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Why the Dollar’s Reign Is Near an End

The greenback, in other words, is not just America’s currency. It’s the world’s. But as astonishing as that is, what may be even more astonishing is this: The dollar’s reign is coming to an end. I believe that over the next 10 years, we’re going to see a profound shift toward a world in which [...]

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Their Terrorism Problem — And Ours

By Jonah Goldberg When the Times Square story first broke there was a part of me that said, “Man, I hope it’s not some white militia nutjob.” When I saw the news this morning that it was a Pakistani, the same small part of me was relieved. I don’t want to speak for many conservatives [...]

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Senator Dodd’s Regulation Plan: 14 Fatal Flaws

by James Gattuso The Senate is expected to take up a proposal, originally authored by Senator Chris Dodd (D–CT), to reform the financial regulatory system in the U.S. The goal is clear: to minimize the chances that another financial crisis—and bailouts—will arise again. The objective is a good one. Unfortunately, the 1,408-page bill includes numerous [...]

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Obama is No Reagan on Nuclear Strategy

By Conn Carrol Reagan knew that to eliminate the need for large nuclear arsenals, you must first start to eliminate the dependence — both ours and others’ — on massive nuclear attack as the guarantor of security. That is why Reagan’s first priority was to build up U.S. conventional forces and introduce missile defense. That [...]

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If We Europeanize, Europe Is in Trouble

My seven-year-old daughter has a great lifestyle. She has all of her clothes and food bought for her. She goes on great vacations. She has plenty of leisure time. A day doesn’t go by where I don’t look at her and feel envious of how good she’s got it compared to me. But here’s the [...]

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The VAT Cometh

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER This massive new entitlement needs a cash cow. As the night follows the day, the VAT cometh. With the passage of Obamacare, which created a vast new middle-class entitlement, a national sales tax of the kind almost universal in Europe is inevitable. We are now $8 trillion in debt. The Congressional Budget [...]

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Taking His Measure

by STEPHEN YATES AND CHRISTIAN WHITON Observing anti-Americanism around the globe in 1967, Ronald Reagan lamented in a speech: “We tried to buy love in the world when we should have been earning respect.” It is an admonition President Obama is predisposed not to heed — and the American people have noticed. As a result of [...]

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1994 and 2010

By JOHN J. PITNEY JR. Republicans hope that 2010 will be a rerun of 1994. There are some striking similarities, which should give them hope. But there are also key differences, which should give them pause. As was the case 16 years ago, big fiscal measures and a muddled health-care proposal have hurt the president’s [...]

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Credit Where Credit Isn’t Due

JONAH GOLDBERG Who gets to claim responsibility for success in Iraq? Joe Biden? ‘Victory has a hundred fathers,” John F. Kennedy said, “and defeat is an orphan.” By that standard, George W. Bush has won the Iraq war. Last month, Vice President Joe Biden proclaimed on CNN’s Larry King Live that the peaceful transition to [...]

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So Much for Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

The job market may be hitting bottom, but it seems likely to remain mired there. And despite the insistence that their top three priorities are jobs, jobs, jobs, Congress and the Obama administration aren’t doing enough to create them. Read More at NY Times Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]

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