Should Washington push an “industrial policy”? That is, should the U.S. government get involved in promoting certain domestic industries? Darn straight it should. And that goes double when it comes […]
Author: Froma Harrop
Ukraine’s powerful weapon: Yankee ingenuity
Authoritarians control their flock with flattery about their inborn goodness and fear-mongering about the outside forces threatening it. There’s an underlying laziness to all this. It frees the followers from […]
Elon Musk wants to be in our faces
It’s hard not to admire Elon Musk, currently the world’s richest man. I wouldn’t mind seeing less of him, though. There are those who dislike Musk because he is rich. […]
‘Women’ won’t be erased
Last time most of us looked, “bodies with vaginas” could be more simply described as women. Same went for “pregnant people” and “birthing people.” But transgender activists are insisting that […]
Democrats don’t have to be dumb
Democrats see glimmers of hope for the midterms as recent Republican “victories” on guns and abortion — on top of the leadership’s astounding attacks on the democracy — continue appall […]
Fortune favors the brave — but not always
“Fortune favors the brave” was the slogan for Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency company now laying off hundreds of workers. Its now-famous Super Bowl ad starring Matt Damon flashed images of a […]
The left fringe almost always loses
It’s not just Republican voters who are defending a few honest members of their party against right-wing assault. Democrats have pushed back left-wing jihads against their moderates. Note the failure […]
The pro-death state of Texas
On Tuesday, Fox News blasted a headline, “New York City subway crime up 58% so far compared to 2021; Hunt for gunman in unprovoked shooting intensifies.” That day, a gunman […]
Dress codes about respect, not money
There was a time when spending big at a swank restaurant would be regarded as an occasion requiring dress-up. Then the slob culture took over so that even when an […]
Mayor Adams mocks the far left to rave reviews
New York Mayor Eric Adams is a rising power in the Democratic Party. A former police captain, Adams is the answer to the prayers of Democrats who have almost given […]
