Barracked by Obama’s Oratory
'In the gap where arguments and examples should be, the President invoked God, attacked the Republicans and invoked spectacle'
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Bush V. the Appeasers
The once derided, now unmentionable George W. Bush shames the Obama Administration in their respective attempts to promote peace in the Middle East
Welcome to Obama’s Parallel Universe
Until Republicans convince voters that strong foreign policy is crucial to national security, America’s decline will continue
Why the West Can’t Do Business With Iran
Obama persists in trying to talk to a regime whose “sacred cause” is to replace a US-led world order with an Islamic one
Keynesians Fear the US Fiscal Cliff. I don’t
The conventional wisdom on fiscal policy doesn’t add up. A glance at the data and one realises that the media panic is unjustified
Are The Very Rich So Different?
In Plutocrats, Chrystia Freeland vividly describes the lives of the very rich, but has little to say when it comes to what should be done about this new elite
No, He Can’t
The people who voted fro Obama to save Medicare and Medicaid are deluding themselves: these programmes won't be saved by the President's waffle
Republicans Must Avoid Civil War
To win in 2016, the GOP must resolve the differences between the tea party and country club Republicans, and reach out more successfully to the ethnic vote
No-Go Areas on the Campaign Trail
There are vital areas of American public life that received next to no attention on the hustings of either side, for very persuasive — if entirely cynical — reasons
Can Romney Spring an October surprise?
The presidential debates are the Republican's last chance to seize the initiative from Barack Obama. A strong performance and the race could be back on overnight
Romney Takes a Risk with Ryan
'Paul Ryan will thrash Joe Biden in debate and the Tea Party will enthusiastically endorse their poster boy but Romney's choice of running mate will attract few new voters'
K Street Crusaders
Christopher Buckley's new political satire sends up DC's politicos, but ultimately doesn't satarise them enough