When they start honestly writing the history of the Bush years they are going to find an amazing economic picture. After the hits of 9-11 decimated our financial markets and hobbled our transportation and tourism industries for a while, the Bush tax cuts ushered in an amazing period of a solidly growing economy, low unemployment, […]

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Are we closing in on al Qaeda’s leadership enclave in the tribal regions of Pakistan? Well, if you look at the forensic evidence (being the bodies) then one would say we are closing in on the Arab leadership and their notorious Uzbek security forces: Pakistan’s army said 50 foreign militants including Arabs were among 200 […]

Over and over again we see from people who have visited Iraq recently the sea change there. Today Victor Davis Hanson adds his voice to the chorus of optimism about Iraq. Whether in various suburbs of Baghdad, or in Baqubah, Ramadi or Taji, there is a familiar narrative of vastly reduced violence. … Officers offered […]

As usual we have lost sight of an important national issue because some reactionaries thought they had some rich family pretending to be a struggling family in order to get health care for their seriously injured children (brain injuries ARE serious – make no mistake about it). So now the story is about the gaffe […]