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December 29, 2024
The 2050 Net Zero Climate ScamTwenty fifty is the official date for net zero emissions. According to the experts, it is the last chance to stop a catastrophic rise in temperature. The leading source for climate change science, the U.N. IPCC, says so. ...
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November 23, 2024
The Trump-Musk Road to ProsperityWith Trump’s electrifying victory, Elon Musk’s promise to cut $2 trillion in federal spending takes center stage. To date, the target has not been viewed seriously. With federal discretionary spending, excluding mili...
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October 28, 2024
Kennedy the Republican, Nixon the DemocratJFK is our best post-war Republican president, after Reagan, and Richard Nixon is the dream modern Democrat. Hold the skepticism, especially as it bears on the current election. Kennedy’s signature achievement is his permanent cut i...
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October 13, 2024
Obama Owns Nuclear IranWe were warned by the late, great historian of Islam, Bernard Lewis. For the Islamic Republic, mutual assured destruction is less a deterrent than “an inducement.” The Iranian theocracy will gladly sleep with virgins...
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September 21, 2024
Trump assassination attempt: A golfer’s perspectiveFor golfers, it is easy to appreciate that Donald Trump last Sunday was in far greater imminent danger than has been generally reported. News reports have publicized that Trump was 400 to 500 yards from the shooter, the distance from his nes...
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September 9, 2024
The Killing of US SteelOn the road to America’s end times, retiree President Biden, aspiring president Harris, and former and aspiring president Trump agree that, at all costs, Nippon Steel must be stopped from acquiring U.S. Steel. That defines an unholy ...
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September 1, 2024
The JetBlue BluesJetBlue started with such promise: a feisty new entrant offering low fares and convenient flights. Above all, JetBlue marketed innovative service to customers. It resulted in a beloved airline, rewarded with loyalty and rapid gr...
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January 11, 2024
The Electric Car Con ExplainedIs electricity a source of energy? Most people will answer yes, which is incorrect. Electricity carries energy but it is not itself a source of energy, which in the U.S. is supplied 60% by natural gas and coal, 18% nuclear and 22% renewables (hydro, ...
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November 2, 2023
The EPA's War Against CarsAmericans justly love cars, for necessity, for pleasure, and everything in between. In all we drive more than three trillion miles per year, in 290 million registered cars, of which some 287 million are internal combustion engines. Today’s cars...
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October 17, 2023
The Stain Yale Can Never EraseLast month, the President of Yale, Peter Salovey, announced his eleven-year run would end in June 2024, capped by record-setting financial success. During his tenure, the university raised from alumni the staggering sum of $7 billion. Over...
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January 7, 2023
Why Donald Trump Will Not Be the Republican NomineeAmong Republicans, conventional wisdom on Donald Trump is split, in particular whether he will be the 2024 nominee. The arguments in favor boil down to four assertions: Nothing matters until the voters have their say. Never underesti...
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November 23, 2022
The Worst Generation of Political Elites EverAt every level of government in the United States, budgets are out of balance and getting worse. Blue states worse than red states — big blue cities worse still. A close look at New York City, New York state, and the federal government shows...
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October 27, 2022
The China Lie ExposedThe Chinese Communist Party has held only 20 party congresses in its history, one every five years, and few as notable as the just-concluded meeting at which President Xi Jinping claimed his unprecedented third five-year term. In a two-hour address, ...
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June 19, 2022
Does Nuclear Energy Have a Future in the US?Outside the United States, nuclear is entering a golden era, especially in China. There is a record building boom in current and announced plants, including more than 225 plants in China alone. Costs are being driven down to exc...
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March 10, 2021
$1.9 Trillion in Spending, $11 Trillion in One-Term DeficitsPassage of the $1.9 trillion spending bill has Democrats giddy. President Biden termed it “historic.” Senator Schumer calls it “a great day for this country.” Not to be outdone, Senator Debbie Stabenow gushed, ...
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March 5, 2021
Adventures in New York, getting my COVID vaccineLike most Americans, I have felt quite removed from the vaccination process. At the beginning of the year, I believed the summer would be my earliest possible vaccine date, and realistically (or just to not get my hopes up) perhaps not until th...
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February 27, 2021
The Federal Reserve Is Taking Us into Uncharted and Deadly WatersAt the Federal Reserve semi-annual testimony before Congress this week, Chair Jerome Powell should have been asked whether the Fed has become the national Reddit. The Reddit stock frenzy created a pool of motivated buyers, irrespective of the valu...
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February 17, 2021
Woke Politics: The Democrats’ Plan for a Permanent MajorityWith the 2020 election in the rear-view mirror, it is timely to focus on election politics for 2022 and beyond. The first step is pattern recognition: The Democrats are pursuing a multi-prong strategy to cement a permanent majority. To ac...
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February 10, 2021
Bitcoin and Its Discontents: What Elon Musk is Telling UsFor years folks have debated the value of bitcoin. Warren Buffett has declared it a gigantic hoax. Economists have struggled to see if it fits in the convention of money. Is it a store of value or a medium of exchange? One theory argues its value tra...
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February 8, 2021
Debasing the Constitution: Why Chief Justice Roberts is Not Presiding over Trump’s Impeachment TrialAs Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins today, not enough attention has been paid to the fact that Chief Justice Roberts will not be presiding. Senate Democrat Richard Blumenthal, a lawyer, former federal prosecutor and member of t...
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December 13, 2020
The Singularity: What It Is and Why It Matters More than Anything ElseThere are various definitions of the Singularity, but they all roughly mean the time when computing power exceeds the capabilities of all human intelligence. That date is now roughly expected to arrive as early as 2060. John von Neumann...
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January 29, 2020
Cancel YaleThe combined endowment of the Ivy Leagues totaled $135 billion at the end 2018, a figure that will be considerably higher in 2019. Hence the sharp observation that they are hedge funds masquerading as universities. If only they ...
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November 18, 2019
Why Everyone Should Fear Universal HealthcareThree weeks ago, I was struck with an intensely painful, and briefly highly dangerous, MSSA staph infection, with a full recovery underway. The experience, plus time on my hands recuperating, has given me a personal appreciation of the coming nig...
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February 22, 2018
Freedom of the Press for All?Familiarity can breed contempt, and also boredom and neglect. Take freedom of the press. The phrase is known by all, but to what purpose? The owners of the New York Times and the Washington Post certainly know what freedom of...