Author Archives: The Washington Examiner

American fairness means equality of opportunity, not income

In America we stand for equality. But for the large majority of us, this means equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome. Continue reading

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‘Brown Effect’ aligns tea party movement with moderates

Scott Brown’s victory spoils the fable of a death struggle pitting tea party populists and angry conservatives against moderates and the Republican hierarchy. Continue reading

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When Bush spoke to students, Democrats investigated, held hearings

Lost in all the denouncing and investigating was the fact that Bush’s speech itself, like Obama’s today, was entirely unremarkable. Continue reading

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The Right can do better than Romney

There’s more to the presidency than looking the part. Conservatives ought to take a good look at the Romney record and ask themselves whether a man of such flexible convictions is the best they can do. Continue reading

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Reagan’s real legacy is the man himself

Any budget hotel down the road has more comfortable accommodations. Reagan, who with his wife was pilloried for having a plutocrat’s taste, in fact enjoyed a level of simplicity beyond what most vacationing Americans would accept. Continue reading

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Congress ignored regulators' repeated warnings on Fannie, Freddie

“If Barney Frank was the head of a private company…he’d be up on SEC charges, to say the least.” Continue reading

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