Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas is asking the United Nations for recognition as a state. This is clearly an embarrassment for Obama, as he is now forced to either accept a Palestinian state without any concessions toward peace, or deny the Palestinian statehood and try... »
Global Politics
Does Tavis Smiley Think Obama Lied about the Stimulus?
On today’s Morning Joe, PBS host Tavis Smiley accused the Bush administration of lying to the American people about WMD in Iraq. This is a popular liberal canard. It even made Jon Meacham, former editor of Newsweek, and no friend to the cause defend... »
Going Abroad in Search of Monsters: The Libertarian Case for Military Engagement
In 1821, John Quincy Adams famously said, about the United States: Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be. But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to... »
The Obama doctrine: Leading from behind; Undoing our Victories
As Trump’s “sad fool,” Charles Krauthammer, rightly points out, the Obama administration has abdicated American leadership because of its fear of being unliked. Ryan Lizza points out in the New Yorker, Obama “came of age” during the post-Reagan, Cold War era. (One has to... »
The Trouble with Barry
Mark Twain once said that history might not repeat itself, but it does often rhyme. And so we find ourselves with another Democratic president playing compassionate emperor. Please don’t get me wrong–I think we should have gone into Libya long before Obama “mobilized the... »
Ungirded Loins
Before Obama won election in 2008, a typically frank Joe Biden had this to say to supporters of his then candidacy: “Mark my words, it will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is... »
America under Seige; 2024
Imagine for a moment, that the year is 2024. Hugo Chavez has spread his Marxist, dictatorial infection from Venezuela through Mexico. One by one, each country fell and the infection spread. Honduras fell first, its courts and military, knowing they had no help coming... »
All You Need to Know about Obama’s Foreign Policy
This stark contrast is all you need to know about Obama’s foreign policy. It is the reason our allies like Brazil and Turkey have hedged their bets by softening their position on Iran. It is why America has not been weaker than it is... »
On Climategate
Apologies for the laconic past few weeks. I’ve been getting killed at my day job, and have been dealing with some personal issues as well. But on the issue of Global Warming and the Climategate emails, I cannot remain silent any longer–mostly out of... »
Why Copenhagen will Fail
I have not written about my pet peeve, Global Warming™ in quite a while. This is mostly because I do not feel the need to continue to waste my breath either preaching to the choir or shouting over the protestations of the obstinately ignorant. ... »