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What world’s richest country can’t afford

Undermining the principles that made America wealthy is no way to fix poverty. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently participated in a town hall. Sanders appears to be passing the socialist leadership torch to AOC. Don’t expect her to support collective ownership of that prize. You shouldn’t discount her ability to one day win the presidency either. As seen by the ascension of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party is increasingly comfortable with socialism. Many young people are, too. During their town hall, Sanders articulated the appeal. “We’re ...

Obama challenges Trump’s remap power grab

Friends who are frustrated by the current White House regime still ask me, “Where is Obama?” As if he might miraculously arise again in the political skies like Mighty Mouse singing, “Here I come to save the day!” Dream on, I point out. Having served two full terms, Obama has maxed out of his constitutional eligibility. But, behind the scenes, he has found more to do than, say, add to the rising outrage over President Donald Trump’s demolition of the East Wing of the White House. Specifically, Obama has lent his support to a plan to counteract Trump’s plans to lock in a ...

Nothing is guaranteed in this life

Last week, as I was going through my online news feeds, which included updates on the government shutdown, I came across several stories about furloughed federal workers and contractors standing in line at food banks in Maryland and the D.C. area. In Landover, Maryland, the lines were extremely long, with numerous cars parked on the street near the Capital Area Food Bank. Just over 4 miles away in Hyattsville, Maryland, photos captured the expressions of apprehension of those patiently waiting for food that mostly consisted of dried, processed and shelf-stable items. Some in line, ...

America loves its sports betting

Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat has built a respectable NBA career, averaging about 20 points per game some years. In all likelihood, though, the Miami Heat point guard will now be remembered less for what he did on the court than as another data point in how runaway sports betting is corrupting major athletics. Rozier stands accused of tipping off gamblers that he would leave a game early in March 2023 based on a supposed injury. This allowed his coconspirators to bet the “under” on his performance and profit handsomely, sharing the proceeds with Rozier. A former NBA player ...

No two states voted more alike and closer to the national average in last year’s presidential election than the two states that have gubernatorial elections in this odd-numbered year: New Jersey and Virginia. New Jersey voted 51.8% for Kamala Harris and 45.9% for Donald Trump. Virginia voted 51.8% for Harris and 46.1% for Trump. Aside from the seven target states and Democratic underperformance in New Hampshire and Minnesota, these were the two closest states in the country. They have other similarities. Large percentages of their voters live in metropolitan areas centered on cities ...

Others did far worse than current president

People who are protesting and complaining that President Trump is behaving like a dictator apparently skipped history classes or took them at liberal universities where professors have re-written the subject to conform to their worldview. Someone who is doing what history teachers used to do may surprise you. He is Mark Levin, who hosts a daily syndicated program and weekend programs. Recently, Levin reminded his audience that some who are regarded as some of our best presidents did things far worse than what Trump is accused of doing. Levin reminded us that John Adams, one of ...