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Elena Kagan Must Be Recused In ObamaCare Case 11.15.11
Supreme Court: Should a justice who participated in ObamaCare's creation recuse herself from the court's review of that law? Of course. But then a nominee who lies in confirmation hearings shouldn't be on the court anyway. If Justice Elena Kagan were a p
No Lie — Credit Crisis Was Fault Of Gov't, Not Business 11.15.11
Subprime Scandal: The media elite are worried the false narrative they've crafted about Wall Street causing the crisis is starting to crumble. Instead of fessing up, they blame us. 'One group has been especially vocal about shaping a new narrative of the
Are Electric Cars An Explosion Risk? 11.15.11
Environmental Impacts: An investigation is launched into the possibility of battery fires occurring in crashes involving Government Motors' touted electric car. Industrial policy meets the law of unintended consequences. The National Highway Traffic Safe
Is U.S. 'Lazy' On Investment? 11.15.11
Leadership: President Obama told CEOs in Hawaii that the U.S. had been "lazy" in attracting foreign investment. Actually, the White House has been pretty busy demonizing it. The Obama administration has a record of making life miserable for foreign inves
A Revolving Door Of Media Bias 11.15.11
News: Liberal presidential daughter Chelsea Clinton getting a high-profile broadcast gig at NBC Nightly News is only the latest example of the press' ideological double standard. Who "reports" influences how voters decide. 'It's the request of the presid
Will The Court Free America From ObamaCare? 11.14.11
Tyranny Or Freedom: The Supreme Court announced Monday it will consider the constitutionality of ObamaCare in the spring. Nothing less than the future of liberty is at stake. The justices will listen to 5 1/2 hours of oral arguments over two days on the
A Country Unworthy Of Its President 11.14.11
Leadership: We're starting to grasp how hard a job the president has. It can't be easy to rule a country filled with so many soft, lazy, greedy fat cats who can't make good stuff anymore. At a business forum Saturday, President Obama complained that "we'
Cutoff Time For GOP? 11.14.11
Debates: It may not give us Lincoln-Douglas, but trimming the GOP field would make for a more probing, informative exchange of views. For a way to do this, look at the polls. With 10 down and 14 (at last count) to go, the Republican Party debate marathon
So, How's 'Russia Reset' Working? 11.14.11
Foreign Policy: Of all the "change" seen under President Obama, reclassifying Russia from adversary to friend may be the most overlooked. Nearly everything Moscow does is antithetical to U.S. interests. 'Although we must not shy away from pushing for mor
Mexico Under Siege 11.11.11
Border: The helicopter crash Friday that killed Mexico's top Cabinet official, Jose Francisco Blake, couldn't have come at a worse time. Cartels are acquiring heavy arms to challenge the state and to move their war to the U.S. In Mexico, Blake, the Inter