29 | June | 2011

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Angelides Ignores Two Elephants in the Room

Edward Pinto | June 29, 2011, 4:16 pm

In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, Phil Angelides, chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC), took issue with research I had undertaken. He once again went to great lengths to avoid placing any responsibility for the financial … read more >

Carpe Diem

On Behalf of Eyebrow Threaders, The Institute for Justice Goes Up Against The AZ Cosmetology Cartel

Mark J. Perry | June 29, 2011, 2:10 pm

The video above is about the Institute for Justice’s latest heroic effort to defend small businesses and entrepreneurs against economic protectionism, empower individuals to earn an honest living, and promote economic liberty. Here’s a summary: “Eyebrow threading is a … read more >

Economics

Phil Angelides’s False Narrative

Peter J. Wallison | June 29, 2011, 1:06 pm

Phil Angelides’s recent op-ed in the Washington Post contained one true statement: “the winners get to write history.” So the Democrats, who won control of Congress in 2008, got to appoint Angelides to write the history of the financial crisis … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Obama Doesn’t Want ‘Victory’

Danielle Pletka | June 29, 2011, 12:30 pm

Today at his rambling presser, President Obama was asked why he didn’t use the term “victory” to describe our aspirations in Afghanistan. He reminded the reporter than he hasn’t used the term at all in reference to the war in … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Latin America

What about Chavez?

Danielle Pletka | June 29, 2011, 11:36 am

Over at Foxnews.com, my colleague Roger Noriega has his take on events in Venezuela. He previews a possible descent into chaos — a battle royal between Chavistas, narco-generals, Cuban drones, and, we hope, democrats. Thus far, those democrats appear to … read more >

Economics, International economy

Trade Policy Adrift

Philip I. Levy | June 29, 2011, 11:34 am

The U.S. trade agenda, embodied in three pending agreements, lurched forward yesterday. In recent weeks, it had run aground, wedged between Democrats who were skeptical of the agreements and Republicans who were skeptical of the sweeteners attached to those agreements … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Obama’s ‘Catch and Release’ Policy for Terrorists

Marc Thiessen | June 29, 2011, 11:13 am

In 2009, the Bush administration ended the U.S. Border Patrol’s policy of “catch and release” for illegal aliens. Now, it seems, the Obama administration is applying a similar policy to al Qaeda terrorists captured in the war on terror. The … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Not a Parody

Jonah Goldberg | June 29, 2011, 10:59 am

UN names North Korea chair of arms control agency.

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Follow the Leader: Obama’s Drawdown Echoes across ISAF

Richard Cleary | June 29, 2011, 10:05 am

In the advance to President Obama’s Afghan speech, one of the worst fears of observers was that a drawdown of American troops would open the door for other NATO members to withdraw troops as well. As my colleague Gary Schmitt … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Energy Fact of the Week: Deep Oil and Gas

Steven F. Hayward | June 29, 2011, 9:52 am

Everyone, including me, is talking about the boom in natural gas currently under way, and the technological revolution that has brought it about. While the price of natural gas has fallen from a peak of nearly $14 per thousand cubic … read more >