Calling November a midterm election is a Washington habit that diminishes what many voters will decide. The label describes where the date falls in a president’s term. Here in Michigan, it says almost nothing about the choices on the ballot. This is a general election. For Republicans, the stakes could hardly be higher. Michigan has […]
On Sept. 15, federal Judge John Tharp in Chicago handed down a ruling that will shape what homes American buyers can find online. Almost no one outside the industry noticed. Tharp denied Zillow’s request to block Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) from enforcing its listing rules, dissolved an earlier restoration of Zillow’s access to Chicago-area […]
Since the founding era, Alexander Hamilton has had both committed defenders and passionate detractors. His detractors have dismissed him as elitist and antidemocratic; a mouthpiece for the rich and well-born, despite Hamilton’s own humble origins; and a militarist. Today, conservatives and libertarians often dismiss him as an anti-free-trade protectionist and the forefather of national industrial […]
On one hand, the Texas economy is a thing of beauty, a thrilling example of free enterprise at work. Its GDP sits at nearly $3 trillion, just trailing California’s and larger than Italy’s. Texas is home to at least 57 Fortune 500 company headquarters, more than any other state. Texas’s economy is booming for many […]
My brother and I were almost barred from the Montgomery Mall for life. We were about 10 and 12 years old, visiting my grandparents in Bethesda, Maryland. As I recall it, Mike and I were first busted for going up a down escalator, and soon thereafter, the same security officer caught us riding down a […]
When Roy Cohn died of AIDS in 1986, Donald Trump was among the few to attend his burial at Union Field Cemetery in Queens. He also attended Cohn’s public memorial later that year in Manhattan, along with Rupert Murdoch, George Steinbrenner, Barbara Walters, and William F. Buckley. Apart from his legions of well-connected friends and […]
Every spring, Peter Santenello’s parents would have a dump truck come down their long driveway, deep in the Vermont countryside, to unload a fresh pile of sand for their young son’s enjoyment. Santenello would spend hours creating sand roads for his toy trucks, his vast network of roadways weaving through the forest and fields surrounding […]