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Category: Experts

Attorney General Bondi wants a letter of support from me. No way.

Posted on January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 by Merrill Matthews

Attorney General Pam Bondi is reportedly hitting a rough spot with President Trump. So, Department of Justice employees have started reaching out to various conservative organizations seeking praise and support. One Department of Justice staffer reached out to me. It’s not going to happen.

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Tuesday Links

Posted on January 13, 2026January 12, 2026 by John C. Goodman
  • Senate Report: UHC was “aggressive,” but not necessarily guilty of misconduct.
  • Today’s college students are getting more A grades. Are they smarter?
  • The case for beans.  (WSJ) 
  • Is Trump rejecting free market economics?
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President Trump: Globalist, interventionist, nation-builder

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Merrill Matthews

Many of President Trump’s MAGA and America First base — especially some of his most public supporters — hoped he would be pulling back on American interventionism in other countries. But as president, Trump has become a globalist, an interventionist — some might say a war monger. 

And now he plans to become a nation-builder as well. 

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Why would an A+++++ economy have so many bankruptcies?

Posted on December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 by Merrill Matthews

President Donald Trump speaks during a gathering at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)


President Trump gives the U.S. economy — his economy — an “A+++++,” and he considers any claims to the contrary a Democratic “hoax.” And to be sure, many people and companies are doing well. But rising bankruptcy rates among large and small businesses, health care companies, farmers and many others indicate the economy is facing some economic challenges that policymakers, and especially Trump, dare not ignore.

Read the full article at TheHill.com

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