JANUARY 24, 2012, 11:18 A.M. ET A contraceptive mandate provokes an unnecessary war. By WILLIAM MCGURN When Barack Obama secured his party’s nomination for president in 2008, one group of Democrats had special reason to cheer. These were Democrats who were reliably liberal on policy but horrified by the party’s sometimes knee-jerk animosity to faith. […]
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The Worst White House Aide Valerie Jarrett’s perfect record . . . for giving bad advice. Matthew Continetti January 23, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 18 If for nothing else, Jodi Kantor’s The Obamas will be remembered for an anecdote from 2010. After he spent hours disputing an allegation in
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JANUARY 20, 2012 He’s a Reaganaut with executive experience and discipline. By JOHN BOLTON With America’s future at stake in November, I decided to support Mitt Romney for three reasons: his Reaganaut philosophy, executive experience and general-election campaign strengths. Our country’s political focus on economic recovery has allowed President Obama to escape responsibility for his
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January 24, 2012 By John Hawkins 1/24/2012 During the practically endless series of Republican debates, we have heard almost every question imaginable asked to Republican candidates – if by every question imaginable, you mean horribly slanted, often irrelevant questions designed to make them look bad and help Obama. We’ve heard questions about contraceptives, religion, Newt’s
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In this clip from the 1980 Free To Choose, socialist Frances Fox Piven tangles with Milton Friedman and Thomas Sowell. Sowell, in particular, is incisive with his discussion of “process” versus aspiration — concluding that whatever the purported social goals, liberty suffers
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JANUARY 18, 2012 Six-Figure Bus Shelter Stirs Cries to Stop It By JOEL MILLMAN PORTLAND, Ore.—A growing dust-up in a small town over the mounting cost of a few bus shelters offers a window on the arcane nature of federal appropriations. Grants Pass, a timber and farming community south of Portland, launched the bus-shelter project
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JANUARY 18, 2012, 7:19 P.M. ET In the 1980s, the resilient U.S. economy saved itself from becoming Europe. Bain was part of the rescue. By DANIEL HENNINGER Not only did Bain Capital save America, but no matter what turn Mitt Romney’s political career takes, Bain Capital may stand as the best of Mr. Romney’s lifetime
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) BOOK REVIEW Sovereignty or Submission – Will Americans Rule Themselves or Be Ruled by Others? by John Fonte, Encounter, 449 pages $25.95 Are we ready for rule by ‘the party of global governance’? James W. Ceaser James W. Ceaser is professor of politics at the University of Virginia and
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JANUARY 20, 2012 Why 4,300 people are suddenly out of a job. You know something’s wrong when a company like MetLife can’t find a buyer for its mortgage unit, fires 4,300 workers, and its stock rises. But such is the condition of America’s housing markets, where the risk of overregulation and litigation are so high
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