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Life and politics

What can one learn in Springfield?

This is my question for Thomas F. Roeser, in response to his critique of the political inexperience of Adam...

Jun 3, 2009

More brains, less Halliburton: why Dick Cheney is wrong

In his first interview after leaving office, former Vice President Dick Cheney said that Obama’s policies “raise the risk”...

Mar 20, 2009

Leave radical Islam alone

A few weeks ago, Fareed Zakaria questioned our mostly military response to radical Islam. Readers, both at the Huffington...

Mar 17, 2009

The simplest plan for helping homeowners

Some banks gave mortgage loans to people who cannot keep a house under any conditions. These so-called toxic assets...

Feb 15, 2009

Obama’s first fault as President

It is in asking for delaying the digital TV transition. Some people still did not get the message about...

Jan 27, 2009

The lure of Keynesianism

In his recent column, Prof. Robert Reich is saying that the rich are getting richer and the poor are...

Jan 15, 2009

The immigration debate is not about immigration

The immigration debate is not about immigration but about how deeply the government should put its fingers into micromanaging...

Dec 9, 2008

Do Americans want change?

Yes, if change means that their personal well being would improve. No, if they would need change what they...

Nov 18, 2008

Change of change

Most of the problems that Barack Obama will face are big problems because most Americans are wrong in their...

Nov 9, 2008

It’s time for financial dinosaurs to die

If governments had been around 65 millions years ago, they would have used taxpayer’s money to save the dinosaurs...

Sep 20, 2008
Remark of the day

Will the U.S. endure for another 250 years?

July 05, 2025
Life and politics, Media

Instead of a celebratory commentary on Independence Day, Michael Smerconish reminded us that the 250th anniversary is coming next year. And he asked a provocative question: “Will the U.S. endure for another 250 years?” The answers are almost split in half, with “yes” prevailing slightly. A more interesting question would be: Do Americans today know what they need to do to keep America prosperous for the next 250 years? Do most of them even care? And those who care, do they agree on what they need to do? By looking around, one could worry if the U.S. will endure to its 250th anniversary.

Israel against Gaza and Iran

June 19, 2025
Life and politics

Gaza is a thorn in Israel’s politics. There are still speculations about why the attac...

Are comparisons to Hitler justifiable?

April 26, 2025
Life and politics, Media

In the criticism of the Trump administration’s concepts and methods of implementation, some see parallels to ...

When will DOGE be credible?

March 28, 2025
Life and politics

The interview at FOX sounded good. In the early 1990s, I was looking to expand my ...

It is much bigger than Ukraine

March 22, 2025
Ukraine

Donald Trump asks Ukraine to make territorial concessions because Russia is stronger. If we accept war as a way of resolving dispute...