RSN Pick of the Day
James Madison and the Dilemmas of Democracy
Written by Myron Magnet - City Journal
What kind of government did the Father of the Constitution envision?
In the roster of famous last words—from Goethe’s “More light!” to Nathan Hale’s “I regret I have but one life to give for my country” to John Maynard Keynes’s debonair “I should have drunk more champagne”—surely the ...
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What if the Problem Really is the People?
Written by Daniel Greenfield
A thousand talking heads and neo-conservative experts on the region assure us that a bright future stretches out before Egypt like a magic carpet. "Democracy," "Freedom", "Representative Government" are the buzzwords that trickle wetly out of their printers. All cynicism is disdained and skepticism ...
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Obama's Foreign Gifts
Written by Daniel Greenfield
On the third day of Obamass, it came time to list all the gifts sent his way by foreign leaders... and the foreign gift registry has a list of gifts given to Barry Hussein , his family and his associates by foreign leaders.
The most expensive gift on the list came from, "Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz Al ...
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Pulling Back the Egyptian Veil
Written by Daniel Greenfield
The Friday Afternoon Roundup by Daniel Greenfield
The Obama administration is demanding an immediate "transition" in Egypt. By transition they mean that Muslim Brotherhood hand puppet Mohammed ElBaradei should take power immediately without the benefit of winning an election first.
Mubarak has ...
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Hope for Change? : Why the American People are Skeptical of the President
Written by Michael Adeleke
In his recent op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, President Obamaoutlined the new “centrist” course both him as his regime were pursuing. “For two centuries, America’s free market has not only been the source of dazzling ideas and path-breaking products, it has also been the greatest force for ... Read more: Hope for Change? : Why the American People are Skeptical of the President
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Will Ethanol Break the Muslim World After All?
Written by Daneil Greenfield
Ethanol has proven to be an inadequate solution to the problem of foreign oil, but it has toppled at least one Arab ruler and may not be done yet. The Soros backed college students and the Islamists have done their part in the protests, but the Tunisian and Egyptian mobs would never have made their ...
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Democracy of Cannibals
Written by Daniel Greenfield
The chaos in Egypt has brought forth pious praises of democracy. "So what if the Muslim Brotherhood seizes power," the pundits ask, "as long as there are democratic elections." But what is the virtue of democracy anyway?
The one fundamental virtue of democracy is that it is the widest possible ...
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State of the Union Address 2012
Written by Daniel Greenfield
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
Jan 13th, 2012, Capitol Hill
Mister Speaker, Vice President Biden, Supreme Leader Hu Jintao, distinguished lenders and fellow indebted Americans
I would like to begin this address by congratulating the brave women and men of the 113th congress who managed to make it here ...
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Obama Loses the Middle East
Written by Daniel Greenfield
It's no coincidence that major revolutions against Western backed governments have occurred under weak American presidents. The Iranian revolution against the Shah happened on Jimmy Carter's watch. The current violence in Tunisia and Egypt is taking place under Obama. And the timing is quite ...
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