The First State has room for improvement in several areas, notably full disclosure of a $10 billion deficit for post-retirement benefits of state employees. Read More...
The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court should be evaluated based on his professional qualifications, not his presumed political leanings. Read More...
Although the budget smoothing proposal was shelved at the end to the legislative session, it will be revisited next year. Let's hope that supporters learn from the mistakes made this year and tee up the entire plan for a thoughtful discussion. Read More...
"Middle of the road" politics are said to be prevalent in Delaware, but the idyllic picture of the state's political leaders working together for the common good is somewhat overstated. Read More...
There may be merit in the budget smoothing plan, but attempting to railroad it through the General Assembly without a thorough review was a bad idea. Read More...
Back in the day, guns were easier to get than they are now, so guns are not the explanation for the growing incidence of school shootings. Read More...
What has the state been doing to improve its budget picture? It appears that school district consolidation will be dropped again, the much vaunted benchmarking study for healthcare doesn't have a clear cost-cutting focus, and there is little evidence of targeted spending cuts in other areas. Read More...
Boosting the minimum wage might seem attractive from a political standpoint, but there's no solid evidence it would benefit the Delaware economy. Read More...
Would you like to know why mass shooting incidents are occurring so frequently? Consider the vast changes in how boys are raised in our society. Read More...
Nigel Farage related how the Brexit vote in the UK was engineered and drew parallels to populist movements in the US and elsewhere. The "enemy" wasn't Brussels, it was a national leadership group that was giving short shrift to the true interests and aspirations of the British people. Read More...