How the 30-year mortgage helped create a permanent housing bubble

You won’t hear many people object to President Trump’s executive order to ban corporate purchases of residential homes. The idea sounds like common sense. But it targets a minor symptom while leaving the real disease untouched — and in some[…]

Trump calls NYSE Dallas Expansion Plans ‘Unbelievably Bad’ for New York

The flight of financial institutions from New York City is not surprising—it was inevitable. What is tragic is that this is only the beginning. More firms will exclude New York from future expansion plans, and over time many will abandon[…]

Minnesota Democrats Are Creating A Nullification Crisis Over Immigration

States are not allowed simply to thwart or undermine federal laws they don’t like. It’s treasonous, and should be treated as such.

Fishing with my dying father

On the North Norfolk coast, dawn is more sensory than visual.Sea lavender and samphire engulf you before the bite of the wind reminds you of nature’s power. As the sun rises above the horizon, my father and I cross the[…]

Happy Kwanzaa! The Holiday Brought to You by the FBI

Now that my triumph over Kwanzaa is nearly complete, I’m continuing the tradition of writing about it this time of year, merely to dance on its grave. According to Google N-gram, book mentions of “Kwanzaa” got off to a roaring[…]

Trump, Hegseth Seek Name Change for the US Department of Defense