Pinkerton: The Crime Election — Trump vs. Biden
We’re having an election over rioting, violence—and law and order. On August 25, CNN’s Don Lemon said of the riot issue, “It is the only thing right now that is sticking.”
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Pinkerton: The Real Battle of 2020: Who Votes, and Who Counts
On the front page of the August 24 edition of The Washington Post, the headline was, “More than 500,000 mail ballots were rejected in the primaries. That could make the difference in battleground states this…
Pinkerton: The Republican Party of Cops, Nurses, and Other Workers—All Together
As we know, the police are under constant attack. Just on July 13, a cop in Bothell, Washington, was shot and killed by a gunman during a traffic stop.
Pinkerton: If the Viruses Keep Coming, Here’s How We Should Respond
It was with wonder-weapons that we won World War II. And it’s with medical wonder-weapons that we’ll win World War Virus.
Pinkerton: Will Joe Biden Sign a Pledge to Protect American Monuments?
It shouldn’t have to get to this point, but here it goes: We need a written pledge to protect our statues and monuments. That is, a written document for politicians to sign, if they wish, pledging…
Pinkerton: In Defense of Police Unions
It seems that virtually all the groups on the political spectrum—conservatives, libertarians, liberals, and progressives—are converging together to crush police unions. And that’s a shame, because the rights of policemen and women, as workers, should be…
Pinkerton: Josh Hawley Explains How to Take on China and Save America
On May 20, speaking from the Senate floor, Josh Hawley, the youngest member of the chamber, laid out his plan for fixing international trade, taking on the People’s Republic of China—and thereby, too, perhaps saving…
Pinkerton – Josh Hawley Is Right: The World Must Know the Truth About the Origins of the Coronavirus
If an honest international commission could be formed and allowed to do its work, the findings would be enormously valuable, not only for the sake of finding out the truth, but also for the sake…
Pinkerton: The Emergence of Hawleynomics
Americans who have grown weary of globalism might wish to spend more time considering an emerging new center-right alternative to failure: Hawleynomics.
Pinkerton: We Need 'Medical E-Verify' to Stop Pandemics Like Coronavirus
Employers should verify the contagious health status of employees to protect their workforce and the country from pandemics like coronavirus.
Pinkerton: Medical Workers Are the 'Thin White Line' in the Coronavirus War
As America confronts the coronavirus (COVID-19), we might ask: Who’s more valuable: first responders or private-equity managers? Which do we need more of right now: doctors and nurses or stock traders and their algorithms? Which…
Pinkerton: Joe Biden, Meet the Deplorables—and Some Ghosts from the Past
When one sees the words “Joe Biden” in media commentary, one often sees, too, the word “restoration.” As in, Biden promises—or threatens, depending on one’s point of view—to restore the days of Barack Obama.
Pinkerton: 'The New Class War' Exposes the Oligarchs and Their Enablers
Michael Lind’s new book, “The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite” exposes the politicians, corporate executives, bureaucrats, journalists, propagandists, “public interest” lawyers, and professors who run interference for the rich.
Pinkerton: Peace with Honor in Afghanistan
The deal is far from done, but it appears that the U.S. is on the edge of reaching an honorable deal to get out of Afghanistan.
Pinkerton: Marco Rubio for the Common Good—and Look Who Doesn’t Like It
Sen. Marco Rubio’s idea of “common-good capitalism” makes obvious good sense, and yet, of course, not everyone agrees. Still, Rubio has started a valuable debate, and if he prevails, the Republican Party—and the United States—will be…