In 1932, as the Great Depression took hold and once-proud Americans were reduced to begging, Bing Crosby recorded a song called “Brother, Can You Spare… Continue reading
DUBLIN, Ireland — The Irish government is proposing rebates to a carbon tax it recently imposed to households that comply with what it considers “low-carbon… Continue reading
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s so-called Green New Deal makes the obligatory nod to the original New Deal, but FDR’s handiwork is much too modest an antecedent. The… Continue reading
It’s a wonder that Democrats haven’t staked out a negotiating position demanding the destruction of already-existing barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Their opposition to President… Continue reading
LONDON — To Brexit, or not to Brexit, that is the question (apologies to Shakespeare). The answer to whether the UK will pull out of… Continue reading
Donald Trump may watch the stock market more closely than any day trader. For a president who underlined the increasing importance of working-class whites to… Continue reading
I am happy to report that television news hangs on, even in this fragmented world of social media, where opinions spew at hyperspeed, unencumbered by… Continue reading
As we hopefully shout “Happy New Year!” let’s hand it to President Donald Trump. There he was, the commander in chief, closing out the old… Continue reading
Never before has a former FBI director boasted about taking advantage of an administration’s disorganization for his own ends. But never before has a former… Continue reading
Not for a long time has the world seemed so removed from the angelic proclamation of 2,000 years ago: “Glory to God in the highest,… Continue reading
T’was the time around Xmas, and all through the White House, Not a creature was stirring, they were much further south. For Trump’s jesters, reporters… Continue reading
OK, I get it. After an election, when the incumbent is about to be transformed into the former, we need a transition period. All in… Continue reading
The erosion of what many Americans once believed were the foundations of our country continues apace. They include, but are not limited to, overspending and… Continue reading
The most legally fraught part of the Russia probe now revolves around payments to an American porn star. As of yet, instead of a dastardly… Continue reading
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is considering proposed regulations to allow retail marijuana establishments to add “marijuana consumption areas” where customers could smoke, vape, eat… Continue reading
The word “potpourri” has a few definitions, but for a columnist it means writing about a bunch of unrelated stuff because he’s too lazy to… Continue reading
I first met the man who would become America’s 41st president in 1968. He was a Houston congressman and I was a young reporter for… Continue reading
