by Henry Oliner | Nov 26, 2011 | Politics
I do not remember a vetting of political candidates as tough as the what have seen. This is a good thing. Romney is like the prom date that was second choice. You dance and smile at him, but secretly glance around to see if someone better is around. Donald Trump...
by Henry Oliner | Nov 22, 2011 | Economics, Politics
Several conservative candidates have stressed the need for a balanced budget amendment. I fear that it is a simplistic notion to a complex problem. By forcing such a solution we strive to restrict the ability to make bad choices by restricting the ability to make...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 16, 2011 | Politics
I do not understand what is magical about Iowa other than it is the first weeding. Ron Paul will not be the Republican nominee no matter how high he scores. This is a center right country and there is a reason that ‘center’ comes before ‘right.’ Isolationism and...
by Henry Oliner | May 17, 2011 | Philosophy
I have found that the claim to intellectual brilliance may the weakest, maybe the most dangerous reason to select a political leader. I recall Oprah Winfrey announcing that we should not vote for Obama because he is black but because he is brilliant. It made me want...
by Henry Oliner | May 14, 2011 | Politics
Newt and Mitt are the old Republican Party. There are those Republican that think that we need less government and then there are those that think we still need lots of government power; it just needs to be in their hands instead of the Democrats. These Republicans...
