Back in the summer of 1984 my family toured the country in a 21’ Winnebago Brave. Yes, we were. Today, the idea of driving through some of the same cities is absurd. Maybe my dad felt the same way then too, if so, he didn’t show it. But since our epic trip the U.S. has […]
Archives for October 2014
Despotism of an Oligarchy
Jefferson saw the prospect coming and warned the American people. Here Pat Buchanan outlines the failure of the America people and Congress to defend the Constitution. The instrument of revolution is judicial review, the doctrine that makes the Supreme Court the final arbiter, the decider, of what the Constitution says, and cedes to the Court […]
Failed Weinberger/Powell Tests
Barack Obama needs to go to Congress and explain how his misguided foray into Syria meets the tests of the Weinberger/Powell Doctrine. Daniel Larison writes at The American Conservative here that America needs to end the latest unnecessary war. The Post points out the obvious that the war against ISIS isn’t “achieving its aims”: For now, the […]
Johnson Mountain Boys
Dick and I are in Beaune, France, looking forward to touring some vineyards today, iffy weather permitting. One of the great things about today’s technology is that we are able to keep in touch with family and friends and world happenings along the way. This morning, in NRO, I came along this from Jay Nordlinger, […]
Escalation in Syria Inevitable?
Daniel Larison at The American Conservative writes that the President may have trapped himself into inevitable escalation in the war in Syria. Vietnam comparisons are often perilous and potentially misleading, but the point the authors want to make shouldn’t be overlooked because of that. Presidents trap themselves into pursuing unwise escalation in foreign wars because […]
VIDEO: Liberals Begin to Tackle Radical Islam
Bill Maher and his guests – Sam Harris, Ben Affleck, Michael Steele and Nicholas Kristof – discuss ISIS and radical Islam during the panel portion of “Real Time.”
The Beauty of Obamacare
Several days ago, President Obama was out boasting, still, that the Affordable Care Act is lowering the cost of health care. On the heels of that came an announcement from Wal-Mart, the largest private employer in the U.S., that, in its latest purge, the company is dropping health benefits for some 30,000 employees. Even though […]
U.S. Plummets to 12th in Global Economic Freedom
A new report by the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute in Canada breaks the bad news.
Can Air Power Stop ISIS?
Syrian-Kurdish forces are being pressured in Kobane, Syria by IS. The town is a strategic border crossing with Turkey. If it’s taken foreign fighters could use it as a gateway to the Syrian conflict. CS Monitor reports: Islamic State militants have reportedly advanced to southern and eastern districts of Kobane, a strategically important Kurdish town […]
Greetings From Paris
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