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Trump Wants to Leave NATO? It's Not a Bad Idea Jan. 17, 2019
In our personal lives, we know that many important ties are not necessarily permanent. Friendships e... Read More
US Military Has a Management Problem Oct. 23, 2018
The U.S. armed forces are good at many things, but conspicuously bad at managing talent. As a result... Read More
Trump Is Standing Up for Us Jul. 13, 2018
What a blessing to finally have a president who's looking out for us, the American taxpayers, versus... Read More
Is a Coming NATO Crisis Inevitable? Jul. 13, 2018
Of President Donald Trump's explosion at Angela Merkel's Germany during the NATO summit, it needs to... Read More
A Bipartisan Tradition of Enabling Spendaholics Nov. 30, 2017
Our national debt is $20.5 trillion and heading to $30 trillion by 2030. You'd think that this would... Read More
Per Capita Federal Spending Up Sevenfold Since 1941 Oct. 18, 2017
Real per capita federal spending has increased more than sevenfold since fiscal 1941, which conclude... Read More
Trump's Tightening Legal Noose Sep. 21, 2017
The Donald Trump I know is a smart guy who often thinks a few steps ahead of those whose will he is ... Read More
The Battle of Budget Ideas Rages On Jun. 01, 2017
Love it or hate it, the recently proposed 2018 federal budget is dead on arrival. Some say that's be... Read More
Trump's Budget to Preserve the Swamp? May. 25, 2017
President Donald Trump's first budget proposal is finally out, and it boldly promises to deliver a "... Read More
Investing in Consumer Satisfaction Apr. 12, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: President Donald Trump will spend $639 billion on defense this fiscal year. In fact,... Read More
Defense, Defense, Defense Apr. 12, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: President Donald Trump will spend $639 billion on defense this fiscal year. In fact,... Read More
Kindest Cuts Mar. 22, 2017
"Devastating!" shouts Chuck Schumer. Even Republicans are unhappy. Big spending "conservative" congr... Read More
The Bloated Military Mar. 01, 2017
Donald Trump once wanted to cut military spending. Before running for president, he said Congress' ... Read More
Is Trump's Pick for Budget Director a David Stockman Redux? Dec. 22, 2016
In his 1986 memoirs, "The Triumph of Politics," David Stockman wrote: "The politicians were wrecking... Read More
REITs and Defense Dec. 21, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: We seek increasing dividend income, along with conservative long-term capital growth... Read More
Must America Pick Up Everybody's Defense Bills? Mar. 31, 2016
It seems strange that so few of my fellow TV binge-watchers have submitted to the fascinating Norweg... Read More
Kevin Cooper Is Guilty; That's a 'Death Row' Story Jul. 26, 2015
Last year, CNN's "Death Row Stories" ran an episode about a California woman convicted of first-degr... Read More
How Your Son Could End Up a Sex Offender Like Zach Jun. 18, 2015
Computer science student Zach Anderson, 19, met a girl, 17, on the Hot or Not app. He was from Elkha... Read More
Will the West Defend Itself? Oct. 01, 2014
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), sometimes called ISIS or IS, is a Sunni extremist g... Read More
Our Unwillingness to Defend Ourselves Jul. 16, 2014
The U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 2012 losses because of perso... Read More
