April 14, 2016
Make Americans Great Again
It’s not a new trend. Statistics coming out of the heartland of America have been depressing for a while. But the Washington Post and the New York Times have both seized on the troubling ramifications. The Post has been running...
April 14, 2016
‘Economic patriotism’ just needs sane tax laws
(Originally published in The Hill.) by Brian Robertson The Treasury Department just made it significantly harder for U.S. companies to compete with their foreign counterparts. In an appeal to the left, which opposes companies taking legal moves to improve their...
April 13, 2016
4 Reasons Paul Ryan Is Smart to Take Himself Out of the 2016 Running
(Originally published in the WSJ) I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member, Groucho Marx said. Similarly, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that he didn’t want to be the standard-bearer for a...
April 12, 2016
My Notes from a Recent Speech
I gave a talk to a group and thought I would share my notes with you: Thank you so much for having me here today. Did anybody watch Jordan Spieth after his collapse at the Masters? That kid is 22...
April 11, 2016
Jordan Spieth, 2032?
(Originally Published on The Hill) Donald Trump and Jordan Spieth. It wouldn’t occur to most people to connect those two. But it dawned on me that while most Americans were horrified with Spieth’s collapse at the Masters, many would love...
April 6, 2016
The Devil the Establishment Knows Vs. The Devil They Don’t
The Republican establishment has thrown in with the devil they know rather than taking a chance with a devil that they don’t. Let me unpack that sentence for you. First, there is no true Republican establishment. Sure, there are campaign consultants...