Don’t Put Trump in Jail
I think Trump is guilty of many things, some of which may be felonies, but I don’t support putting a former (and perhaps future) President in jail. I don’t think…
Polls Are Bad
I watched several of the Sunday morning political talk shows yesterday. As usual they spent a lot of time discussing polls. Polls keep the talking heads in business, but they…
Export Controls on China
The United States has increased restrictions on high tech chip related items being exported to China, according to Wikipedia. In 2022 it issued new Department of Commerce regulations restricting the…
Broken Legal System
The federal court decision striking down Biden’s asylum rule for migrants is just the latest example of America not being able to function because of proliferating court decisions that block…
Federalist #10
Today’s political turmoil highlights the insightfulness of James Madison’s Federalist Papers Number 10, which addressed the need to “break and control the violence of faction.” Madison said that often “the…
News Broadcasts
There are some good commentators and thinkers on TV. I would like to recognize a few. Fareed Zakaria is one of the best thinkers and commentators out there. His Washington…
IRS Funding
The Inflation Reduction Act included an $80 billion increase over ten years for the Internal Revenue Service. Subsequently as part of the agreement on the debt ceiling, the IRS budget…
David Brooks Says Biden Does Not Get Enough Credit
In his June 29 column in the New York Times, David Brooks says that Biden does not get enough credit for his success as President. He says: The misery index…
David Brooks on Donald Trump
In his June 15 column in the New York Times, David Brooks laments the corrupting influence of Donald Trump on American politics and culture. He says: Donald Trump, by his…