by Henry Oliner | Sep 12, 2018 | Bush, Economics
We will probably be disagreeing on the causes of the 2008 crash for as long as we disagree on the great crash of 1929. From Real Clear Markets, Don’t Be Fooled, There Was Nothing ‘Financial’ About the 2008 Crisis by John Tamny: In a market economy,...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 16, 2014 | Bush, Foreign policy
“But there was also a big difference here. Reagan’s arms buildup, together with his refusal to accept the Brezhnev Doctrine of “what’s mine is mine, and what’s yours is up for grabs,” signified a return to containment and deterrence. Bush, however, believed that this...
by Henry Oliner | Mar 25, 2013 | Bush, Random
“I also quoted a favorite passage of mine from Robert Frost’s poem “The Black Cottage”: Most of the change we think we see in life Is due to truths being in and out of favor. The “truths” that form the bedrock of our democratic culture fell out of favor in the first...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 22, 2009 | Bush, Business
This August 2004 Barron’s article by James Bovard castigates Bush for his housing policy. Read the entire article here. Excerpts : ONE OF THE PROUDEST ELEMENTS of President Bush’s “compassionate conservative” agenda has been government...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 1, 2009 | Bush, Foreign policy
The world feels a lot more dangerous than it is. In the Post American World, Fareed Zakaria notes that we have been living in one of the most peaceful times in history.“the general magnitude of global warfare has decreased by over 60% since the mid 1980’s, falling by...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 4, 2008 | Bush, Terrorism
In the Wall Street Journal Online, July 25, 2008, Andrew Klaven compares Bush to Batman in What Bush and Batman Have in Common. A lot of bloogers from various political spectrums have commented on this somewhat provoking piece with a different perspective. a few...
