Month: January 2015

What is Marco Rubio Thinking?

Sen. Marco Rubio is proceeding as if he is going to make a run for the presidency. The question is “Why?” Sen. Marco Rubio has begun taking concrete steps toward launching a presidential bid, asking his top advisors...

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An Eventful Day in the Middle East

The king of Saudi Arabia has died at the overripe age of 91. You can read some primers on the Saudi Arabian monarchy and the politics of succession here and here. It is reported that Prince Salman will become the king, but it is...

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The Marijuana Bandwagon Rolls Merrily Along

    There is some good news amid the torrent of police shootings, terrorist attacks a little too close to home for comfort, travails of the middle class and the blatherings of a dysfuctional political establishment:...

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Bibi’s Only Friends

Netanyahu really has no friends outside of the American Republican Party. None. Israeli intelligence officials have been briefing both Obama administration officials and visiting U.S. senators about their concerns on the...

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