Jay Caruso
Washington Examiner
Dallas, TX, United States
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President Biden's unserious tax plan
I recall a time in the mid-2000s when a news show asked people on the street in New York what annual salary made a person qualify as "rich." Surprisingly, I remember quite a few people offering up $100,000 as a baseline. → Read More
Tucker Carlson's speech is not a crime
"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism" is a quote often mistakenly attributed to Thomas Jefferson. The origin is unknown, though former New York Mayor John Lindsay said something akin to that in 1969 at the height of the Vietnam War. The line managed a revival in the early days of the Iraq War. → Read More
Cheney hasn't changed
Her exile from House leadership hasn't shifted her views on policy or the Democrats. → Read More
The Ending Platform Monopolies Act targets Big Tech
Critics warn the legislation will only harm consumers and increase costs for goods and services. → Read More
Illiberalism, not partisanship, is fueling the national divide
It's easy to look at the angry state of politics and blame partisanship. But partisanship isn't what's changed. → Read More
A DC restaurant struggles to make it through COVID
With capacity limits and no foot traffic, Mazi's owner adapts to stay in business. → Read More
Challenges and protests will create drama for electoral certification
Despite some GOP efforts, the joint session of Congress will validate votes. → Read More
Meet the Never Trump Tea Party
"Burn it all down" is a populist phrase, responsible for creating far more partisanship in politics than solutions. → Read More
Actually, the Nunes memo about the Steele dossier and FISA warrant process was mostly correct
In early February 2018, Rep. Devin Nunes released a four-page memo outlining what he said were abuses committed by members of the FBI in securing a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant against onetime Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. It wasn't received well in most circles. Still, because of the release of the inspector general report about the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation… → Read More
Then and Now: Space tech
In perhaps the boldest presidential decree of the 20th century, John F. Kennedy said before a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth." → Read More
Then and Now: Ending a war
There's been a lot of chatter about war with Iran and the unlikely alliance between George Soros and the Koch brothers forming a new foreign policy think-tank aimed at ending "forever war" policy. → Read More
Then and Now: Bravery
The adjective “brave” gets tossed around liberally in our culture. Hollywood stars and politicians are heralded for bravery for doing or saying something that typically won’t bring them harm, physical or otherwise. → Read More
Passing generations
When Tom Brady was celebrating his first Super Bowl win on Feb. 3, 2002, future Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was probably in bed. It was a school night after all, and he was in first grade. → Read More
Kellyanne Conway sets a trap for TV interviewers, and they fall for it every time
One of the “rewards” for winning a presidential election is the advantage of having people who represent the views of the winner appearing on television to speak on their behalf. → Read More
Law enforcement continues to gain tools to fight sex trafficking
Human traffickers face resistance from multiple layers of law enforcement at all levels, federal, state and local.At the federal level, Immigration... → Read More
Trump may want a shutdown, but voters don't
Negotiation in politics is a fine art. What the public witnessed between President Trump, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was the political equivalent of the food fight from "Animal House." → Read More
Beto O'Rourke 2020 mania shows the cult of personality runs amok in our political system
Following the 2016 election, comedian Bill Burr appeared on Conan O’Brien’s show and talked about the astonishing realization that “The star of a reality show is gonna run the country. The guy who decided if Bret Michaels or Cyndi Lauper would make a better CEO of a company that doesn’t exist is gonna be running stuff.” → Read More
Ben Sasse is stuck between a conservative resistance rock and a Trump-y hard place
If one were to draw a Venn diagram between ardent Trump supporters and ardent Trump critics, within the intersection of the two, you’d likely find individuals like the junior Republican senator from Nebraska, Ben Sasse. → Read More
Trump loves his judges, but he's only making it easier for Democrats to criticize them
Criticism of judges and the judicial branch is nothing new. It’s happened since the founding of our republic. → Read More
Take hope, America, we've been through tumultuous times before
What does our history tell us about today? Our country is divided as ever, prompting questions about our political system and where we go from... → Read More