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Health Reform: GOP Must Offer More than "No"
So far the entire Republican position on healthcare has seemed to be reflexive opposition to whatever the Democrats are doing – and not just opposition, but opposition from the left. But what does the GOP actually have to offer? So far the entire Republican position on healthcare has seemed to be …Larry Summers's Harvard Gamble
Larry Summers, the man in charge of guiding the economy for the Obama administration, famously lost his job as Harvard's president when he offended the gods of political correctness. But in an eye-popping story , the Boston Globe recounts the reason he ought to have lost his position. History …Taking the Fight to the Dems
The future of the Republican Party will ultimately be mapped by our elected officials. Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Joel Pollak, a young Republican running for the House of Representatives from the heavily Democratic ninth district of Illinois. As intense as the battle on the …The Democrats Adopt Rumsfeld’s Rules
Democrats are proposing to expand Medicare rather than create a brand-new public option from scratch. Given that Medicare is already over-committed by more than $40 trillion, you might think this plan ... ambitious. Perhaps the Democrats are following one of Donald Rumsfeld's famous " rules "... …Defining the Last Decade
My CNN.com column argues that the years from 2000 on have been united by one great theme: This is the decade when the bills came due for neglected problems. My CNN.com column picks up a challenge issued by Michael Toth in this space a few weeks ago: to define the decade of the 00s. (I know, …Kill AIG Now
AIG's total debts will never be repaid. If the government wants to shield taxpayers and the rest of the insurance industry from the problems that AIG poses, it needs to break up the company. As the once highflying American International Group (AIG) enters its second year as a ward of the American …Pakistan's Army: Waging Jihad Against Other Muslims
Pakistan's 1971 civil war constitutes the single most terrible slaughter of Muslims since the founding of Islam – committed entirely by Muslims. This is the seventh installment in Kapil Komireddi’s series, Pakistan: Anatomy of a Failed State. Click here for the rest of the series. …America’s Silence Empowers the Mullahs
In the third in an exclusive series of excerpts from his latest book, Accomplice to Evil: Iran and the War Against the West , Michael Ledeen argues that the U.S. must openly support the Iranian opposition's attempts to undermine the regime -- before the mullahs acquire a nuclear bomb. Few …Obama Snubs the Troops
Oslo was the place for President Obama to give proper recognition and credit to our military men and women. Yet, instead of heralding their accomplishments, Obama referenced his favorite subject: himself. President Obama’s speech at Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize has been surprisingly well …A Hero: On Screen and Off
Sir Richard Todd died earlier this month at the age of 90. Todd was a hero of World War II and later reenacted many of his wartime exploits in a long acting career. "Bullets zipped by as I jumped. I hit the ground 6 seconds later and came under intense fire . . ." 11 …
Who Let this Funny Lady Write for the New York Times?
Catherine Rampell does something almost frighteningly transgressive: she has written a funny article for the New York Times . Catherine Rampell does something almost frighteningly transgressive: she has written a funny article for the New York Times ... about the VAT of all things. The …Remembering My Father
Hannukah is the celebration of heroes. For me, there is no bigger hero than my dad, Eliezer Czerniak. Hannukah is the celebration of heroes. For me, there is no bigger hero than my dad, Eliezer Czerniak. He was a part of the “greatest generation” and had a very interesting and fulfilling …"Natural Republican Voters"
For years, Republican leaders have been assuring anxious followers that the post-1970 wave of very low-skilled Hispanic migrants from Mexico and Central America are guided by conservative values. They omitted to note that the children of these immigrants would follow a very different path. For …Climate Policy is Like Buying Insurance
There is a lot we know and don't know for sure about climate change. Those unknowns should influence the decisions being made in Copenhagen and Washington, D.C. We know how carbon dioxide interacts with heat radiation. We know how much carbon dioxide is being added to the atmosphere every year. …W.H. Social Secretary Snubs Congress, Blabs at Bar
F F Exclusive : At a swank Georgetown watering hole, FF Contributor Crystal Wright witnessed Desiree Rogers yak to strangers about an event which she refused to testify about before Congress. Over a bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne, Rogers said it was more important for her “to experience the …America Needs Neoconservatism
In 2006 and 2008, Americans rejected a conservatism they saw as incompetent and irrelevant. But that rejection did not mean they wanted to hand the keys to the car to an unchecked Democratic Party. Americans want a practical, modern, secular conservatism that delivers results that benefit the …What Obama Should Have Said in Oslo
My column for The Week offers the president three speechwriting DOS and one DON'T. My column for The Week offers the president three speechwriting DOS and one DON'T. Do salute the American soldier. Do acknowledge his predecessors by name, including George W. Bush. Do defend the Afghanist…How to Make a Hannukah "Wreath"
Last Hannukah, I blogged about shedding my Jewish inhibitions about decorating for the season, and decided to go all out celebrating "the festival of light." This year I've gone further and crafted a "wreath"--in the shape of a Star of David. Last Hannukah, I blogged about shedding my Jewish …