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They keep doing it: Another Republican capitulation on healthcare

By Veronique de Rugy Republicans have established a clear pattern on healthcare. First, they rail against whatever big-government scheme Democrats propose. Then, after a half-hearted and incompetent effort to convince the public of the benefits of a market-oriented system, they…

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Nov 19

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Is this current wave of nationalism taking the world back to the 1920s?

By Fareed Zakaria When confronting bad news these days, many tend to assume that it’s just a bump on the road and that things will work out. President Obama was fond of invoking Martin Luther King’s assertion that “the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards…

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Nov 19

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They once were the people who would handle money, now they’re being shot

By Robert Pembroke It broke my heart recently watching NPR’s profiling of the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shootings in Pittsburgh. I have never seen a group of 11 people with such outstanding backgrounds and kinder faces. Since the shooting I have been trying to read…

Free-market principles missing in ethanol rule change nod to farmers

By Veronique de Rugy The list of losers from President Donald Trump’s trade war is long and likely only to grow. Consumers of washers and dryers, metal-consuming industries and their customers, and American industries caught in the crossfire from retaliatory tariffs have all…

Republicans the party of Trump? How about the party of McCarthy?

By Fareed Zakaria It is commonplace to hear and read about President Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party. And certainly, there is lots of evidence that the GOP is animated these days by an unquestioning devotion to Trump and whatever his ideas may be at any given moment.…

The press has abandoned even the pretense of objectivity

By Robert Pembroke There are two excellent columns in The Wall Street Journal that explain just how low the Democrats will go to protect Roe v. Wade. The first column is “Destroying Brett Kavanaugh” and the second column is “The Case is Even Weaker Than That.” I have often…

How does a business survive and thrive in this world of risks?

By Richard Tyson From the moment we drew our first breath, we were at risk. And every moment thereafter we have lived in an inherently risky world. Risks are ever-present, and managing risks is something that we all must do. When, as a child, your mother admonished you to look…

Extending the electric vehicle tax credit undermines recent tax reform

By Veronique de Rugy Tax complexity is a breeding ground for government corruption. It’s much easier to add new corporate handouts to a tax code that’s already overrun with favoritism, and it’s simpler for politicians to justify adding narrowly targeted benefits when the…

Democrats have moved left on economics; can they move right socially?

By Fareed Zakaria For those who believe that Donald Trump is a clownish know-nothing who somehow tapped into the mood of the electorate or just got lucky in 2016, the last month has been instructive. Trump has demonstrated uncanny political instincts. When combined with his…

Maybe the public hospital we had in Salt Lake Co. is affordable healthcare model

By Robert Pembroke The inspiration to write this column came while my wife and I were watching the new television series “New Amsterdam.” In the series, New Amsterdam is a public hospital. It is patterned after the present-day Bellevue Hospital in New York City, which is our…

If the current trade policy is called winning, what would losing look like?

By Veronique de Rugy We were told that if Donald Trump were to get elected, we’d be winning so much that we would become bored with winning. To be fair, some good developments have taken place under this president. A fast-growing economy, a palpable business optimism, a…

What Khashoggi’s murder says about Saudi Arabia - and about America

By Fareed Zakaria The apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi tells us something important about Saudi Arabia. But it also tells us something important about America. First Saudi Arabia. As has been often noted, Jamal Khashoggi used to be part of the Saudi establishment. Although not…

A killer of the American Dream: The case against occupational licensing

By Robert Pembroke One of Warren Buffett’s key tenants when it comes to investing is to find companies that have a “competitive moat.” My father found such a moat when he was the dealer of record in Utah for 3M’s business products line. Being the exclusive 3M dealer in Utah gave…

Even if it's highly ranked, your state may not be fiscally sound

By Veronique de Rugy It’s that time of the year again when we find out how deep in the red our country is ,thanks to the 2018 edition of the Mercatus Center State Fiscal Rankings. The study authors, Eileen Norcross and Olivia Gonzalez, find that when you rank states by their…

If we're having a cold war against China, it must be won at home

By Fareed Zakaria The Trump administration’s most significant and lasting decisions will be about U.S. policy toward China. Far more consequential than even the Supreme Court’s composition or immigration policy is whether the 21st century will be marked by conflict or…

Just how important is capitalism and the right to own private property?

By Robert Pembroke I was shocked when I read an essay in The Wall Street Journal said that over 65 million people have been killed in the Soviet Union, China, Mongolia, Eastern Europe, Indochina, Africa, Afghanistan and parts of Latin America trying to overthrow capitalism and…

Government-provided parental leave won't result in hoped-for free lunch

By Veronique de Rugy In recent months, a vocal group of conservatives has joined with Democrats in arguing that it’s time for the government to correct a blatant market failure: the private sector’s inability to provide sufficient paid leave. A new study suggests otherwise. The…

The Supreme Court, democracy are real victims of the Kavanaugh mess

By Fareed Zakaria The most consequential casualty of the recent confirmation battle is not Christine Blasey Ford or Brett Kavanaugh. It is the Supreme Court and, thus, American democracy. The court was one of the last bastions in Washington that towered above the political fray.…

Most of today’s activists bent on humiliation and destruction of authority

By Robert Pembroke Nathan Glazer, 95, is one of the last living intellectuals who helped shape U.S. policy during the 1960s and 1970s. During a teaching stint in 1964 at the University of California Berkeley, he said that radical students who sought social reform practiced…

Congress' last-minute budgeting: Bad bills come from those who wait

By Veronique de Rugy If there’s something the government does well, it’s spend money. It does it with great fervor, no matter who’s in charge of Congress or the White House. And it’s made easier these days, thanks to our legislators’ collective unwillingness to follow a regular…

Trump’s ‘America First’ worldview is hastening a post-American world

By Fareed Zakaria President Trump’s recent speech at the United Nations was an intelligent — at times eloquent — presentation of his "America First" worldview. He laid out an approach of pursuing narrow self-interest over broader global ones and privileging unilateral action…

Ford suffered cruel and unusual punishment at the hands of ... the Democrats

By Robert Pembroke In 1789, Benjamin Franklin famously wrote: “Our new Constitution is now established, and has appearance that promises permanency; but in this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” After watching the latest retake of the Brett…

Employee anxiety disguised as laziness - and how to fix it

By Richard Tyson John and Mary were frustrated with Bobby, their 12-year-old son. Throughout his elementary school years, he had shown great promise. He was an A student, was athletic and was well-liked. However, since the start of seventh grade, he seemed unable to focus on…

Avoid these types of handshakes that will sink your meeting

By Stacey Hanke Have you ever wondered what your handshake says about you? Your handshake is like your business card. It conveys your confidence, credibility and influence without sharing a single word. Studies have shown this one simple gesture can enhance a social situation…

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