The Anti-Romney Vote...

Thomas Sowell, Investor’s Business Daily A funny thing happened to Mitt Romney on the way to his coronation as the inevitable Republican candidate for President of the United States. Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado happened. Rick Santorum beat him in all three states on the same...
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Desperately Hoping for ...

Erick Erickson, Red State Posted by Erick Erickson (Diary) Monday, February 6th at 10:31PM EST As I said back in December, I have no plans to endorse a candidate for President of the United States. I wrote, at the time, “I would prefer instead to tell you exactly what I think about...
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The Economy Remains Dee...

Paul Krugman, New York Times In a better world — specifically, a world with a better policy elite — a good jobs report would be cause for unalloyed celebration. In the world we actually inhabit, however, every silver lining comes with a cloud. Friday’s report...
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The Future of the World...

Robert Samuelson, Newsweek "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there."– L.P. Hartley, English novelistWASHINGTON — It must now be obvious that, economically speaking, we're in another country. Things we once took for granted no longer...
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Let’s Stop Polici...

John Stossel, Washington Examiner With an election approaching and at least some Americans upset about irresponsible spending, the president has finally expressed a political interest in cutting something. He says the Pentagon will spend "only" $525 billion next year....
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How Team Obama Plans to...

Tory Newmyer, Fortune Go here to see the original: How Team Obama Plans to Win...
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The President’s E...

Theodore Olson, Wall Street Journal How would you feel if aides to the president of the United States singled you out by name for attack, and if you were featured prominently in the president's re-election campaign as an enemy of the people?What would you do if the White House...
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Tax "Reform" ...

Robert Samuelson, Newsweek WASHINGTON — Almost everyone favors "tax reform" in the abstract: Broaden the tax base by reducing deductions, credits and other tax breaks; and then cut top tax rates. But this sort of sweeping tax reform is usually a political nonstarter, and...
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Channeling Today’...

Salena Zito, Pitt Tribune-Review JACKSONVILLE, FLA – Florida's first military governor and America's seventh president, Andrew Jackson, never lived in this city named to honor his military exploits that forced Spain to cede the territory to the United States.His influence...
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U.S. Poised to Capitali...

Mills & Ottino, WSJ In January 1912, the United States emerged from a two-year recession. Nineteen more followed"”along with a century of phenomenal economic growth. Americans in real terms are 700% wealthier today.In hindsight it seems obvious that emerging...
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