Category: Reflections

Near the end of 2009, the Chronicle Review, the leftwing sidekick to the Chronicle of Higher Education, published a special issue, “Journalism in Crisis.” Such …

The great surprise in the recent New York City mayoral election was that Michael Bloomberg, the incumbent, nearly lost to himself. This wasn’t expected, as …

I’ve heard people say that the only way to achieve a truly free society is to let things get so bad that they finally get …

The Bureau of Economic Analysis web- site defines “disposable income” as “total personal income minus personal current taxes.” As of this writing, both the Senate …

On December 25 tragedy was averted when a gang of passengers took down the underwear bomber before their plane landed at Detroit Metro Airport. While …

One of the reasons you should read foreign news sources is to track what American politicians say and do when they feel somewhat shielded from …

As Obama finishes his first year in office, we ought to pause and acknowledge his success as a big spender. Indeed, he is the all-time …

It was synchronicity that, weeks before UN Global Climate Summit in Copenhagen, news broke that scientists influential in the I I climate change” (formerly the”global …

I watched Obama’s much-anticipated speech at the West Point Military Academy with great interest. It was not the content that fascinated me; most of the …

The failed attempt of a Nigerian wannabe jihaddist to detonate a bomb aboard an air- plane brings many questions. Since none of them were even …