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Libya Elected to UN Human Rights Body

With the election of Libya, a nation awarded the lowest possible ratings for political and civil liberties, to a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, the time has come to ask if the UNHRC has finally run its course. On 14 May, Libya won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), however it …

Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Friday May 14, 2010

Will McCain Share Bennett’s Fate?

Senator John McCain is still in danger of ending up like Utah’s Bob Bennett: swiftly ejected from public office and scorned by the local GOP that had supported him for so long. A Republican senator runs for reelection in a mountain west state, a traditional GOP stronghold. The incumbent, in …

Written by Paul Craft on Thursday May 13, 2010

Following Rand Paul to Disaster

My latest column for The Week looks at the impending victory of Rand Paul in the Kentucky GOP senatorial primary and the message his backers hope to send to the party. My latest column for The Week looks at the impending victory of Rand Paul in the Kentucky GOP senatorial primary and the …

Written by David Frum on Thursday May 13, 2010

New Proposed Loan Regs Slam the Poor

With the nation in the midst of tough economic times, a new proposal in the Senate to restrict short term “payday” loans will only increase the difficulties low-income individuals face to obtain credit. Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina currently has a plan to reduce payday lending. Her stated …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Thursday May 13, 2010

Chuck DeVore's Afghan Fantasies

During the California GOP Senate debate, candidate Chuck DeVore argued for wrapping up the fight in Afghanistan, astonishingly claiming that the Taliban and Al Qaeda did not present "an existential threat". During the California GOP senatorial debate, a question was asked about the war in …

Written by Elise Cooper on Thursday May 13, 2010

Public Unsold on Kagan

According to the latest Gallup Poll numbers , Obama Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has lower approval ratings than former Bush nominee Harriet Miers. According to the latest Gallup Poll numbers , Obama Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has lower approval ratings than former Bush nominee …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Thursday May 13, 2010

NJ Voters Back Christie's Budget Slash

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is emphatically swinging his budget axe, and in so doing providing perhaps the earliest window into voters’ newfound respect for fiscal austerity. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is emphatically swinging his budget axe, in so doing providing perhaps the …

Written by Corey Chambliss on Thursday May 13, 2010

America's Unfolding Greek Tragedy

Similar to Western Europe, the U.S. has been slowly but steadily expanding entitlements and the regulatory state, setting the nation up for a future of slow growth, high taxes and loads of debt. I should point out first the agreements between Eli Lehrer and me in this debate. Obviously there are …

Written by Napoleon Linardatos on Thursday May 13, 2010

Angry GOP Voters Flirt with Danger in Kentucky

Rand Paul is poised to be the GOP senate nominee in Kentucky. Republicans there are determined to send a message — even if it hurts. For Republicans, one of the most ominously symbolic races in the country this year is the impending victory of Rand Paul in the Kentucky senatorial primary. …

Written by David Frum on Thursday May 13, 2010

Tories Break Down Another Barrier

In the United Kingdom, a Muslim woman now chairs the Conservative Party. But why should we be surprised? In the United Kingdom, a Muslim woman now chairs the Conservative Party: But why should we be surprised? After all, it is the party of Edmund Burke (half-Irish Catholic, known then as a …

Written by John S. Gardner on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Conservatives Wait and See on Cameron

The American blogosphere is currently holding its breath while it waits to see if David Cameron can hold his new coalition government together. The American blogosphere is currently holding its breath while it waits to see how David Cameron’s coalition cabinet handles itself. There hasn't been …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Wednesday May 12, 2010

GOP Base Shows Support For Climate Bill

Conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck argue that capping carbon pollution would push America down the road to socialism. Recent polls suggest that most conservative voters don't agree. So, the long awaited bill reduce America’s consumption of carbon has arrived, and the conventional …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Cameron and Clegg's Biggest Challenge

There's much talk of the "instability" in the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. But early signs suggest that the two parties share a similar sense of urgency about Britain's horrific budget deficit. Three messages - and one query - in today's Conservative-Liberal deal in the …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Cap-and-Trade's Winners and Losers

Leaked details of the soon to be unveiled Kerry-Lieberman cap-and-trade bill reveal which states and industries will benefit most from the Senate's climate change legislation. Just before Senators Kerry and Lieberman unveil their cap-and-trade bill today/tomorrow, one Republican staffer …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Poizner Uses Immigration to Close in on Whitman

The race to become the GOP nominee for governor is tightening up substantially in California, in large part due to immigration issues. Meg Whitman, who as recently as March led Steve Poizner by fifty points, now finds her lead down to just two points. The race to become the Republican Party’s …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday May 12, 2010

The GOP's Growing Hispanic Rift

By failing to embrace immigrants, Republicans are making themselves largely irrelevant to the growing number of Latino voters. I am a Mexican American and a Republican. I remember distinctly when I first picked sides: election night, 1988. I was four. My family had just arrived in the United …

Written by Robert Gonzalez on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Obama's Stealth SCOTUS Pick

The fact that we have absolutely no ideas about Elena Kagan’s style of judging and her interpretative philosophy may be the strongest reason to oppose her nomination. Elena Kagan’s confirmation may be inevitable, but her style of judging and her interpretative philosophy are unknown. Nevertheless…

Written by J.D. Hamel on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Offshore Oil Drilling is Still Necessary

Despite the recent BP catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, we should keep drilling for oil. It hasn't been the greatest couple of weeks for the offshore oil drilling industry. The next few months will be even worse: congressional investigations, huge clean up costs, new regulations. The offshore …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday May 12, 2010

Chuck Devore's Red Nightmare

During the California GOP senatorial debate, Chuck Devore took a hawkish position on China which he classified as an imminent threat to the United States. Later, a Devore campaign spokesman ripped the Chinese government as "fascistic". During the GOP senatorial debate in California that aired …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Why the Greek Crisis is Not America's Future

If there’s a major debt-driven crisis in the U.S. within the next decade it’s going to look very different than the one now unfolding in Greece. In a recent FrumForum piece , Napoleon Linardatos argued that the crisis in Greece could happen in the United States as well. I’ll give him this: the …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday May 11, 2010