Good manners are smart politics Former President Gerald Ford, left, introduces Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Robert Bork, center, in 1987, as Senator Bob Dole looks on. Bork’s nomination, by President Reagan, met with heated opposition. By John E. Sununu Boston Globe January 17, 2011 IN MARCH of 1997, for a few shining days, ground […]
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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) 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
This was published in 2006 by Gabrielle Giffords in the Arizona Jewish Post 10.27.06 The title of the article is: “Israel needs U.S. to push the peace process”. > My grandfather, Akiba Hornstein, was the son of a Lithuanian rabbi. My grandfather changed his name to Giff Giffords for reasons of anti-Semitism and moved to
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Leading likely to violence. Lee Smith January 12, 2011 6:08 PM As Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri was in Washington to meet with President Obama this morning, Hezbollah and its allies withdrew from the Lebanese cabinet, setting the table for what many fear is an inevitable escalation of violence
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Op-Ed Contributor When Congress Was Armed And Dangerous By JOANNE B. FREEMAN NY Times Published: January 11, 2011 New Haven THE announcement that Representatives Heath Shuler of North Carolina and Jason Chaffetz of Utah are planning to wear guns in their home districts has surprised many, but in fact the United States has had armed
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JANUARY 7, 2011 Ou Est Le ‘Cash for Clunkers’? Not surprisingly, the idea of subsidizing new cars came from France. By VICTOR DIAL Many countries in Europe are reporting improved auto sales in December, thanks to a last-minute rush by consumers to take advantage of yet another “Cash for Clunkers” program. So look for poor
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WALL STREET JOURNAL JANUARY 5, 2011 Covert Action Makes a Comeback Once in disrepute, secret warfare is now embraced even by the Obama administration to fight terrorism and weapons proliferation. By MAX BOOT We’re in an era of “covert action.” That phrase went into disrepute in the 1970s, when Congress’s Church Committee exposed hare-brained CIA
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The American Spectator : Crisis In Euroland The American Spectator Letter From Paris By Joseph A. Harriss on 1.4.11 The euro, that artificial Funny Money used by 331 million Europeans in17 nations — the 17th, Estonia, joined the euro just this week — was conceived in sin and born in corruption. The New Year brings
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THE GAME JANUARY 4, 2011 By DENNIS K. BERMAN Land values soared. States splurged on new programs. Then it all went bust, bringing down banks and state governments with them. This wasn’t America in 2011, it was America in 1841, when a now-forgotten depression pushed eight states and a desolate territory called Florida into the
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