Ricochet
We got an email a few days ago asking if one of us would like to participate in a podcast with Peter Robinson, Rob Long and Mark Steyn. I said sure; that’s not an invitation any sensible person would turn down. When I told my wife about it, she asked, “Is that Ricochet?” [...]
The Nanny State In Twilight
If you are of sub-par intelligence and need someone to micro-manage your life, we, like most other Western nations, have just the government for you. On the other hand, when it comes to dealing with hostile nuclear powers, you’re on your own. Mark Steyn draws the contrast:
If you’re minded to flip a pancake [...]
The campus intifada, cont’d
When Israel’s Ambassador Michael Oren took the stage to speak at the University of California, Irvine, on Monday night, the audience was salted with apparent students who were determined not to let him speak. According to the Jerusalem Post report, eleven people were arrested as Oren was repeatedly interrupted while trying to deliver an [...]
Political correctness and national sovereignty
The Reclaim American Liberty conference last week featured a panel on sovereignty. I find “sovereignty” to be a somewhat abstract term that lacks resonance except for the already “converted.” What we really mean by sovereignty is the right of Americans to govern ourselves, i.e., democracy.
In any event, the main theme that emerged from [...]
Barack Obama’s America-effacing policy — a warning from John Bolton
John Bolton delivered the keynote address today in New York at the first annual Reclaim America Conference. The conference was presented by the Hudson Institute in partnership with the Family Security Foundation and Human Events.
Ambassador Bolton argued that several elements have combined to induce President Obama to enroll in the essentially European project of [...]
The "Reclaim America Conference"
This Wednesday, January 13, the Hudson Institute is hosting its First Annual Reclaim America Conference. It will be held at the Union League Club at 38 East 37th Street in
New York City.
The program looks excellent and I plan to attend.
John Bolton will give keynote address. The rest of the [...]
