Archive → December, 2008
Israel’s Campaign Unlikely to be Conclusive
The current punitive campaign against Hamas in Gaza has so many military and political levels that it seems like Tolstoy’s War and Peace. But the one thing it will not do is wipe out radical Islamist control of Gaza.
Proposition 8: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Poll
Sneering at those who disagree with you rarely is persuasive.
A Conservative Narrative
It’s not terribly complicated.
Caroline Kennedy’s Fractured Fairytale
Be careful what you wish for, even if you are living a fairy tale.
Preserving the unfunded mandate myth
The myth of the unfunded mandate is critical to the success of the teachers unions. It will be invoked no matter how many federal education dollars are sent to states.
The AIG junket fable
The AIG post-bailout junket was irresistible fodder for both outrage and mockery. But most of what you know about it is wrong.
America’s Amazing Resilience
Many conservatives are still reeling from the sense that America has finally been suckered into a catastrophic swing to the Left. Has our luck finally run out?
Iraq and Its Lessons, Part 2
It was not our military that failed; it was our diplomacy. Not to put too fine a point on it, that means we should be blaming the State Department and Colin Powell rather than Defense and Donald Rumsfeld.
Where should Conservatives Draw the Line?
As January 20th approaches so too does the possibility of the biggest federal power grab in the history of the United States.
George W. ‘Deer in Headlights’ Bush
I admire President Bush. I think he is a good man and I have said so before. But as Bush leaves office he is looking more and more like a deer in headlights.