We are in a fresh round of declinism — understandably, after borrowing nearly $5 trillion in less than three years and having very little to show for it.
The persistently high unemployment rate in the United States during the Great Recession has led to claims that much of American unemployment is “structural”.
The war in Iraq has been costly, though most of the cost was avoidable. Taking sovereign power in Iraq to convert it into the first genuine Arab democracy was unnecessary and unwise.
Most people, most of the time, lead lives removed from political and ideological engagement. Family, work, health, sports, and entertainment define what is generally held to be a normal life.
William Goldman, a legendary screenwriter, made this observation about predicting the box-office success of movies before they open, but his comment could just as easily be made about projecting the success of specific renewable energy technologies before they are widely deplo
These remarks were delivered at the November 2 Conference on Ronald Reagan, Intelligence and the End of the Cold War, co-sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency and the Reagan Presidential Library. They were taped by C-SPAN for later airing.
Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate – “Your Money, Your Vote” – was advertised as two hours of talk (technically, 110 minutes, with commercial interruptions) solely on the economy.
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