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Voters To Take Responsibility Very Seriously

“Let’s blow it all up.” That was the sentiment that animated any number of Republican primary voters in 2016. The “it” was (take your pick) the Republican Party, the “establishment,” the country. There were many good reasons for voters to be dissatisfied with the state of things in 2016. There were also any number of able candidates who could have instituted reforms. But that wasn’t the mood, at least not for the nihilistic 30%. It’s hard to think of a less conservative impulse than “Burn it down!” But that’s what this minority did, voting for the malignant ...

Can The Government Restrict Travel To Protect Public Health?

The issue of whether government in America can quarantine persons against their will, ostensibly for their own health and that of others with whom they may come in contact, requires a dual analysis — one of the powers of the federal government and the other of the powers of the states. For constitutional analysis purposes, since local and regional governments derive their powers from the states in which they are located, the analysis of state powers pertains to them as well. We begin our analysis with the observation of the truism that freedom is the default position. The language ...

Facing The Hangover From Coronavirus

The cry for open borders. Have you heard it much lately? It was all the rage not too long ago. America should be open to everyone! That was the claim. We should not check and document people who stream across our borders, nah. They belong here. Why, border controls are racist. Didn’t you know that? They are pure evil. George Soros has pumped fortunes into campaigns to encourage illegal immigration. He despises borders. He has funded much of the effort to turn ICE agents into targets. “Melt ICE” is the slogan. We all know about sanctuary cities, even sanctuary states. Local ...

CDC: Centers For Damaged Credibility

I think I’m where most sane people are on the coronavirus outbreak: —Concerned but not panicked. —Calm but not apathetic. —Taking reasonable precautions but remaining skeptical of what all the purportedly “best experts” here in the United States are telling us about every aspect of their belated crisis management and response (especially on their pimping of vaccine development to prevent the disease). Here are some plain, nonhysterical facts: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is a bloated federal government agency with a long history of incompetence, fraud, ...

The Market Got Its Excuse To Crash

The financial markets have been taking a hit lately, with the Russell 5000 falling by more than a quarter over the course of the last month, with markets experiencing the biggest single-day hit since 1987. The corona virus and the related fears has led to a dramatic decline in business sentiment, recognizing that lack of customers will lead to a lack of profits, or even losses. How long the virus panic lasts is anybody’s guess, and markets, and business in general, hate uncertainty. If, as some professionals have expressed, the rapid spread stabilizes relatively soon, the economic ...

Biden’s Super Tuesday Surprise Was No Groundswell: It Was A Corporate Merger

Let’s not kid ourselves about the meaning of Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday surprises. It was not the sudden imprimatur of a man buoyed by a groundswell of support. Biden is no runaway viral sensation. Rather, his win is the result of establishment Democrats’ cynical attempt to funnel voters into a center-left box, quarantining the establishment against the left-wing insurgence of Bernie Sanders. While the average Joe might not be fooled by the Democrats’ shenanigans, it’s less obvious that the establishment has not managed to fool itself. After all, the quest for growth by any ...