May 8, 2017
Mend it, don’t end it
(This originally appeared in The Hill) In July of 1995, at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision on the volatile issue of affirmative action, President Clinton gave a speech, where he deftly...
May 5, 2017
Todd Young and The Common Good
I was in the Senate Chamber, watching Todd Young, the freshman Senator from Indiana, give his inaugural speech to his colleagues from the floor of the Upper Body. About a block south, as you walk through the Great Rotunda, through...
May 3, 2017
The Trump Realignment
(This originally appeared in The Hill) President Trump has an unprecedented opportunity to split the Democratic coalition and deliver a radical restructuring of the political landscape, not dissimilar to Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt. Never before has the liberal leadership...
May 2, 2017
In the Budget Battle, when the American People Win The President Wins
The Democrats are claiming victory in the first budget battle with President Trump. I have a different take. The American people won. They won because the government didn’t shut down. Government shutdowns waste taxpayer money by the millions, sometimes even...
April 26, 2017
Why Scott Garrett?
Scott Garrett briefly became famous last year for refusing to give money to the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. It’s not unusual for Members to ignore the wishes of their leadership and refuse to fork over hard-earned campaign cash, especially...
April 25, 2017
The Right Obsession: Sparking Economic Growth
Sparking economic growth is the right obsession for the Trump Administration. If there is one thing that typified the last 8 years, it’s the fact that the economy has limped along at an anemic growth rate of about 1%. The...