Archive for December, 2015
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America First, Charles Lindbergh and Ted Cruz
Posted on December 17, 2015
As Europe was engulfed in its second violent, all-encompassing war of the 20th Century, America split into two camps. Franklin Delano Roosevelt became increasingly concerned about the brutality of the...
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The Lessons of Roth-Kemp
Posted on December 16, 2015
When Bruce Thompson and Jim Brady started selling a tax reform plan in the late 1970’s, they didn’t get into specifics or try to educate people on the intricacies of...
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5 Suggested Questions for Tuesday’s Republican Debate in Las Vegas
Posted on December 15, 2015
(Originally published in the WSJ) Here are five questions that I’d like to see asked at Tuesday night’s Republican debate: 1. Please explain exactly how you are going to beat Hillary Clinton....
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Why It Won’t Help Chicago for Rahm Emanuel to Resign
Posted on December 14, 2015
(Originally published in the WSJ) From the protests that have been been raging in Chicago, you might think that Mayor Rahm Emanuel was the person who killed Laquan McDonald. Since video was...
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The SEC Is Good At Football (Or Was); It’s Not So Good At Picking Presidential Nominees
Posted on December 10, 2015
(Originally published in the WSJ) If recent history is any guide, the Republican candidate who competes best in the once-solid South won’t get enough votes in the rest of the...
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