The West and the 10th
In 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt got the Antiquities Act (AA)
passed in Congress, legislation designed to protect archeological
sites, and giving presidents executive power for preservation
purposes. But the ever-shrewd TR knew that the new law would be
useful to do more than just preserve ancient Indian settlement
[...]
Paul Rahe: Obama’s gestures, part 5
Professor Paul Rahe writes to comment on President Obama’s remarks on the occasion of the festivities in Berlin yesterday:
In yesterday’s post, I failed to anticipate Barack Obama’s cleverness. He did appear in Berlin — metaphysically, if not physically. He did not honor our allies with his presence. He kept his distance and descended briefly, like [...]
Paul Rahe: Obama’s gestures, part 4
Hillsdale College Professor Paul Rahe writes on the celebration of the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall today from which President Obama has chosen to be absent:
Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To those in my generation, this seemed an almost miraculous event. Berlin had long been [...]
A "Socialism in one country" foreign policy?
E.J. Dionne reports that at a White House dinner with a group of historians this summer, Robert Dallek asserted that “war kills off great reform movements.” He cited World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the War in Vietnam. The message, of course, was that by escalating the war [...]
Bill Bradley: Combine Universal Coverage with Tort Reform
In the latest TWS, Fred Barnes writes on the need for tort reform in health-care reform:
tort reform remains a key to paring costs. The president can make a stab at directly cutting back spending on health care, but that’s bound to add to the political unpopularity of Obamacare and is unlikely to pass even an [...]
Grandma Is an Angry Mob
Tom’s Tavern in Phoenix was “packed to the rafters” Monday
morning, Barbara Espinosa told me. “You could hardly move.”
The tavern was the scene of a “Health Care Town Hall” event
hosted by J.D.
Hayworth, the former Arizona Republican congressman who is
now a popular talk radio host [...]
