Several years ago I penned a piece on then Presidential candidate, Ron Paul, someone who had no chance at the time of being President, but who had captured the affections of far too many discerning people. I know my article could have never swayed...
What a difference a week makes. One week ago: Trump under-performs polls badly in Iowa; Rubio out-performs polls in Iowa significantly; and the narrative gets formed (particularly after a few more key endorsements) that Rubio is on the march towards an incredible delegate pick-up....
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...
As much as I want to extrapolate Trump's embarrassment the other night into the sure doom of his creepy campaign, the reality is that he is far from over. But a few takeaways are worth sharing: (1) The theory that all the hype, all the...
I actually thought it was a rather boring and annoying debate, but that certainly isn't because Trump wasn't there. I'm having a hard time getting my arms around why none of the candidates used the opportunity of Trump's nonsense to go after Trump -...
Gentlemen: I should say from the outset in writing this letter that I strongly suspect I am sending it too late. We will, of course, find out if this whole Trump thing has been much ado about nothing soon enough, but alas, even with a...
Are there people in New York whose entire "value system" consists of "money, abortion, gay marriage"? I guess. I've never met any, though obviously it's a socially liberal place (hardly isolated). But are there people in the south whose value system consists of racism and...
Last night's Fox Business debate very likely did not do much to change the minds of anyone who entered the fray a devoted Trumpian (they still are one today), a Cruz devotee (still one today), or a Rubio enthusiast (likewise). But with that said, some very...
Roger Lowenstein is on my list of authors that I will read whatever they put out, no matter what. His The End of Wall Street was one of the best books written on the crisis (Reviewed Here), and his When Genius Failed was "can't put...
The direction of where the Republican primary is headed became quite clear to me last night watching the final debate of 2015, that is, clear as can be until it changes again. It has been a fluid and rather unpredictable primary thus far, with...
