They both made their money in real estate. They both were considered “the greatest” in their lifetime, one called that by himself and the other called that by everyone else. One named buildings and golf courses after himself. The other had the nation’s capital and a state named after him by grateful Americans. One was […]

Before he was even inaugurated as president, Joe Biden, elected at a time of strong political polarization, emphasized the importance of bipartisanship in dealing with Congress: “I think I can work with Republican leadership in the House and Senate. I think we can get some things done.” Incoming presidents routinely make such appeals, and for […]

Republicans are within a mere six seats of winning control of the House of Representatives, well within striking distance heading into the 2022 mid-term election. It is a disquieting sign of the depths to which discourse in national government has sunk that Democrats will seek to increase their majority by convincing voters that controversial Georgia […]

I love winter. I love snow. I love making a roaring fire in my fireplace on a chilly day. But I hate one thing about this time of year: taxes. February is rough for the self-employed. It’s rough because my 1099 forms – official records of how much my clients paid me last year – […]

The worst thing to happen in my lifetime was the massacre of 20 children almost a decade ago. The current controversy of the Capitol riots, the Antifa uprisings this summer, the Oklahoma City bombing and even 9/11 don’t carry that same, crushing weight. The other tragedies were political reckonings, making us face the terror within, […]

Everyone can unanimously agree that this past year has been extremely unpredictable, revolutionary, overwhelming, and devastating. It was a monumental election year of political turbulence and instability with social demonstrations the likes of which we have not seen in decades, and topping it off: a global pandemic. It is incredible to think that it was […]

When a traitorous band of pro-Trump extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol just a month ago in a deadly rampage that shook American democracy to its foundations, they were doing more than just trying to illegally upend the results of the November 2020 elections. They were trying to turn back history. Though he might try to […]