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Policies are right, but the messaging is wrong

I am very willing to criticize President Donald Trump. From tariffs to some of his pardons to his behavior, I am not willing to serve as an apologist or yes-man. He is surrounded by those who will not truly challenge him. We all know the difference between superficial pretenses of pushback and genuine pushback. I suspect he doesn’t actually like pushback once he has embraced a bad idea like tariffs. While I am willing to criticize the president, and such criticisms have cost me jobs and opportunities, there are many things he has done that I agree with. As an aside, the poor man ...

Summers is not the biggest reveal in the emails

If you followed the twists and turns of the Jeffrey Epstein saga during the last few weeks, you already know that several prominent names emerged from the tranche of emails that the Epstein estate released. Former Treasury Secretary and Harvard President Larry Summers, who exchanged scores of emails with the convicted pedophile, has seen his reputation shredded. But there is one big name that has so far received very little attention. It’s important to stress that Summers is not accused of any immoral or illegal conduct with underage girls, but he did betray a callous indifference ...

If you can read this, you did not attend a public school in Chicago

I hereby apologize to and seek forgiveness from the Los Angeles Times, the rest of the left-wing media and the Democratic Party for the sin of being a proud, no-excuse American. I apologize for being raised by two hardworking, God-fearing parents who grew up in the Jim Crow South, who cared about education, who taught my brothers and me that we were the product of our choices and who convinced us that we are not victims. I apologize that my mother told me, “No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.” I also hereby apologize that my father told me the ...

What’s happening in Ireland is disgraceful

Belfast-born, Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog was a son of Ireland, through and through. Educated at Irish colleges, fluent in Irish and with an Irish brogue he carried with him through life, Herzog was a rugby star and a boxing champion. His father was the chief Rrabbi of Ireland, dubbed the “Sinn Fein Rabbi” for his support of Irish nationalism. With Ireland unwilling to oppose Hitler, Herzog joined the British Army to fight the Nazis. He was a war hero, landing at Normandy, fighting in Belgium, the Netherlands and in Germany itself and helping to liberate the Nazi death camp at ...

We’re working toward the ‘permanent pause’

Following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington the day before Thanksgiving, President Trump announced he wants to “permanently pause migration” at least until he is satisfied that those from Afghanistan and other unstable countries have had their backgrounds thoroughly investigated. The president also wants to revoke the legal status of many of them and expel those who don’t measure up to his standard, which is “loving America.” Vetting is usually a detailed process for those seeking entry to the U.S., especially when they are from countries associated ...

Epstein’s sexual scandals are distractions from real threats

A few weeks ago, commentator Peggy Tierney wrote a Substack piece in which she referenced a long article — a profile piece — written about Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 by well-known author and journalist Michael Wolff. According to Tierney, although the article was intended to polish Epstein’s public image, it was never picked up by any publication but nevertheless somehow ended up in parts of the “Epstein files.” The countless articles, books and media documentaries about Epstein have fixated on his insatiable sexual appetites and predilection for teenage girls, as well as his ...