March 6, 2025

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February 10, 2025

Presidential character matters

In 1995, Aaron Sorkin wrote the script for the movie The American President, which starred Michael Douglas as President Shepherd, the Democrats’ presidential ideal. Sorkin gave the following words to President Shepherd (emphasis mine): For...

January 17, 2025

It’s past time to bringing the bureaucracy to heel

Back in the old days, a public service job was security. You received a reasonable salary, nothing extravagant, your job was relatively safe, and the work pressures were expected to be less than in “the real world.” If you wanted more, yo...

January 15, 2025

Why not bring the world under America’s constitutional umbrella?

Donald Trump talks about annexing Canada, doing a deal with Greenland, and reasserting US rights in Panama, all to the hilarity of the mainstream media. “Will you rule out sanctions or military action?” they ask. “I won’t r...

August 28, 2024

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December 18, 2023

Corrupt bureaucracies have erased strong, principled leadership in the West

I recall watching a television series with this line: “They’re bureaucrats, Elizabeth. You’ll have them for breakfast.” Here’s my question: When did bureaucrats stop being a point of fun and become the Western world...