Over the years, I’ve written quite a bit on the squishiness of RINOs within the Republican party, even going as far as giving many of them a place on the Gutless On Principles (GOP) Hall of Shame. Enshrinees earn this…
In the hours following Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court following the death of Antonin Scalia, Republicans reiterated their plan to postpone taking any action until after the November election. Meanwhile, the Democrats…
A few weeks ago I wrote about Mitt Romney’s sudden involvement in the Republican presidential primaries, and how I saw this as an effort to clear the way for him to become the nominee through a brokered or contested convention.…
The argument over trade and whether governments should allow it to be “free” goes back to the latter 18th, early 19th century economists, Adam Smith, David Ricardo and James Mill. They could be said to be the fathers of the…
If you’ve been following the Republican primary this season, you’ve no doubt heard how Donald Trump is free from the shackles of big money donors because he is self-funded. Beside the fact that his claims aren’t factually incorrect, as those…
As Donald Trump apparently continues down the road to the Republican nomination for president, one of the most troubling aspects I see with his campaign is the support he continues to garner from the evangelical community. How can they support…
This week former Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma jumped into the “Why is Trump winning?” contest and immediately moved to the lead among establishment Republicans. Coburn’s attack on Donald Trump for his comments on Islam bumped the government of…
