Why the ‘threat’ on Bob Woodward matters
“Yes, all administrations are sensitive to criticism, and all push back when such criticism is deemed unfair or inaccurate. But no president since Richard Nixon has demonstrated such overt contempt…
The Obamaian Universe
“In the Obamaian universe, the units of the private economy . . . are satellites orbiting the great fixed planet of public spending.” by Daniel Henninger It may be that…
The True National Debt
“Five estimates of the national debt . . . (1) Treasury debt held by the public: $11.3 trillion, 73% of GDP . . . (2) Gross Federal debt: $16 trillion…
The buck still stops with the president
by Nolan Finley Playing the crisis card won’t work forever for President Barack Obama. At some point, the people will expect their leader to lead. And the president hasn’t…
The manufactured crisis of sequester
by George F. Will Even during this desultory economic recovery, one industry thrives — the manufacture of synthetic hysteria. It is, however, inaccurate to accuse the Hysteric in Chief of…
The Violence Against Women Act?
by Gordon S. Jones With the Senate having acted and the House set to take up the bill as early as next week, it is time for someone to answer…
More on Electoral College “Reform”
by Gordon S. Jones Now that a Virginia state senator has dropped plans to re-work his state’s method of allocating votes in the Electoral College, let’s consider some other proposals…
The Incomparable George Washington
“I find his love of fox hunting, dancing, cards, and the theater all very appealing. His terrible temper—which he learned to control—is also clearly very human. Nor should his entrepreneurial…
No good reason to say ‘no’ to Keystone: Phony assertions halt process
“All six states along the proposed 2,000-mile route now support the pipeline.” by Paul Driessen Nearly 170 billion barrels of Canadian oil sands fuel could be recovered economically with today’s…
Obama’s Economic Growth Record Is The Worst In 60 Years
0.8% — The Abysmal Rate of Economic Growth under Obama by Jeffrey H. Anderson President Obama’s defense of his economic stewardship has effectively amounted to this: At least we no…
Putting The Truth-o-Meter On Obama’s State Of The Union Energy Claims
“Funneling taxpayer money to support green energy distorts the market and creates a huge amount of economic inefficiency — like a homeowner being pressured to use Uncle Bob for home…
Transcript of Dr. Carson’s recent speech
“Where does it say you have to hurt the guy? He’s just put in a billion in the pot. We don’t need to hurt him. It’s that kind of thinking…
Obama leads Democrats out on a limb
“Democrats have crawled out on a fragile, ideological limb with Barack Obama, a branch loaded with debt and the burden of a sagging economy. It will snap long before they…
Ronald Reagan and the State of the Union
Ronald Reagan, Master of the State of the Union First laying out his plans, then later his accomplishments, Ronald Reagan mastered the formal setting of the State of the Union.…