Who's Afraid of Obamacare? Obama
This morning's HHS “defense” of health reform read like White House talking points. But it did make one thing clear: Obama knows the health bill is a political loser. This morning, the Department of Health and Human Services put out a “defense” of the Obama administration’s health care reforms …How Realistic is Obama's Green Revolution?
President Obama called in his State of the Union speech for securing 80 percent of U.S. electricity from “clean” sources by 2035. Is it doable? President Obama called in his State of the Union speech for securing 80 percent of U.S. electricity from “clean” sources by 2035. Is it doable? Sure. As …How Wall Street Fueled the Housing Binge
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission report deals harshly with those fabulously compensated financial executives who never saw the crisis coming. Let’s face it: You won't read every page of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission report. But Frum Forum will, over the next days. So let’s …Wall Street’s Meltdown: Who’s to Blame?
The financial crisis panel makes it clear that while many were responsible for the mortgage meltdown, the Fed was the one entity that could have stopped it. Let's face it: You will not read every page of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission report. But Frum Forum will, over the next days. So …How the Regulators Failed
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report paints a disturbing picture of the federal agencies tasked with overseeing America’s financial sectors. At least from what I’ve read of it so far—and, no, I haven’t finished all 662 pages—the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report paints a …Obama's China Envy
Obama used his SOTU address to lament that “China is building newer airports,” and imply that we should too. But do we really want an infrastructure race with China? Dandong is a city in Northeast China with a population about 780, 000. Here is a photograph I took of Dandong’s airport last fall – …