September 22, 2015
Serving People, Not Ideas
“We do not serve ideas. We serve people.” That is the true nature of free market capitalism and American democracy in the 20th century, especially in the context of its battles with the twin scourges of communism and fascism. When...
September 17, 2015
Debate Recap
“We’re going to drink more.” That was the line of the long debate night, but sadly, it was at the very beginning, before most Americans, including me, were watching. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina’s Senior Senator, uttered those lines, talking about...
September 16, 2015
Attacking Trump in This Debate Is A Waste of Time
(Originally published in the WSJ) On a crowded stage Wednesday night in Simi Valley, Calif., rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are battling each other while trying to make a good impression on voters and donors alike. Many candidates apparently...
September 16, 2015
The 6 Other Deadly Sins
Several years ago, I wrote piece for Politico, imploring the Republican Party to start the process of focusing on sins other than lust, although there is still ample concern about our society on that front. The article is a bit outdated...
September 15, 2015
Did You Know That White Women Voted for Mitt Romney By a 14 Point Spread?
I was surprised to hear it. No, shocked would be a better word. Peter Fenn, the Democratic strategist, friend and sometimes television/video foil for me, made the assertion that Mitt Romney had won white women in the last election. That...
September 14, 2015
The Good Fight
(This originally appeared in The Hill) First it was ObamaCare. Then it was immigration. And now, it’s Planned Parenthood. So many who constitute the Tea Party wing of the Republican conference want to see their leaders wage war against President...