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Heirs to Fortuyn?

Muslim immigration and sclerotic welfare states push Europe right (sort of). Continue reading

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President of the World

The globe is hearing a deeply pessimistic view of what America was and is. Continue reading

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A Crisis Obama Won't Waste

This economic crisis is too useful for Obama to want it to end. When Rahm Emanuel — and later Hillary Clinton — spoke of never letting a good crisis “go to waste,” many people were shocked. But now Obama seems to embody the corollary: that the crisis should continue until he has thoroughly milked it to reshape American politics, society and the economy Continue reading

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Ninety-Two Years and Counting

President Obama characterized the U.S. attitude toward Europe as “arrogant,” dismissive,” and “derisive.” Americans don’t see the world that way and don’t really need to apologize. We’ve groveled enough before the airy sophisticates. Continue reading

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2009: A year to defend free speech

Participating in public debate is now a dangerous activity. This is the Netherlands today; it could be the entire Western world tomorrow. Continue reading

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