Norman Leahy

Richmond, Virginia

Local Opinions Columnist at The Washington Post

Columnist and editor.

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Articles

Candidates Picking Apart America's Political System Is Nothing New

Jun 13, 2024 | americanliberty.news | Norman Leahy |Norman lives

One narrative that's erupted, and seems to be with us for the long haul, since a New York court convicted Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying documents and election interference is that Team Biden has “weaponized” the court system against a political opponent, justice has been maligned, and our country has “gone to hell.”Take that as you will, depending on your team affiliation – inescapable fact, or dangerous hyperbole.
Traditionally Blue Virginia Added To 2024 Swing-State Roster

Jun 12, 2024 | americanliberty.news | Norman Leahy |Norman lives

The conventional wisdom surrounding the 2024 presidential race is that a handful of “swing” states will determine the outcome. But conventional wisdom is a brittle thing. Surprises, even modest ones, tend to cast the CW into a ditch, leaving pundits and pros alike wondering what the heck happened to their best-laid plans and narratives.
Biden's Attempts At Protectionism Are Nothing More Than An Election-Year Red Herring

Jun 11, 2024 | americanliberty.news | Norman Leahy |Norman lives

The Biden administration made a splash in May when it slapped a 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles. The administration's goal with such a tariff was to protect American companies, jobs, and the overall green industrial policy Mr. Biden hopes will win him points with voters worried that the globe is hurtling toward an ecological apocalypse. But the real motivation for the tariffs has always been political.
Voters Must Not Let AI Muddy Modern-Day Political Waters

Jun 10, 2024 | americanliberty.news | Norman Leahy |Norman lives

Artificial intelligence (AI) true believers think it's the biggest and most important invention since fire. For a program that treats “The Onion” as a legitimate source of news and information, the “bigger than fire” assertion borders on the asinine. But that doesn't mean AI can't be an effective, and malicious toll in the hands of those who have every incentive to use it that way. Those people would include those who work in the shadowy world of political dirty tricks.
Politicians Look To Insert Themselves Into Artificial Intelligence Advances

Jun 4, 2024 | americanliberty.news | Norman Leahy |Norman lives

The rapid rise – in both hype and promise – of artificial intelligence (AI) has, naturally, captured the interest of the political class. A new Senate report that attempts to show how lawmakers and the rest can help make AI better for everyone—or something—shows politicians groping for ways to seem relevant in the AI bonanza. The report is long on things politicians and government agencies must be aware of.
Governments Refuse To Address Their Own 'Junk Fees'

Jun 3, 2024 | americanliberty.news | Norman Leahy |Norman lives

The Biden administration and others in official Washington have made a lot of noise and promises about ending so-called “junk fees.”You know, the fees companies charge you for being late on a payment, for added services (some of which used to be “free”), and the other nickel-and-dime items that make just about everything a little more expensive and much more annoying.
LEAHY: Biden Takes Credit For Price Reductions At Major US Retailers

Jun 1, 2024 | therepublicanstandard.com | Norman Leahy

In what could quickly become a feature of this column, here is another scene from “how we know it’s an election year and the incumbent is in trouble.” Once again, our star is President Joe Biden, who we last saw plying voters in the Northeast with the release of cheap (he hopes) gasoline from a federal reserve. This time, we find Mr. Biden trying to claim credit for something he genuinely doesn’t seem to understand: price competition.
New Hampshire Legislators Target New Age Surveillance Methods

May 31, 2024 | americanliberty.news | Norman Leahy |Norman lives

The Tenth Amendment Center's Mike Maharrey reports that the New Hampshire Legislature has approved a bill that would “effectively ban warrantless police surveillance using facial recognition in the state.”The bill awaits Gov. Chris Sununu's action.
Rubio's Tariff Flip Flop Is Indicative Of Republican Party's Populist Swing

May 30, 2024 | americanliberty.news | Norman Leahy |Norman lives

Both major political parties and official Washington as a whole have gone back to the future on tariffs. Where once barriers to trade were (rightly) seen as taxes by another name and crony capitalism at its worst, today, tariffs are lauded as the greatest bulwark against globalism, elites, and other bogeymen. Politicians, great and small, have turned themselves inside out to defend the new protectionism, few more gaudily, but without a trace of irony, than Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
LEAHY: Biden’s Hail Mary Attempt At Lowering Gas Prices In An Election Year

May 30, 2024 | therepublicanstandard.com | Norman Leahy

One surefire way to tell it’s an election year, and the incumbent president is in trouble? Joe Biden answers both questions with a stunt for the ages. As CNBC reports, the president has ordered the release of one million gallons of gasoline in the Northeast to help keep prices down during the summer driving season.