Opinion Forum

Who Deserves Credit for the Arab Spring? Not Obama

May 19th, 2011

By Kevin Frei I will agree with Amir Taheri’s assertion in a column in the New York Post that the Obama Administration should receive no credit for the Arab Spring, but he overlooks giving credit to the Administration deserving of much of the credit for creating the conditions which allowed the “Arab Spring movements” to […]

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Tags: Arab Spring, Bush, democracy, foreign policy, Iraq, Middle East, monarchy
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Rush Limbaugh on the Killing of Osama bin Laden

May 4th, 2011

By Tom Carter I listen to Rush Limbaugh now and then, just as I sample the likes of Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow. It’s interesting to hear what they have to say, given that they and talkers like them reflect — or guide — political thinking on the left and right. For that reason, I […]

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Tags: bin Laden, Bush, credit, failure, Guantanamo, Limbaugh, Obama, success
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Osama bin Laden Conspiracy Theories

May 4th, 2011

By Dan Miller There has to be something to the bin Laden conspiracy theories! Having dined on a rich and varied feast of conspiracy theories since long before May Day, the Obama Administration has sensed the need to provide frequent updates to the bin Laden narrative for one of the following reasons: (a) to rebut […]

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Tags: 9/11, bin Laden, Bush, conspiracy, satire, Sheehan, theories, unicorn
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Book Review: Decision Points by George W. Bush

February 8th, 2011

By Tom Carter Decision Points is unusual for a book written by a former politician. It’s clear, understandable, well-written, and free of excessive self-promotion. The book is made more readable by the simple, clear, direct style of his writing. Some reviewers have attributed that style to his supposed lack of intellect and writing ability, a […]

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Tags: 2000, Bush, Decision Points, Iraq, Katrina, recession, stem cells, terrorism
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Katrina and the Oil Spill

June 13th, 2010

By Tom Carter Hurricane Katrina and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are very different kinds of disasters. However, there’s one glaring similarity — both showed that government can’t do everything. Sometimes it can’t do very much at all. At best it’s reactive, especially in the face of large-scale natural disasters. At worst […]

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Tags: BP, Bush, Gulf, Katrina, Obama, oil spill, partisan politics
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