Author Archives: The New York Post
How Bush Doctrine Batters Islamists
The election of women represents a political earthquake in the Gulf Cooperation Council, a grouping of six oil-rich traditional Arab monarchies. Kuwait has had a parliament on and off since gaining independence in 1960, but the other GCC members entered the era of electoral politics largely due to pressure from the Bush administration. US pressure also played a crucial part in persuading Kuwait’s leaders to enfranchise women for the first time in 2005. Continue reading
Foreign "Torture" Probe's Threat to U.S.
President Obama’s passivity before the threatened foreign prosecution of Bush administration officials achieves by inaction what he fears doing directly. This may be smart politics in the Democratic Party, but it risks grave long-term damage to America. Ironically, it could also come back to bite future Obama administration alumni, including the president, for their current policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Continue reading
Socking Stocks
Just as the economy begins showing glimmers of a turnaround, here comes President Obama with a “tax-reform” effort that’s sure to sock the stock prices and after-tax profits of many of the biggest US employers. Continue reading
Bam's Latin Lovers
Plenty of US policies toward Latin America have been misguided and myopic. But the primary causes of political, economic and social failure from the Rio Grande to Tierra del Fuego have been homemade. Continue reading
Our Deadly Debt: How ‘Stimulus’ Prolongs Pain
From Nouriel Roubini, the economist who most closely predicted the current mess, comes a warning couched in economic jargon that needs to be deciphered and publicized. Continue reading
Why She Really Scares Them
By Dick Morris And Eileen McGann Published in The New York Post on September 12, 2008 For two weeks, Democrats and their media allies have leveled scorching fire at Sarah Palin. It’s not having much effect, but they keep at … Continue reading
