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Donald Trump is not healthy in the head

Anyone undecided on whether or not Donald Trump is all there cognitively got quite the lifeline recently at a Trump rally outside Philadelphia when what started as a town hall turned into a new television special: Donald Trump Dancing With Himself. Midway through an event in which South Dakota Gov. and famed puppy executioner Kristi Noem was supposed to be “moderating” friendly questions from audience members, Trump paused when two people fainted. So far so good, relatively speaking. What followed, however, was less good if you’re hoping for a president in full control of his ...

Taxpayers subsidize flood insurance

Hurricane Helene likely caused more than $30 billion worth of damage. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton inflicted almost $50 billion more. With six weeks left in this hurricane season, the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program is already out of money. And more tropical storms are swirling over the Atlantic. Who pays for all of this? Because private home insurers generally find this sector of the business unprofitable, the federal National Flood Insurance Program shoulders the burden of providing homeowners inundation coverage — and it has problems. The ...

New York’s path to recovery

The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is nominating Zohran Mamdani for mayor, declaring that “it’s time for us to get to work to replace our corrupt, autocratic mayor with a proven socialist.” And Israel hater. As Mayor Eric Adams’ legal woes mount, ambitious politicians and far-left forces smell blood. Mamdani is the latest of several far-left candidates to announce. Even if New Yorkers dodge these bullets and elect a moderate candidate with a plan to reverse the city’s rapid deterioration, more is needed. Simply rearranging the chairs at City ...

To him, winning above all else

On Saturday, Trump opened his speech at the airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, with 12 minutes of reminiscences about the golfer Arnold Palmer, who grew up in Latrobe and for whom its airport is named. As The New York Times reported, “His monologue culminated in lewd remarks about the size of Mr. Palmer’s penis.” What historians may term Trump’s “penis speech” — the climax, as it were, of his final days seeking the votes of Americans to put him back in the Oval Office — was actually far more revealing about Trump than were his “lewd remarks.” Trump began his ...

Harris appeals for the anti-Catholic vote

A political rule of thumb is that candidates should never offend a large group of voters, especially close to an election. Harris ignored that rule, not once, but twice last week. First, she disrespected the annual Al Smith dinner in New York, which raises money for Catholic charities and has been attended by every modern presidential candidate with one exception - Walter Mondale in 1984. We saw how that worked out when Mondale lost 49 states to Ronald Reagan. Harris sent a video to the dinner which many people found unfunny. Comedian Jim Gaffigan roasted Harris for not showing up. ...

Trump simply likes to scam little people

With the election upon us, many voters are focused on Donald Trump’s unravelling mental state and his radical plans to kill off the democracy. But there should be space to recall his scams victimizing ordinary people and his joy in pulling them off. That speaks to character. Trump’s latest fishy deal involves a crypto operation. But let’s start about three decades earlier, in 1995. Trump’s Atlantic City casinos were going under, and he needed suckers to bail him out. He thus hawked shares of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts. Sophisticated investors regarded a company built on ...