Harrop: The state of our economy is strong. Thanks, Obama.
A president deserves partial credit for a strong economy. The current economic numbers are good, so to the extent that gratitude is due, let us offer it. Thank you, President...
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Harrop: Roy Moore poisons Alabama’s business climate
There aren't enough advertising dollars on Madison Avenue to counter the reputational damage to Alabama that Roy Moore winning the Senate election would bring.
Harrop: Little shelter in the land of the scam, home of the fleeced
The first head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, recently finalized some rules taming the financial industry. So he had to go. President Trump announced last week that...
Harrop: Go ahead, Republicans. Investigate Hillary. Again.
Go ahead, investigate Hillary Clinton for the 10,000th time. Other than a monumental waste of taxpayer dollars, there's little harm in taking another look at the Uranium One sale.
Harrop: Trump economy fails to wow many investors
A rich guy I know really, really dislikes Donald Trump. A member of the 1 percent, Jack (not his real name) thinks the president has sullied the country's reputation and...
Harrop: The charges against Weinstein and O’Reilly need sorting
It would take a really big jerk to steal the sexual predator headlines from Harvey Weinstein. Defrocked Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly apparently has what it takes.
Harrop: America can’t curb guns, but we’re great at cleaning up massacres
Cleaning up after massacres is now a growth industry. America is going to need lots more level 1 trauma units. More SWAT teams. More therapists, physical and mental.
Harrop: Not saving is the American way
Most Americans aren't prepared to weather a financial crisis. Some 46 percent say they could not scratch up $400 in ready cash to meet an emergency.
Harrop: Colleges come to senses the hard way
Chelsea Manning looked to be a checkmark on Harvard's list of good deeds in the name of identity politics. But was it indeed a good deed?
Harrop: Remove Trump from the pilot’s seat on trade
Nuclear threats by North Korea frighten us and terrify South Koreans, who could suffer devastating losses in a conflict. But Donald Trump apparently sees the crisis as an occasion to...