BUCKLEY FOR MAYOR; BUCKLEY FOR PRESIDENT?
We are losing our sense of history. The communications revolution, with its instant messaging, snapchats and smart phones, has...
FDR
Tuesday, April 12 is the anniversary of the death of President Franklin Roosevelt. If he were alive today, FDR would be 134 years old,...
TIMING IS EVERYTHING—OR HOW THE SOUTH COULD HAVE WON THE CIVIL WAR
With the anniversary of the start of the Civil War days away, consider that timing is everything in life. To illustrate, bear in mind the...
TAX GIMMICKRY
Surprisingly, not all revenues are taxes. Indeed, there is one source of state revenue that is largely hidden from the public eye. It...
APRIL 15: THE TRUTH BEHIND THE TOP TAX PRINCIPLES
1. “No taxation without representation” was a major rallying cry of the American Revolution—Well yes, but after two centuries of...
SIX REASONS TRUMP CANNOT GET TO THE WHITE HOUSE
1. He has insulted Hispanics, women, Muslims, Catholics (by attacking the pope), POW’s. There are not that many groups left to fashion...
I’M DREAMING OF A WHITE ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Christmas Day 2015 in the Hudson Valley was in the 60’s and I wore a t-shirt, so there was no chance of a white Christmas. A few weeks...
HOW YOU KNOW YOU ARE A POLITICAL JUNKIE
1. You collect presidential campaign buttons. 2. You spend time wondering if people outside the Boxer family actually thought Senator...
It’s as Easy as ABT (Anybody But Trump)
Now is when we start hearing that the GOP establishment will pull out all the stops to keep Donald Trump from garnering the nomination. ...
BLOOMBERG FOR PRESIDENT?
Pundits are abuzz with speculation that former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg may mount a third party bid for the presidency. The question...
