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Measuring adventure against risk

When getting up from a squat feels like an extreme sport and you can throw your back out dancing in the shower, an honest question surfaces: how do we measure adventure versus risk? We can easily see adventure-seekers and extreme sports athletes whenever we open social media or turn on the ...

Who's Afraid of a Trillionaire?

Early this year, we learned that Elon Musk may become the first trillionaire in world history. My friends on the left of the political spectrum have been fuming about this story as the ultimate example of the rich getting richer and the poor getting crumbs. When I appeared on "Real Time with Bill Maher" not long ago, Bill questioned me about the prospect of Musk becoming a trillionaire. "Isn't that excessive?" he asked. Similar questions about the super wealthy have been asked throughout American history. The first multimillionaire, John Jacob Astor, amassed his fortune in the ...

The energy policy we could have had

Oil, oil, oil. The war with Iran has oil prices soaring. And no thanks, President Trump, for your other war, the one against green energy. As Americans freak over gas prices, they are taking another look at electric vehicles. But guess what? Most domestic automakers dropped ambitious ...

Why are Senate Democrats making air travel worse?

Next time your flight's delayed or canceled, or you're stuck in an endless TSA line, thank a congressional Democrat. Senate Dems have decided to make a show of their support for lawless immigration by inflicting pain on American travelers. They've blocked funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the Transportation Security Administration, even though this stunt doesn't affect the budget of the agency Democrats really want to hurt, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE already has the funding it needs -- but TSA doesn't, which means airport security workers ...

Should America have a red line?

President Trump has acted as no other president has by unleashing a war on Iran whose objective is not only preventing the ayatollahs from ever building a nuclear weapon but ideally (though unmentioned) replacing the fanatics with leaders more friendly to Israel and the West and delivering ...