We just went through the longest government shutdown in history over contention regarding renewal of temporarily enacted government subsidies to Obamacare premiums. This battle is not over. Eight Democrats threw in the towel and agreed to postpone the issue and cooperate with Republicans to ...
Europe is in a state of decline. In 1980 the European Union, which then included the United Kingdom, represented roughly 30% of the world economy. The U.S.' share was smaller, about 25%. Today the American share of the pie is about the same at 26%. The EU plus the UK is now around 17%, down ...
I always look forward to this time of the year, between Thanksgiving and New Years. As a political junkie, this is the time I abstain from writing about politics to lower my frustration and blood pressure to focus on family and friends. So here is my “no politics” column for today. I am ...
Few people lie awake at night worried about the federal debt. So the Republicans' plan to allow "temporary" COVID-19-era enhanced subsidies for Obamacare to expire because of their exorbitant cost won't win many votes. It will save Uncle Sam money. A staggering 93% of premiums are currently ...
After some Trump supporters rioted at the Capitol in 2021, the national media aggressively reported on people who showed disrespect for the Capitol Police and for the rule of law itself. They touted groups like "Sedition Hunters" who aided Biden's Justice Department in prosecuting Trump backers ...
On many a Christmas Eve, I recall sitting in the back seat of my parent’s van, driving home to Portage from our grandparents house in Kentwood or Byron Center depending on the time period. We shivered in the van until it warmed up and zipped down the highway under the night sky, Christmas ...