Author Archives: National Review Online

Dog-Feces Ice Cream

America and Libya are defined by their differences. Continue reading

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Barack Obama, College Administrator

If you are confused by the first nine months of the Obama administration, take solace that there is at least a pattern. The president, you see, thinks America is a university and that he is our campus president. Keep that in mind, and almost everything else makes sense. Continue reading

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The Long Retreat

Our security will now depend on the kindness of strangers. Continue reading

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A New Declaration of Independence

Judges don’t belong in the national-security business, so let’s get them out of it. Continue reading

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A Telling but Not Moving Speech

Last night was a very strange evening of political theater. President Obama pretended that the last eight weeks never happened and gave essentially the speech he has been giving to no avail around the country all summer, in favor of the same general outline the Democrats have been pushing, without more detail, and without any real changes. Continue reading

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Listening to a Liar

Ignore the lofty rhetoric: Obamacare is about the government accumulating power. Continue reading

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