Americans should be outraged. Ruling on a lawsuit filed by cities, states and immigrant activist groups against the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York has barred the Trump White House from asking about citizenship on the 2020 census. Why does it matter? […]
President Trump wants to build a border barrier to keep people from entering the U.S. illegally, while Democrats are doing everything possible to reward people for doing just that. Free health care, free college tuition, work permits, protection from deportation in sanctuary cities; why wouldn’t people try to sneak across the border? […]
Shame on Mitt Romney. Publishing an ad hominem attack on President Trump in The Washington Post on the cusp of occupying a Senate seat that he won with the help of an endorsement from the Oval Office was dishonorable. In addition, it underscored what many voters suspected all along about Romney: that […]
Nothing better illuminates Democrat hypocrisy that the ongoing squabble over the wall. Donald Trump wants it; Chuck Schumer says he can’t have it. This is the same Senator Schumer who began an address before the Migration Policy Institute in 2009 declaring: “Illegal immigration is wrong, and a primary goal of comprehensive immigration […]
What will 2019 look like? Investors (and commentators like me) have no idea. They can’t even explain what happened last week, much less what lies ahead. But, here’s one thing we can count on: Many of the top news stories destined to move markets and stocks in 2019 will be surprises: There will be a […]
Merry Christmas, America! As we gather with families and enjoy this holiday season, let us pause to consider: things could be much, much worse. Some perspective is in order. The Christmas holiday this year delivers a welcome and much-needed time out. Our country is anxious on many fronts. Our nation’s leaders appear […]
“So Donald Trump’s private business, campaign, transition, inaugural committee and White House are all under criminal investigation. Very legal and very cool.” That’s a tweet from one Mathew Miller, a “revolving door” former lobbyist for power company PG&E and legislative assistant for Dianne Feinstein, celebrating the exploding number of investigations into President […]
The Marriott hack could not have come at a better time. As U.S. cherry growers and bourbon producers and many other groups suffer dropping exports due to retaliatory tariffs and as traders get smacked by volatile markets, it is important for Americans to be reminded anew why the Trump White House is taking a hard […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez promises that going green – removing all fossil fuels from our energy mix – will “establish economic, social and racial justice in the United States.” In fact, her proposal would cripple our economy and hurt our poorest citizens. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has admirable passion, but needs some schooling in energy economics. […]
President Trump’s renewed threats to increase tariffs on imports from China sent stocks into a tailspin on Monday. Initial optimism about the discussions between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Trump gave way to skepticism when Trump tweeted “I am A Tariff Man.” Traders decided not much will come of the trade truce reached at […]