Donald B. Hawthorne
Commentators on the evolving Obama presidency: Charles Krauthammer: Obama proposes a European U.S. Not a great speech, but extremely consequential. If Barack Obama succeeds, his joint address to Congress will be seen as historic — indeed as the foundational document of Obamaism. As it stands, it constitutes the boldest social democratic manifesto ever issued by…
Here. Sometimes pictures do tell more than words can say.
Burton Folsom, Jr. on the Great Depression. Read his book.
Betsy McCaughey writes: …Tragically, no one from either party is objecting to the health provisions slipped in without discussion. These provisions reflect the handiwork of Tom Daschle, until recently the nominee to head the Health and Human Services Department. Senators should read these provisions and vote against them because they are dangerous to your health.…
As Obama, Pelosi and Reid accelerate the implementation of socialistic practices in America – building on what Bush started – it is helpful and necessary to reacquaint ourselves with fundamental economic principles and some specific significant issues animating today’s public debate. FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES The 17-blog post series below was originally put together in 2006…
From a friend of a friend in honor of the Obama/Pelosi/Reid porkulus spending bill: Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles…
It is one of those beautiful mornings after a snow storm where the crisp whiteness of the fresh snow is everywhere, set against the quietness of people still being largely indoors. It is another one of those times when we all have an opportunity to take a step back and reflect on the beauty of…
Bill Ayers tries to rewrite his personal life history in this New York Times editorial. J. G. Thayer doesn’t let him get away with airbrushing history: …The facts are simple: Ayers — by his own admission; he described himself after his trial as “guilty as hell; free as a bird” — should have been sent…
As the master of malaprops, Yogi Berra, once said: This is like deja vu all over again. I guess it isn’t enough to pull out all the old books which tackled the realities around the Great Depression and FDR’s New Deal versus the commonly held myths. It now looks like the time to also pull…
Melanie Phillips: Trevor Loudon has got hold of a fascinating analysis of Prez-elect Obama’s administrative appointments by Mark Rudd and Jeff Jones, two former Weather Underground terrorists (chums of Obama’s old ally [chance acquaintance], the unrepentant former WU terrorist William Ayers). The two of them are now on the board of Movement for a Democratic…
