13 Dec In Defense of Hedge Funds
My latest article at National Review: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454588/hedge-funds-populists-demonize-them-unfairly...
16 Feb Trump’s Economic Team Doesn’t Value Harmony or Ideology
One month into the Donald Trump's presidency and most press coverage has focused on tweets, Russia, and Mike Flynn. Here in my neck of the woods we're much more focused on his economic team, and so far our rigorous analysis of who he has selected...
14 Dec Hannity Has This Wrong, Really Wrong
My good friends at National Review, where I now am privileged to sit on the board, have published my little piece here taking on the notion that "declining home ownership" is a sign of a weak economy. Look, we have plenty of signs of a...
02 Nov Price Discovery and Health Care
The issue that could have been driving much of the election fracas right now if it were not for the continued flow of scandals and drama out of each of these candidates is ObamaCare costs, and frankly it could have been a winning issue for Trump...
20 Jul Republicans Go All Bernie Sanders in New Platform
Look, I get the politics of it, and I am not even sure I disagree with the reasoning, but there are a few things that need to be said about the new GOP platform and its claim to support to renewal of Glass-Steagall, the famous...
27 May Debate over BREXIT comes to OC
Last night I participated in a lively debate sponsored the British American Business Council, OC Forum, and World Affairs Council regarding the potential British exit from the European Union. The vote on this controversial referendum comes June 23, and while polls are trending negatively for the...
14 Apr My Speech in Defense of Free Enterprise
I delivered this speech on Thursday evening, March 3, at an event we did in Newport Beach with Father Robert Sirico of the Acton Institute. I previously posted the video link of my speech, but recognizing some may prefer the written word, wanted to provide...
12 Mar The Free and Virtuous Society: The Aim that Drives Me Every Single Day
The first week of March I hosted a symposium in my hometown of Newport Beach, CA on the subject of the free and virtuous society, where the message of human flourishing as made possible by free enterprise was discussed by myself, and then keynoted by...
04 Feb Drug Pricing, Big Pharma, Congress, and Human Life
The whole subject of pricing in the pharmaceutical industry is certainly complex, and the way this idiot behaved at Congress this morning doesn't help anything. But for those looking to craft a truly cogent perspective on the complex issue of drug pricing - to maintain...
02 Dec Media Appearances and Writings News
I don’t want to overload your inboxes but I wanted to pass along these two quick clips just for your harsh and brutal critique. =) Bloomberg Appearance (opens Bloomberg in new window) CNBC Appearance (opens CNBC in new window) I also had my review of Ben Bernanke’s new...
