In order to stand a chance of beating Hillary Clinton to the presidency in November, Donald Trump is well aware of the need to broaden his appeal. On his way to becoming the presumptive Republican nominee, he gained the support of angry, disillusioned white men, and made enemies with just about everyone else. Trump’s divisive […]
In the Golden Age of Television, video consumers don’t have much to complain about. We have cable, satellite, and telco providers; Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon; smart TVs, Chromecasts, and tablets. There have never been more devices, more content, and more ways to watch. So what problem is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) trying to solve […]
The Food and Drug Administration released its long awaited e-cigarette regulations on Thursday. E-cigarette users’ worst fears are confirmed—these regulations will destroy the burgeoning industry, leading to increased mortality and higher healthcare costs. Though the FDA marketed its regulations as restrictions on minors who purchase tobacco products, the 499-page release contains far more. Perhaps the […]
First Hillary Clinton’s victories didn’t count because they were all in the “Southern” states, with primarily non-white voters. Then it was all about the unjust advantage she had in terms of funding, until it transpired that Bernie Sanders’ campaign had actually raised just as much as Clinton’s. From the moment he entered the race to yesterday’s […]
If you’re not used to reading from a teleprompter you can appear wooden when doing so and, yesterday, Mr Trump was far from his charismatic, free-wheeling self (watch a key clip for yourself) when he gave the first of a series of speeches that are intended to demonstrate his seriousness about policy. Yesterday’s speech was […]
Uber now operates in over 180 cities in the United States. The ridesharing company’s success is due to the well-known consumer benefits and flexible work that it provides. Yet, puzzlingly, there are still major US cities that remain Uberless, due to the influence of a powerful special interest—taxi companies. This month, a group of taxi […]
Late on Sunday night, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich announced that they are coordinating their efforts in three upcoming primaries in order to prevent Donald Trump from winning the GOP presidential nomination. Kasich has agreed to pull out of Indiana to give Cruz “a clear path” to the winner-takes-all primary on […]
With Congress limiting the bailouts of insurance companies for two years in a row, business is not looking good for the industry that lobbied for Obamacare. The latest casualty is United Healthcare, which announced that it is withdrawing from most of its 34 Obamacare exchanges next year. Announcing the decision during a first quarter earnings […]
The first time I encountered the term “poor whites,” I was taking a history class in a South African high school. The term referred to whites, mostly Afrikaners, who were losing their jobs to black competition at the turn of the 19th century. The whites had a vote. The blacks did not. As a result, […]
A few weeks ago, I planned a trip to Berlin for mid-March. I initially thought to tack on a couple of extra days to conduct some business in Brussels, but decided against it. Had I not changed my mind, I probably would have been checking into my return flight when the airport bomb went off. […]
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. And so it is with some of Donald Trump’s remarks about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly called NATO “obsolete” and noted that the United States “can’t be the policemen to the world” while adding to its $19 trillion debt. Other […]
The Chicago Teachers Union conducted a walk-out across the city on April 1st. The strike shut down classrooms to protest what the union claims is inadequate state support for Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Besides Chicago’s students, the walk-out leaves behind the next-most-important thing—a sense of fiscal reality. CPS’ real problem isn’t revenue, it’s expenses. Expenses […]
During President Barack Obama and Raúl Castro’s joint conference in Havana, a daring journalist asked the communist leader about Cuba’s political prisoners. Raúl’s response: “Did you ask me if we had political prisoners? Give me a list of political prisoners and I will release them immediately… they will be released before tonight ends.” The night […]
Dozens of factors can explain the rise of Donald Trump, from lower workforce participation rates to billions in free media. Perhaps, however, the most explanatory factor for his relatively large share of votes and primary delegates is simply the voting system itself. Trump, for months the plurality leader in the Republican primary race—the candidate with […]
The climax of every post-primary victory speech by Hillary Clinton is a passionate appeal to supporters to “secure the Supreme Court for progress for a generation” – meaning they must ensure the appointment of a liberal judge to replace the late Antonin Scalia. Yet now that Barack Obama has nominated Merrick Garland, Clinton refuses to […]
Senator Marco Rubio is out of the presidential race, and with him some good policy ideas, especially his proposals for higher education reform. Voters may not miss Marco Rubio, they should miss his higher-ed ideas. The problems of our higher education system are as follows: student debt stands at $1.3 trillion and defaults are up […]
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