July 1, 2016
Mitch Daniels for VP
Daniels is sober while Trump is abrasive. He is humble where Trump is, well, not. Daniels is deeply experienced in the levers of government power, where Trump is inexperienced. Both Daniels and Trump are cheap, and we could use some...
June 30, 2016
Run, Mitt, Run
Mitt Romney’s children want him to run for President. The former Massachusetts Governor let that slip in a press interview the other day. It seems to me that the Mittster can’t get the bug out of his system. He wants...
June 29, 2016
Trump Is Not the Only GOP Heretic on Free Trade
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) The headlines blared breathlessly. “Trump Breaks With Party on Trade.” “Defying GOP orthodoxy, Trump trashes trade deals.” And so forth. As somebody who worked for House Republican leaders for 15...
June 29, 2016
Credibility, Plausibility And Donald Trump
(This originally appeared on the website Political Storm) According to the dictionary, plausibility means “Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse. Persuasive or ingratiating, especially in an effort to deceive.” According to Wikipedia: …credibility refers to the...
June 28, 2016
The Clash of Civilizations And the 2016 Election
It is my hypothesis that the fundamental source of conflict in this new world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural. Nation states will remain...
June 24, 2016
A Return to Splendid Isolation?
They may have voted to leave, but the truth is they can’t go that far. The Brexit vote will roil the markets, anger Brussels bureaucrats, and cause great angst among pundits and politicians alike. But by dint of geography, Great...