Author Archives: dave cieslewicz

The headline on the Wall Street Journal editorial page this morning read, Climate Change Obsession is a Real Mental Disorder. I confess to not having read this oped. But cut me some slack. Time is short and would you bother with a story whose headline read The Earth is Flat After All or Trump isContinue reading “On Climate Who’s Really Nuts?”

Be careful what you wish for. Democratic strategists really want Pres. Joe Biden to have a rematch with Donald Trump next year. I don’t think it’s worth the risk. The hope that we might live in a post-Trump world is fading — maybe only Jack Smith can save us now. I reach that conclusion afterContinue reading “Do Dems Really Want Trump?”

Elon Musk wants to shoot down the gentle little bird. The new owner of the thing formerly known as Twitter wants to remake it in his own image. He likes the letter X and so he wants to rebrand Twitter as that. Here’s a good question: why? If you were Coke why would you wantContinue reading “Is Elon Okay?”

When the pandemic first hit in 2020 Congress did a good thing. They suspended, without interest, student loan payments. That made sense since so many people lost their jobs. But then they — both Republicans and Democrats — turned a good thing into a bad thing. They just kept extending the moratorium even after employmentContinue reading “The Bad Vibes of Student Debt Bailout”

There’s a well-meaning idea circulating around the halls of Congress that would move toward fairly compensating college athletes. But just because it’s well-meaning doesn’t mean it’s the best answer to the problem. Here’s a description from a story last week in USA Today: A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators on Thursday unveiled a discussion draftContinue reading “College Athletes Need a Union”

How much power do you want a president to have? Pres. Joe Biden knows that there are some things he just can’t get by Congress. So, like most presidents, he’s trying to get them done by executive fiat. His first end-around is forgiving student debt. The Supreme Court, correctly, I believe, struck down his attemptContinue reading “Biden’s Back Door Strategies”

Here’s today’s political science quiz. Let’s say you’re the Democratic Party. You’re faced with the prospect of a third party candidacy based on a centrist philosophy that theoretically could take more votes away from Joe Biden than from Donald Trump. What do you do? A) Name Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as your point person to speakContinue reading “DC Lobbyists to the Rescue”

I have grave concerns about the great state University of Wisconsin. I speak not of wokeness or diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Lack of tolerance for views that don’t conform with liberal orthodoxy is a concern, but that pales in comparison to what worries me this morning. Funding shortfalls? That’s also a significant problem. TheContinue reading “What’s Become of My Alma Mater?”

The hard-left is losing the language wars. So far. The New York Times commissioned a poll to learn what words and phrases Americans actually use and which ones have fallen into disuse, are being rejected or haven’t even entered the consciousness of most people. The results are below, ranked by most commonly used to notContinue reading “Language Matters”

Last summer I was walking my dog, Maple, on the Southwest Bike Path, a couple blocks from our home. She stopped and got low to the ground, like she does when she feels threatened and wants to make herself look smaller and more fierce (she succeeds on the first count). I looked around for whatContinue reading “Pigging Out”