I’d go with Rand Paul and Ted Cruz over Paul Ryan. The American Conservative brings you into focus on the three. Paul Ryan and Ted Cruz are both popular speakers on the conservative dinner circuit. They have both taken their shows on the road to such familiar destinations as New Hampshire and Iowa. They could […]
Archives for September 2013
Top 10 Political Books #8: Free to Choose
We’re counting down the top 10 political books. These books should be required reading for all. Number 8: Free to Choose, Milton and Rose Friedman Amazon: The international bestseller on the extent to which personal freedom has been eroded by government regulations and agencies while personal prosperity has been undermined by government spending and economic controls. Buy […]
Hope in Iran? Yes!
America must now, as Cato’s Justin Logan suggests, provide Iran with a realistic off ramp. What is not needed is more hawkish rhetoric from Israel or Lindsey Graham. A central, if not the central, problem is that the American foreign policy community has failed to lay out any conceivable way Iran could satisfy Washington other […]
NRA Right, Obama Wrong–Again!
Here NRA leadership explains how to make Americans safer. President Obama said that to honor those who died in the Navy Yard shooting, “we’re going to have to change.” “We don’t take the basic common sense actions to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous people,” he said. Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president […]
Entire A-10 Fleet on the Chopping Block
The USAF has put America’s cheapest, most reliable, mission survivable attack jets on the chopping block. The A-10 Thunderbolt, most known for its 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling cannon, has been in service for over 30 years and is on the brink of retirement, thanks to budget cuts. It was a key player in the Gulf War […]
Top 10 Political Books #9: The Forgotten Man
We’re counting down the top 10 political books. These books should be required reading for all. Number 9: The Forgotten Man, by Amity Shlaes Amazon: In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes, one of the nation’s most-respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the […]
Top 10 Political Books #10: End the Fed
We’re counting down the top 10 political books. These books should be required reading for all. Number 10: End the Fed, by Ron Paul Amazon: In the post-meltdown world, it is irresponsible, ineffective, and ultimately useless to have a serious economic debate without considering and challenging the role of the Federal Reserve. Most people think […]
Pension Reform?
Mayor Jim Gray of Lexington, Kentucky is taking a victory lap for pension reform. But at the end of the day Lexington, KY is still in the pension business. A true victory for taxpayers would be a complete exit from pensions. The private sector, where most taxpayers work, has already shifted to a defined contribution […]
Ann Curry’s exclusive interview with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
NBC News’ Ann Curry interviewed Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran today – his first interview with an American journalist since he became president. Here’s a behind the scenes look at the interview.
Announcing the Murder Capital and the Top 15 Murder Cities in America
Is your hometown on the murder list? Why is it not surprising that Chicago leads the list? I am interested in the demographics breakdown. I bet that few Windy City folk are being gunned down outside of Bloomingdales. And let’s not forget, Illinois gun laws are hostile to those law-abiding citizens wishing to defend themselves […]
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