July 14, 2015
Can the Republicans Override A Presidential Veto on Iran?
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) It’s easy for Republicans to oppose this nuclear deal with Iran. They don’t trust President Barack Obama, they don’t like John Kerry, and they love Benjamin Netanyahu. The question is:...
July 10, 2015
Work Smarter, Not Harder
I assume Jeb Bush misspoke when he talked about Americans having to work harder to get to a 4% growth rate. Most Americans work pretty hard. Those at the bottom end of the income bracket often have to work the...
July 9, 2015
Donald Trump and a Conversation on Immigration
Donald Trump has gotten a lot of political mileage by bashing Mexican immigrants, calling the lot of them rapists. His comments have sparked a backlash against his business interests. The PGA pulled their championship tournament from a Trump golf course....
July 8, 2015
The Kids’ Table
(From the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) When it comes to the Republican primary debates, every presidential contender wants to be among the top 10 who would qualify for the first two nationally televised debates–the campaign equivalent of sitting at...
July 7, 2015
A Brave New GOP
(This originally appeared in The Hill) To build a modern America, we have to modernize the Grand Old Party. Events over the last week have put an exclamation point on the past. We must move to bravely embrace the new...
July 6, 2015
Anxiety and NIH
ISIS? The Greek Crisis? A nuclear Iran? Jennifer and Ben divorcing? Nope. What really causes anxiety among the American people is the fear that they are going to get Alzheimer’s. And with more and more Baby boomers (as well as...