Michael Smith

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Michael Smith |Michaël Smith

Remember when we were told that investing in America was patriotic? That 401(k)s were the modern handshake deal with our future? That our elected leaders would at least pretend to have the country’s back while we scraped together a retirement cushion? Ah, good times. Simpler times. Delusional times. Enter Act III of the Trump Economic Theater — a drama in which tariffs are levied not through diplomacy or strategy, but like fastballs hurled during a Little League tantrum.

3 weeks ago | americanthinker.com | Michael Smith |Michaël Smith

Democrats are openly begging their leadership to tell them what the party is “for,” what it supports, and what it believes will make life in America better. And their leadership can’t. They are at a point where there is no answer because there is no answer. For years, I’ve been reflecting on a phenomenon unfolding in America that feels unprecedented, not only in our history but perhaps in the annals of any civilization.

Nov 1, 2024 | indypendent.org | Michael Smith |Michaël Smith

For a counterpoint on war and the presidential election, see Why I Regret Casting an Antiwar Protest Vote in 1968 by Robert Levering. The question of war is — always is — the central political question that faces us. Kamala Harris lies when she says she is working ceaselessly for a ceasefire. The United States is a full partner with Israel in the genocide in Gaza, the spread of murder to the West Bank, the attack on Lebanon and the plans to go to war against Iran.

Oct 17, 2024 | nationalinterest.org | Michael Smith |Michaël Smith

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInSubscribe to RSSPrintTopic: PoliticsRegion: AmericasBlog Brand: PoliticsTags: U.S. Politics2024 ElectionGOPMAGADonald TrumpKamala HarrisThe America Donald Trump envisions should concern every American. If Kamala Harris accomplished anything by going on Fox News, it was to remind us of what Trump represents.

Mar 13, 2024 | kentucky.com | Michael Smith |Michaël Smith

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear applauds during a LGBTQ rally in the rotunda at the Kentucky state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. [email protected] Painting a governor's mansion blue in a sea of red turns heads in the political world. Andy Beshear has done it twice, and he currently ranks among the most popular governors in the country. He's been mentioned in the media and around the internet as a possible presidential candidate since he first won office in 2019.