Notable Quote – Daniel Horowitz

The decline of faith and family in this country has led to the decline of American values and that lack of appreciation for our own history and virtue.  The misunderstanding of what is so great about America, or indeed if it is great or exceptional at all, is what is driving the elites to fundamentally … Read more

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Migrant Caravan Swells But With Who?

It is a naive person who ignores the likelihood that MS-13 gang members, cartel thugs, or terrorists would take advantage of a hoard to gain access to the United States. They will. Just ask Jeh Johnson a very partisan progressive Democrat and Mr. Obama’s former Department of Homeland Security. Johnson issued a memo titled, “Cross-Border Movement of Special … Read more

Perverse Incentives – How Gov. Meddling Drives up the Cost of Health Care

The State claims to be looking out for your health care interests but like everything else they are not. They are building cartels that reward cronies and rent-seekers who then reward their political allies in government. ObamaCare, Medicaid, and Medicaid expansion are not well-meaning safety-net programs. They are wealth redirection schemes that enrich cartels, and politicians … Read more

Obama, Democrats, and DACA Created the Opioid Crisis

It’s no secret that I think the opioid crisis is an excuse to grow the bureaucratic state. With frequent references to the work of Theodore Dalrymple, I’ve tried to warn legislators and citizens that budgets will be blown in the name of ‘doing something‘ to create a sprawling government infrastructure whose addiction to your tax … Read more

The Conservative Conscience

Here’s another podcast from Stitcher Radio. It’s a more formal high-quality product brought to us by crtv. The Conservative Conscience with Daniel Horowitz. I highly recommend this episode. Horowitz has some insight and perspective on the Republican party, defense spending, and health care that you’ll want to hear. Or maybe not.

If You Have No Clue How To Fix It – Just Try And Hide It

After five years of saying you fixed it, followed by ObamaCare–which will just make employment matters worse, this might send a message that you can’t fix it and should be replaced. Typically, the Unemployment Insurance program lasts for 26 weeks of unemployment with an additional 13 weeks during recessions.  Most of the cost is purveyed … Read more