Gordon L. Weil Donald Trump’s strongest political case for re-election is the success of the American economy. It’s also a big risk, and he knows it. That’s why he lambasts the Federal Reserve for not lowering interest rates. He believes that lower rates will stimulate more growth, keeping the historic Obama-Trump recovery going. His demands […]
Here are three statements made last week. In a Democratic debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he wants a national system in which the government provides health care and there is no insurance. Washington Post columnist Marc A. Thiessen commented on the Democratic debates and concluded, “[T]here was one clear loser – the American taxpayer.” Billionaire […]
“Whack-a-mole” is an old arcade game that’s an exercise in futility. It has come to mean that each time you try to solve a problem, another problem pops up. In the original game, players would hit the mole on the head, forcing it back into its hole. Another would pop up, and players had to […]
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a large Latin cross on public land in Maryland was no longer a religious symbol, but merely a tribute to fallen American soldiers of any faith. Government was not giving special status to a Christian symbol, it ruled. This blurring of the line between church and state […]
Last week, President Trump traveled to Europe, jumped into British politics, patronized the Irish Prime Minister and attacked House Speaker Pelosi while he sat in front of American war graves at Normandy. It’s no surprise that Democrats and “Never Trumpers” want to see him defeated next year. But Trump won’t be the sole focus of […]
Independence Day comes in less than a month. Many remember it as marking end of British rule over the American colonies. But, as the Declaration of Independence itself stated, the purpose was to end “all allegiance to the British crown.” The Declaration is not a collection of grievances about Britain. It is a list of […]
In European restaurants, dishes on the menu have footnotes, numbers that are a key to the food allergies of each item. The European Union has issued a rule requiring this information. To some, this rule might seem like overkill. Maybe customers should take of themselves. That sort of EU power represented the main issue in […]
The world is growing older. Except for Africa south of the Sahara, the average age is increasing. There are more old people thanks to medical advances that, together with lifestyle changes, help prolong life. At the same time, there are fewer young people as parents choose to have smaller families. While China ended its rule […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants the Democratic presidential candidate next year to score a landslide victory over President Trump. If he lost by a narrow margin, she worries that Trump would challenge the result, claiming there had been a conspiracy to rig the election. He might then refuse to leave office at the end of […]
When he ran for president, Donald Trump refused to make his tax returns public, saying they were under IRS audit. His message was that he would make them public as soon as they were final. A taxpayer can make his returns public even when under audit. One reason for temporary secrecy may be that the […]
