Of all of today’s world leaders — from despots to dictators to dubious third-world strongmen — a few stick out on the world stage, via their ruthlessness, their actions or simply their big mouths. In the latter category, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte can certainly claim one of the more prestigious prizes as his outlandish comments … Continue reading “Trump Invites Duterte to the White House”

Tax reform — it’s something that President Trump has been talking about on and off almost since the beginning of his run for President, and finally, it looks like Congress may be on the verge of getting around to actually making it happen — at least in one form or another. Late last week, the … Continue reading “Trump’s Tax Plan: The Good and the Bad”

While there’s been much discussion of how and when President Trump’s proposed wall on the southern border of the U.S. will get built, one topic that’s been less argued about is who will pay for the wall. Ultimately, it’s likely that Mexico will pay for the wall one way or another — either via import … Continue reading “Will ‘El Chapo’ Pay for the Mexican Border Wall?”

While Europe seems to be plagued with political and economic uncertainty, there is one country that appears completely unfazed: Germany. Recent reports have shown that their economy is doing better than ever, and for many it is an unexpected surprise. For those who have followed Trump’s economic plans, though, the German economy is an obvious … Continue reading “The German Economy Proves Trump Right”

Earlier this year, Marco Rubio commented that we should dispel the myth that House Speaker Paul Ryan, “Knows what he’s doing,” regarding the ongoing impasse over Trump’s plan to replace Obamacare. Now, after two failures to push Trump’s bill that is meant to replace the Affordable Care Act- the president’s support base is turning a … Continue reading “Paul Ryan in the Hot Seat After Second Failure”

The left is inevitably sad, because stock markets have completely bounced back from their early-spring slump. March and April are traditionally weak months in the first place (taxes are due after all), but that didn’t stop the left from celebrating economic stagnation. Their part is over, and rational Americans are happy to see that their … Continue reading “What’s Really Driving the Market Surge”

Have you heard about the sexism in science? There were tons of signs at the big march in Washington a week and a half ago. In case you’re out of the loop, the far left is once again doubling down on their narrative of sexism and discrimination to galvanize supporters. In this instance, they’re attacking … Continue reading “A Tough Look at Gender Bias in Science”

Anyone who keeps up with news from the mainstream media has probably noticed the mantra that Donald Trump’s campaign worked in concert with the Russians to influence the presidential election has all but faded away. One reason for this shift is that any honest digging into the Russian/American election affair has pointed to far different … Continue reading “The Democrats, the CIA, and the Real Foreign Election Meddling Story”

The last time the government shutdown was October of 2013. During which Democrats proved masters at shifting the blame during budget negotiations by accusing Republicans of causing the shutdown. Images of senior citizens not receiving their Social Security checks and military personnel going without pay abounded during Obama’s last term. Now, President Trump’s signature campaign … Continue reading “The Budget or the Wall: Which One Gets Done?”

While President Trump’s economic push and speeches have generated much enthusiasm in the stock market and tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in and around the nation, there are hard figures that show that the country’s true economic condition may be worse than people realize. In fact, there are many arguments to be made that … Continue reading “The True Economic Condition of the U.S.”