There's a 36-year-old song that talks about the value of hard work. "I gotta get out of bed and get a hammer and a nail," the chorus goes, "Learn how to use my hands, not just my head. I think myself into jail. Now, I know a refuge never grows from a chin in a hand in a thoughtful pose. ...
Last fall during the opening of the United Nations in New York City, I recognized the face of a federal officer from his days working in law enforcement in New Jersey and mine as a trial judge. We chatted and I asked him what he was doing. He told me he worked for Immigration and Customs ...
A new Harvard/Harris public opinion poll shows two-thirds of Americans now disapprove of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That spells trouble for taxpayers and everyone who wants safe neighborhoods. A majority of Americans voted for President Donald Trump to enforce immigration laws. The ...
When I first arrived in Washington in 1982, the Dow Jones hit a low of 800. You may not believe that, so feel free to look it up. If anyone had predicted that in a little more four decades the Dow would surpass 50,000, they might have been admitted into a mental institution. But U.S. stocks ...
Many of you tell me you feel powerless in the face of Trump's reign of terror. You view and read horrific news reports about what ICE and Border Patrol are doing, but you don't know how you can reduce or stop this horror. Let me assure you: You're not powerless. In fact, you have enormous ...
"Congressman Bergman?" To the Editor, Where is “our” Congressman Jack Bergman when we need him to remember and act on the oath he’s taken as an academy cadet, military officer, and now congressman, to preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States? He’s AWOL as there is no doubt that the Constitution is being trampled by Trump, his henchmen, and masked goon squads. The Constitution gives Congress the power to impeach Trump and remove him from office for unspecified high crimes and misdemeanors. Surely the Framers of the Constitution would consider wanton murder of ...
