Conservatism reborn in twisted sisterhood
This dynamic – the hallmark of a healthy and free society – has been radically reversed. Now, they know everything about what we do, and are constantly building systems to know more. Meanwhile, we know less and less about what they do, as they build walls of secrecy behind which they function. That’s the imbalance [...]
at Reason: …Bovard sketches how “President Franklin Roosevelt used the IRS to harass newspaper publishers who were opposed to the New Deal” and “Kennedy … used the IRS to strong-arm companies into complying with “voluntary” price controls. Steel executives who defied the administration were singled out for audits.” He points out that the “IRS was [...]
blogs: The true ideological inclinations of the Obama White House can be endlessly debated, but slightly more than halfway through this presidency I think it’s fair to make the following generalization: Obama has governed as a business-friendly social democrat and an aggressive social liberal, as a hawkish interventionist when intervention seems cheap and easy (drones, [...]
Leaks that favor the president are shoveled out regardless of national security, while national security is twisted to pummel leaks that do not favor him. more edited to add: A reader points out that some of these leaks may be, essentially, underlings bragging, rather than any kind of Obama-coordinated leak campaign. That’s fair, and definitely [...]
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