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Victor Davis Hanson: The Dangerous Dog Days of Summer
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The Dangerous Dog Days of Summer
by Victor Davis Hanson
Historian Barbara Tuchman characterized the events leading up to World War I as the “Guns of August.”While there is no statistical evidence that wars break out any more often in late summer than in other seasons, the world was torn apart twice during the [...]
John Hawkins: Seven Huge Flaws in the Way Liberals Think
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Seven Huge Flaws in the Way Liberals Think
by John Hawkins
1) Liberals believe they can change human nature. Sure, human beings can be shaped and molded to a certain extent. Any parent who has spanked a child can tell you that. However, most people care more about what they’re having for lunch today than [...]
Walter E. Williams: The Pretense of Knowledge
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The Pretense of Knowledge
by Walter E. Williams
The ultimate constraint that we all face is knowledge — what we know and don’t know. The knowledge problem is pervasive and by no means trivial as hinted at by just a few examples. You’ve purchased a house. Was it the best deal you could have gotten? [...]
George Will: An Insufficiency of Fear
George Will examines President Obama’s rhetoric at Townhall.com…
An Insufficiency of Fear
by George Will
The president, convinced that the only thing America has to fear is an insufficiency of fear, has warned that “disaster” and “catastrophe” are the certain alternatives to swift passage of the stimulus legislation. One marvels at his certitude more than one envies his [...]
Charting a course in 2009
A look at some of the challenges coming in 2009. Read the story at Townhall.com…
Charting a New Course in the New Year
by Ken Connor
“Out with the old, in with the new!”
Rarely have those words been uttered with more enthusiasm than at the beginning of 2009.
2008 was an historic and unsettling year. Our economy imploded, the [...]
Assignment for the Republicans by William Rusher
A smart look at what the GOP needs to do in the coming months and years. Read the whole story at Townhall.com…
Assignment for the Republicans
by William Rusher
America is now entering upon an era of government by the Democratic Party. Barack Obama will be our president for at least the next four years, possibly eight. The [...]
George Will: American Czars
George Will looks at the concept behind President-Elect Obama’s proposed ‘Car Czar.’ Read the whole story at Townhall.com…
American Czars
by George Will
In 1966, the price of eggs rose to a level that President Lyndon Johnson judged, God knows how, was too high. There were two culprits — supply and demand — and Johnson’s agriculture secretary [...]
Thomas Sowell: Postponing Reality
As always, some excellent insights from Dr Thomas Sowell. Read the whole article here…
Postponing Reality
by Thomas Sowell
Some of us were raised to believe that reality is inescapable. But that just shows how far behind the times we are. Today, reality is optional. At the very least, it can be postponed.
Kids in school are not [...]
Charles Krauthammer: Unsure About “Obama the Centrist”
Some insights into Barack Obama and criticism of those who insist his early post-election moves have been ‘centrist.’ Read the whole column at The Washington Post…
Unsure About “Obama the Centrist”
by Charles Krauthammer
Barack Obama has garnered praise from center to right — and has highly irritated the left — with the centrism of his major appointments. [...]