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Why truth matters in age of hate

April 18 is National Columnists Day. Because of this, I want to hold space for the writer in all of us. Don’t believe we are all writers? Just look at social media. Gone are the days when opinions were sequestered to dinner tables or written in letters to the editor. Public opinions are no ...

Washington’s latest assault on economic success

What is it about politicians in Washington that they just can’t stand progress or the thought of anyone getting rich? That’s the attitude of many Democrats in Congress as they try to cripple the private equity and venture capital industries with higher tax rates. These financers are some ...

On Whitmer’s Oval Office visit

Kudos to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She managed to generate the most negatively iconic photo of a Democrat since Michael Dukakis wore a helmet atop a tank. Whitmer, long considered a promising presidential prospect by Democratic insiders, was at the White House to discuss state business. ...

Oligarchy careful not to criticize Trump

As tens of millions of Americans hustle to pay their taxes, Trump has put the entire global economy into chaos. 401(k)s are tanking, savings are shrinking, treasury bonds are losing value, supply chains are convulsing. Even America’s oligarchs are petrified. They contributed millions to ...

From the people’s business to family business

Donald Trump’s defenders have taken great offense to suspicions by Democrats and others that the Trump family and its close circle are doing insider trading to profit from market convulsions. There’s no “proof,” they say. It’s true that there’s been no proof so far, but there’s ...

Time to again feed the insatiable beast

America’s annual rituals and observances include days we usually celebrate together (July Fourth, Memorial Day, Veterans Day), or as members of special groups (Passover, Easter and Christmas). The one annual ritual it can be safely said most Americans despise is April 15, when the half of ...