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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]