Why "Yes We Can" Could Flop Hoover-style
by Barack Obama was elected in part because his signature slogan of “Yes we can!” resonated with many Americans, including all-important independent voters. For his presidency …
Category: Politics
Geithner In as U.S. Treasury Secretary, Tax Enforcement to Decline?
Barack Obama doesn’t think so, but The Question has to be asked about his new Secretary of the Treasury, doesn’t it? Will Tim Geithner turn …
Obama Eliminates Bush’s Executive Privilege Order
On his second day in office, Barack Obama fulfilled a campaign promise when he replaced George W. Bush’s executive order pertaining to executive privilege and …
Obama Makes History – Now on to What Matters
The United States’ first black president has taken office. On many levels this is a good thing, though I daresay it would be better if …
I Wish I was from Missouri…
…because if I was a resident of the "Show Me" state, I’d be in the right place for the new President of the United States …
An Injustice Rectified and What It Ought to Symbolize
In 2005, U.S. Border Patrol Agents Nacho Ramos and Jose Compeon stopped Oswaldo Aldrete-Davilla, a Mexican drug smuggler in the U.S. illegally, while the latter …
What It Means to be Free
Freedom isn’t an easy thing to handle. That’s a fact lost on many westerners and most of the rest of the world. Freedom brings with …
Ayn Rand’s "Atlas Shrugged": Novel or Prophecy?
Stephen Moore writes that the central themes of Ayn Rand’s massive book are playing out even now in Washington D.C. as an incompetent government hurries …
The Spineless Harry Reid
For a brief moment it appeared as through Harry Reid was going to make a stand on principle, namely that he would not stand for …
How Old is Too Old for Public Service?
Noting the minimum age criteria for the U.S.’s important elected offices, David Harsanyi of the Denver Post wonders if there shouldn’t be a maximum age …