The Political ForumMar 14, 20186 min readR.I.P., Stephen HawkingWe were sorry to hear that the world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking has died. We are not smart enough to have understood virtually any...
The Political ForumMar 12, 20187 min readGlobalization, Part ILast week, when Gary Cohn resigned as head of the National Economic Council, President Trump light-heartedly described him as a...
The Political ForumMar 9, 20184 min readThe Denial of TruthIf, over the last few weeks, you have paid attention to the mainstream media, you are likely under the impression that the United States...
The Political ForumMar 7, 20183 min readKipling -- "The Fabulists"For those who are not familiar with how the two of use came to be attempting to earn a living as independent writers, we would note that...
The Political ForumMar 4, 20183 min readFree Trade, Fair Trade, Corrupt TradeFor almost two decades now, we have been writing that corruption is a danger to the global order, and especially to global trade....
The Political ForumMar 2, 20182 min readGuns, Culture, and the Little Human AnimalOnce again, Americans are involved in an intense national discussion over what can be done to stem the tide of increased violence within...
The Political ForumFeb 20, 20182 min readA Nation without God, Part IIFor the time being, the nation’s attention is focused on the school shooting in Florida. Everyone has a proposal for “doing something...
The Political ForumFeb 14, 20183 min readA Nation without GodRecently, the nation’s Director of National Intelligence, Dan Coats, appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss myriad...
The Political ForumFeb 14, 20183 min readDonald Davidson: SanctuaryThis newsletter is written by conservatives for conservatives. Thus, we assume that we have at least a few preppers among our readership....
The Political ForumFeb 14, 20183 min readThe Road to Serfdom Revisited.If Jean-Jacque Rousseau is the patron saint of American liberals, which is a commonly held belief among educated conservatives, then we...
The Political ForumFeb 11, 20182 min readDo Deficits Matter?Thirty-five years ago, in the summer of 1982, Edwin Dale, the senior spokesman for Reagan’s OMB Director David Stockman and well-known...