OPINION: Want lower prices? More ‘affordability’? Move to a red state

 The buzzword of the month is “affordability,” and based on the election results from New York, New Jersey and Virginia, voters think that’s declining. Democrats think they’ve found a winning issue here to win back the hearts and minds of voters after the Trump sweep last year.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (November 20, 2025, 2025)

WHO BROKE IT?“We have a broken healthcare system, and unfortunately, Republicans have decided to break it even further.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (November 13, 2025)

OPINION: A vast, divergent land

 The United States of America is 3.8 million square miles, filled with 340 million people, producing over $30 trillion in gross domestic product per year.We are the fourth largest country by land, third by population and first by GDP.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Who not to vote for in the next election – A POLITICIAN!

 Last week a reader asked me to outline what voters should look for in a candidate “other than the obvious” in the next election.Short answer – stay away from voting for any politician.I have three in mind I do think deserve to be re-elected.That is three out of 537.

OPINION: Trump can do better than tariff ‘dividends’ and 50-year mortgages

 Time is short for the Trump administration.Last week’s elections were a setback, but not a devastating one.New Jersey is still a blue state, and while Virginia went red four years ago, it’s been trending Democratic for more than a decade.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (November 13, 2025)

RIP-NYC“The city that was attacked by radical Muslims 25 years ago has now elected a radical Muslim as its mayor – and one who didn’t hide it – visiting more than 50 mosques during his campaign.” – Nate Jackson“The saddest part is he’d never have won were New York full of New Yorkers.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (November 6, 2025)

OPINION: Trump’s tariffs on trial

 In times of national emergency, should the Supreme Court dictate America’s grand strategy and international economic policies?This question confronts the justices this week in Learning Resources v. Trump, a case that puts the president’s tariff powers to the test.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: 1 president, 1 VP, 100 senators and 435 house representatives versus 342,034,432 American citizens – how will history remember you?

 I’m going to begin my column with a little humor. Then I’ll jump right into the abyss of this week’s rabbit hole.Fox News in Chicago reported “Thousands of UFOs spotted off US coastlines raise new national security fears.”Here we go again with the fearmongering.