AUGUST 21, 2010 Talking Green in Yellowstone Government-subsidized solar panels generate cheap electricity at a high cost. By ROGER MEINERS Ever-smiling Joe Biden recently popped into Bozeman, Mont., in his carbon-spewing Boeing 757. He came by to give a talk in Yellowstone Park about green jobs, stimulus money, and the “recovery summer.” Let’s look at […]
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AUGUST 21, 2010 A massive Keynesian spending program has misallocated capital and set the stage for a crisis. By SHIKHA DALMIA AND ANTHONY RANDAZZO American enthusiasts of more stimulus have been urging this country to look to China for guidance on how to beat a recession. As they see it, while our politicians debated and
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AUGUST 21, 2010 America’s Insurgent Pollster Understanding the tea party is essential to predicting what the country’s political scene will look like. By JOHN FUND San Diego, Calif. You can tell it’s a volatile political year when a balding, middle-aged pollster gets a standing ovation from hundreds of state legislators after delivering the news that
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AUGUST 20, 2010 Winning the Peace in Iraq The last American combat troops left Iraq this week. But when ‘Operation New Dawn’ begins on Sept. 1, the U.S. will still have a vital mission—and interests—there. By MAX BOOT The Stryker armored vehicles of the U.S. Army’s Fourth Brigade, Second Infantry Division have just rumbled out
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AUGUST 19, 2010 Unfunded Public Pensions—the Next Quagmire A federal bailout would cost trillions and prevent necessary reforms. But there are several ways states can rationalize their workers’ retirement benefits. By R. EDEN MARTIN The next big issue on the national political horizon may be whether the federal government should bail out the many budget-strapped
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AUGUST 19, 2010 Deconstructing Harry Reid The Senate majority leader’s inexplicable desire to debate taxes in September. By KARL ROVE Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can say the darndest things. He certainly did last week when he proclaimed: “I don’t know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican.” That must have thrilled his
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AUGUST 17, 2010 Comrade Duch and the Killing Fields When will justice come to more senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge? By THEARY SENG Late last month in Cambodia, Kaing Guek Eav—the killer known to all Cambodians as Comrade Duch—was finally convicted. The former commandant was found guilty by a U.N.-backed tribunal of crimes against
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AUGUST 18, 2010 How to Win the Clash of Civilizations The key advantage of Huntington’s famous model is that it describes the world as it is—not as we wish it to be. By AYAAN HIRSI ALI What do the controversies around the proposed mosque near Ground Zero, the eviction of American missionaries from Morocco earlier
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AUGUST 18, 2010 Terrorists Capitalize on Pakistan’s Floods Weak government aid efforts are an opening for local extremists. By MARISA PORGES Catastrophic floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,500 people, displaced at least 12 million, and left 20% of the country under water. Though the World Bank and the United Nations have pledged more
AUGUST 17, 2010 A Tea Party Manifesto The movement is not seeking a junior partnership with the Republican Party. It is aiming for a hostile takeover. By DICK ARMEY AND MATT KIBBE On Feb. 9, 2009, Mary Rakovich, a recently laid-off automotive engineer, set out for a convention center in Fort Myers, Fla. with protest
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