http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704624504576098462358709304.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLESecond By PETE DU PONT For two years Washington has been moving left—bigger spending, expanding regulation and a continual increase in government debt. In fiscal 2007, when George W. Bush was president, the debt increased $161 billion; in 2008, another $458 billion; and in 2009 (which began under Mr. Bush and ended under Barack Obama), […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704279704576102490181486806.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEADNewsCollection Ryan Is Republican Point Man House Budget Chairman Will Deliver Rebuttal to Obama, Craft Spending Cuts By JANET HOOK WHILE EVERYONE IS SPECULATING ABOUT THE TROIKA ROMNEY, GINGRICH AND HUCKABEE…..THE REAL CONTENDERS ARE IN THE PAUL RYAN, MICHELLE BACHMANN, MARCO RUBIO, ALLEN WEST MOLD…..STAY TUNED…..RSK When Rep. Paul Ryan delivers the Republican response to […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704881304576094221050061598.html?KEYWORDS=JASON+RILEY The State Against Blacks ‘The welfare state has done to black Americans what slavery couldn’t do. . . . And that is to destroy the black family.’ By JASON L. RILEY Devon, Pa. ‘Sometimes I sarcastically, perhaps cynically, say that I’m glad that I received virtually all of my education before it became fashionable […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704590704576091962633206964.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion By JAMES TARANTO Palinoia, the Destroyer What’s behind the left’s deranged hatred. Why does their hatred of her burn so hot? Ask them, and they’ll most likely tell you: Because she’s a moron. But that is obviously false. To be sure, her skills at extemporaneous speaking leave much to be desired. But that can […]
After independence from France Habib Bourgiba became President of Tunisia…He was an interesting man, often compared to Ataturk. He was the only Arab leader to protect the Jewish community and refrain from the blood curdling invectives against Israel although he early promoted recognition in exchange for going back to 1949 borders. After the Lebanon war, […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703583404576079780471062712.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_opinion By JAMES FREEMAN In 2010, New Jersey’s Chris Christie proved that a governor can take on teachers unions and not only survive politically, but attract an enthusiastic following. In 2011, Mr. Christie has a chance to prove that his inspiring YouTube speeches are translating into significant reform. The most pressing need is to reduce […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203418804576039640218425926.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_opinion The Communist Party affirms that ‘central planning and not the market will be supreme.’ By JOSé AZEL With his characteristic intellectual wit, Cuban writer Carlos Alberto Montaner defines communism as “the time countries waste between capitalism and capitalism.” By this account, the Cuban government is now in its 52nd year of wasted time waiting […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703667904576071913818696964.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop The Arizona Tragedy and the Politics of Blood Libel Those who purport to care about the tenor of political discourse don’t help civil debate when they seize on any pretext to call their political opponents accomplices to murder. By GLENN HARLAN REYNOLDS Shortly after November’s electoral defeat for the Democrats, pollster Mark Penn appeared […]
By MICHAEL BARONE http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059843371291946.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_opinion The Great Lone Star Migration Today one out of 12 Americans lives in Texas—the same proportion that lived in New York City in 1930. After the initial results of the 2010 Census were released before Christmas, commentators focused on their short-term political effects and demographic implications. Many noted the six House […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909904576052070657400378.html?mod=WSJ_EUROPE_LnS_FoodnWine_Top Exploring Sushi on the Seine From the regularly sublime to the occasionally shameful, Japanese cuisine is making its mark on Paris By NIDRA POLLER Jiro Mochizuki, Agence Shot for The Wall Street JournalChef Koji Aida, left, and his assistant put the finishing touches on portions of pressed mackerel sushi flambé. The universal sushi/yakitori craze […]
