Commentary Last week, 21-year-old low-level Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Douglas Teixeira was arrested and charged with violating the Espionage Act and leaking sensitive defense material. Among other things, the leaked top-secret documents showed that the Biden administration has been misleading the public about the reality of the situation in Ukraine, overstating the country’s success…
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 6: James Wilson
Commentary James Madison was the individual with the most influence on the framing (writing) of the Constitution. Some authors rate James Wilson second. I don’t agree with the latter assessment. Wilson’s impact at the Constitutional Convention, while significant, is overrated. But his contribution during the ratification debates (1787–1790) was exceptional. Personal Life James Wilson was…
Update: World Not Following California on Decarbonization
April 20, 2023
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Commentary California keeps barreling ahead—in an electric vehicle, of course—pushing “decarbonization.” The Sacramento Bee headlined April 19, “Climate bills on fossil fuel divestment, emissions disclosure make headway.” But what’s the rest of the world doing? Everybody knows it’s dangerous to depend on Communist China for all those lithium batteries powering the decarbonized economy. Bloomberg reported…
The Useful Veneer of the Aging Democrat
Commentary President Joe Biden is now 80 years old. He will be 82 when he campaigns for the 2024 presidency—and a clearly debilitated 86 should he be elected and fill out his second term. He has been in government for over a half-century. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and current representative from California is 83….
The RFK Potential for Political Disruption
Commentary It was my pleasure to attend the enormous gathering in Boston in which Robert Kennedy, Jr., announced his candidacy for president, thus challenging Biden in the primaries. He is already polling at 14 percent among voters who supported Biden in 2020. There seems to be real potential here for something dramatic. The major media…
‘Mario Bros.’ Is Tracking Toward $1 Billion Box Office. But Is It Really ‘Anti-Woke’?
Commentary My wife and I recently took our three kids to see “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the new CGI blockbuster starring Chris Pratt (Mario) and Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach). I don’t know if the movie was worth the $80 I spent on snacks, but I can say it’s a good flick—even though I missed…
Why Congress Should Follow Tennessee’s Lead on Labor Reform
Commentary This month, Tennessee legislators are finalizing a first-in-the-nation bill that guarantees workers a secret ballot in unionization elections. The bill, which applies to workplaces that receive economic incentives from the state, means that employees will get to decide in private whether they want union representation. And their decision won’t be used against them in…
Don’t Confuse Cycle With Trend
April 20, 2023
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Commentary Since the fadeout of the first round of the banking crisis, the market has calmed down as if nothing had happened. Recession probability edged up, but most believe advanced economies would be in more trouble than emerging economies. This has also been the standard tone of international organizations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF)….
Selling National Security Intel for Dough? But Why?
Commentary Selling defence and national security information is a serious matter. From a national security and defence perspective, you can’t get much more serious. Selling it to a less-than-friendly player is to be treated even more seriously. So what are we to make of the allegations (and let’s remember that is all it is at…
Will RFK Jr. Save the Democratic Party and the Country With It?
Commentary BOSTON—During Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential announcement speech before a surprisingly large standing-room-only crowd in the grand ballroom of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel on April 19, he made sure to tip his hat to President Joe Biden as if to say the differences between them weren’t all that great. He clearly didn’t want to…
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