President Trump’s amazing Middle East tour last week underscores how much the world has changed — and how hard it is for some to adjust to that change.
We all have memories and ideas from the past which limit our ability to understand the present and anticipate the future.
Dubai is now a city of 3.8 million. It is home to the Burj Khalifa, which houses the world’s tallest hotel and an amazing restaurant on the 122nd floor. Dubai’s illuminated skyline is a reminder that the center of wealth has shifted a long way from the world of 1970.


- Fighting True BelieversWe know that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the heart of the dictatorship.
- New Age of Anxiety Emerges in Tandem with Rapid Pace of Technological ChangeAs in the Middle Ages, a gulf is widening between the world we have known and an emerging world we do not yet understand.
- The Historic Turning Point in IranThis is an historic turning point for the entire world.
- Blue Cities and States, by Taxing Wealth Creators, Risk Self-DestructingProposals in California and New York likely to accelerate an exodus to lower-tax jurisdictions.
- Why Democrats Fear Voter ID LawsThe Democratic Party’s fear of voter ID laws raises some interesting questions.




