An Editorial Board Opinion as reprinted from the Wall Street Journal October 7th, 2020 President Trump’s tweet Monday “Don’t be afraid of Covid” has invited more criticism that he’s again downplaying the virus. Mr. Trump doesn’t do nuance, and he and his team have often acted recklessly, most prominently at the Rose Garden ceremony announcing…
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The Failed Experiment of Covid Lockdowns by Donald Luskin in the Wall Street Journal
Six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. has now carried out two large-scale experiments in public health—first, in March and April, the lockdown of the economy to arrest the spread of the virus, and second, since mid-April, the reopening of the economy. The results are in. Counterintuitive though it may be, statistical analysis shows…
Read MoreBenjamin Franklin, ‘Person of Interest’ from Wall Street Journal Editorial Board
‘A republic, if you can keep it.” Benjamin Franklin’s 1787 quip about the government Americans would have is probably the most popular Founding-era wisdom still with us. Maybe not for long. As if to prove Franklin’s insight about the tendency of republics to self-destruct, a District of Columbia panel has identified Franklin, among other Founders,…
Read MoreProsperity Rides on a Republican Senate by Phil Gramm and Mike Solon in the Wall Street Journal
When Barack Obama swept the 2008 elections, his long coattails helped flip eight Republican Senate seats to the Democrats, giving the Obama-Biden presidency the Senate’s most progressive supermajority since FDR. With all 60 Senate Democrats voting in unison for President Obama’s vision, they passed ObamaCare without a single Republican vote. The new Democratic senators also…
Read MoreSpare Us More of the Arrogance of “Expertise” by Jason Riley in the Wall Street Journal
Mitch McConnell’s short speech at the GOP convention last week didn’t receive a ton of attention, but in his understated way the Senate majority leader articulated one of the less obvious issues at stake in November. “This election is incredibly consequential for middle America,” said Mr. McConnell, a Kentucky Republican and the only top congressional…
Read MoreThe Power of Negative Thinking
I recently read a review piece in the Wall Street Journal about ways to Counteract The Power of Negative Thinking and am enthralled by what I read! Interestingly, our brains skew to the negative as a survival mechanism, which is great if you need to flea or flight from a situation, not so good for…
Read More“Out of Poverty”
I just finished reading the profound book by Dr. Paul Polak which underscores that in order for people to get out of poverty, they must have the tools to provide for themselves and their families. In the book, Dr. Polak identifies three great myths: We can donate people out of poverty To move out of…
Read MorePresidential Candidate Platitudes
Last night I attended a fundraiser for Kamala Harris who was introduced by Governor Gavin Newsom—a pleasant evening amid the protestors outside for the Governor and one of his policies—could not deduce what it was. At any rate, Senator Harris discussed of few of her ideas for her Presidency along with the de rigueur Trump-bashing,…
Read MoreUniversal Income
Universal income has been gaining traction, or at least notoriety lately, with Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang campaigning on the idea that all Americans should receive a minimum monthly payment, a Freedom Dividend, of a $1000 per month without having to qualify for it with a work product. Interestingly, a small Stockton, CA town is testing…
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