Coddling Tyrants Posted By David Solway http://frontpagemag.com/2011/03/02/coddling-tyrants-2/print/ In his signature poem, Stanzas from the Grande Chartreuse, the Victorian poet Matthew Arnold lamented his and his era’s homeless condition, “wandering between two worlds, one dead,/The other powerless to be born.” This phrase succinctly describes our current situation as we oscillate in the cultural space of the […]
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/03/02/walker-stands-firm/print/ Walker Stands Firm Posted By Arnold Ahlert In what is best described as a low-key but frank assessment of Wisconsin’s perilous fiscal condition, Governor Scott Walker delivered his budget address to those members of the state legislature that attended the session. Fourteen Democrat State Senators remained out of state, continuing their boycott of the […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/261057/inquisition-general-caldwell-jim-lacey The Inquisition of General Caldwell How a soldier without honor and a sleazy journalist cooked up a story against one of our finest generals. It is rarely a good idea to get ahead of an official investigation. However, before the mainstream press destroys the reputation of one of America’s best and most effective generals, […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/261063 Libya’s Makeover Qadaffi is our enemy, and so are those fighting him. Libya’s Makeover The Libyan people are no more our ally than Qadaffi. ‘The relationship has been moving in a good direction for a number of years now, and I think tonight does mark a new phase,” said Condoleezza Rice. President Bush’s secretary […]
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/congressman-king-subpoena-the-assembly-of-muslim-jurists-of-america-amja/ Congressman King: Subpoena the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA) – by Andrew Bostom and Al-Mutarjim Congressman Peter King is holding hearings to discuss radicalization of Muslims within America. The country would be well-educated on the matter should he choose to enter the AMJA’s writings and fatwas into the record. Despite opposition from […]
George Soros Handicapping American EnergyBy Ed Lasky http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/03/george_soros_handicapping_amer.html George Soros has been a brilliant investor over the years. As befits many hedge fund operators, he uses leverage to magnify his returns. But in his case, leverage has a double meaning. Leverage can refer to the debt Soros assumes when he makes his investments. But it […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704615504576172771412494708.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_opinion By SETH LIPSKY What she tells them is they can “join millions of other union members in a commonsense movement” to help fight “for budgets that share the burden in a truly fair way and for commonsense reforms that take power away from vested interests like union bosses and big business lobby groups, and […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704150604576166362512952294.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop The Decline of U.S. Naval Power Sixty ships were commonly underway in America’s seaward approaches in 1998, but today there are only 20. We are abdicating our role on the oceans. By MARK HELPRIN Last week, pirates attacked and executed four Americans in the Indian Ocean. We and the Europeans have endured literally thousands […]
http://www.jidaily.com/QReqj The Emir of NYU NYU president John Sexton has been promised a blank check to duplicate his university on a desert island in Abu Dhabi. The expansion will leave both campuses flush with petrodollars. But to many faculty, the deal amounts to a sellout. By Zvika Krieger Published Apr 13, 2008 John Sexton’s office, […]
http://www.jewishideasdaily.com/content/module/2011/3/2/main-feature/1/follow-the-money Follow the Money By Alex Joffe The prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) is shocked—shocked—to discover that Muammar Qaddafi is a very bad man. So the once venerable institution is diverting some of the $2.5 million pledged through Qaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam into a scholarship fund for Libyan students. As for the Ph.D. bestowed […]
