…and for the Clintons: Bill Clinton’s staff used a decades-old federal government program, originally created to keep former presidents out of the poorhouse, to subsidize his family’s foundation and an associated business, and to support his wife’s private email server, … Continue reading →
…that Hillary’s release of her tax returns makes her look like an honest and transparent candidate when compared to the extreme reluctance of opponent Donald Trump to release his. Now, you could say that she’s neither honest nor transparent, and … Continue reading →
Well, of course: Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, under consideration as Donald Trump’s running mate, is dropping his decades-long support of free trade deals and picking up Trump’s strongly protectionist position. “I basically agree with Trump’s speech on trade,” Gingrich said … Continue reading →
Other European nations (can we still use that word?) clamor for their own referendums: Now eight more countries want to hold referendums to exit the EU ”“ France, Holland, Italy, Austria, Finland, Hungary, Portugal, and Slovakia all could leave. The … Continue reading →
McArdle writes: The inability of those elites to grapple with the rich world’s populist moment was in full display on social media last night. Journalists and academics seemed to feel that they had not made it sufficiently clear that people … Continue reading →
Thursday’s Brexit vote was big. But it is potentially even bigger, depending on what follows. Maybe the consequences will be disastrous, as so many “remain” advocates predict. But maybe—if the movement spreads to people in other European countries, who will … Continue reading →
To be quite blunt about it, a great many people in Britain have just given a big middle finger to leaders who have ignored their concerns about national identity and autonomy, and their right to make decisions within their own … Continue reading →
This is big big news. It’s a populist victory by people who are angry because they believe their sovereignty and their right to direct the destiny of their own country has been jeopardized by their membership in the EU. Predictions … Continue reading →
Even though I’ve come to believe that Trump is a terrible candidate for the general election and would like to see him replaced by a viable conservative alternative, I take no comfort whatsoever in how poorly he seems to be … Continue reading →
For those of you who say that there’s no way Donald Trump could be a worse president than Hillary Clinton, I put before you this story: Asked whether the United States needed to pay its debts in full, or whether … Continue reading →
Millenials aren’t keen on capitalism: The Harvard University survey, which polled young adults between ages 18 and 29, found that 51 percent of respondents do not support capitalism. Just 42 percent said they support it. …Just 33 percent said they … Continue reading →
I was raised by parents who were Democrats who venerated FDR, but the more I learn about FDR the more I don’t like many things he did. For years I’ve been reading the conservative point of view on the Great … Continue reading →