Victor Davis Hanson tells why our military today is so outstanding:
Victor Davis Hanson tells why our military today is so outstanding:
Today is April Fools’ Day, so be forewarned. In honor of the day, here is a link to that most useful site for exposing hoaxes and urban legends, Snopes.com, which has a nice article about the origins, legends, and falsehoods of All Fools. NOTA BENE:
Still more Orwellian newspeak from the new administration from the head of Homesland Security, no less, Janet Napolitano. She wants to replace the word “terrorism” with “man-caused disasters.” The very person assigned to protect us from terrorism does not believe that terrorism exists, prefering to
In some depression-era marketing, Ford and GM have announced a program wherein if you buy a new car and then lose your job, the companies will cover your car payments: Under Ford’s plan, customers that purchase a new car or truck between Tuesday and June
After firing the CEO of General Motors–a stunning intrusion of state power into a private company–the commander-in-chief of the economy described what he will do with his new auto industry that he has seized. Don’t worry, he said. The government will honor your warranties. From
If you haven’t yet seen this clip, you need to. It shows Daniel Hannen, a Tory representative of England to the European Parliament, responding to his own Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, who had just given a speech to that body. For more from elegant, intelligent,
President Obama has announced his plans to escalate the war in Afghanistan. President Obama introduced his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan yesterday with a threat assessment familiar from the Bush administration. “The terrorists who planned and supported the 9/11 attacks,” he said, are continuing
If we have to be like the Europeans, perhaps we should consider one of their other political model in addition to Social Democracy. After all, unlike our two party system, the parliamentary democracies have lots of parties and thus lots of political options are in
President Obama’s nominee to head the Office of Legal Counsel, Dawn Johnson, has been reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and awaits a vote from the floor. She earlier served as the legal counsel for NARAL, the National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League.
It is widely being said–including approvingly by liberals–that the Obama administration is adopting the governmental and economic model known as “Social Democracy,” as practiced widely in Europe. If so, we should know more about this system. This is from the entry for “Social Democracy” in
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