McChrystal out, Petraeus in

By Jun 23,2010

McChrystal out, Petraeus in

Perhaps the only silver lining in this cloud is bipartisanship. Yesterday, Bill Kristol said McChrystal should go. John McCain pretty much said the same. I can’t imagine Petraeus wants this...

By Jun 23,2010

Obama and Woodrow Wilson

I am in the middle of 1913. At least that’s how far I’ve gotten in Prof. John Milton Cooper’s recent biography of Woodrow Wilson. The most striking thing about Wilson’s...

By Jun 23,2010

Reagan Democrats, Meet Wal-Mart Moms

I have encountered many strands of Democrats in my day. Arguably the two I am most acquainted with are the Manhattan “elites,” with their Ivy League degrees, strong-Left opinions, and...

By Jun 22,2010

If You Cannot Handle The Heat…

Budget Director Peter Orszag has announced that he will be the first senior member of the Obama administration to step down this July. According to Reuters, Orszag never intended to...

By Jun 21,2010

The Vast Right-Wing Filmography

In the Mises blog, Mateusz Machaj speculated that the “A” in “A-Team Stands for Anarcho-Capitalism” and I think he’s onto something. The “A-team is an illegal, anti-government, underground organization of...