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Article: Dear Mr. President: We Cannot Spend our Way out of Debt

Ronald Reagan was prescient when he said: “We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.” In the first place, wouldn’t it be … Continue reading →
Post: Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Now the Liberals Covet the Corpses of Milton Friedman, Ronald Reagan

B R. Emmett Tyrrell Milton Friedman, the great economist, was one of a handful of intellectuals whose work forms the foundation for the modern Conservative movement. He has been dead since 2006, but this week would … Continue reading →
Post: Where Will Washington Stop?

Where Will Washington Stop? Making Sense, by Michael Reagan When Chief Justice John Roberts upheld the constitutionality of Obamacare, he didn’t just betray conservatives. His twisted legal logic also betrayed the American people by opening the … Continue reading →
Post: Mitt Romney Uses Jimmy Carter as Campaign Weapon

For President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney is an obvious throwback to another era — a stiff Father Knows Best type who straps the dog to the station wagon and marries his high-school sweetheart. But Romney is pursuing his own … Continue reading →
Post: The Coming Battle of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s Republican presidential primary last counted in 1980, when Ronald Reagan lost a nasty battle to George H.W. Bush. Four years earlier, Reagan was so desperate to win here against incumbent Gerald Ford that he said … Continue reading →
Post: Is Liberalism Immoral?

The best advocates are often converts. So it is with Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute. Brooks has an important forthcoming book, The Road to Freedom, which I’ll discuss in a minute, but … Continue reading →
Post: History Could Repeat Itself in GOP Showdown

Although Ohio often finds itself in a national news media spotlight as a bellwether in presidential politics, the state last played a pivotal role in selecting a Republican nominee 36 years ago. This year, history could … Continue reading →
Post: Romney evokes Reagan on abortion flip-flop

Rolling out a new line of defense of his flip flop on abortion rights, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Friday that conservative icon Ronald Reagan underwent a similar ideological transformation on the issue. At a … Continue reading →
Post: Obama: Americans Not Better Off Than Four Years Ago

Well, Republicans have a convenient sound bite for next year’s election against President Obama. The president said yesterday that the American people are not better off than they were four years ago — the test Ronald … Continue reading →
Post: Florida GOP’s Presidency 5 straw poll lacking strong campaign support

Florida’s upcoming straw poll, Sept. 24 in Orlando, is not attracting the attention of the top contenders in the Republican primary presidential field. What if you threw a big mock election and nobody bothered to campaign? … Continue reading →