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Category Archives: Politics
May 10, 2012
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The War on the Young: Young Adult Joblessness at 13.6%
April is the cruelest month for the Obama administration’s hoped for economic recovery; yet again this year signs of economic recovery faded in the spring after a winter of growth. But for one group, there has been little hope and … Continue reading
May 9, 2012
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Big Loss for Unions in Wisconsin
The results from the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary are in, and unions were dealt a serious blow—their preferred candidate in the Democratic primary, Kathleen Falk, was soundly defeated by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who received 58 percent of the vote to … Continue reading
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With Primaries Over, Romney Needs To Re-Introduce Himself To The Country
Who is Mitt Romney? Via Meadia has been watching Romney for some time, but we feel like we still don’t know him. And it seems we’re not alone in this assessment: according to the latest Gallup poll, Barack Obama holds … Continue reading
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Israel And Egypt Gear Up For A Fight?
According to the latest polling from the Pew Global Attitudes Project, a majority of Egyptians want to ditch the peace treaty with Israel: Most Egyptians favor overturning the 1979 peace treaty in which Egypt became the first Arab country to … Continue reading
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Nigeria Burns
In recent days, gunmen and suicide bombers associated with Boko Haram bombed the offices of several prominent Nigerian newspapers; killed fifteen worshippers at a church in just the latest of many attacks on Christian civilians; bombed the convoy of a … Continue reading
May 8, 2012
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Asia: The Grand Design
The image was a triumph for India: Secretary Hillary Clinton standing on stage next to her counterpart, Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, chastising Pakistan for not doing enough to stop terrorists operating within its borders, and not arresting the mastermind of … Continue reading
May 7, 2012
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Wisconsin Votes In Recall Primary
Tomorrow, Wisconsinites head to the voting booths for the primary election to determine who will face off in the high profile gubernatorial recall. Governor Scott Walker faces little competition from within the Republican Party but will face strong opposition from angry, energized … Continue reading
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Narendra Modi to Be Prosecuted for 2002 Riots?
An Indian Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae (friend of the court) reported on Monday that Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat state, can and should be prosecuted for his role in the 2002 riots there, in which more than a thousand people were killed. Raju Ramachandran, … Continue reading
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President Obama Hopes This Man Is Wrong
Edward Luce writes for the Financial Times, and he doesn’t like what sees when he looks at the US economy. The current recovery, writes Luce, is anemic and likely to stay that way; worse, for many households, the pain is … Continue reading
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Eliot Cohen on the Afghan War
Esteemed professor and fellow AI board member Eliot Cohen recently appeared on the Hugh Hewitt Show (transcript) to discuss Obama’s Afghanistan speech last week. The interview is worth reading in full, and emphasizes a few core Via Meadia points, including … Continue reading
May 6, 2012
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Russia Threatens War; What Gives?
It is just like the old times again. “A decision to use destructive force preemptively will be taken if the situation worsens,” Russia’s Chief of Military General Staff Nikolai Makarov said late last week, warning of possible attacks on NATO installations in … Continue reading
May 5, 2012
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Rogue Democrats Loot Detroit As Nation Sleeps
Few readers will be surprised to learn that decades of incompetence and entrenched corruption in Detroit’s government have not only helped wreck the city; firms linked to former Democratic mayor Kwame Kilpatrick also looted the pension fund.
The latest scandal, which leaves even hardened observers of the abysmal Democratic machine that has run the city into the ground bemused, involves a real estate firm which gave the felonious mayor massages, golf outings, trips in chartered jets and other perks as this enemy of the people went about his hypocritical business of pretending to care about the poor while robbing them blind. The firm, run by a sleazy low class crook named by the reprehensible Kilpatrick to be the Treasurer of what was left of Detroit’s finances, used Detroit pension funds to buy a couple of California strip malls. Title to the properties was never transferred to the pension funds, and they seem to be out $3.1 million. Continue reading
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The War Against The Young
An analysis of recent jobs figures at Investor.com reveals a disturbing development: the biggest beneficiaries from the economic recovery are Boomers, while everyone else is getting the shaft. Since the Obama administration took office, there has been an epochal shift. … Continue reading
May 4, 2012
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Only 15 Percent of World Population Has Free Press
Lots of people like to say that the spread of communications technologies and social media across the globe promotes press freedom and makes governments more accountable in societies ruled by repressive regimes. But a recent Freedom House report reveals that it’s not … Continue reading
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Obama Opens Up to Fracking
Thus far, the defining moment for the Obama Administration’s energy policy has been his rejection of the Keystone Pipeline, which would have brought oil from Canadian tar sands to refineries in the United States. In our view, this was a … Continue reading
