Joel CawleyThe Door to Evangelical RuleWith the Supreme Court deciding to allow the Texas bill banning abortion to stand, the war over Roe v Wade has officially restarted. It’s…Sep 23, 2021Sep 23, 2021
Joel CawleyThe Raw Soul of a NationThe reactions to the US pullout from Afghanistan have been remarkable. No nation handles defeat particularly well, and after 20 years of…Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
Joel CawleyFederalist 10 and the FilibusterFor over 200 years the Federalist papers have been an important tool for legal scholars studying the Constitution and the thinking of the…Feb 5, 2021Feb 5, 2021
Joel CawleyMinimum Wages are Fuel that Drives the EconomyWith momentum building to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15.00, the ritualized debate about the wisdom of that move has…Jan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021
Joel CawleyTerms of our SurrenderOn Sunday, October 25, 2020 the White House Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, announced the administration was throwing in the towel on our…Oct 25, 2020Oct 25, 2020
Joel CawleyIs Social Security an Entitlement?One of the topics we’ll start hearing a lot more about in the months ahead is the need to “rein in spending on entitlements.” You’ll hear…Oct 24, 2020Oct 24, 2020
Joel CawleyFreedom MasksFor many people the battle against COVID19 has been transformed from a public health crisis into a political freedom crisis. It’s a well…Oct 14, 2020Oct 14, 2020
Joel CawleyStock Buybacks — An Economic Bonfire of the VanitiesIn 2019 we as a nation took a trillion dollars out to the parking lot and set it on fire. We will be doing the same if not more in 2020…Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Joel CawleyThe Untamed Billion-Headed Dragon in the RoomChina will dominate the 21st century to the same degree the US dominated the 20th century. That may seem unclear or debatable to the…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
Joel CawleyWhat are we even talking about?Immediately after the first 2020 Presidential Debate, most of the country talked about what a horrorshow that became. Trump, of course…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020