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A New York Times story on John Edwards today includes this quote: “We have an epic fight in front of us, and anybody who thinks that’s not true is living in a fantasy world,” Mr. Edwards said. “How...
View ArticleGates vs. Grove
Last week, the two most significant figures to emerge from the technology industry, Bill Gates and Andy Grove, offered views about how capitalism can solve complex social problems. Their thinking could...
View ArticleBusiness Bashing
One of the policy frustrations conservatives have experienced with John McCain has been his propensity to attack capitalists and hence capitalism. Despite high praise for his refusal to pander to the...
View ArticleFlotsam and Jetsam
Andy McCarthy writes: “A panel of the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of my old adversary, Lynne Stewart, for providing material support to terrorism — i.e., helping the...
View ArticleLet’s Not Be Stupid
David Brooks observes: The economy seems to be stabilizing, and this has prompted a shift in the public mood. Raw fear has given way to anxiety that the recovery will be feeble and drab. Companies are...
View ArticleAnother “Never Mind”
The number of “never minds” is increasing in the name of health-care “reform.” Candidate Obama promised that no one earning less than $250,000 would have his taxes raised. Oh well, that was then. (The...
View Article“It’s My Fault, but Not Really”
As Politico reports, Obama tip-toed up to an admission of error in the health-care debate and then, realizing what he had done, reverted to form, blaming the scoundrels in Congress. First, the feint:...
View ArticleDowd Dumps Obama
Maureen Dowd, the grande dame of snark, knows when her man is yesterday’s news. A sample: Obama’s Oneness has been one-upped. Why settle for a faux populist when we can have a real one? Why settle for...
View ArticleThe Left’s Ornery Adolescents
Why are those Americans who are most distrustful of the U.S. government, and so eager to undermine it, the same ones who are most desperate to give it control over their own lives? Michael Moore has...
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