by Henry Oliner | May 26, 2016 | Politics, Progressivism
Yuval Levin in The Fractured Republic brings a new and illuminating framework to understanding our state of political affairs. Both parties are engaged in political nostalgia. The Democrats see the good old days as 1965 and the Great Society and the Republicans see...
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 | Aug 31, 2014 | Foreign policy
Bret Stephens writes The Meltdown in the September Commentary. Excerpts: Then again, every president confronts his share of apparently intractable dilemmas. The test of a successful presidency is whether it can avoid being trapped and defined by them. Did Obama...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 8, 2012 | Economics
With a record growth of the debt, it has become a central topic of the campaign. The Republicans prominently displayed a ticking debt clock at their convention to remind voters of the debt crisis looming. Their focus is misguided. Debt can be a serious issue but to...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 19, 2012 | Economics, Politics
Larry Kudlow writes in the National Review, Reagan Praised Entrepreneurs into Recovery -Why must Obama trash them into recession? JULY 19, 2012 Excerpt: A week earlier, I interviewed Alan Greenspan. I asked him about the impact of over $1 trillion in federal spending....
