by Henry Oliner | Aug 17, 2018 | Democrats, Economics, Politics
In the August 14th WSJ Elizabeth Warren wrote, Companies Shouldn’t Be Accountable Only to Shareholders To be brief she proposes that corporations with over a billion dollars in revenue get federal authorization and approval requiring the pursuit of the proper...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 14, 2018 | Democrats, Politics, Progressivism
From Victor Davis Hanson at National Review, The Deflation of the Academic Brand In truth, elite education has become a cattle brand. It signifies lots of things other than knowledge: for some, politically correct certification; for others, good test scores and...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 15, 2018 | Culture, Democrats, Politics, Progressivism, Religion
It is interesting that of nine justices, all but one is either Catholic or Jewish. The ninth, Gorsuch, was raised Catholic but is currently an Episcopalian. Catholics represent 5 of 9 Supreme Court justices but only 23.9% of the population. Jews are a third of the...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 16, 2018 | Democrats, Politics, Progressivism
Reading The Crisis of the Old Order – The Age of Roosevelt by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Schlesinger is a wonderful writer of history, pulling details into the path of the most influential president of the 20th century. We see the development of FDR’s ideas....
by Henry Oliner | Jan 18, 2018 | Democrats, Media, Politics
The media had lost a lot of credibility long before Trump, but he has pushed back like no other president or any elected official. His Fake News Awards highlights their greatest transgressions in the last year. While his opponents believe he is a threat to the...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 31, 2017 | Democrats, Politics, Progressivism
Bret Stephens writes in The New York Times, Why I’m Still a Never Trumper: (may hit a paywall) Bret Stephens is one of many conservative intellectuals who opposed Trump. In this article he voices approval for many of his policies, but still rejects him on style...
