The Staggering Cost Of The Iran War

by | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s claim that the Iran war has cost the US $25 billion is laughable. The actual cost according to a new study is at least three times more than that. And that leaves out other costs such as opportunity costs. And what did the US get out...

The Comey Indictment and Free Speech

by | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized

In 200-plus years of interpreting the free speech clause of the First Amendment, the courts have narrowed and expanded its scope. The Supreme Court employed a particularly narrow approach during much of the last century, through two world wars and then the Red Scare...

Texas has an Israel Investment Problem

by | May 6, 2026 | Uncategorized

Investing is generally understood to be about seeking to preserve and grow wealth. But the Texas government seems to be making an exception to that understanding in buying the bonds of the Israel government and enabling other government entities in Texas to do so as...