The Debate: Obama’s Affirmative-action Performance
Now, after the Denver dose of reality, can we finally put to bed the myth of Obama the intellectually gifted? Yeah, I know,...
Opinion
Will Common Core Standards Solve the Reading Problem?
According to the Associated Press of May 25, 2012, SAT reading scores for the high school class of 2011 were “the lowest on...
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The Real Real Reason Romney is Losing
It’s comforting to talk about Romney’s or the GOP’s faults, which are easy enough to find, and believe our problems lie in our...
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10 Horrible Leftists People Respect
While image isn’t really everything, it certainly appears so when it’s all people are allowed to see. Here are 10 individuals who have...
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Capital Gains Taxes
Ultimately, it is investors who guarantee other people's incomes in a market economy, even though the investors' own incomes are by no means...
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Ilana Mercer and the Paleolibertarian Ideal
Is paleolibertarianism virtually dead? John Derbyshire seems to think so. In this piece, I turn to Ilana Mercer — Derbyshire's old friend — to...
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Americans Are Already Double and Triple Taxed
Unless the Democrats and Republicans in Congress can reach an agreement on an extension, many temporary tax-cut provisions will expire at the end...
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Federalized Progressive Education Marches On
As I have mentioned on a number of occasions, education is the orphan issue of this year’s presidential campaign. Why? Because the subject...
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Super Rich and a Little Quirky
The problem Mitt Romney has had during the entire campaign is the perception among many, in both parties, that he’s soft, and cynical,...
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Helicopter Ben Bernanke Strikes Again
If you’re not concerned about what the money masters in Washington are doing to the U.S. dollar, you should be. It has been...
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Obama Versus Obama: Part IV
During the same week when the American ambassador to Libya was murdered and his dead body dragged through the streets by celebrating mobs,...
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How Government Will Take Meat off Your Table
The British pork industry is collapsing, and it’s a story that should serve as a warning to all of us. Why? Because the...
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Advice for Mitt Romney: Cast out Neoconservative Demons
I argue that it will serve Mitt Romney well to avoid lending himself to any comparisons with George W. Bush and the neoconservative...
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Obama Versus Obama: Part III
Much puzzling behavior by Barack Obama falls into place when we go behind the image that he projects ("Obama 1") to the factual...
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The Fed is Playing With Fire
Waiting for the economy to improve before turning off the printing presses is likely to take a very long time. The August numbers...
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