D.J. McGuire
D.J. is an Adjunct Faculty Instructor in Economics at Tidewater Community College, a cost estimator, and a musician. A neoconservative, he has watched the Republican Party succumb to white supremacist and anti-democratic impulses with alarm. He now calls himself a Red Dog Democrat.
Myth and Reality on Elections (yes, plural)
What happened in 2024 began in 2021…and even has some explanation in 2018. In short, Faulkner has a point … again.
What is the Federal Reserve Thinking?
I try to take some time off and the Fed commits one of the most boneheaded mistakes in decades, in the one policy area in which I still have confidence.
It Is Time To Take a Step Back
When you miss as widely as I did, you need to reassess – a lot of things.
Kamala Harris Will Win This Election
It’s not easy to see through the junk polls (and even rural oversampling in decent ones). Ann Selzer did, though. As such, I’m ready to stick my neck out.
Trump Confirms Conservative Case Against Him
In the 1970s, hard-left anti-American ‘peaceniks’ inspired modern conservatism to stop them. To launder his hatred for Liz Cheney, the ex-president joined them.
Is This the Soft Landing?
Our economy has never been able to catch its breath from inflation without a recession – until (maybe) now, all the more reason to avoid Trump’s risky tariffs.
Youngkin Dances to Trump’s Tune
The man who was supposed to lead the Republican Party away from the Trump era has made it clear he is perfectly comfortable as just another sycophant.
Mike Johnson Joins the Surrender Caucus
The Putinization of the Republican Party reaches the House Speaker. Everyone who will keep Mike Johnson in post bears responsibility.
For National Security Conservatives, the Democrats Have Built a Home
The Democrats have taken up the mantle that Donald Trump made the Republicans abandon.
Will Mitt Romney Eventually Endorse Harris?
The fundamental disagreement on foreign policy isn’t between Romney and Harris. It’s between Romney and Trump. Romney and Harris actually agree with each other (and me). I still hold out hope that Romney will recognize that and endorse Harris.
