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The Best NSA Visual Yet 27 Aug 2013 | 07:20 am
(Steven Hayward) Hat tip to Jim Geraghty of National Review‘s “Morning Jolt” (and if you don’t subscribe–it’s free–you’re missing out) for pointing us to the best NSA put on yet:
How should Obama respond to Assad’s chemical attack? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:17 am
(Paul Mirengoff) Secretary of State Kerry spoke publicly today about Syria’s use of chemical weapons. He said that the Assad regime’s use of such weapons is “undeniable,” and that “this international...
Fight! Fight! A Knotty Problem Indeed 26 Aug 2013 | 11:47 pm
(Steven Hayward) In the crosshairs again. Our friend Stephen Knott of the Naval War College, featured here recently during his induction into the Power Line 100, is the subject of a spirited attack ...
Why not the worst? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:55 pm
(Scott Johnson) In what is at least the column of the day, our friend Hugh Hewitt asks if Obama is the worst president ever. Hugh works the Obama-Carter comparison to render an affirmative judgment. ...
From dream to nightmare in 50 years 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
(Paul Mirengoff) As we approach the 50th anniversary of the great civil rights march on Washington, some are reminding us that the rally — a march “for Jobs and Freedom” — wasn’t just about basic civ...
Obama’s petty strategy 26 Aug 2013 | 08:15 pm
(Scott Johnson) We are suddenly awash in interesting commentary on Obama’s foreign policy. John noted Julie Pace’s AP assessment yesterday. Michael Barone directs our attention to two more: Robert Ka...
The VA’s backlog of unprocessed claims swells under Obama-Shinseki 26 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
(Paul Mirengoff) During the years of the Bush presidency, Democrats and the mainstream media delighted in finding flaws with the administration’s handling of veterans affairs. Recall the justifiable ...
Understated works, even in sports 26 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
(Paul Mirengoff) Most goal celebrations in soccer leave me cold, although I’m glad that the sport grants the players more leeway after scoring than the repressive NFL does. A penalty (in the form of ...
Eric Holder Sues to Block Louisiana School Choice 26 Aug 2013 | 05:16 am
(John Hinderaker) In a sane world, this would be a scandal: Obama’s Department of Justice has sued to block poor African-Americans (and others) from escaping failing schools in Louisiana and trying, ...
The Associated Press Notices that Obama Is A Failure 26 Aug 2013 | 04:42 am
(John Hinderaker) In foreign policy, anyway. Funny thing about getting that 2012 election behind us; now that President Obama has been safely re-elected, we are seeing occasional outbursts of honesty...
