Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’
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Why Are Republicans So Angry, and 4 Other Questions for the Iowa Debate
Posted on January 29, 2016
(Originally posted in the WSJ) With Donald Trump planning not to take the stage in Iowa, perhaps the other Republican candidates will have a more substantive debate. As I’ve done...
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Trump As the Defender of the Faith
Posted on January 19, 2016
On 17 October 1521, Pope Leo X declared King Henry VIII the Fidei Defensor or Defender of the Faith. The Pope was more than a bit desperate. Martin Luther had...
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Economic Determinism and the War on Poverty
Posted on January 13, 2016
According to Wikipedia: “Economic determinism is a theory that economic relationships (such as being an owner or capitalist, or being a worker or proletarian) are the foundation on which all...
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The battle for the GOP
Posted on January 4, 2016
(Originally published on The Hill) On the one hand, you have Paul Ryan and his vision of a government that works better to help people. On the other hand, you...
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The Otto Caucus
Posted on December 21, 2015
Wanda: Was it shrewd? Was it good tactics or was it stupid? Otto: Don’t call me stupid. Wanda: Of course not! To call you stupid would be an insult to...
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