How Conservatives Win
It should come as no surprise The New York Times would bury news of a conservative victory over President Obama on page 8. The lead… Read More
New Obamacare Enrollment Numbers Are No Reason to Pop the Champagne
To hear the White House tell it, you’d think that Obamacare is going swimmingly. Liberals are cheering the new Obamacare enrollment numbers that for the… Read More
What You Need to Know About the Left’s Big Issue for 2014
Do a Google News search for “income inequality” and it will remove any doubt that this is already the political issue of 2014. The left… Read More
Morning Bell: 17 Reasons the $17 Trillion Debt Is Still a Big Deal
Remember the debt? That $17 trillion problem? Some in Washington seem to think it’s gone away. The Washington Post reported that “the national debt is… Read More
Morning Bell: Q&A on Scandals and Eric Holder
Attorney General Eric Holder is head of the Department of Justice—in charge of enforcing the nation’s laws. So what happens when the head law enforcer… Read More
China Renews Cyber Attacks Against U.S.
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has resumed its cyber attacks against the U.S., according to The New York Times. When news surfaced months ago that… Read More
Confronting China’s Cyber Offensive
The U.S. Government has issued its annual report on the state of China’s military activities. Most notably, for the first time, the government has directly… Read More
Green Energy Companies Fisker and SoloPower Struggle Despite Government-Backed Loans
One foot on a banana peel, the other in the grave. That’s where Fisker Automotive and SoloPower find themselves, struggling for survival despite generous government… Read More
SocietyNews
Morning Bell: The Marriage Debate Through a Child’s Eyes
Earlier this month, 11-year-old Grace Evans appeared before a panel of Minnesota lawmakers considering a redefinition of marriage in that state. She testified to the… Read More
A New Year’s Resolution for Conservatives
‘Tis the season for hope—though you couldn’t tell from listening to conservatives. Two months after the election, the mood remains grim among many on the… Read More
Morning Bell: How Obamacare Robs Medicare and Hurts Seniors
The rhetorical Medicare wars have heated up this week, after President Obama declared in his Saturday radio address that his proposed reforms “won’t touch your… Read More
Default? More Like Corrupt Officials
A recent New York Times article on microcredit in India may have missed the whole point. Their headline implies massive defaults in the microcredit industry,… Read More
Take Off Rose-Colored Glasses when it comes to Taliban Reconciliation
Before concluding that today’s New York Times article on Taliban outreach to Karzai means that an Afghan settlement is on the horizon, consider today’s other… Read More
Discovering China’s State-Led Economy, Years Late
The front page of The New York Times yesterday featured a very long story on the state displacing the market within the Chinese economy. Hats… Read More
NYT Laments the Failure of a Doomed Policy
The New York Times got it half-right. Friday’s jobs report was highly discouraging, causing the Times to reflect that “there’s just no positive spin for… Read More
National Education Standards: The Next Washington Takeover
The New York Times reports that 27 states are planning to adopt the set of national standards developed by the National Governors Association (NGA) and… Read More
