Guest Blogger: Cliff May on Strengthening America

Clifford May / June 02, 2010

What can be done to advance American strength? The list is long and the mission is urgent. It starts with this: Strengthening America must become a priority. That is not the case at present as anyone who takes the trouble to read the Obama administration’s new 52-page National Security Strategy (NSS) will learn.

True, the document proclaims a “commitment to renew our economy, which serves as the wellspring of American power.” But can anyone seriously argue that America’s economic dynamism is being enhanced, rather than debilitated, by the accumulation of trillions in new debt, the granting of fresh entitlements and the promotion of such policies as “cap-and trade”? With that as preface, here are eight specific projects that would advance American strength:

1. Promote economic growth. That can most effectively be done by lowering tax rates, cutting non-military government spending and improving the environment for risk-taking entrepreneurs and investors. (more…)