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Why America Is in So Much Trouble!
Shortly before Milton Friedman's death in 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing him over dinner in San Francisco. The last question I asked him was: What are the three things we have to do to make America more prosperous?
His answer I have never forgotten: "First, allow universal school choice; second, expand free trade; third and most ...Read more
Trump and Elon Are Right: Legal Immigrants a Boon to U.S. Economy
The media have been playing up the "civil war" inside the GOP between what Politico calls the "MAGA Republicans and Big Tech." The restrictionists in the party want fewer visas, and the pro-growth wing wants more.
This past weekend, President-elect Donald Trump announced his support for expanding immigrant worker visas. He told the New York ...Read more
10 New Ideas to Make America's Economy Great Again in 2025
Here's my wish list for the incoming Trump administration to make America healthy and prosperous and great again in 2025.
1. Slash Job-Killing Regulations
The regulatory state is a $2 trillion tax on the American economy. We all want worker safety, a clean environment and consumer protections, but in too many cases the costs of regulations far...Read more
To Bring Joy to America: End the Weaponization of the IRS!
One of the highest priorities for the incoming Trump administration should be to end the Democrats' weaponization of powerful government agencies against taxpayers and businesses they don't like. Nowhere has this mission been more pernicious than the party-line vote to fund the IRS with nearly $80 billion and hire tens of thousands of new tax ...Read more
Trumpism Is Going Global
Buckle your seatbelts because President-elect Donald Trump has ignited a worldwide revolt against the arrogance of global elites. We are entering a brand-new era of rebellion -- man against the self-serving, out-of-touch political machines that ignore the will of the governed. Everywhere. Look around.
The world is a mess. Entrenched political ...Read more
Trump Should Call for a New American Patriotism!
Hard to believe it was just four years ago that Joe Biden was elected with a promise to unite the country. After the misery of COVID-19 deaths and lockdowns and the riots in the streets of major cities, Americans WANTED to be united by a unifying national purpose.
Alas, it never happened. Instead, Biden and his leftist allies were drunk with ...Read more
Yes Nukes!
One thing Hollywood is very good at is scaring the bejesus out of Americans -- even when they're merely spreading false fears.
A famous movie in 1979 called "The China Syndrome" chronicled a nuclear power accident that could kill tens of thousands of Americans with radiation poisoning. The title came from a spooky fairy-tale scenario in which ...Read more
Breaking Up Google Will Be a Great American Catastrophe
Earlier this year, in one of the most absurd court rulings in modern times, federal judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust law by gaining a monopoly in the search engine markets.
In the days or weeks ahead, the courts will decide whether to break up one of America's most iconic companies or to sell off some of its activities...Read more
Climate Change Was the Big Election Loser
A few days before last week's election, Bernie Sanders issued a dire warning to voters: "If Donald Trump is elected, the struggle against climate change is over."
He had that right.
Climate change fanaticism was effectively on the ballot last week. The green energy agenda was decisively defeated.
It turns out that the tens of millions of ...Read more
Thank God for the Electoral College!
It seems that as more and more time goes by, my appreciation for the ingeniousness of our Founding Fathers elevates.
I write this before knowing the outcome of the election. I sit behind a "veil of ignorance," with no advance knowledge of who will win the popular vote and who will win in the Electoral College.
We have a growing movement to ...Read more
Dead Wrong Again -- Nobel Economists Put Partisanship Over Economic Common Sense
You may have heard that last week 24 Nobel economists wrote that Vice President Kamala Harris' economic plan would be better for America than the Trump agenda. The joint letter was spearheaded by the hyperpolitical Joseph Stiglitz. Yes, the same Joe Stiglitz who infamously flew to Caracas to endorse Hugo Chavez's economic policies in 2007.
The ...Read more
Will Blacks and Hispanics Vote Their Pocketbooks? Trump Should Hope So!
In the one debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the vice president attacked Trump for having a racist record, citing his statements in response to the protests In Charlottesville back in 2017.
My intention here is not to defend Trump on some of the things he says about race -- which can be interpreted by some as offensive.
I'm here ...Read more
Kamala Harris Wants America to Have the World's Highest Death Tax!
Here is something no one in the media is reporting as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to duck and weave like Muhammad Ali in the ring to avoid any questions about her economic plan.
The American Business Defense Foundation reports that under the Harris tax plan, the number of Americans subject to the hated death tax would double or ...Read more