The Democratic Platform and Israel
I may have missed this point if others have made it, but it strikes me as potentially very damaging for Mr. Obama. Amid the Israel/Jerusalem...
View ArticleThe Democratic Platform, Obama’s Personal Views, and Israel
I may have missed this point if others have made it, but it strikes me as potentially very damaging for Mr. Obama: Amid the Israel/Jerusalem...
View ArticleA Few Observations
For whatever they’re worth: 1. I did not think that the president did as badly as most other observers seem to believe, but he did...
View ArticleDaily Beast: ‘Obama Seizes the Upper Hand’
Obama was the winner? “On points,” as some conservative observers noted? Am I missing something? The best possible outcome for the president last night would...
View ArticleThe Real Mitt Romney — on CBS!
<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7405692n&tag=mg;mostpopvideo”>This video, on Mitt Romney’s innumerable good deeds, should receive the widest possible attention. On CBS no...
View ArticleTwo Krugmans In One
Let me be blunt: Paul Krugman, who some decades ago was a serious guy, has become unhinged. Believe it or not, he actually argued last...
View ArticleThe Onion and the People’s Daily
Well, I’ve just awakened from a deep slumber induced by reading my own writings while consuming twelve pounds of Thanksgiving turkey, and what do I...
View ArticleWould the Sequester Devastate Defense?
A common assertion on the right is that the looming budget sequester would “devastate” the U.S. defense establishment. Using the defense deflator published by the...
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A Payday for the Beltway
Modern environmentalism in combination with the politics of wealth redistribution has made for a good deal of misbegotten policymaking. But for an all-cost-no-benefit proposal, it...
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Five Questions for Mr. Tom Steyer
Global warming/climate change unsurprisingly is the central topic of attention on this Earth Day 2014, and Mr. Tom Steyer of NextGen Climate has taken a...
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On Chinese Coal, the U.N. vs. the New York Times
The Chinese pseudo-commitment to halt the growth in their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is even more meaningless than the Obama administration has advertised.
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Weekend at Bernie’s
Far from being a “new kind of politics,” Sanders’s demonization of unpopular political minorities is as old as the hills, practiced by hucksters and murderers alike.
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Leaving Paris: One and a Half Cheers for President Trump
How happy should we critics of the environmental Left and its myriad arguments and nostrums be? Answer: Sort of happy.
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A Washington State Carbon Tax: All Pain, No Gain
Washington state's plans for a "carbon tax" will be expensive and cumbersome and will make at best a tiny difference in climate numbers.
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How Trump’s Steel Tariffs Could Harm National Security
Other sensitive industries will see their costs rise.
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The Curbelo Carbon Tax as Wealth Redistribution
No matter how you look at it, the Florida Republican’s new proposal is bad policy.
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Subsidies to Power Plants Are No Substitute for a National-Security Plan
The administration should work with Congress to protect the national grid.
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The Metastasizing Distortions of Electricity Favoritism
Renewables subsidies create serious distortions and reliability problems, in the face of which various states are proposing another round of market meddling.
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The Confusions of the ‘Conservative’ Carbon Tax
The policy is a political nonstarter, and it wouldn’t do much anyway.
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The Trouble with ‘Renewable’ Energy
Wind and solar are inefficient, and their environmental benefits are oversold.
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