Hmmmm….. Didn’t We Elect a President Who Promised to Get the US Out of Iraq? Naaaa…..
Brian Doherty on Reason.com: “Obama’s Iraq Pullout on Schedule; 1,000 More Troops on Their Way!”
Politics
I’m Angry About Obama’s Decisions….
Taxing Americans for buying Chinese-made tires and starting a “trade war” with China (Financial Times: “US tyre duties spark China clash“) Extending the pointless and counter productive trade embargo on…
Let’s Unpack the Prez’s Speech…
Obama speaks: “You see, our predecessors understood that government could not, and should not, solve every problem. They understood that there are instances when the gains in security from government…
Freedom Communications
Peggy Lowe’s piece from the Orange County Register on “Libertarians worry about losing Register op-ed page,” including part of my quote: Tom G. Palmer, a senior fellow at the Cato…
The Silence
BBC: “Venezuela rivals march in Caracas” Opponents were also angry at the government for shutting dozens of radio stations last month. More were expected to be shut, Infrastructure Minister Diosdado…
A Candidate Who’s for Limited Government
A while back I met a rising star on the Nevada scene, who’s now raising funds in consideration of a possible run for Mayor of Reno. He actually favors —…
A right to health care?
Rep. John Campbell in the Orange County Register: “A right to health care?” A little partisan, given the huge steps toward such policies under the GOP (I don’t know if…
Juan Carlos Hidalgo on the Removal of a President in Honduras
From Forbes: “It Wasn’t A ‘Coup’” Article 239 says that any person who has held the office of the presidency cannot be president or vice president again. Furthermore, it states…
Spinning…When a President who Seeks Dictatorial Powers in an Illegal Move is Removed by the Congress and by the Supreme Court, is it a “Military Coup”?
The media discussion of events in Honduras is remarkably confused. Here’s CNN: The president of the U.N. General Assembly scheduled a noon session Monday to discuss the situation in Honduras,…
Stirrings of Reform in Saudi Arabia
Senior Saudi royal calls for political reforms 8 yr. old Saudi child bride granted divorce The article by Raja Kamal of the University of Chicago and myself on the need…