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- Opinion · Apr 3, 2009The Long Arm of Uncle Sam
check. Abracadabra ... smaller government, here we come. Not only should we get rid of payroll taxes, let’s get rid of tax brackets (or, in a brief nod to reality
- Opinion · Mar 27, 2009Carpe Crisis
river of guns from the United States arms Mexican drug cartels to the teeth.” Reality check: Resurrecting the so-called “assault weapons ban” that expired in 2004 isn’t going
- Opinion · Mar 24, 2009Capernaum and Help for Disabled Teens
school day to engage in the social activities that teens crave, and the sad reality that the majority of the adults in their lives are paid to be their helpers … very small budgets and need our support. Perhaps you can volunteer, or write a check, or let someone with a disabled teen know that Capernaum exists. To find out more
- Opinion · Feb 17, 2009The Return Of Big Government
consented to restore happiness and good livin’. We focus on government, partly because its check-writing authority is so large, partly because, due to that authority, Americans wait longer … reliably beats public. The great myth presently circulating among us, threatening to ossify into reality, is that for the mess we’re in we can mainly blame the deregulatory policies
- Opinion · Feb 12, 2009Obama ‘Stimulates’ His Political Buddies
problem: Americans don’t believe Obama. So Obama will make his threat a reality by deliberately taking measures that will hurt the economy, all the while blaming private industry … this country. The AFL-CIO is the largest advocate for Obama’s “card check” legislation, which would allow unions to bully nonunionized workers into joining
- Opinion · Feb 10, 2009Happiness or Misery?
misery.” The so-called “stimulus plan” cooked up mostly by House Democrats is, in reality, a plan to stimulate government and make it an even greater presence (and burden … though these people may have little apparent need of help, they’ll get a check just because government can send one. Rector says that the House and Senate bills
- Opinion · Feb 2, 2009Money for Nothing Won’t Grow the Economy
dollar deficits for years to come.” But reality is not optional: You do not become more prosperous by writing yourself a check. Economic growth is the result of creating
- Opinion · Jan 9, 2009Manufacturing a Crime
Iraq. Wilson had gone to the African nation of Niger to check out suspicions that Saddam Hussein was seeking uranium from there, in order to create weapons of mass destruction … been “outed” in retaliation for her husband’s criticism of the administration. In reality, Robert Novak got his information from Richard Armitage, not Scooter Libby. Moreover, Novak was a critic
- Opinion · Jan 8, 2009An Emergency Review
American Health Care” by Sally C. Pipes. It might literally save your life, by checking the political stampede toward a government-controlled medical profession-- usually presented politically as “universal health … nothing. Fortunately, Sally C. Pipes is one of the few who has explored the reality of government-controlled medical treatment in Canada and other countries. Among the things she discovered
- Opinion · Jan 7, 2009Interview With President Bush From the Oval Office
people around the world and in the Middle East to see reality. And the reality is that a few use violence to stop the dreams of many. The same thing … know, God, if I’m not making the right decision, step in and check -- stop me’? How does it practically work? THE PRESIDENT: For me, prayer is wisdom and strength
- Opinion · Jan 7, 2009Madoff Is a Piker
insurance program. But the government was unable to sustain that bald lie. In reality, our money, rather than being invested and kept in an actual “trust fund,” is immediately given … pretend to honor their promises by printing so much extra money to write the checks that the dollar will be worth pennies. If Bernie Madoff tried to foist Social Security
- Opinion · Jan 3, 2009The State of Our Borders 2008
economy has “solved” America’s immigration problems, welcome to your end-of-the-year reality check. It’s certainly true illegal crossings from the south are down and that many … Washington has abandoned since 9/11: Immigration control is a national security issue. Blood-stained reality clarifies the mind. Michelle Malkin is author of “Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild
- Opinion · Nov 20, 2008Tarp the TARP
wing economic cliff. Instead, let’s have some sanity. It’s time for a reality check about what works and what doesn’t in fighting recession and promoting long-term
- Opinion · Nov 19, 2008Shun the “Stimulus”
œemergency†spending and an “economic stimulus†package that, again, involved mailing a check to every taxpayer. Yet liberals still push for more federal spending. In a way, though, thatâ … charge and they like to imagine they can control the economy. But in reality, they simply can’t. There is, however, a proven way the government can improve the economy
- Opinion · Nov 19, 2008‘No’ to Obama’s Experimental Government
merely appearing to be right. Why anyone stakes greater value on the appearance than reality is a mystery to me. But as Obama clearly recognizes, that was a big part … long will the federal government own stakes in the banks? Will more stimulus checks go out? If so, how big will the deficit get? Interventionists, bailout czars and “bold experimenters
- Opinion · Nov 18, 2008Toward the Tipping Point
raps. They’re painted as uncompromising, uncompassionate extremists who won’t adjust to the realities of the 21st century. But those familiar with modern history understand that these intramural debates … condition militates against freedom for society as a whole, absent mechanisms in place to check the natural and clearly established historical tendency of man toward absolutism. Traditionalists see themselves
- Alexander's Column · Feb 1, 2008Candidate Profile: Mitt Romney
conveniently dismissing the embryo as a mere ‘clump of cells,’ cannot disguise the reality of what occurs.” The nation’s leading abortion advocate, NARAL Pro-Choice America, criticized Romney, writing … prophecies of the Mormon Church, but then, I am a fifth-generation Episcopalian who checked out of that institution about ten years ago because of extra-biblical doctrines. Though
- Alexander's Column · Sep 17, 2007Global Warming: Fact, Fiction and Political Endgame
eighth year of a slight cooling trend .) Make no mistake, “ climate change “ is a reality. The global climate is always changing. But the key question is not whether the climate … putting more carbon dioxide into the air.” Scientists from related fields are also checking in. Paul Reiter, director of the infectious diseases unit of the Pasteur Institute in Paris, says
- Alexander's Column · Jul 6, 2007Operation Iraqi Freedom: Stay the course...
political posturing about whether we should surge into or out of Iraq, a reality check with the rationale for Operation Iraqi Freedom is in order when considering the Bush administration … revised operation plan, and rules of engagement, to accomplish our OIF mission. Of course, reality checks have never been prerequisite to the Democrats’ foreign-policy positions, especially in the perpetual
- Alexander's Column · Mar 2, 2007Valentine’s Day Massacre (of the Second Amendment)
expired in 2004 under the Republican-controlled Congress, 19 so-called “assault weapons” -- in reality semi-automatic hunting and sporting rifles -- were banned for having characteristics that liberals found scary … palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful