Tag: U.S. Politics
Hagel’s “Global Zero” Plan
A nuclear weapons reduction plan advocated by Hagel evinces a less than serious understanding of both the nature of US deterrence needs, and the geopolitical balance between the United States and Russia.
Benter’s Back
This is one of those times that I wish the anti-Semites were right, and that there was actually a semi-covert, powerful and well-funded Jewish lobby forcing the US to do its bidding.
Jewifying the Opposition
The Obama administration has succeeded in making the issue of Hagel all about Israel and Jews.
The Future of Conservatism After the 2012 Election
It will be a long, hard road to traverse, but there is no short cut and it can succeed.
Outside the Territory of Reason
The ability to perceive and make difficult choices is fundamental to the survival of a country.
How Obama is ‘Saving’ the Middle Class
What Obama means by 'saving' the Middle Class is turning them into welfare clients.
Someone Else Will Pay
The glorious day of the inglorious man is here. And someone else is paying. Any someone else who isn't him.
Madmen and Crowds
Crowd culture expects everyone to follow the leader, to join the meme, to move with the flow, but that is something that crazy people cannot do.
The Perfect Prison
If you believe that people are basically good, then they can be trusted with an AR-15.
Gun Control and Gun Control Culture
Both the Left and the shooters agree that the people you are shooting at should not have guns.
Gun Control, Thought Control and People Control
The Left seeks to create a society where everyone is a lab monkey except the experts running the experiments.
Is Christianity’s Notion of Abortion Based on Mistranslated Text?
What is lost in the discussion are the Biblical underpinnings of abortion and how this is not primarily a legal issue but a religious one.
How to Win the Demographic and Culture Wars
Can American traditionalists quadruple their numbers in 40 years?
A Leading Democrat’s Secret Advice On ‘The Jewish Vote’
A senior member of President Harry Truman's own administration secretly gave American Zionist lobbyists advice in 1946 on how to pressure Truman to support creating a Jewish state.
Obama is a New Kind of Leftist
Barack Obama is not a Communist, a fascist, a Muslim, a Marxist, a Progressive or even a socialist. Obama and those who control much of America’s academia, mass media, and entertainment industry—plus a number of trade unions and hundreds of foundations, think tanks, and front groups—are believers in a new, very American form of leftism.
Universal Education or Universal Competence?
Politicians take for granted that education is the road to empowerment and equality. Obama has read poems off his teleprompter about the wonders of education as the only means of ensuring "our" children's future. There is nothing revolutionary about that. Every politician takes it for granted that education means empowerment. But does it really?
Why didn’t they leave the platform alone?
The interesting question is “why did they change it?” A platform is not a binding document; it is intended as a general statement of a party or candidate’s positions. Its planks are generally written to appeal the broadest possible constituencies. Most voters never read platforms or care about them. Is the change is intended to send a message to the leadership of the Muslim nations that Obama has been courting since his 2009 speech in Cairo that he is taking concrete steps to weaken the bond between the U.S. and Israel?
Everything is Fake Now: The Virtual Reality of Politics
When all the bubbles of rhetoric pop, there are still the hard unpleasant realities to deal with.