The wages of socialism.
The Greek Crisis and the Reactionary Left
May 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I put this question to my investor friend, whom I’ll call Angel Ware, about the situation in Europe:
Any insights into the ramifications of the Greek crisis?
Here is his answer:
“Well, it depends. The first question is whether or not the EU (i.e. Germany) will successfully be able to bail out the Greeks. There are some [...]
Obama-style Socialism
May 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism is now in paperback.
Jonah Goldberg has written an important article in Commentary on what he calls the “neo-socialism” of the Obama administration. I like this label. It is both accurate and more palatable than the term “neo-communism” which I have applied to the hard left. But given the twenty-year political partnership [...]
Fellow Travelers of our Enemies Then and Now
April 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In a previous post I mentioned Jennifer Delton’s summary of the prevailing view of professors dealing with the Cold War who teach that America was the villain. Sympathy for our enemies is the standard progressive posture — which is why they get so hysterical whenever the word “patriotism” is mentioned. Delton’s article is in fact [...]
A Disgraceful Evening at Cooper Union
April 20, 2010 By 11 Comments
Tariq Ramadan “contextualizes” the Palestinian and Muslim Brotherhood’s yearning for a Mideast Holocaust.
A Disgraceful Evening at Cooper Union
April 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Sunday, C-Span ran the Cooper Union panel with Tariq Ramadan, grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood and — until recently — banned from America for funding terrorists and working with their networks. On the platform were Slate’s Jacob Weisberg, the moderator, and George Packer (who provided the only illuminating moment in the [...]
