One of the most striking and troubling aspects of President Barack Obama’s leadership is his grandiosity. I do not refer here to personal vanity, although that, too, seems to be among his weaknesses. In 2008 then-candidate Obama told Patrick Gaspard,…
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Obama and the Perilous Politics of Progress
by Carson Holloway on October 19, 2012 · 6 comments
President Obama and the “Intelligence Brief” Scandal
by Dr. Paul Kengor on October 11, 2012 · 11 comments
The last few weeks have produced many intriguing political moments, but none as shocking as the revelation that President Obama has been absent from the vast majority of his daily intelligence briefings.
According to a study by the Government Accountability…
The Obama Nullification Doctrine
by Dr. Marvin Folkertsma on July 20, 2012 · 2 comments
In December 1828, South Carolina had 5,000 copies of John C. Calhoun’s “Exposition and Protest” printed and distributed throughout the state. A defiant document, Calhoun’s “Exposition” outlined a theory of constitutional interpretation first adumbrated in the infamous Kentucky and Virginia…
The New Reality: Obama Makes Laws
by Keith Koffler on June 19, 2012 · 11 comments
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…