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THE PRICE OF POWER – The Benefits of U.S. Defense Spending Far Outweigh the Costs

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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The benefits of U.S. defense spending far outweigh the costs Robert Kagan January 24, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 18 The looming battle over the defense budget could produce a useful national discussion about American foreign and defense policy. But we would need to begin by dispensing with the most […]

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FEAR THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

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NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE www.nationalreview.com Andrew C. McCarthy January 31, 2011 4:00 A.M. Fear the Muslim Brotherhood At the Daily Beast, Bruce Riedel has posted an essay called “Don’t fear Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood,” the classic, conventional-wisdom response to the crisis in Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood is just fine, he’d have you believe, no need to worry.

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THE ROCHE RECORD – CAN WE GET SERIOUS PLEASE, OUR GREAT COUNTRY IS AT RISK

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CAN WE GET SERIOUS PLEASE, OUR GREAT COUNTRY IS AT RISK by Frank Roche, Economist Throughout American history, in good times and bad, policy makers have always faced difficult challenges, choices, and final decisions.  American policy makers in 2011 face their own difficult challenges, choices, and final decisions.  What I sense is missing today among policy makers is a sufficient degree of seriousness,

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WHAT CAUSED THE FINANCIAL CRISIS?

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JANUARY 27, 2011 Congress’s inquiry commission is offering a simplistic narrative that could lead to the wrong policy reforms. By BILL THOMAS,KEITH HENNESSEY AND DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN Today, six members of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission—created by the last Congress to investigate the causes of the financial crisis—are releasing their final report. Although the three of

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CAP AND TRADE RETURNS FROM THE GRAVE

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JANUARY 28, 2011 The president’s plans for “clean energy standards” amount to carbon controls by other means. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL Cap and trade is dead. Long live cap and trade. The president presented his new, conciliatory face to the nation this week, and his State of the Union was as notable for what it

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OBAMA’S ‘INVESTMENT’ CHARADE

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WALL STREET JOURNAL JANUARY 27, 2011 Milton Friedman warned that government spending cancels out higher-return private investment. By STEPHEN MOORE Words matter in politics, which is why the federal government no longer “spends” (and wastes) money, but rather “invests” it. According to Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, nearly every penny of the $2.5

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WHITE HOUSE ENERGY ‘CZAR’ TO EXIT IN STAFF SHAKE-UP

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JANUARY 25, 2011 By LAURA MECKLER WASHINGTON — Carol Browner is leaving her position as White House “energy czar,” and a staff shake-up is likely to eliminate her post altogether, according to Democrats familiar with events. The “czar” position, and Ms. Browner herself, have been lightning rods for critics of the president’s environmental-policy agenda and

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THE STATE AGAINST BLACKS

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JANUARY 22, 2011 ‘The welfare state has done to black Americans what slavery couldn’t do. . . . And that is to destroy the black family.’ By JASON L. RILEY Devon, Pa. ‘Sometimes I sarcastically, perhaps cynically, say that I’m glad that I received virtually all of my education before it became fashionable for white

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CAN DEREGULATION WORK?

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JANUARY 21, 2011 It was hard under Ronald Reagan. It will be impossible under Barack Obama. By PAUL H. RUBIN How successful is the president’s recently announced deregulatory initiative likely to be? Based on my experience at two regulatory agencies (the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Product Safety Commission) during the Reagan years, I

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OBAMA’S GREAT LEAP RIGHTWARD

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JANUARY 21, 2011 The White House co-opts GOP talking points—will House Republicans take advantage of their newly won recourse? By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL Come one, come all, to witness President Barack Obama’s Great Leap Rightward. Come, as well, to witness the GOP response. Mr. Obama has a new mission this year—to make the country believe

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