Constitutionally Speaking Since the Great Depression, and with few exceptions, American Presidents, legislators and judges have been scrupulous in upholding their artful interpretations of the Constitution. They have put aside partisanship when the American system was threatened, as it was, for example, during the Vietnam...
What If? What might a seminal Constitutional Crisis look like? We’re talking hypothetically, of course. It might start something like this: The House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Committee on Financial Services subpoena the President’s, his family’s...
The Work Ethic and Demographics Many Americans believe that younger generations don’t have the same work ethic as their elders. They don’t put in the effort, or the hours, of older generations in trying to achieve the American Dream. They’re not as motivated for...
The Most Important Takeaway from the Mueller Investigation The most important takeaway from the Muller Investigation is that Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election achieved a level of success light years far beyond Russia’s wildest dreams. Above all, America’s response to the Mueller Report...
Notes on 2017 Tax Reform The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) was a complicated piece of legislation that added a host of new tax provisions to an already overly-complex Internal Revenue Code. Because of the turbo-charged speed of its enactment, it did not...
