by Richard Schulman As the 2020 elections approach, Republican thinkers have been trying to come to grips with three problems: How to square traditional Republicanism with Donald Trump’s presidency, How to account for the Progressive takeover of the country’s educational and cultural institutions, and What to do about the decline of the family and local […]
Nostalgia for obsolete jobs isn’t smart
The populist nationalism promoted by President Trump, Tucker Carlson, Michael Anton, Breitbart and others has many virtues, but welcoming the upgrading of the division of labor through trade and technology is not one of them. Trade and technology are the engines that drive the productivity improvements on which improvement in wages, standard of living, and […]
Thursday (01/11/2018) President Trump backs House Immigration Reform bill; hard right and hard left are critical
Immigration bill Surprisingly, Breitbart’s characterization of the House Immigration bill (“President Trump Backs House Immigration Reform Bill”) is much more accurate than the New York Times‘. The Times editorializes with strong verbs and adjectives beginning with the headline. Breitbart has the grace to save its hard-right editorializing until the end of its coverage. The online edition of the Washington […]
