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.

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.” – House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)EPSTEIN“Ladies and gentlemen, keep in mind that the Epstein files were in existence and free to have been open during the Biden...

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.We no longer know each other, care for each other or like each...

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.To my blue friends, sorry – the...

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.Republicans also fared poorly in Pennsylvania, however, an...

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.” – Michael...

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.If President Donald Trump loses,...

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.