Aug 19 2009

The Private Option: Consistency Is Sauce for the Gander

Several pundits (I can no longer write “pundants,” with Mr. Bush being gone from the scene) have quipped that if the Democrats are so anxious for a public (government) option in health-insurance reform, arguing that allowing the government to “compete” with private industry reduces cost without damaging quality, then why do they reject a “private [...]

Jul 8 2009

Obama, chaos theory, and being on the wrong side of history

In previous posts (also here and here) we’ve pointed to articles addressing Barack Obama’s nuclear illusions and long-standing naive and dangerous delusions about ridding the world of nuclear weapons, along with his propensity to come down on the wrong side of human rights and democracy. Today, Monica Crowley addresses these issues and puts them in [...]