I was astonished to hear Barack Obama admit, on Thursday, that genuine economic growth will have to come from the private sector. He actually stated that there’s only so much the government can do, and that if America is to … Continue reading
Obama’s forthcoming war in Afghanistan rests on the same flawed foundation as did Bush’s war in Iraq: It’s not winnable. I don’t mean it’s unwinnable militarily; it’s unwinnable conceptually, and therefore military victory is beside the point. The inability of … Continue reading
America needs divided government. This isn’t because there are no solutions. There are rational solutions, but Democrats propose the absolute opposite of what’s needed and Republicans propose absolutely nothing. Given this state of affairs, the only solution is two-party government. … Continue reading
Former President Bill Clinton said last week he would have preferred to leave the White House “in a coffin” because he loved being commander in chief. “It’s good that we have a (term) limit. Otherwise I would have stayed until … Continue reading
Dear 535 voting members of the Congress: It is now official: You are all morons. The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 – you have had 234 years to get it right; it is broke. Social Security was established … Continue reading
Do Republican victories in elections matter? Only to undercut Obama, because Obama is the anti-liberty force of the moment. However, the Republicans stand for nothing. We know this not because of their current performance, but primarily because of their past … Continue reading
As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also. –Thomas Jefferson
Somebody needs to tell the President that it’s not economic “growth” if the money is taken from those who produced it and given to the more politically favored who did not produce it. For example, taking money from a hard … Continue reading
The government has only been able to come up with fewer than half of the Swine flu vaccines it guaranteed to have for the flu season. Its response is to declare a public health emergency so that government officials will … Continue reading
The FCC wants to take ownership of the Internet through something dubious called “net neutrality.” You can be sure that once the government is involved, there will be nothing neutral about it. Obama’s head of the FCC talks about wanting … Continue reading
America’s foreign policy today is “engagement.” Our policy is to talk to all foreign enemies, including mortal ones, such as the dictatorship of Iran, who threaten our physical safety and that of our allies. “Engagement” is the language of couples … Continue reading
Freedom of speech is the most important thing. It’s everything. Without free expression of ideas, there’s no competition among ideas. The irrational wins over the rational only where there is no free speech. So long as people can counter with … Continue reading