Politics

Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare

by Keith Koffler June 28, 2012

The Supreme Court this morning announced that it has upheld Obamacare’s individual mandate, which – because it also let stand, with restrictions, the Medicaid expansion provision of the bill – means that basically the entire legislation is deemed constitutional.
Chief…

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The Question of More or Less Government

by Mark W. Hendrickson June 22, 2012

Theoretically, the elemental political choice in a democratic system is between more government or less—more government control over our lives and livelihood, or less; more government spending and programs than the year before, or less; more government power, or less.
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The New Reality: Obama Makes Laws

by Keith Koffler June 19, 2012

The thing I found most disconcerting about President Obama’s decision to create a new law without the help of Congress was his explanation for it.
Friday, as you know, Obama unilaterally announced a new class of illegal aliens who are…

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A Complicated Man: Ronald Reagan’s Father

by Dr. Paul Kengor June 15, 2012

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This Father’s Day, you may hear a tribute to some heroic dad who stopped a house from burning down, or stormed the beaches of Normandy. I doubt you’ll hear about a dad I’ve studied: Jack Reagan, father of President Ronald…

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An Obama Fundraiser’s PR Boost to a Brutal Dictator

by Keith Koffler June 13, 2012

President Obama Thursday will walk into a ritzy fundraiser in New York City hosted by a woman whose magazine provided a public relations boost to one of the most ruthless dictators of our century.
Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue,…

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Media Ignores Legal Armageddon

by Dr. Paul Kengor June 12, 2012

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May 21, 2012 was a kind of D-Day for the Catholic Church in defending itself against the Obama administration. On that day, 43 Catholic dioceses, archdioceses, organizations, universities, schools, and groups had filed 12 federal lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of…

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Boy, I Hope We Never Need the Finns For Anything

by Keith Koffler June 8, 2012

How is it that the Finnish Prime Minister comes to the White House and is forced to meet with Biden?
From the White House:
Vice President Biden today welcomed Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen of Finland to the White House.  The…

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Romney Doesn’t Need New Hampshire

by Keith Koffler June 1, 2012

The mainstream media, including some well-respected political analysts, have begun running pieces arguing that Mitt Romney has a narrow path to the presidency because the number of states he can win is limited to an amount that would just barely…

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Is Bill Kristol Calling the Shots on Israel?

by Pat Buchanan May 30, 2012

After taping John Stossel’s show on May 16 in New York, the Mrs. and I took the 10 a.m.Acela back to Washington. Once we had boarded the train, who should come waddling up the aisle but Bill Kristol.
The Weekly…

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We Hold These Truths

by Robert Yates May 22, 2012

Whenever the topic of personal liberty is debated, it is unfortunate that the liberty to do evil is often what is at stake. On one side there are libertines, or those who are at best morally indifferent, arguing that morally…

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