The surest way to create socialists

WaPo

Capitalism has not taken a hit like this since Mr. Potter made his appearance as the evil banker in “It’s a Wonderful Life.” No leftist polemicist could come up with as damning a description of contemporary capitalism as the contents of an e-mail that Goldman’s Fabrice “Fabulous Fab” Tourre sent to his girlfriend.

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California governor candidates accuse each other of Goldman ties

And they’re both right! But when it comes to the looming public pension crisis, they offer few details.

Mayor Bloomberg on Arizona’s immigration law: ‘We are committing national suicide’

A fired-up Mayor Bloomberg warned the U.S. “is committing national suicide” by passing the buck on implementing comprehensive immigration reform.

Bloomberg said that because federal lawmakers have failed to tackle the thorny issue, lawmakers in states like Arizona have taken matters into their own hands.

Well put. The Arizona immigration law, aside from [...]

Greece circling the drain, Spain and Portugal could be next

We’re talking sovereign debt defaults now.

El-Erian [CEO of bond management giant Pimco], in so many words, says Greece will default. Krugman is talking about the real possibility of unwinding the euro and ends his piece with: “I think I’ll go hide under the table now.”

That’s some seriously gloomy language from arguably the most [...]

Banker eats people

For the U.S. Military, there is no debate over climate change

March 2010 was the warmest month on record when combining land and ocean temperatures worldwide, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whose records go back to 1880. Is this a fluke, a one-time spike in temperatures? Could be, but the Pentagon sure doesn’t think so.

In their recently released Quadrennial Defense Review, the Department [...]

I see a possible test case for Arizona immigration law

Mujahideen Victory Day: Afghans still voiceless decades later

A US withdrawal does not mean abandoning the Afghans. Afghanistan suffers from too much foreign meddling, not a lack of it. And through all of it, the Afghans themselves remain completely helpless to the fate of their own country. [...]

Party on, Dave

I’m a party person. I like to enrich my calendar with the occasional rage. If there’s a turn on somewhere, I’ll be there — usually in the kitchen in close proximity to the refrigerator. Although my tipple has changed over the years, I imbibe more than the odd glass.

In four states, I’ve partied. I’ve [...]

Cape Wind approved. First US offshore wind farm

The Kennedy’s and other limousine liberals tried their best to block it, saying all that environmental stuff is wonderful as long as they don’t have to look out their porch and see turbines on the horizon. Oh, the horror.

But, after nine years, it’s been approved. 130 turbines off Cape Cod. Finally.

Interior Secretary Salazar [...]