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An American President and the World Oct. 28, 2017
The release by the Trump administration of thousands of pages of classified documents related to the... Read More
Confederate Monuments: The Problem With Politically Correct History Aug. 31, 2017
Malcolm X, as a member of the Nation of Islam, preached anti-Semitism and called the white man "devi... Read More
Why Stop at Reassessing Confederate Monuments? What About the Kennedy Brothers? Aug. 24, 2017
As we rewrite history and remove Confederate monuments deemed "offensive" when viewed through the pr... Read More
The President Is Also a Moral Leader Aug. 19, 2017
It was obviously an earlier, less cynical time when the president of the United States could explain... Read More
Per Capita Taxes Have More Than Doubled Since JFK May. 31, 2017
Real federal taxes per capita have more than doubled since John F. Kennedy served as president ̵... Read More
The President Who Never Combed Gray Hair Turns 100 May. 25, 2017
"An idealist without illusions," John Fitzgerald Kennedy once defined himself. Note the cut of his j... Read More
Why the Cuban Missile Crisis Matters Today Mar. 11, 2017
Gen. Charles de Gaulle, a French hero and statesman who did not lack for self-esteem, once stated, "... Read More
'Partyism' Replaces Racism as the Great Divider Feb. 17, 2017
Pop culture once offered a needed respite from politics and the expression of personal opinion that ... Read More
John F. Kennedy: What Would He Think of His Party? Feb. 16, 2017
President Ronald Reagan said: "I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The party left me." Actor and fo... Read More
Challenge Us; Don't Coddle Us Jan. 14, 2017
The late William Safire, a certified wordsmith who had been a speechwriter for President Richard Nix... Read More
'Jackie,' Manners and Power Dec. 20, 2016
Those expecting to feast on the splendor of a fashion icon in the movie "Jackie" may feel misled. Th... Read More
Robin Hood Economics Falls Flat in Debates Oct. 07, 2016
Robin Hood is dead. Or at least seriously ailing. The politics of taking from the rich and giving to... Read More
How Trump Wins the Debate Sep. 23, 2016
On one of my first trips to New Hampshire in 1991, to challenge President George H. W. Bush, I ran i... Read More
Tax Cuts, King Dollar and Growth: From JFK to Reagan to Trump Sep. 17, 2016
Fifty-four years ago, at The Economic Club of New York, President John F. Kennedy unveiled a dramati... Read More
The 'Death' of the GOP Jul. 02, 2016
In 1986, some 34 years after he had first been elected to the U.S. Senate from Arizona, Barry Goldwa... Read More
Pro-Growth Economist Angus Deaton Echoes JFK Oct. 17, 2015
The Democratic presidential debate ironically took place the same week that a Princeton University p... Read More
What America Needs Now Jul. 22, 2014
Forty-five years ago, there was a day like few others that rallied Americans and changed America for... Read More
If Only One of Them Had Ever Run for Sheriff Apr. 05, 2014
In his 1972 epic on the origins of the U.S. war in Vietnam, the great journalist David Halberstam to... Read More
Fact-Free Liberals: Part III Jan. 21, 2014
Since this year will mark the 50th anniversary of the "war on poverty," we can expect many... Read More
John F. Kennedy's Legacy Nov. 22, 2013
The day John F. Kennedy was assassinated is still fresh in the memories of those of us who lived thr... Read More
