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How the GOP Takes Back the Suburbs
Donald Trump’s surprise victory in 2016 motivated Democrats to embark on a soul-searching journey to reconnect with the plight of the white working class in the upper Midwest. Countless op-eds about...
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Rust Belt Revival, a Great Migration
I am predicting a second Great Migration in the United States, one that contradicts recent trends. For all my life, Americans flocked to the Sun Belt: southern states with mild winters. They abandoned...
View ArticleSmart Money’s on Biden in 2024
I’m a fan of Allan Lichtman’s election prediction model, Keys to the White House. The logic behind the system, which was wrong just once since its inception in 1984 (when electoral college did not...
View ArticleWhat You Don’t Know About Kensington, Philadelphia
The Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia may have become the most notorious skid row in the United States. Videos abound of the tolerated drug market’s zombie-like addicts not only in English, but...
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‘Trial of the Decade’ Runner Up
Some trials get high publicity because of the horror of their crimes or the famous defendants, like Casey Anthony and OJ Simpson respectively. But some have long-term legal implications and capture...
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The Next Inflection Point
I’ve accepted what I cannot change, but I’ve opined over the years about when and why the United States will tighten gun laws. I predicted among friends at the time of the most horrific shooting to...
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Rust Belt Revival Check-In
Last summer I predicted a second great migration away from the sunbelt and toward the rust belt because climate change would drive people away from insufferable heat, uninsurable properties and, in...
View Article‘Smart Money’ Redux
Nine months ago I wrote Smart Money’s on Biden in 2024, a prediction that President Joe Biden would win reelection in 2024, no matter who his opponent was. That prediction is based on Allan Lichtman’s...
View ArticleThe LatAm-Gringo Whiplash
I’ve been traveling between Latin America and the United States for 17 years. But in all of those years, there was only one trip. This was the first year I went back and forth four times in less than...
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Who in America Likes Their Private Health Insurance?
Alternate Title: Canary in the Coal Mine? Many Americans are pleased that the CEO for America’s largest health insurer was assassinated in Manhattan last week. That is the state of American healthcare...
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Another Politically Incorrect Race Rant Redux
In May 2023 I sent newsletter subscribers an email titled Another Politically Incorrect Race Rant (sign up now if you want to receive these gems). Below is the excerpt that applies to this week’s news...
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Make the Crusades Great Again
The Donald Trump reality show has begun with a list of cabinet and high-level nominees who span the spectrum from normal to crackpot. One nominee has already withdrawn. Another faces scrutiny of his...
View ArticleMy Son Called Me ‘Gay’
Do you remember when your parents drove you nuts by treating you as younger than you were? As a father, I see how it happens. You find a trick that works, and you learn to use it. A joke, a song, a...
View ArticleLet Us Real Americans Cheer for America’s Team
My son was cheering for the Buffalo Bills to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in the semifinal match that determines who will play the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. I told him that if the Bills...
View ArticleTake Solace that Trump Backs Down Sometimes
Trump has blinked, for now, on levying tariffs on Canada and Mexico. I recently sent out an email (sign up here) about how I lost sleep over the weekend. Not because I’m worried about a trade war, but...
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