By Amity Shales From the Roaring Twenties to the bleating nineteen thirties the American economy entered like a lion and left like a lamb–the Great Depression was at hand. In addition to the infamous market crashes, unemployment rose to almost a quarter of the total population, international trade slowed, deflation abounded, banks failed at an […]
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Catastrophic Success The perils of a ‘do everything’ Democratic Congress. Noemie Emery January 3 – January 10, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 16 Once upon a time, there was success and there was failure, and one could usually tell the difference between them—the first had a thousand fathers and the
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) A World in Crisis What the thirties tell us about today. Matthew Continetti January 3 – January 10, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 16 On December 13, 1931, there was a traffic accident in New York City. A man exited a cab on the Upper East Side and was crossing
JANUARY 15, 2011 By MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY Coral Gables, Fla. If Republicans were to run a classified ad for their 2012 presidential candidate, it might read something like this: GOP seeks popular former two-term governor of a large state for executive post. Qualified applicants will have a demonstrated understanding of the relationship between taxes and
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FORBES Jan. 7 2011 By MALLORY FACTOR As new members are sworn in this week in Congress, the American people will expect Congress to get down to work, rein in spending and address our national debt. While we have cause to be optimistic, Americans need to be aware of a plot brewing to trick Congress
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JANUARY 6, 2011 The Italy of Asia Japan’s entitlement dilemmas are a warning to Washington. Japanese politics is once again in turmoil, with the government’s approval ratings around 20%. Prime Minister Naoto Kan is trying to force out his rival within the Democratic Party of Japan, Ichiro Ozawa, which might boost his own popularity but
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JANUARY 6, 2011 The administration waives allies through the health law’s onerous restrictions. By KARL ROVE A primary task for the new Republican House majority is to undo as many of the pernicious effects of ObamaCare that it can. One of these effects is the spectacle of employers going hat-in-hand to the Department of Health
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JANUARY 7, 2011 The New Party of No Majority Leader Harry Reid will soon be blocking, obstructing or deterring nearly all the reforms the Republican House sends to the Senate. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may yet rue the day he helped popularize the phrase “The Party of No.” It never
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WALL STREET JOURNAL JANUARY 7, 2011 GOP Governors Seek Leeway to Cut Medicaid Rolls By JANET ADAMY Republican governors are pressing the Obama administration to make it easier for states to cut Medicaid enrollment, setting up a fight over one of states’ costliest programs. On Friday, 33 Republican governors and governors-elect plan to send a
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NEW YORK POST January 6, 2011 Charles Gasparino I Have seen the future, and it doesn’t work. Don’t get me wrong: New Year’s in beautiful Barcelona was a blast. Spain is a great vacation spot, with good food and gorgeous women — but nobody seems to be working outside the tourist areas. The reason is
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