Protean President
Obama is a man of many personae, none of them particularly admirable. There is MessiahBama, the man who arrogantly presents himself as the embodiment of …
Paymaster-in-chief
The Obama administration, being one of the most statist in American history, just loves appointing”czars” to run various sectors of our increasingly nationalized economy. The …
Flatland
In the tax reform debate, those who favor the flat tax have a decisive advantage: many countries now actually have flat tax systems, and we …
Final Trip
A brilliant little movie produced by HBO Films and shown briefly in theaters is now available for rent or purchase. “Taking Chance” is a fascinating …
California Gold
I have reflected before on how California and states like it appear to be serving as incubators of statist pestilence. Californians (and New Yorkers) vote …
Collect Early and Often
A recent story in the L.A. Times caught my attention, because it addresses an issue I have written a good deal about and it has …
I’ll Take Manhattan
One of the opinion journals I most love to read is the plucky City Journal, published quarterly by a center-right thinktank called the Manhattan Institute. …
Ballot Boxing
It never fails. Whenever I attend a political gathering – such as the ever-delightful FreedomFest – I am approached by someone pitching a third political …
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Since I have reported quite often in these pages about the many government pension and health benefit liabilities this country faces, it is always a …
Enemies List
You have to hand it to Obama – he is nearly as bold as Nixon when it comes to using presidential power against his real …