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Apr 9 •

Sipping on a cup of coffee while CNBC’s Squawk Box played on the TV the other day, I was snapped into focus when the hosts (Sorkin, Quick and Kernan…

Apr 8 •

March 2024

On a recent YouTube video of his Triggernometry podcast, Konstantin Kisin asserted that “slaves were probably the first good that human beings ever…

Mar 27 •

They Just Don't Get It

On March 7th during his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden declared war on America. President Biden and many other Democrats see…

Mar 15 •

February 2024

On January 5th, President Joe Biden said in a campaign speech, “Donald Trump’s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. He’s willing to…

Feb 29 •

NO LABELS' Fatal Flaw

The No Labels organization has been around since 2010 but few people had heard about it until recently. No Labels was founded by Senator and former…

Feb 22 •

Last week I wrote a commentary about diversity, Understanding Diversity published February 2, 2024, in which I mentioned that I went to high school in…

Feb 13 •

Understanding Diversity

I have been writing a lot recently about diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI) and have been highly critical of such programs. However I know…

Feb 2 •

January 2024

Can DEI Be Saved?

Recently, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Page featured two articles about the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that have infiltrated…

Jan 26 •

An Age of Agency

My wife and I were reviewing some of the things we have accumulated after decades of travelling across the globe and living overseas and we wondered…

Jan 22 •

Urgent Priorities 2024

Complexier and Dangerouser

Jan 9 •

December 2023

I recently responded to a survey sent to me by the Pew Research Center. I usually don’t respond to survey requests. I get several every day. Most are…

Dec 15, 2023 •

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