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The Age of Obama: 2009-2010
By Troy Senik
Thursday, February 18 2010
A generation from now, when historians chronicle presidential leadership around the turn of the century, it’s likely that they’ll find one unifying theme: wasted potential.  In the case of Bill Clinton, an impressive intellect and sophisticated political skills were undermined by an absolute incapacity for either personal or political self-control.  For George W. Bush, a unifying moment of national tragedy yielded to an agenda that first split the nation and then split his own party.
 
With Barack Obama, the fall is both steeper and faster.  This may…
 
Executive Orders Reveal Executive Weakness
It is the common fate of presidents to learn that occupying the most powerful office in the world amounts…
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Global Warming Dead-Enders Imitate Gilligan’s Island
Decades after Japan surrendered to conclude World War II, legend persisted of abandoned Japanese soldiers…
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If It’s Broke, Fix It: Paul Ryan’s Plan to Make Government Programs Sustainable
One of the most annoying things about talking policy with progressives is the ambivalence they show towards…
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Will President Obama Make Recess Appointments?
The President nominates.  The Senate confirms.  That is the schoolboy civics lesson regarding…
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Diary of a Conservative
As we roll on into year two of the Age of Obama, a few thoughts about politics and society from a frequently…
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Obama Blames His Record Deficits On Bush. He’s Not Being Honest.
Three years after George W. Bush left office, it will still apparently be all his fault in 2011. …
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In Praise of James O’Keefe
Some four decades ago, this writer and several of his journalist colleagues working for a now-forgotten…
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When Man Looked Up
“If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don't want them. I want…
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10 Things to Hate About the State of the Union
If there is a more painful exercise in American political life than the State of the Union address, it’s…
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Bloomberg Joins All Who Just Say No to New York City Terrorist Trials
As presidential crises go, the opposition of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to a presidential decision…
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Notable Quote   
 
"As last week's midterms demonstrated, young people appear poised to drive American politics, and particularly the Democratic Party, further to the left. This is particularly true in big cities. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected last year with crucial support from younger voters, while in Los Angeles, preelection surveys showed democratic socialist (and now Mayor-elect) Nithya Raman leading…[more]
 
 
— Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University and Senior Research Fellow at the Civitas Institute
 
Liberty Poll   

Despite Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's reckless personal behavior, should any adult following the strategic importance of international chip wars believe China has not had access for some time?