Thursday, March 28, 2024

Norman Leahy

Norman Leahy has written about national and Virginia politics for more than 30 years with outlets ranging from The Washington Post to BearingDrift.com. A consulting writer, editor, recovering think tank executive and campaign operative, Norman lives in Virginia.

Both Parties Agree On Need For Political Pandering To Key US Industry

Meddling in markets during election years is not new. But rarely do we witness both major political parties set aside any pretense of restraint...

A Policing Reform Initiative That Conservatives Should Get Behind

Way back in 2020 and 2021, there was a lot of discussion about reforming policing in America. More often than not, those reforms tended...

Governments Should Stay Out Of Market Investment Decisions

Culture warriors on the left and right are a restless lot. There’s always something, somewhere, that offends them. When they get offended, they tend...

Understanding The Dynamics Behind Biden And Trump’s Presidential Rematch

The primary niceties, convention hoopla and vice presidential speculation aside, we have the presidential rematch that no one wants in November. Right? Noted contrarian and...
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The Feds’ Biggest Ponzi Scheme Yet Revealed

As official Washington gears up for an election year budget season, it’s important to review a few salient, and profoundly inconvenient, facts. In its report...

Biden’s Icy Strategy Seeks To Provoke Our Worst Instincts

Entitlements are back in the campaign news, with Team Biden accusing Team Trump of wanting to cut Social Security. As Politico reported: Joe Biden accused Donald...

TikTok Ban Craze Only Serves To Distract From Domestic Surveillance Reality

As moral panics go, the TikTok fear gripping the nation’s political class is fairly standard stuff. The social media platform is popular with kids,...

No Politicians Actually Like The Press

One rule of political campaigns is that when they start making headlines, something has gone terribly wrong. Such is the case with the Biden campaign,...
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When Political Correctness Overwhelms Common Sense

There are times when it seems some of those on the left are living in an alternative reality devoid of context, never mind common...

Biden’s Budget Is A Purely Political Document

President Biden has submitted his federal budget proposal to Congress. The headlines say it would expand a raft of programs, create others, and get...

Why Do We Even Have A State Of The Union Address, Anyway?

The nation’s political class assembled in Congress to witness the bread-and-circus spectacle that is the State of the Union speech. Like so many of...

Public Opinion Polls Encourage Polarization In Today’s Political Climate

Polling has had a rough 20 years or so, taking flak from all sides, at various times, for any number of alleged sins.  Most...
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Countdown To A Fiscal Crisis Continues At Alarming Rate

The Treasury Department reports that the national debt is a growing problem. That’s not news. What is news: $1 trillion in new debt is...

Congress Narrowly Avoids Shutdown With Performative Last-Minute Deals

Congress has concocted a deal to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown.  Fair enough. Keeping the wheels turning is one of the...
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