The $700 billion boondoggle

For those of us who believe in free markets, this bailout is a disaster in itself. It is in many ways the fitting capstone to the Bush dystopia we’ve lived the last eight years. At $700 billion (or more–we don’t know yet), the bailout, combined with...

Absolutely

From Palin takes questions during cheesesteak run: The governor got a more serious interrogation moments later when Temple graduate student Michael Rovito approached her to inquire about Pakistan. “How about the Pakistan situation?,” asked Rovito, who said...

Adventures in Wonderland

George Will sees McCain as the Queen of Hearts: It is arguable that, because of his inexperience, Obama is not ready for the presidency. It is arguable that McCain, because of his boiling moralism and bottomless reservoir of certitudes, is not suited to the...