DECEMBER 19, 2011 In freedom lies the risk of failure. But in statism lies the certainty of stagnation. By JEB BUSH Congressman Paul Ryan recently coined a smart phrase to describe the core concept of economic freedom: “The right to rise.” Think about it. We talk about the right to free speech, the right to […]
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TO ALL OUR JEWISH FRIENDS – HAPPY HANUKKAH! DECEMBER 16, 2011 The Meaning of Hanukkah A celebration of religious freedom, the holiday fits well with the American political tradition. By JON D. LEVENSON The eight-day festival of Hanukkah, which Jews world-wide will begin celebrating Tuesday night, is one of the better known of the Jewish
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DECEMBER 10, 2011 The head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee on the party’s chances to take control next November. By JAMES TARANTO New York The junior senator from Texas is decidedly unenthusiastic about the current state of the institution he joined nine years ago. “It’s not what I would call the world’s greatest deliberative
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DECEMBER 7, 2011 Don’t be surprised if one of our underestimated adversaries does the unthinkable. By WARREN KOZAK EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Seventy years after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. finds itself in much the same situation that it was in prior to World War II. There is a great effort to cut military spending, bring
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DECEMBER 7, 2011 In Jan. 2007, Ali Musa Daqduq helped kill five Americans in Iraq. He may soon be released into Iranian custody. By DAVID B. RIVKIN, JR. And CHARLES D. STIMSON Mr. Rivkin served in the Justice Department during the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations. Mr. Stimson, senior legal fellow at the Heritage
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By TOM ORLIK ReutersResidential buildings under construction in the Kangbashi ‘ghost town’ in Ordos in Inner Mongolia, now hit by falling prices and unsold inventory. ORDOS, China—For a sense of the sharp policy shift China’s leaders have to orchestrate to avoid the world’s second-largest economy landing with a hard thud, look no further than this
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DECEMBER 2, 2011 His Comments in Support of the Mortgage Giant’s Business Model Came as Housing Bust Was Dragging Down Company By NICK TIMIRAOS and PATRICK O’CONNOR Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich touted the virtues of Freddie Mac’s business model in an interview published by the company in April 2007, remarks that contrast with the
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NOVEMBER 29, 2011 What we are witnessing is not the consequence of democracy but rather a half-century of authoritarianism. By FOUAD AJAMI Egyptian history plays tricks with its interpreters. This ancient society is known for the stability given it by the Nile, a well-mannered and orderly river, and by a pharaonic culture where the rulers
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NOVEMBER 29, 2011 Decorated Marine Sues Contractor By JULIAN E. BARNES Two months ago, Dakota Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama for his service in Afghanistan, the military’s most prestigious award. On Monday, Sgt. Meyer alleged that a defense contractor has called him mentally unstable and a problem drinker, ruining
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NOVEMBER 30, 2011 U.S. Nears Milestone: Net Fuel Exporter By LIAM PLEVEN And RUSSELL GOLD U.S. exports of gasoline, diesel and other oil-based fuels are soaring, putting the nation on track to be a net exporter of petroleum products in 2011 for the first time in 62 years. A combination of booming demand from emerging
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