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Obama's Measured Gulf Spill Response

Despite attempts from conservative commentators to depict the Gulf oil spill as “Obama’s Katrina”, the President should be commended for not overreacting to the situation. We can safely classify most of our nation's political commentators as partisan automatons who would cast a ballot for Pol Pot …

Written by Alex Knepper on Friday June 4, 2010

The Myth of the Monolithic Youth Voter

In the aftermath of the 2008 election cycle, it was in great fashion to talk about the "youth vote” as a solid block. But GOP outreach efforts should understand that young voters mirror the same political divides as the electorate at large. This week, at least one piece emerged whose subject …

Written by Mytheos Holt on Friday June 4, 2010

The Broken American Job Machine

The headline is heart-warming: 431,000 net new jobs in May. The second line is not: only 41,000 of those jobs were created in the private sector. The headline is heart-warming: 431,000 net new jobs in May. The second line is not: only 41,000 of those jobs were created in the private sector. Census …

Written by David Frum on Friday June 4, 2010

The Accumulating Cost of Rand Paul's Mouth

A new Rasmussen poll shows support for Rand Paul plunging. Paul is plunging in Rasmussen's polls: A new Rasmussen poll has Mr. Paul leading Jack Conway by only 8 percentage points. Conway is viewed favorably by 47 percent and unfavorably by 43 percent, marking virtually no change from two …

Written by David Frum on Friday June 4, 2010

Will the West Stand Up to Turkey?

Despite its role in provoking Israel and turning the Mavi Marmara incident into an international crisis, Turkey has been let off the hook by Western leaders. At the height of the war between Israel and Hezbollah in July 2006, George W. Bush was caught telling Tony Blair in what was thought to be …

Written by Emmanuel Navon on Thursday June 3, 2010

UN Blames Israel First

On Wednesday, the UN Human Rights Council rushed to condemn Israel's response to the Gaza-bound flotilla and call for a fact-finding mission. But why bother with facts when the accused has already been proclaimed guilty? On 2 June, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a …

Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Thursday June 3, 2010

The Case for Drilling Close to Home

The Gulf oil spill makes it clear that the ecology and economy would have been far safer if oil drilling was done in shallower coastal waters or on land. But political expediency and a fear of offending environmentalists has prevented this. With no apparent solution to capping the massive oil …

Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday June 3, 2010

The GOP's Coming Diversity Breakthrough

The current crop of Republican minorities running in the 2010 midterm elections will force the public to reexamine many of their own ideas about the GOP and race. F. Scott Fitzgerald was famously quoted as saying, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in …

Written by Corey Chambliss on Thursday June 3, 2010

Time for Kirk to Come Clean on Military Record

By not setting the record straight on his misstatement of his military record -- immediately and with full disclosure -- Mark Kirk's campaign is allowing what should be a minor blunder balloon into a serious issue. Mark Kirk's campaign team needs to learn from the mistakes of the Obama administrat…

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday June 3, 2010

Why the Greek Crisis is Everyone's Problem

Greek debt, German banks and your 401(k) are all connected. And there's no way to rescue only the innocent. My latest column for The Week examines the problems Greece's financial crisis is creating for the rest of the world. Over the coming months and years, Greeks will pay more in taxes, …

Written by David Frum on Thursday June 3, 2010

Bring on the Disaster Czar

President Obama can’t deal with the Gulf oil spill by himself. He should instead use existing laws to delegate power to someone with real political clout. If President Barack Obama wants to take charge of the BP oil spill, he should invoke the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Wednesday June 2, 2010

Israel Losing the PR Battle

Without knowing the details of why Israel hit the flotilla of ships headed to Gaza -- or what Israeli intelligence might have known -- the reality is that virtually every country that matters is, in varying degrees, upset at Israel over the incident. The last thing Israel needs is another enemy in …

Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday June 2, 2010

Alexandria's Misguided Crime Fighting Priorities

The Alexandria Virginia Police Department's focus on ticket writing may have left the department unable to address other, more serious crimes. On May 8, the Alexandria, Virginia police department dedicated seven officers and a Sheriff's deputy to a roaming DWI enforcement for 10 hours. Two …

Written by Henry Clay on Tuesday June 1, 2010

Blago's Trial Takes Center Stage

The Rod Blagojevich corruption trial is set to begin this week and according to reports political fundraiser and real estate developer Tony Rezko may testify as one of the government's top witnesses. It was, at worst, a minor gaffe. Rep. Mark Kirk apologized this weekend for a mistake in his …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday June 1, 2010

Stop the Hypocrisy about Israel

My latest CNN column examines the Gaza-bound flotilla raid and the danger that the White House could again focus their pressure on Israel while ignoring the real threat posed by Hamas. Last week, the U.S. signed a UN resolution which criticized Israel for its nuclear arsenal but ignored Iran. My …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 1, 2010

Anti-Israel Crowd Tries to Hijack Gay Rights Parade

Organizers in Toronto were right to ban a group called Queers Against Israeli Apartheid from marching in this year's gay pride parade. Realizing that in the battle for public opinion, moderation is a virtue, gay rights organizers in Toronto stopped a group called Queers Against Israeli …

Written by Jonas Stankovich on Tuesday June 1, 2010

The Fantasy of a Deal with Hamas

To much of the liberal blogosphere, the flotilla incident proves that Israel must negotiate a deal with Hamas that will deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza while safeguarding Israel's legitimate security needs. But why on earth would Hamas negotiate such a deal? Friends of Israel have been left …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 1, 2010

Will Obama Stand with Israel?

This morning, Jake Tapper reports an unnamed administration official promising, "no daylight" between the US and Israel. But is the news true? A "lynching" - that's what the Israelis call the attack on their commandos by the waiting fighters aboard the Gaza flotilla. But that was only the …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 1, 2010

Turkey's Moves Against Israel

The Turkish government has escalated the Gaza-bound flotilla raid into a global incident. What kind of a NATO ally is that? Some Israel critics are suggesting that Israel's firing upon a Turkish vessel should be regarded as an Article V attack on NATO itself. That is upside-down. Let's view …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 1, 2010

Why Do Feminists Hate Palin?

The presidential race of 2008 exposed feminist ideology for the charade that it is: Hillary Clinton, who rose to power on her cheating husband's coattails, was hailed as a feminist hero, while Sarah Palin, a self-made woman, was ridiculed. Mytheos Holt doesn't know the half of Jessica Valenti. …

Written by Alex Knepper on Tuesday June 1, 2010