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Doesn't Look as if He's From Around Here Apr. 08, 2017
When John McCain, after graduating from Annapolis and spending 22 years in the Navy, made his first ... Read More
Cronyism Thwarts Telemedicine and Other Innovations Feb. 23, 2017
The goal of health care reform is to provide better health care to everyone at a lower cost, year af... Read More
Peace Begins With a Smile Nov. 26, 2016
What do the following smile-worthy lines spoken by American politicians of the past all, surprisingl... Read More
A 'Change Election'? Just the Opposite Nov. 24, 2016
Was this a "change election"? Donald Trump's victory is widely attributed to the public's thirst for... Read More
Blacks and Politicians Nov. 16, 2016
Donald Trump's surprise win has millions of Americans, many of whom are black, in a tizzy. Many, suc... Read More
The Rich and Us Nov. 02, 2016
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, having a net worth of $81.8 billion, and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos,... Read More
Admiring Foreign Leaders Oct. 05, 2016
Asked on a TV show to name a foreign leader he admires, Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gov... Read More
Misleading Statistics Sep. 06, 2016
Mark Twain famously said that there were three kinds of lies — "lies, damned lies, and statist... Read More
Health Care Stocks Aug. 31, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: The health care market has tanked because of potential health care reforms. I've got... Read More
Tell Politicians 'All Jobs Matter' Aug. 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton supports workers. Some of them, at least. Clinton favors increasing the minimum wage... Read More
Does Black Success Matter? Aug. 16, 2016
We keep hearing that "black lives matter," but they seem to matter only when that helps politicians ... Read More
Can We Harness the Worldwide Populist Movement? Jun. 28, 2016
It is hard to deny that there is a worldwide impulse against elitism, globalism, unaccountable regul... Read More
Money Going to Washington Jun. 15, 2016
According to a New York Post article (May 22, 2016), in just two years, Hillary Clinton — form... Read More
Elitist Arrogance Jun. 01, 2016
White teenage unemployment is about 14 percent. That for black teenagers is about 30 percent. The la... Read More
What if the Minimum Wage Increase Is a Fraud? Apr. 07, 2016
What if the latest craze among the big-government crowd in both major political parties is to use th... Read More
Sacramento's Latest Tax on New Jobs Mar. 29, 2016
In their infinite wisdom, Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Legislature have come up with five mor... Read More
You Mean It If You Say It Mar. 14, 2016
Many years ago, in a newsroom where I toiled, there was an old crime reporter who would sometimes re... Read More
Trump Supporters Rage Against the Present Mar. 03, 2016
Sure, Donald Trump has the support of David Duke. But the membership of the Ku Klux Klan is small. S... Read More
They All Have an Answer for Terror; Take Their Word for It Dec. 09, 2015
All a politician really has are words. They are his only weapon, his only sword, his only shield. Ev... Read More
Henry Hyde and the 2016 Republican Race Nov. 14, 2015
Yes, it is true that, as a political reporter, you do find yourself liking some people you cover a l... Read More
