December 15, 2016
Listen to Tillerson on the Environment
Republicans should listen to Rex Tillerson. The outgoing CEO of Exxon Mobil (assuming he gets confirmed by the Senate), is a smart, shrewd and tough leader who will do a good job as Secretary of State. He also acknowledges that...
December 13, 2016
Making American Business Great Again
On Making American Business Great Again… In many ways, Donald Trump is channeling Calvin Coolidge. In many other ways, he is not. It was Coolidge who once wrote: “The words of a President have an enormous weight, and ought not...
December 9, 2016
Breitbart is lying. I was never #NeverTrump.
Breitbart is lying. I was never #NeverTrump. I was for Trump before being for Trump was cool. And I acknowledge that being for Trump in some quarters is still not cool. I write this column because my friends at Breitbart...
December 8, 2016
Some Questions for the 100 Days
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Donald Trump’s success as president is likely to depend on the extent to which he fulfills, or is seen as fulfilling, his campaign promises. A few questions regarding those promises:...
December 6, 2016
Trump’s economic plan
(Trump’s Economic Plan is also published in The Hill) There’s no sure thing in a dynamic economy. Most American workers want a sure thing. That’s the tension that faces political leaders and the incoming Donald Trump administration. How to grow...
December 5, 2016
All I Am Saying is Give Trump a Chance
(All I am Saying is Give Trump a Chance originally appeared in Political Storm.) “This is a pretzel.” So shouts my favorite non-beer selling vendor at the Washington Nationals games, which I attend religiously with my family. “This is a businessman.”...