Suppose you learned that one in three young people is convinced the earth is flat. And that many believe the Moon landing was faked in a NASA studio. Imagine you read that a third of young folks will tell you the Holocaust never happened. Would this news disturb...
Abysmally poor service. That is how I classify Big Media’s treatment of the news about our economy. They ought to feel obliged to deliver a fairly accurate picture of our economy. Too many members of the group do not. Now, should we expect Big Media to lean left or...
Suppose you entrust me with money you save for your retirement. You make me sole trustee. You give me guidelines. Such as invest in A-grade stocks and bonds only. Beyond that you make one thing clear. My job is to grow your retirement nest egg as much as possible. Do...
Who you callin’ a capitalist, mister? Bernie Sanders tries to embarrass Elizabeth Warren. By calling her “a capitalist through her bones.” (Something she called herself.) He also declares he is not a capitalist. Nice try Bernie, but you are. Do I label you a...
An evening of contrasts. An era of contrasts. I happened to watch a YouTube video of a comedian performing at the Reagan White House. He kept his audience in stitches. Laughing together in the front row were the President and his wife. To their left were Howard...
We could change our national anthem to “Yes, we’re the great pretenders.” I mean, consider some of what we are asked to pretend: That tv wrestling is real. That big-college athletes are serious students. That Hollywood stars never knew Harvey Weinstein was a...