The release of the Israeli hostages filled most of the world with joy yesterday. The end of the war in Israel is now possible. War is ugly, which is why however unrealistic its vision is in a fallen world, we must always at our core desire to be peacemakers. Phase 1 of this peace deal […]

It’s really hard to put MAGA into a box, because as President Trump reminded Tucker Carlson, he is MAGA, and consistency of positions is not a hallmark of his style. Nevertheless there are broad themes that reflect the President’s values, which really haven’t changed much over the years. President Trump is not particularly concerned with […]

Mr. Trump repeatedly insists there is no inflation for his rationale for berating the Fed for not lowering interest rates, and yet the dollar has fallen ~9% since the beginning of the year. And Gold is up ~40% since his inauguration. Gold is an inflation hedge, and you can be sure, the market is pricing […]

According to the Horseshoe Theory of Politics, the extreme left and right are much closer to each other than they are to the center. And that is true of MAGA conservatism; much that distinguishes it from traditional conservatism is precisely its embrace of values and methods from the left. As I’ve repeatedly said here at […]

I don’t really even know how to express it. Crestfallen. Numbed. A deep sadness. I’m not generally a TPUSA rabid supporter, but lately I have been increasingly encouraged by watching some of Charlie Kirk’s interactions with progressives, especially his defense of Christianity and conservative values. He was formidable and unafraid. Many of his personal attributes […]

Perhaps you’re like me, with a big stack of books over in the corner of the reading room, that you’re going to get to one of these days. For me, they include books on economics, business and theology. One four volume set that I really want to read is Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics. I bought […]

For a politician that ran against the socialists in the Democratic party, and is currently railing against the socialist mayoral candidate of New York City, Mr. Trump’s actions in governing are, shall we say, inconsistent. Freedom loving conservatives* understand that the government’s control in any facet of our lives, leaves less liberty for us in […]

When Joe Biden tried his patently illegal scheme to transfer billions of dollars of debt from student loan takers to a favored constituency, the only question was would someone have legal standing to get the case before the courts. There was little doubt that once there, it would be squashed, and it was in Biden […]

I received a short note from a long-time supporter of this Berean criticizing Jay Powell’s latest interest rate decision, and my reply is worth mentioning to all of you. Jay Powell is absolutely not the problem with interest rates, nor was Ben Bernanke or anyone else that has been a Fed Chair. The problem is […]

But industrial policy advocates will nevertheless proudly promote it. Their primary argument is based on national security. “We have to have a chip industry, so a major employer like Intel must be saved.” This is really bad economics, and it comes out of a lack of understanding of what the alternative would be. First of […]