12/10/18 Filed in:
Political SystemElections are about power, and a “win at all costs” mindset seems increasingly common. If this trend is not reversed, we may have reason to regret it. Read More...Tags: voter fraud, voter turnout, updating voter rolls, voter suppression, russian election, Vladimir Putin, early voting, all-mail voting, same day voting, absentee ballots, President Donald Trump, Chris Wallace, peaceful transition of power, Presidential Advisory Commission on Electoral INtegrity, Vice President Mike Pence, Kris Kobach, Matt Dunlap, Hans Spakovsky, ballot harvesting, Jerry Brown, sole loser syndrome, Stacey Abrams, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton
12/03/18 Filed in:
EnergyDid Trump administration try to “bury” official report about adverse consequences of manmade global warming by releasing it on the day after Thanksgiving? Not likely! Read More...Tags: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Colin O'Mara, Bloom Energy, IPCC, Paris climae pact, Hearland Institute, EPA, CO2 ndangerment fiinding, William Happer, Patrick Michaels, NIPCC, man-made global warming theory, Heartland Institute, Jay Lehr, President Donald Trump, solar minima, Labrador current, Chicago snowstorm, global warming adaptation, carbon emissions reduction, global cooling, Camp Fire, Little Hoover Commission, forest management practdices, co-benefits, cost/benefit analysis, electric vehicle tax credit, Andrew Light, World Resources Institute, Andrew Wheeler, Al Gore, President Barack Obama
11/26/18 Filed in:
Budget Bipartisan reform of the "broken" congressional budget system sounded like a nice idea, but the JSC proposals wouldn't deliver any real benefits. Better to leave things as they are. Read More...Tags: Bipartisan Budget Act, Joint Select Committe re budget process, Joint Select Committe on Deficit Reduction, Tom Schatz, Michael Tanner, Mick Mulvaney, House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Speaker John Boehner, Amakudari, Rep. Steve Womack, groupthink, Steven Covey, David Obey, Budget Contol Act, Congressional Budget Office, continuing resolutions, biennial budgeting, spending caps, appropriation committees, Senate filibuster rule, reconciliation process, debt limit
11/19/18 Filed in:
Political SystemFaster economic growth would be great, but the president’s plan may need some adjustments. Numerous opinions are reflected in the analysis, which transcends the standard liberal/conservative divide. Read More...Tags: GDP growth , President Donald Trump, Larry Kudlow, Stephen Moore, Art Laffer, US trade deficit, Republcan tax cuts, WSJ economist survey, David Stockman, Brett Aitken, Stansberry Research, Herbert Hoover, Michael Snyder, Ray Dalio, middle class lifestyle, "free stuff", David Smick, China, theft of intellecdtual property, Trans-Pacific Partnership, NAFTA, USMCA, Paul Volcker, Ted Kaufman
11/12/18 Filed in:
Political SystemSAFE to DC: Between now and 12/31, please focus on budget process reform, FY 2019 appropriation bills, approval of USMCA, and disclosure of how/why the Trump campaign investigation was started.
Read More...Tags: early voting, Joint Select Committe re budget process, Rep. Steve Womack, debt limit, border wall funding, President Donald Trump, amnesty, DACA , Supreme Court, 9th Circuit, NAFTA, USMCA, Mueller probe, Jeff Sessions, Andrew Whittaker, Sen. Chris Coons, James Comey, Clinton campaign, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rod Rosenstein, Rep. Devin Nunes, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Rep. Trey Gowdy
11/05/18 Filed in:
SAFE StrategiesFor a little, all-volunteer “think tank,” SAFE has punched well above its weight. In part this is due to our habit of periodically coming down from the ivory tower to engage with the real world.
Read More...Tags: Bill Morris, Barry Dorsch, Edgar Fasig, Jerry Martin, Steve McClain, John Nichols, Newark Community Day, University of Delaware, George Jurgensen, Social Security, Climate Common Sense, Rick Jensen , 6.2 percent solution, Colin O'Mara, Retired Men's Luncheon Club, Maurice McTigue , New Zealand Miracle, Tom Schatz, Spear Lancaster, Jim Venema, National Taxpayers Union, David Walker, Robet Bixby, Fiscal Wakeup Tour, James Wiest, I.O.U.S.A., President Barack Obama, healthcare , Sen. Tom Carper , tea parties, March on Washington, Restoring Honor Rally, Glenn Beck, Dr. Ben Carson, Conservative Caucus of Delaware, Justice Antonin Scalia, NIgel Farage, Daniel Kerrick, Patrick Barron, Erskine Bowles, Alan Simpson, President Donald Trump, Dr. Christopher Casscells, David Legates, John Greer, Heritage Foundation, Texas Public Policy Foundation, offshore wind working group, DE Public Service Commission, Bloom Energy