DECEMBER 29, 2011 Reagan Had the Recipe for Success. Let’s Follow It Tax reforms to maximize economic growth, a sound dollar, and smarter regulations will touch off another historic boom. By NEWT GINGRICH Officially, the recession ended two and a half years ago. President Obama tells us the economy has been moving in the right […]
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DECEMBER 28, 2011 Merry Christmas From Saudi Arabia Holiday greetings from a regime that prohibits Christians from worshipping publicly or wearing crosses. By DAVID KEYES If you want a good laugh, read the holiday card sent out by Saudi Ambassador to the United States and public relations genius Adel al-Jubeir. Citing a Quranic verse, he
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DECEMBER 28, 2011 When is a loan between central banks not a loan? When it is a dollars-for-euros currency swap. By GERALD P. O’DRISCOLL JR.Mr. O’Driscoll, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, was vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and later at Citigroup. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: First, the Fed has
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DECEMBER 28, 2011 Forced terminations with no pensions or benefits is no way to reward airmen after years of faithful service. By JOSHUA FLYNN-BROWN AND KYNDRA MILLER ROTUNDA During the holiday season, Americans especially remember our servicemen and women deployed to faraway lands, serving in harm’s way. We send packages abroad, light candles in their
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DECEMBER 16, 2011 Obama billed last year’s cut as a one-year holiday to boost the economy. Now preserving it is about fairness. By ARI FLEISCHER Mr. Fleischer, a former press secretary for President George W. Bush, is president of Ari Fleischer Communications. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Clearly, Mr. Obama can’t be trusted with the trust
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DECEMBER 16, 2011 And the Crisis Winner Is? Government From Greece to Washington to New York state, there’s no effective mechanism to control spending. By DAVID MALPASS Mr. Malpass, a deputy assistant Treasury secretary in the Reagan administration, is president of Encima Global LLC EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Governments on both sides of the Atlantic
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DECEMBER 24, 2011 On Taxes, ‘Modeling,’ and the Vision Thing The GOP front-runner says Iran is ‘evil,’ Newt Gingrich is wrong on judges, and he might consider a value-added tax. He also explains why his penchant for ‘data’ and analysis won’t limit his ability to lead as president. By JOSEPH RAGO AND PAUL A. GIGOT
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DECEMBER 17, 2011 There’s no need to fear the deference of Iraq’s Shiites toward Iran. By FOUAD AJAMI ‘The tide of war is receding, and the soul of Baghdad remains, the soul of Iraq remains,” Vice President Joe Biden said at Camp Victory, by the Baghdad airport, earlier this month, in the countdown to the
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DECEMBER 22, 2011 It seemed improbable that the best-known American propagandist for our enemies could be near the top of the pack in the Iowa contest, but there it is. By DOROTHY RABINOWITZ Ron Paul’s supporters are sure of one thing: Their candidate has always been consistent—a point Dr. Paul himself has been making with
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DECEMBER 21, 2011 The Financial Crisis on Trial The SEC fingers the government-backed mortgage buyers, not Wall Street greed. By PETER J. WALLISON The Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuits against six top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced last week, are a seminal event. For the first time in a government report, the
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