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‘Assertive Democratic Idealism’ Needed to Solve Venezuelan Crisis

03/20/2019 Published on Forbes.com
Last week, the citizens of Venezuela faced a week-long blackout, disrupting access to communications, an almost valueless currency, and basic drinking water. Even though electricity is now restored, it is now clearer than ever that the Maduro regime must be…

What the Movement In President Trump’s Approval Rating Actually Means

09/17/2018 Published on Forbes.com
Last week, President Trump’s approval rating dropped to its lowest level since March 7, with the most recent RealClearPolitics average indicating a 40.8% job approval. On March 7, the White House was battling the departure of Gary Cohn, the Dow…

Democrats Lack Winning Strategy on Healthcare

08/17/2018 Published on Forbes.com
On July 25th a group of House Democrats led by Texas Representative Lloyd Doggett introduced legislation with the expressed aim of “authoriz[ing] the use of competition to lower prices” on prescription drugs. It’s a laudable, if not somewhat broad, goal…

Putin’s Continued March

11/13/2017 Published on Forbes.com
On President Trump’s Asia trip this past week, it was reported that he initially planned to meet with President Vladimir Putin. Although a formal meeting never occurred, a brief exchange between the two world leaders shed light on some worrisome…

Now is the Time to Finally Get Rid of IPAB

09/14/2017 Published on Forbes.com
Despite the recent display of bipartisanship between the Trump administration and Congressional Democratic leaders in regard to a new debt ceiling agreement, health care remains one of the most divisive issues on Capitol Hill. After multiple failed attempts to repeal…

Moving to the Center Benefits Trump’s Presidency and the Country

09/08/2017 Published on Forbes.com
As a centrist and somebody who believes in bipartisan, and sometimes nonpartisan, coalitions, I have to take my hat off to the President for beginning what I hope is a long-lasting effort to promote bipartisan governing. In the early days…

Bannon’s Exit Is A Step In The Right Direction For Trump Administration

08/18/2017 Published on Forbes.com
This afternoon, the White House announced that today will be chief strategist and senior adviser Steve Bannon’s final day on the job. This hardly comes as a surprise to me and frankly, is a wise move by President Trump. However,…

After Charlottesville, Unity Must Come Before All Else

08/17/2017 Published on Forbes.com
If the events in Charlottesville, Virginia have revealed anything to me, it is that we are lacking any real efforts to unify our country. No political party has undertaken the awesome responsibility of unifying our country. Instead, our political leaders,…

Understanding Hillary’s entitlement

08/19/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
**Want FOX News First in your inbox every day? Sign up here.** Buzz Cut:• Understanding Hillary’s entitlement• Let ‘em talk!• GOP Sixteeners face education exam• Trump hits the hall amid ‘birthright’ uproar• Pssst…. UNDERSTANDING HILLARY’S ENTITLEMENTThe press and public are…

Power Play: Granite State battleground

08/13/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
powered by Live Power Play: Granite State battleground Aug. 14, 2015 – 5:03 – With the likes of Trump, Bush, Kasich and more, New Hampshire is sure to be a raucous battleground. The Huffington Post’s Paige Lavender and the Washington…