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Elon Musk Is Right. Divided Government Is Best
There are no saviors or miracles in democracy, only a grueling, soul-sucking, forever war of attrition. That is the enduring…
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Postmortem 2022
Unlike past elections where certain factors, issues or problems clearly stand out when explaining results, analysis of these midterms feels…
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The Red Fizzle
There was no red wave. There was no red tide. There was no red trickle. There was a fizzle. The…
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Useful Tips from Readers
Once again my very clever readers have reminded me that it’s the little ways we avoid spending money that add…
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How to Soften New Denim, Make Homemade Eyeglass Cleaner and More
Dear Mary: I used to buy a packet of “blue jeans softener” in a store that has since gone out…
Read More » Don’t Fall for the Democrats’ Ginned-up Social Security Scaremongering
Here are two snippets from Wednesday’s New York Times piece contending that Republicans have “embraced” plans to cut Social Security…
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They Knew They Were Wrong; We Warned Them
The Atlantic magazine featured an article earlier this week authored by Emily Oster, an economist and professor at Brown University.…
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Frugality on the Fun Meter of Life
I was not born with a natural bent toward frugality. Everything in me cries out to spend, acquire, spend, achieve,…
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Why the Legacy Media Is Panicked About Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
It has now been a week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, and the wailing and gnashing of teeth is…
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Three Good Men; Three Great Kids’ Books
The following column was originally published in 2018 but has been republished this week as Michelle is no longer writing…
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A Shelter in the Time of Storm
The most important thing you can do to make your personal economy strong is to have an umbrella — a…
Read More » Kanye West, Antisemitism and Candace Owens
Let’s begin with an indisputable fact. What Kanye West, aka Ye, is saying about Jews is antisemitic. Why? Because “the…
Read More »‘Save Our Democracy’ Is the New ‘Russia Collusion’
At this point, it would save everyone time if Democrats could simply point to a policy agenda item that isn’t…
Read More »Explaining Conservativism – Part II: Why the Left Hates It
“Since at least the World War II generation, most parents who held conservative values either did not think they had…
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Attack on Catholic Hospitals Is an Attack on People of Faith
Two weeks ago, the Washington Post published a lengthy article titled “Spread of Catholic hospitals limits reproductive care across the…
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