What Obama’s “new way forward” has meant for American strength and credibility abroad.
Tibetan Buddhist Monks Set Themselves on Fire to Protest Chinese Oppression
October 31, 2011 By 17 Comments
Fred Branfman, Noam Chomsky and the Communist Two-Step
June 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Fred Branfman, author, blogger and early contributor to the current California economic miracle under Governor Jerry Brown, has written a very long apologetic about Noam Chomsky, or more accurately a standard screed against US imperialism and capitalism using Chomsky as a prop. Presumably he thought that invoking the grand old man’s name would somehow spur [...]
Another Phony “Veteran”
June 9, 2010 By 40 Comments
Illinois’ Phil Hare is the latest Democratic candidate to embellish his military service record.
Helen Thomas Tells Jews to Go Back to Germany
June 7, 2010 By 122 Comments
The White House press icon lets her true feelings be known about Jews.
NRB Book Club: Christopher Hitchens on Horowitz and Humor
June 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It sounds like a cliché. “If Hitchens didn’t exist,” wrote Ian McEwan, “we wouldn’t be able to invent him.”
I’m looking at Christopher Hitchens’ latest book. On the front-cover he’s smoking and (my guess) sending secret smoke signals to neo-conservatives. And yet, in the world of politics, no-one appears more complicated than Christopher Hitchens because of [...]
John Hawkins Vs. Robert Reich On The Stimulus
June 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When Barack Obama was originally pushing his ginormous stimulus bill, like many conservatives, I pointed out that it wasn’t going to work.
Among other things, I noted history has shown that stimulus bills of this sort don’t get the economy moving, I pointed out that there wasn’t even that much Keynesian stimulus in the bill — and [...]
Media Malpractice
June 4, 2010 By 27 Comments
Welcome to the world where Richard Blumenthal’s lies are less reprehensible than Rand Paul’s honest opinion.
