June 16, 2015
Trumping Trump?
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Donald Trump is a brilliant marketer, a peerless self-promoter, a smart businessman–and a political disaster. His presidential campaign might be amusing, but it would not be serious.When should a billionaire...
June 15, 2015
Right to rise?
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Jeb Bush needs a better campaign slogan. There, I said it. I think the former Florida governor is the best candidate in the presidential field. He has a deep background in policy. He is...
June 12, 2015
Nobody is Playing it Straight On Trade
The President asked Congressional Democrats to play it straight on trade. But in this debate, it’s hard to find anybody who is playing it straight. Mr. Obama was asking Democrats to vote for Trade Assistance Authority because he knows that...
June 11, 2015
Why Trade Promotion Bill Is So Hard to Pass Through Congress
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) The Drudge Report calls it Obamatrade. That’s the right-leaning website’s way to attack and belittle congressional efforts to give President Barack Obama Fast Track trade authority. Passing trade legislation is...
June 9, 2015
Who Will Take The Crown
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Who is the Republican version of American Pharoah? It’s been 37 years since the last Triple Crown winner. It’s hard to find a horse that combines the speed necessary to be able to win...
June 9, 2015
Old Hickory and the GOP
Andrew Jackson has long been credited with starting the Democratic Party. He brought the Western frontier to Thomas Jefferson’s anti-federalist (and anti-Wall Street) sect and created the party of the underdog. In fact, it was at a Jefferson-Jackson fundraising dinner...