American Consequences

Buck Sexton

April 2019

What Happens if a Democrat Wins in 2020?

By Buck Sexton “America will never be a socialist country” has become an applause line President Donald Trump uses with increased frequency. Under other circumstances, in another time, one might chalk this up to the Donald’s habit of hyperbole...

March 2019

Smoked Out

What Marijuana Legalization Could Mean for The Mexican Cartels By Buck Sexton The drug war has raged on for decades at an incalculable cost in lives destroyed, money spent, and effort wasted. Ever since the Nixon administration declared the “War on...

February 2019

Roger Stone’s Arrest

The Russian Conspiracy Delusion By Buck Sexton “You absolutely must wear a belt with a suit,” Roger Stone told me recently. We were making small talk right before taping on my Hill.tv show, and Roger was cordial if a bit eccentric. The...

January 2019

America Was Built on Tariffs…

BELIEVE IT OR NOT By Buck Sexton These days, tariffs are treated like a bad word. They are to be avoided, condemned, and shunned. Tweed-clad economists get visibly agitated when discussing them on television. Think-tankers in the Acela corridor...

December 2018

Stop The Xsanity

Try Going Grinch This Xmas By Buck Sexton Stop giving gifts to your family members this holiday season. I know, it’s heresy to write this. Some of you may be wondering if I’ve turned into a Jehovah’s Witness or a Bernie Sanders supporter. But I’m...

November 2018

Political Trench Warfare

Defending the Trump presidency into 2020… By Buck Sexton Despite billions of dollars spent and over a hundred million votes cast, the midterm elections gave us little reason for optimism. The American people head into 2019 knowing that the...

October 2018

The Kavanaugh Election

Emotions are more important than evidence in 2018… By Buck Sexton Depending on your news source, the upcoming midterm election is either the quasi-socialist Sandernista Left against the pro-growth Constitutionalist GOP… or it’s the...

September 2018

Health Care Tug of War

Who Will Control Congress in 2019? By Buck Sexton Everybody cares about health care. In the U.S., it’s about one-fifth of GDP, and total spending on it goes well over $3 trillion annually. People get sick – or even if they’re young and healthy, they...