Why soft bribery remains the rule rather than the exception.
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 [...]
Vegan Joaquin Phoenix to Save Rabbit-Eating Snakes
April 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Mirror, mirror, on the wall who in the land is silliest of all?
Exhibit one: In Year of the Dog we travel with two hysterical vegans, Peggy (Molly Shannon) and Newt (Peter Sarsgaard). They both have issues. And, in one memorable scene, Peggy returns to Newt’s house to pick up her dog. Just one slight problem [...]
A Lifeline for New Jersey
April 6, 2010 By 39 Comments
How a Republican governor’s austere budget may rescue the economically ailing state and establish a formula for financial recovery.
HCR and the Long Retreat from Moscow
March 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jim DeMint famously characterized the Health Care Reform bill as President Obama’s Waterloo, a statement that earned him the disdain of every pipe-puffer and low comedian in the MSM Rolodex. While I stand second to none in my admiration for Senator DeMint I have to admit his critics were half-right (representing a one-time 50% improvement [...]
And the Oscar Goes To…Dalal Mughrabi, PLO Terrorist
March 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It is almost midnight, but I can’t sleep. I am haunted by their faces, by the thought that, thirty-two years ago, at this very hour, both Gail and Dalal were still alive.
Gail was packing her cameras, checking that she had enough film and the right lenses. She would get up early so the beach would [...]
Chris Matthews Goes “Jay Walking”
February 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One of Jay Leno’s funniest bits on the Tonight Show is when he goes trolling in Hollywood for people who know nothing about America. They don’t know what country we fought to be independent from, what century the Civil War was in, etc.
MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews is a frequent Leno guest; but Thursday night, he [...]
How Feminists Judge: “He Looks Rape-y”
The aftermath of my column
For the past two days, I have been embroiled in an enormous campus controversy concerning a column I wrote criticizing the concept of “date rape” and decrying the victim-based ideology of the sexual left. Printed in the university’s paper, the American University Eagle, the column went up on its website on [...]