September 3, 2013
The Sequester and Syria
The defense sequester is not a victimless crime. We are about to rediscover that as we prepare to decide what we should do in Syria. Under the budget agreement reached by the President and the Congress a couple of years...
September 2, 2013
Asking for Permission
In matters of foreign policy, tis far better for Presidents to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission. If a President takes bold and decisive action, the Congress will usually follow along. If a President dithers and negotiates and...
August 30, 2013
Hating Obamacare
Why Do People Hate Obamacare? There are legitimate reasons to dislike Obamacare and illegitimate reasons to hate Obamacare. It is illegitimate to hate Obamacare because you hate the President. I fear that is what is driving most of the passion...
August 29, 2013
King and Obama
Rereading Martin Luther King’s speech from 50 years ago, it is a remarkable piece of rhetorical wonder. The New York Times ran a front-page story on it yesterday. King’s speech struck a chord because it went narrow and deep....
August 29, 2013
WSJ Hints Voting Rights Act Has Harmed Prospects of Blacks Holding Senate, Governor Seats
“Fifty years after Martin Luther King delivered his landmark ‘I Have a Dream’ speech at the Lincoln Memorial, which was celebrated at a public ceremony Wednesday in Washington, African-American progress in the political arena has been spotty,” Peter Nicholas and...
August 28, 2013
50 Years
A Big Year for 50-Year Anniversaries This is a big year for 50-year anniversaries. Today is the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s March on Washington and his famous “I have a dream” speech. In November, the nation will mark...