Archive for October, 2011
Worst Laid Plans
When Herman Cain made his irrelevant 9-9-9 tax plan a focal point of the current political debate, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich were quick to shout out their ‘Me too!’ Perry’s 20% flat tax, pulled out of the magic hat by a deft right hand, would produce a very serious revenue short fall, but we [...]
The Mob vs. the Statesman
Pat Buchanan’s new book, Suicide of a Superpower, continues to raise many of the issues he has long stressed and shows where we are likely to end up, if we do not change course.
The Continuing Tory Revolution
I know it is none of my business. If the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth wish to change the rules of succession to the crown, I have no right to an opinion, not only because as an American I have about as much interest in royal antics as I do in soap operas…. Read on [...]
A Hellenic Haircut
Greece’s private-sector debt is now down to 100 billion euros, and the country will continue its long road to nowhere with zero growth, cuts and austerity. Even after the 50 percent write down its debt is still 90 percent of the country’s GDP and for as long as it stays in the euro the burden can never be paid off.
The End of the American Empire
Eight years ago when George Bush and his advisers decided to invade Iraq, the only moral or legal justification they could dream up was Saddam Hussein’s alleged possession of “weapons of mass destruction.” At the time, I derided this claim, in print and on radio and television….
Is America Disintegrating?
Has America become what Klemens von Metternich called Italy: “a mere geographical expression”?
Herman Cain and Obama’s 1000 Days
My latest on the Daily Mail takes up the rise and what I hope will be the fall of Herman Cain. I also have an even newer piece on Obama’s First 1000 Days. Please do not respond here, since what is really needed is a show of interest at the Daily Mail. I would [...]
Euro Woes
My stopover in Brussels on the way to the Balkans last week proved less than illuminating on the issue of the eurozone crisis and Greek debt.
More on Daily Mail
For those who still go on the internet for news and commentary, I have done my duty today and posted on the Daily Mail’s Right Minds section a piece called “Occupied America” on–what else?–the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
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