The Business Political Action Committee of Palm Beach County, known as BIZPAC, has announced its candidate endorsements for November’s general election. As the eyes, ears and voice […]
Author: John R. Smith
Florida is at a critical point in its history. The state has earned a reputation as an attractive place to live, a place where the fruit of […]
We have become a nation whose politicians twist words into new meanings so they can lie in ways that sound truthful. Doublespeak has become a malignant art […]
Everything has a downside. A job comes with obligations. Marriage means commitment. Hard partying causes hangovers. Medical insurance requires you to pay premiums and deductibles. The same […]
Honesty is the threshold issue, or should be, when considering which politicians to support. The politician, Republican or Democrat, must satisfy the honesty requirement before any further […]
A ruckus is raging these days in Washington, D.C., over “tax inversion,” a strategy to avoid taxes by relocating a company’s headquarters from the United States to […]
Many dangers are taking wing among America’s leaders in the Washington Beltway. One of the most disturbing is a dangerous ignorance of history’s lessons. There is reason […]
Do you know how close we are to an America ruled by a president who thirsts for unchecked federal power, total control through executive orders and confiscation […]
Exhibit one: John Kerry’s latest speech to to ISIS backers Incompetence hurts any organization. But it is especially disastrous when it overcomes an American president and most […]
One of the very few mistakes the Founding Fathers made in 1777 is failing to include in the U.S. Constitution some protections against electing an incompetent president. […]
Building a new passenger rail system in the United States is a icate balancing act. The public’s transit needs, the cost and financing, the impact on the […]
The United Nations is a strange place. It’s a group that demonstrates the absurdity of using an endless process of toothless diplomatic negotiations to arrive at peace […]