Killing His Golden Goose

by | Mar 29, 2018 | Economics, Opinion, Politics

Earlier this month, Trump slipped a dagger between the ribs of the stock market, a market that had been riding high since his election, by confirming fears of a trade war with China. The market reacted as expected. A week ago, he signed the “omnibus”...

Brinkmanship By Design

by | Mar 23, 2018 | Economics, Opinion, Politics

Another day, another grotesque, bloated, pork-laden omnibus spending bill, passed in the looming shadow of a government shut-down. A bill so long and convoluted and presented so close to deadline that no one even had a chance to read it all (Senator Rand Paul tried)....

Trump’s Teeter Totter

by | Mar 23, 2018 | Economics, Opinion, Politics

Or – Never Get Involved In a Trade War With China In what could only have been predicted by… anybody, the stock market took a dump in response to Trump’s announcement of $60B worth of tariffs on Chinese goods, and the resultant fears of a brewing...

Better That You Die…

by | Mar 15, 2018 | Health, Opinion, Politics

Liberty lovers found a kernel of positivity in Trump’s 2018 State of the Union address in his support for legislation allowing terminally ill patients the “right to try” experimental treatments. The embedded principle is controversial (obviously,...

The Left’s Christianity Problem

by | Mar 10, 2018 | Culture, Opinion, Politics

A few weeks ago, “The View” co-star Joy Behar mocked Vice President Mike Pence’s Christian beliefs, and in particular the idea that God speaks to him: “It’s one thing to talk to Jesus, it’s another thing when Jesus talks to you. … That’s...