilliant analogy about living in an abusive relationship. I asked her how she put up with it so long. She replied, “It’s kind of like being in a room with a foul odor. … Continue reading
Socialist/Democratic candidate for president, Bernie Sanders, does not like the maverick, hugely successful private taxicab service, Uber. He says it’s too “unregulated.” For that reason, he has “serious problems” with Uber. Stop and think. What does it mean to say … Continue reading
“The budget pact, in concert with a must-pass increase in the federal borrowing limit, would solve the thorniest issues awaiting Ryan, R-Wis., who is set to be elected speaker on Thursday. It would also take budget showdowns and government shutdown … Continue reading
The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it had found no basis for a criminal prosecution over the Internal Revenue Service’s mishandling several years ago of requests for tax-exempt status by political groups aligned with the Tea Party. In 2013, … Continue reading
Says Joe Biden, when announcing he will not run for President but dislikes the partisan tone in Washington: “I still have a lot of Republican friends, I don’t think my chief enemy is the Republican party, this is a matter … Continue reading
What does it mean to compromise? When is it right, and when is it wrong? Consider the dysfunction in Washington DC right now. The dysfunction in the Republican Party is widely publicized and well known. Although Republicans control the U.S. … Continue reading
The Secret Service will give agent protection to Ben Carson and Donald Trump while heavily upgrading Hillary Clinton’s existing detail, a Washington source close to the agency’s plans confirmed to Newsmax. The deployment of agents around Republican candidates Trump and … Continue reading
Several weeks ago, Jeb Bush (of all people) managed to hit a nerve with the campaigning Hillary Clinton. Was it about emails or Benghazi? No. It was about the Achilles’ heel of the whole socialist paradigm of her party: The … Continue reading
When Obama first became President, someone I know remarked, “I don’t understand how you can think Obama is arrogant or narcissistic. To me, he comes across as calm, reassuring and self-assured.” If the years since that time have not persuaded … Continue reading
Do genitals determine the qualities you want in a president? Hillary Clinton and her supporters seem to think so. They keep saying, “It’s time to have a woman president.” The reason you’re supposed to support Hillary is because she’s a … Continue reading
In the last week, Donald Trump gave advocates of limited and individual rights-respecting government two reasons not to support him. First, his position on eminent domain. “I think eminent domain is wonderful if you’re building a highway and you need … Continue reading