Author Archives: Joe Benning

Enter the Libertarians

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Joe Benning

The Libertarian Party held its convention over the Memorial Day weekend and nominated credible candidates for the Presidential elections. For President they chose Gary Johnson, a 2-term Republican governor of New Mexico who served in that post from 1995 to … Continue reading →

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Quick Hits…Republican Officeholders Supporting Trump

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Joe Benning

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said that Donald Trump’s comments about a federal judge constituted “the textbook definition of a racist comment” – but then Ryan went on to say that he would back Trump anyway.   Meanwhile Senate … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton Gets One Right… Well Sort of

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Joe Benning

On June 2, 2016 Hillary Clinton made a speech in San Diego that was billed as a major foreign policy address. But it wasn’t really a foreign policy address so much as an attack on Donald Trump. The attack is … Continue reading →

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Privatize Social Security…Before It’s Too Late

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Joe Benning

The overwhelming majority of Americans believes that the Social Security Trust Fund has the cash it needs to pay its obligations to current and future retirees. They also think that they are legally entitled to it. Nothing could be further … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump: Legal Philosopher

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Joe Benning

Senator Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, appears to be trying to make the best of a bad situation. The Washington Post reports that he says he is supporting Trump because “…[He] doesn’t want four more years just like the last … Continue reading →

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Hillary’s Tangled Web

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Joe Benning

Is there anyone this side of sanity who truly, seriously believes a word that escapes from Hillary Clinton’s lips? Of course not. And that is a very big problem. The reason is that Mrs. Clinton’s lies have a special character … Continue reading →

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On Not Casting a Vote for President

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Joe Benning

Soon we will be hearing the quadrennial chorus solemnly informing us that it is a citizen’s sacred obligation to vote. This mythical obligation is often cast in terms of the soldiers who died to protect our right to vote. Except … Continue reading →

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Is Hillary Clinton the Adult in the Room?

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Joe Benning

Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump seem to have achieved the impossible: together they have made Mrs. Clinton appear to be responsible–at least in relative terms. That is no mean feat. After all, she has been an unabashed opportunist in her … Continue reading →

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Dump Trump

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Joe Benning

Winston Churchill once observed that the best argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the man on the street. That conversation is no longer metaphorical. Now it is there for all to see in the person of Donald Trump. … Continue reading →

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Trump versus Conservative Intellectuals

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Joe Benning

“Against Trump”, the title of National Review’s most recent edition, says it all. National Review, a leading voice of conservatism, produced by a longstanding group of conservative intellectuals has made it clear that Trump and conservatism, cannot be reconciled. Trump, … Continue reading →

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