Stephen Helgesen

James Carville's phrase, which he used during the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign, "It's the economy, stupid" may have been the right one for the time, but the last few years of soaring consumer prices have generated a need for a new…

Newsflash to my European friends -- the more you criticize America and the more you marginalize Americans, the quicker you will push the U.S. away from the global stage and closer towards a new form of isolationism and nationalism.One of…

When a married couple wants a divorce and does not want to accuse the other of infidelity or mental cruelty or financial negligence or spousal abuse, the reason cited before a judge is often "irreconcilable differences."This is often…

The coming new trade paradigm, complete with sky-high tariffs on everything from soup to smartphones could intensify consumer use of two already existing methods of trade.The first is the counterfeit product market with consumer goods that…

A couple days ago, the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, gave a press conference during her short whirlwind trip to Greenland.Nothing new about that EXCEPT that she read out a statement to the press in English that was targeted to…

When it comes to the U.S. and its trade with foreign partners, we must first address what it means to put America first.WHile that may sound exclusionary to some in the international community, it is simply an outgrowth of a long-standing…

Democrat campaign operative James Carville may not be a modern day Nostradamus, but he does possess more than his fair share of homespun wisdom when it comes to strategizing a way forward for his party.A month or so ago, when he was asked…

I am afraid that the Danes are in danger of losing their good old-fashioned judgment, especially when it comes to the U.S.A. and its people.I am in Denmark, and the other day, I listened to a podcast from a popular Danish radio station…

Ian Fleming was a masterly writer and he wove a web of intrigue and excitement about something stealthy, the world of the government spy.And the protagonist in that drama was someone we've all come to know well, Bond, James Bond. Twenty-six…

Donald Trump is an acquired taste. Donald Trump is a bully. Donald Trump is a breath of fresh air. Donald Trump is an oligarch. Donald Trump is a convicted felon. Donald Trump is the personification of the American Dream. Donald Trump is a…