Author Archives: National Review Online
Gingrich’s Virtues
It is too early to rule out candidates. I respectfully dissent from National Review’s Wednesday-evening editorial, which derided Newt Gingrich as not merely flawed but unfit for consideration as the GOP presidential nominee. The Editors further gave the back of … Continue reading
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The ‘Hunger’ Hoax
It’s part of the larger poverty hoax. Dan Rather opened a CBS Evening News broadcast in 1991 by declaring, “One in eight American children is going hungry tonight.” Newsweek, the Associated Press, and the Boston Globe repeated this statistic, and … Continue reading
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Andrew Cuomo Limits Government
The Democratic governor could teach Washington a thing or two about being adult. A newly elected governor just persuaded his dysfunctional state legislature to close a multi-billion-dollar deficit, keep taxes in check, and limit annual Medicaid spending. Surely, these must … Continue reading
The Darkening Skies over Obamacare
President Obama and his congressional allies want to create the perception that Obamacare is a done deal, and that Republicans need to get over it. But the events of the past week show quite clearly that that’s far from the reality. Continue reading
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On the Right, an Upstate Upstart
The Republicans once again have shot themselves in the right foot. Continue reading
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This Mission Is Not McChrystal Clear
Our troops are not in Afghanistan for a social experiment. Continue reading
