“Man is stupid, you know, phenomenally stupid; or rather he is not at all stupid, but he is so ungrateful that you could not find another like him in all creation. I, for instance, would not be in the least…
President Trump reversed President Obama’s commitment to the Paris Accord provoking spasms of loathing from the Left and from all the countries that stood to benefit from the American taxpayer’s money. The Paris Accord was bad for America and most developed…
When it comes to the area of patent law, the Trump touch is desperately needed. No living politician has shown a better capacity to cut through the rationalizations of Leftists, legalistic regulators, and special interests to find a solution that…
New bipartisan legislation in Congress seeks to increase the penalties for counterfeiting drugs to match the penalties for diversion, i.e., the illegal reimporting of drugs intended for sale in another country. The bill argues the current disparity in consumer protections…
One gets the sense that Congress’s trying to craft a healthcare bill is like trying to play the piano in mittens. Why should it be so difficult? Because Congress is trying to command and control the actions and interactions of…
Here in my home state of Connecticut, the legislature in Hartford has been trying to figure out how to regulate the mavericks on the block, Uber and Lyft, without driving traditional cab companies out of business. A recent piece in…
Last week, President Donald Trump released his full budget request, outlining priorities for this year and the subsequent decade. He forecasts that by 2027, assuming a 3 percent GDP growth rate, the budget would be balanced and the debt in the hands…
I was honored to work in the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan. I’ve been waiting for 30 years to say this, but finally we have a federal budget proposal that would make the Gipper proud. This…
Early this week, the Supreme Court dropped yet another historic ruling on the subject of patent law. In fact, not only was the decision historic, but it was historically correct. That case, TC Heartland v. Kraft, a seemingly innocuous dispute…
Sacramento A Bay Area Assemblyman got an earful last week as he pushed a largely symbolic bill that would have made it legal for California public employees to be members of the Communist Party. Rob Bonta of Oakland contritely withdrew…