Jeff Durstewitz
The Obama Outrages: Government as Black Swan
Transforming America, one “unexpected” incident after another.
The Archduke of (Moral) Hazard
Don't worry — if you crash the General Lee, it's everyone else's responsibility, not yours.
Full Speed Ahead on Obama’s Titanic
Obama has steered America on the same fatal course as the Europeans.
Anti-Fracking Greens and Their War on the Poor
Hydraulic fracking makes natural gas less expensive and lowers heating costs benefiting the poor.
‘Hoovervilles’ and ‘Occupy’: Any Shared Roots?
Few of the Wall Street protesters appear to be destitute or without options. Plus: Read Judge Rules Against the Zuccotti Occupiers at the Tatler.
Oh, No — the Times, It Ain’t a Changin’
Wouldn’t it have been refreshing if the New York Times had admitted it had a big problem and brought in some “new blood” to solve it? Jill Abramson, just named the new executive editor of the paper, sounds like the “same old, same old.” (Also read Roger Kimball: "From Bad to Worse at the Times.")
We Wave the Bloody Shirt — But Whose?
Has the mystery of one of our biggest political metaphors been revealed?
Rewriting Obama’s Speech
"Although I spent a fair amount of time apologizing for America in my speech in Cairo and elsewhere, I now recognize that we’re actually the best thing the Mideast has going for it ... "
Mr. President, ‘Listen to the People’ on ObamaCare
If it's good advice for Mubarak, why not for you?
American Leftists Refuse to See the Handwriting on the Wall in Europe
Our domestic lefties have been pushing for decades to turn us into the type of society that is now crumbling before our eyes in Europe.
Actually, You Do Have a Messaging Problem, When Your Message Is Sheer Arrogance
Marshall McLuhan was right: when it comes to Barack Obama, the medium really is the message.
Lennon Was All Right, but His Disciples Were Thick and Ordinary
The song that unshook the world — and that the Lennon tributes forgot.
What a Long, Strange Trip ObamaCare Has Been
The president seemed to change before our eyes into a kind of “this is for your own good” authoritarian.
The Big Fool Says to Push On
Pete Seeger once sang out against LBJ on national TV. Any folkies under 90 years of age care to pick up a guitar and protest the new president?
Trying to Sell ObamaCare
With Social Security and Medicare already off the rails, trying to add another big entitlement doesn't pass the smell test for most people. (Also read Ron Radosh: The Lieberman-Dean Imbroglio)
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