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Why Should America Accept Immigrants Who Will Rely on Welfare?

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There has been a storm of criticism over President Trump’s alleged comments about third world countries at a private meeting last week. Writing at The National Review, Jeremy Carl pinpoints an irrefutable problem with allowing immigration from third world countries. That problem is that many of those immigrants end up on welfare here in the […]

Wildfire: Prepare for the Flames

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You can never be too prepared. After I wrote a piece about building better homes in areas prone to wildfires, a client and I began talking about the subject. He lives in California and is already ahead of the game in preparing for potential wildfires that could affect his neighborhood. In our discussion he mentioned […]

The Immigration Outrage

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Below is a short list, from the most widely accepted metric–from The UN Human Development Index–for how well a given country is doing in the world: Norway ranks #1. El Salvador ranks #117. Haiti ranks #163 Except for Afghanistan and Yemen, each of the 25 countries ranked below Haiti was in Africa. “Why shouldn’t we […]

Berkeley’s Chaotic Descent into Progressive/Liberal Irrelevance

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Sean Kennedy, writing at The American Conservative, asks how a prestigious university like Berkeley could descend into such a chaotic state of irrelevance. He writes (abridged): How did this prestigious university, known throughout the world as Cal-Berkeley or simply Berkeley, descend to such a state—its democratic governance subservient to student and faculty whims; its historic […]

Will NFL Playoff Weekend be Another Dud?

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I was talking to a client yesterday who is a lifetime NFL season ticket holder. He told me he’s not even excited about the playoffs, and hasn’t been watching much football this season. He said he’s fed up with the lack of respect for the national anthem. Yes, this is anecdotal evidence but it matches […]

The Battlefield of the Future

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Israeli Company, UVision, which makes unmanned aerial loitering munition systems, has successfully demonstrated its Hero-400EC. The Hero family of systems ranges from miniature tactical to larger operational loitering munitions for air, land, and naval platforms. UVision has recently partnered with Raytheon to adapt its Hero-30 for U.S. military requirements. The Hero-400EC is an all-electric unmanned […]

Will the American Solidarity Party be a Refuge for Tired Voters in 2018?

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John Burtka III, writing at The American Conservative, explains the frustration American voters are feeling with the two main parties in politics today, the Democrats and the Republicans. Democrats are incensed at their party leadership for the mistreatment of Bernie Sanders, among other fundamental flaws. And after the Republicans failed to achieve the repeal of […]

The Dangers of Presidential Powers

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One of the problems with a two party system is the discontent of the losing party. Worse yet is that each majority party attempts to empower its own executive whenever possible. Bad blood in Congress, and increased executive power can lead to revenge seeking by the White House down the road. My friend Gene Healy […]