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Archives for November 2011

Buy Local…at Your Peril

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You would think that states are looking out for the best interests of their local towns and cities. But as the debt problems unfold around the country, it is becoming clear that they are not. As far as a state is concerned, municipalities are a burden. There’s a good chance your state treasurer is more […]

Paul Rahe: Uncommon Knowledge

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Paul Rahe holds the Charles O. Lee and Louise K. Lee Chair in Western Heritage at Hillsdale College and is the author most recently of Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift. He discusses past republics, the administrative state, our place in history, and the 2012 election. Recorded live at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI.

The Do-Nothing Government

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Tasked with one goal, to cut the deficit by $1.2 trillion, the Super Committee announced Monday that it had failed. Senator Bob Corker from Tennessee summed up the failure well, calling it “nothing short of an embarrassment, an absolute national disgrace and failure of leadership.” After the failure, Congress is already backtracking on its plan […]

Africa

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My parents recently returned from a once-in-a-lifetime African safari. When they were heading home, a guide told them that once you’ve been to Africa, it will always be with you. Given all the medical shots they had to get before they left, it’s good to know that some things won’t always be with them.

Ron Paul is Dead!

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That is exactly what entrenched politicians on both sides of the aisle—the neocon military/industrial complex intelligentsia, the media, the Greenwich Village pseudo-intellectual liberals, and the Hollywood buffoons—would have you believe. It is hard to read a good word about Ron Paul, is it not? The silence on the media front when it comes to Dr. […]