One of my favorite opinion journalists, John Derbyshire, was dismissed from the staff of National Review this weekend. I first heard of it in a roundabout way. I spotted his name in a headline during one of my periodic check-ins at The Nation‘s web site. (That’s an excellent place to monitor ongoing hard left narratives, … Read more
On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this can be solved, but it’s important for (Putin) to give me space. . . . This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” – Barack Obama to Dmitry Medvedev, March 26 In other words: “Hey, I don’t dare tell the American people how much we plan … Read more
The Supreme Court began hearing our esteemed president’s greatest accomplishment this morning. I thought for a long time that the biggest mistake earnest advocates of socialized medicine made was that they assumed it was government’s business—indeed, responsibility—to do “the right thing.” (Never mind those pesky questions about effectiveness. Never mind wondering what in the world … Read more