National Review- Quillette
- Nuclear Power Is Already Great November 20, 2024When “nuclear-loving greens” demand innovation, they imply something is wrong with current reactors, and slow down climate policy. This needs to stop.Marco Visscher
- The Church at a Crossroads November 20, 2024Whoever becomes the next Archbishop of Canterbury will face the arduous task of uniting the now-radicalised wings of the Church of England.John Lloyd
- Podcast #260: Making Britain Great Again November 20, 2024Iona Italia talks to Sam Bowman about how to combat the economic stagnation and excess bureaucracy that are currently preventing the UK from reaching its full potential.Quillette
- Nuclear Power Is Already Great November 20, 2024
- Jay Nordlinger
- People of Conscience November 20, 2024Now as in Soviet days, individual Russians are among the bravest and noblest people in the world.
- A Thousand Days November 20, 2024Notes on Russia’s attempt to conquer Ukraine, and the response of the West.
- The Mets, the Met, Etc. November 15, 2024On a podcast with Ron Blum, Associated Press writer on baseball and opera.
- People of Conscience November 20, 2024
Tag Archives: President Biden
Now What?
The Great Democratic Freakout over President Biden’s debate performance is in full swing. The real question is why. What did party leaders expect? The obvious decline in Mr Biden’s cognitive abilities has been transparently evident for well over a year. … Continue reading
“But Donald Trump…”
But Donald Trump… The instant progressive rejoinder to almost any criticism of Joe Biden’s shambolic presidency is “But Donald Trump…”. Which in turn is followed up by a litany of accusations about Mr. Trump’s conduct in office. Many of these … Continue reading
Progressive Collapse
The chaos that is the defining feature of the Biden presidency is not the result of one man’s incompetence. Nor, by itself, is it the consequence of his intellectual shallowness, advanced age, cognitive dissonance or general mediocrity, though all of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Build Back Better, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, President Biden, Progressives
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The Jawbone of an Ass
[The White House] is considering whether to escalate an attack on parts of corporate America over rising consumer prices, according to an administration official and three people with knowledge of the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity to … Continue reading
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Tagged Inflation, President Biden, Saule Omarova
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Made in Washington DC: Inflation
An impressive list of problems has descended on the Biden presidency. Almost all of them have been brought about or exacerbated by—Joe Biden. Not only that, the Biden method for dealing with them is to (1) insist that the problem … Continue reading
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Janet Yellin Scores a D Minus
Ignorance and enthusiasm make a dangerous combination. It’s even worse when people who should know better nevertheless agree to make wildly implausible sales pitches designed to justify foolish policy proposals. In the end a once respectable reputation gets dented and … Continue reading
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The Debt Ceiling, Again…
Of course Congress should raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default. And of course throughout history the parties have been absolutely hypocritical about when they will and when they will not vote to do so. The chief criteria are … Continue reading
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Tagged Debt Ceiling, Mitch McConnell, President Biden
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The State of Play
There are plenty of things to rue about the Biden Administration. There is, for instance, old fashioned incompetence, an equal opportunity employer. But the Administration’s slipping-on-a-banana-peel habit has become so routine that even its most enthusiastic defenders (AKA the press) … Continue reading
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Progressive Good Crime
Coinciding with the Biden Administration’s push for higher taxes on wealthy individuals and a greatly expanded IRS, ProPublica published documents that purport to show private tax information of several high profile billionaires including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and … Continue reading
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Tagged President Biden, Progressives, ProPublica, Tax
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Peak Biden?
When President Biden released his budget proposal this past Friday he listed his priorities in the following statement. (The budget document can be found here.) Biden’s list of priorities is typical in that it studiously avoids talking about trade-offs. Everything is … Continue reading