THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009 Soft Despotism with Paul Rahe: Chapter 4 of 5 What are the roots of modern soft despotism in America? Paul Rahe responds. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009 Soft Despotism with Paul Rahe: Chapter 3 of 5 Paul Rahe discusses the keen perceptions and timeless wisdom of Tocqueville. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009 Soft Despotism with Paul Rahe: Chapter 2 of 5 Paul Rahe says it is easy to explain the nanny state, since there is a nanny in all of us. What’s harder to explain is why someone would desire life under the nanny. PERMALINK
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 Soft Despotism with Paul Rahe: Chapter 1 of 5 Paul Rahe defends his position that President Obama’s health-care proposals “presuppose the administrative state’s assuming a power over our lives that is nothing less than tyrannical.” PERMALINK
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009 The World with Vaclav Klaus: Chapter 5 of 5 Have we drifted from the decisive victories for freedom achieved in 1989? Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus responds. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009 The World with Vaclav Klaus: Chapter 4 of 5 Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus describes how he became an advocate of free-market principles. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009 The World with Vaclav Klaus: Chapter 3 of 5 Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus says Al Gore is wrong about global warming. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009 The World with Vaclav Klaus: Chapter 2 of 5 Are there parallels to be drawn between a united Europe and the late, unlamented Warsaw Pact? Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus makes a case. PERMALINK
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2009 The World with Vaclav Klaus: Chapter 1 of 5 Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus discusses the events of 1989, the year the Berlin Wall came down. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009 The Iran Problem with Hanson & Baer: Chapter 5 of 5 How should Obama deal with both Iran and Israel? Victor Davis Hanson and Robert Baer summarize the options. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009 The Iran Problem with Hanson & Baer: Chapter 4 of 5 Will Israel strike first against Iran? Victor Davis Hanson and Robert Baer discuss the politics and ramifications of this prospect. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009 The Iran Problem with Hanson & Baer: Chapter 3 of 5 What can the U.S. do about Iran? Victor Davis Hanson and Robert Baer offer their prescriptions. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2009 The Iran Problem with Hanson & Baer: Chapter 2 of 5 Victor Davis Hanson and Robert Baer describe the motivations and goals of the regime in Tehran. PERMALINK
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009 The Iran Problem with Hanson & Baer: Chapter 1 of 5 Is the Iranian nuclear threat real? Victor Davis Hanson and Robert Baer say yes. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009 Health-Care Reform with Brady & Kessler: Chapter 5 of 5 David Brady and Daniel Kessler discuss the enigma that is our chief executive. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009 Health-Care Reform with Brady & Kessler: Chapter 4 of 5 David Brady and Daniel Kessler outline their own proposals for health reform. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009 Health-Care Reform with Brady & Kessler: Chapter 3 of 5 David Brady and Daniel Kessler contrast the politics and policies of health-care reform. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009 Health-Care Reform with Brady & Kessler: Chapter 2 of 5 President Clinton couldn’t push through sweeping health-care reform, so why does President Obama think he can? David Brady and Daniel Kessler respond. PERMALINK
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009 Health-Care Reform with Brady & Kessler: Chapter 1 of 5 Stanford professors David Brady and Daniel Kessler compare the politics of Clintoncare in 1993 to the politics of Obamacare today. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 02, 2009 The Law and More with Laurence Silberman: Chapter 5 of 5 Judge Laurence H. Silberman weighs in on originalism and the Constitution. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2009 The Law and More with Laurence Silberman: Chapter 4 of 5 Judge Laurence H. Silberman reflects on his 1978 essay, “Will Lawyering Strangle Democratic Capitalism?” PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 The Law and More with Laurence Silberman: Chapter 3 of 5 Bush lied, people died? Judge Laurence H. Silberman says no. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 The Law and More with Laurence Silberman: Chapter 2 of 5 Judge Laurence H. Silberman explains his position on the incorporation doctrine relative to the Second Amendment. PERMALINK
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 The Law and More with Laurence Silberman: Chapter 1 of 5 Judge Laurence H. Silberman discusses saving the Second Amendment. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 Reagan with Steven Hayward: Chapter 5 of 5 If Ronald Reagan wasn’t a National Review conservative, what kind of conservative was he? Steven Hayward responds. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 Reagan with Steven Hayward: Chapter 4 of 5 Steven Hayward discusses Reagan, Gorbachev, and the end of the Cold War. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 Reagan with Steven Hayward: Chapter 3 of 5 Steven Hayward outlines Reagan’s domestic policy, for a time known as Reaganomics. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 Reagan with Steven Hayward: Chapter 2 of 5 Steven Hayward discusses Reagan and the Cold War — before Gorbachev. PERMALINK
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 Reagan with Steven Hayward: Chapter 1 of 5 Steven Hayward introduces his new volume, The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2009 GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 5 of 5 Rep. Thaddeus McCotter expounds on the philosophy and future of the GOP. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 03, 2009 GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 4 of 5 Rep. Thaddeus McCotter says the Obama administration’s approach to Iraq and Afghanistan has so far been responsible. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 02, 2009 GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 3 of 5 Rep. Thaddeus McCotter describes why the American people don’t want Obamacare, and why a good many Democrats won’t vote for it. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2009 GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 2 of 5 Rep. Thaddeus McCotter explains the substantive differences between conservatives and the Obama administration relative to the stimulus. PERMALINK
MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 GOP Principles with Thaddeus McCotter: Chapter 1 of 5 Why has the GOP stumbled in the new century? According to Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R., Mich.), the party has erred by shifting from a local to a national focus. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009 Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part II: Chapter 5 of 5 Dr. Harry Jaffa says the modern conservative movement has gone dangerously astray, and that it needs to be righted if Western civilization is to be saved. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009 Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part II: Chapter 4 of 5 Dr. Harry Jaffa discusses the political climate of the 1960s relative to civil-rights legislation and Barry Goldwater. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009 Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part II: Chapter 3 of 5 Dr. Harry Jaffa says the odds were stacked against Lincoln and the North at the outset of the Civil War. And what if the North had lost, or had declined to engage the South? Dr. Jaffa weighs in. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part II: Chapter 2 of 5 Can democracy survive if it abandons its Judeo-Christian roots? Dr. Harry Jaffa responds. PERMALINK
MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2009 Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part II: Chapter 1 of 5 Dr. Harry Jaffa contrasts the contentious elections of 1800 and 1860, the latter of which prompted the secession of the South. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, AUGUST 07, 2009 Trotsky with Hitchens and Service: Chapter 5 of 5 Christopher Hitchens and Robert Service scrutinize the modern romantic view of Leon Trotsky. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, AUGUST 06, 2009 Trotsky with Hitchens and Service: Chapter 4 of 5 Christopher Hitchens and Robert Service talk about Trotsky’s “moral moments.” PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 05, 2009 Trotsky with Hitchens and Service: Chapter 3 of 5 What if Trotsky, rather than Stalin, attained control of the Soviet Union? Christopher Hitchens and Robert Service respond. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, AUGUST 04, 2009 Trotsky with Hitchens and Service: Chapter 2 of 5 Christopher Hitchens and Robert Service discuss the defeat and exile of Leon Trotsky. PERMALINK
MONDAY, AUGUST 03, 2009 Trotsky with Hitchens and Service: Chapter 1 of 5 Christopher Hitchens and Robert Service introduce Leon Trotsky, “one of the half-dozen outstanding Marxist revolutionaries.” PERMALINK
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009 Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part I: Chapter 5 of 5 Dr. Harry Jaffa explains the contrasting philosophical positions of the Founders and Lincoln. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009 Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part I: Chapter 4 of 5 Dr. Harry Jaffa outlines the divergent opinions of Lincoln and Douglas on the slavery question. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009 Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part I: Chapter 3 of 5 Dr. Harry Jaffa describes the political context of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, in particular the question of slavery. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009 Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part I: Chapter 2 of 5 Dr. Harry Jaffa sets the scene for the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. PERMALINK
MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009 Lincoln & More with Harry Jaffa, Part I: Chapter 1 of 5 Dr. Harry Jaffa, author of Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates — now in its fiftieth year — describes what first drew him to the subject of Abraham Lincoln. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009 Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 5 of 5 Thomas Sowell scrutinizes the economic proposals of the Obama administration. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, JULY 09, 2009 Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 4 of 5 Thomas Sowell details the pitfalls of New Deal thinking. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, JULY 08, 2009 Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 3 of 5 Thomas Sowell describes the origins and unique features of the housing bust. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, JULY 07, 2009 Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 2 of 5 Thomas Sowell discusses the politics of the housing boom. PERMALINK
MONDAY, JULY 06, 2009 Housing with Thomas Sowell: Chapter 1 of 5 Thomas Sowell, author of The Housing Boom and Bust, discusses the economics of the housing boom. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2009 Africa with Dambisa Moyo: Chapter 5 of 5 What would happen if the aid taps to Africa were shut off in five years? Dambisa Moyo responds. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009 Africa with Dambisa Moyo: Chapter 4 of 5 Dambisa Moyo responds to her critics. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009 Africa with Dambisa Moyo: Chapter 3 of 5 Dambisa Moyo describes the unique Africa–China relationship, and why she supports it. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009 Africa with Dambisa Moyo: Chapter 2 of 5 Dambisa Moyo explains how she escaped the dire poverty that marks Africa today. PERMALINK
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2009 Africa with Dambisa Moyo: Chapter 1 of 5 Dambisa Moyo says $1 trillion in foreign aid to Africa has not helped the continent. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009 Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project: Chapter 5 of 5 What ails the American conservative movement? Charles Kesler says conservatives have become too progressive. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009 Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project: Chapter 4 of 5 Charles Kesler explains why Obama is poised to accelerate the grand liberal project. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009 Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project: Chapter 3 of 5 Charles Kesler describes the origins of, and prospects for, the cultural liberalism that sprang forth in the 1960s. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, JUNE 09, 2009 Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project: Chapter 2 of 5 Charles Kesler discusses the emergence of economic liberalism, and the “doctrine of social and economic rights.” PERMALINK
MONDAY, JUNE 08, 2009 Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project: Chapter 1 of 5 Charles Kesler outlines the “grand liberal project” that began a century ago. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009 Politics & Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart: Chapter 5 of 5 Andrew Breitbart discusses his desire to “desperately...change the environment in Hollywood.” PERMALINK
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009 Politics & Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart: Chapter 4 of 5 Who’s winning on the Internet, the Left or the Right? In terms of effect, Andrew Breitbart says the Left has taken the lead. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009 Politics & Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart: Chapter 3 of 5 Andrew Breitbart describes his evolution from “namby-pamby liberal” to conservative. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009 Politics & Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart: Chapter 2 of 5 Andrew Breitbart details why a leftward-leaning Hollywood is dangerous for America. PERMALINK
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2009 Politics & Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart: Chapter 1 of 5 Andrew Breitbart explains why the people who run Hollywood are “uninteresting,” “vicious,” “vitriolic,” and “not good.” PERMALINK
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009 The Environment with Steven Hayward: Chapter 5 of 5 Steven Hayward scores the environmental records and policies of Bush and Obama. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009 The Environment with Steven Hayward: Chapter 4 of 5 Steven Hayward draws a connection between the environmentalist movement and the goal of global, coercive, non-consensual governance. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009 The Environment with Steven Hayward: Chapter 3 of 5 Steven Hayward describes how environmental conditions improve in countries that become more prosperous over time. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009 The Environment with Steven Hayward: Chapter 2 of 5 Steven Hayward says we have achieved “a perfect storm of tipping points on climate change.” PERMALINK
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 The Environment with Steven Hayward: Chapter 1 of 5 Steven Hayward offers evidence that the Earth is a lot more resilient than the environmentalists would have us believe. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, MAY 01, 2009 The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 5 of 5 John Howard explains why he is optimistic about the future of economic liberalism and political freedom in Australia and across the globe. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009 The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 4 of 5 John Howard discusses the origins and implications of the global financial crisis. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009 The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 3 of 5 John Howard describes the Australia-China relationship. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009 The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 2 of 5 John Howard offers his views on multiculturalism — which he calls “a very confused credo” — and Australia’s role in the Anglosphere. PERMALINK
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009 The Aussie Way with John Howard: Chapter 1 of 5 Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard discusses why Australia’s participation in the Iraq War was in his nation’s best interest. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009 At War with Gen. Jack Keane: Chapter 5 of 5 Jack Keane discusses the multiple challenges facing the U.S. military, the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, and more. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009 At War with Gen. Jack Keane: Chapter 4 of 5 Can the U.S. military win in Afghanistan, just as it is winning in Iraq? Jack Keane is optimistic — strategy depending. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009 At War with Gen. Jack Keane: Chapter 3 of 5 Jack Keane says President Obama’s plan to draw down U.S. troops in Iraq is a good one. And was the war in Iraq worth it? Keane says, “Absolutely, yes.” PERMALINK
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009 At War with Gen. Jack Keane: Chapter 2 of 5 Jack Keane describes why changing the U.S. war strategy in Iraq was such a difficult process. PERMALINK
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009 At War with Gen. Jack Keane: Chapter 1 of 5 Retired Gen. Jack Keane outlines the origins of the surge in Iraq — the successful military strategy he helped design. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, APRIL 03, 2009 Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 5 of 5 Richard Epstein discusses the constitutionality of several hot items on the congressional agenda, including card check. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, APRIL 02, 2009 Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 4 of 5 Richard Epstein, who has dealt professionally with Barack Obama in the past, describes the talents and shortcomings of the 44th president. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 01, 2009 Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 3 of 5 Richard Epstein rates the separate responses of the Bush and Obama administrations to the financial crisis. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009 Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 2 of 5 Richard Epstein discusses the financial crisis, determining that “government incentives were perverse, so the actions of the private parties were perverse.” PERMALINK
MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2009 Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein: Chapter 1 of 5 Richard Epstein considers the soundness of contracts and the constitutionality of taxing bonuses at a rate of 90 percent. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia: Chapter 5 of 5 Justice Antonin Scalia fields questions about his career, his family, his opinions, his faith, his colleagues, his legacy, and the fate of the Constitution. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009 Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia: Chapter 4 of 5 Justice Antonin Scalia talks about Roe v. Wade — and other mistakes of the past 50 years. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2009 Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia: Chapter 3 of 5 Justice Antonin Scalia discusses why the originalists have lost so much ground to the devotees of a living Constitution. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009 Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia: Chapter 2 of 5 Justice Antonin Scalia explains why he believes the Constitution “is not living, but dead.” PERMALINK
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009 Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia: Chapter 1 of 5 Justice Antonin Scalia discusses the premise of his book, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, MARCH 06, 2009 The World According to John Bolton: Chapter 5 of 5 John Bolton critiques the U.N., the State Department, and the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, MARCH 05, 2009 The World According to John Bolton: Chapter 4 of 5 According to John Bolton, if Iran gets nuclear weapons, the power-shift in the region will be fundamental, calamitous, and “irreversible.” PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 04, 2009 The World According to John Bolton: Chapter 3 of 5 John Bolton says Vladimir Putin is clearly focused on reasserting Russian hegemony, a troubling development that invites a strong U.S. response. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, MARCH 03, 2009 The World According to John Bolton: Chapter 2 of 5 John Bolton describes the various policy mistakes made by the U.S. in dealing with the “criminal” regime in North Korea. PERMALINK
MONDAY, MARCH 02, 2009 The World According to John Bolton: Chapter 1 of 5 John Bolton reflects on the war in Iraq — from success to failure to success. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 Ferguson and Long on Obama, Lincoln, and More: Chapter 5 of 5 Ferguson and Long comment on the various expectations attached to Barack Obama’s presidency. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009 Ferguson and Long on Obama, Lincoln, and More: Chapter 4 of 5 Ferguson and Long draw distinctions between the Reagan way and the Obama way. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009 Ferguson and Long on Obama, Lincoln, and More: Chapter 3 of 5 Ferguson and Long reflect on the idea that George W. Bush as commander-in-chief was most like Harry S. Truman. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009 Ferguson and Long on Obama, Lincoln, and More: Chapter 2 of 5 Ferguson and Long compare and contrast the experience and character of Obama and Lincoln. PERMALINK
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2009 Ferguson and Long on Obama, Lincoln, and More: Chapter 1 of 5 Andrew Ferguson and Rob Long compare and contrast the rhetoric of Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2009 Immigration with Mark Krikorian: Chapter 5 of 5 How do we solve our immigration problem? Mark Krikorian has the answers. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2009 Immigration with Mark Krikorian: Chapter 4 of 5 Mark Krikorian describes how mass immigration causes “a serious erosion of sovereignty.” PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2009 Immigration with Mark Krikorian: Chapter 3 of 5 Mark Krikorian details the dangers of trans-nationalism and multiculturalism. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2009 Immigration with Mark Krikorian: Chapter 2 of 5 Mark Krikorian presents the fiscal case against immigration. PERMALINK
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2009 Immigration with Mark Krikorian: Chapter 1 of 5 Mark Krikorian explains why “mass immigration is fundamentally incompatible with a modern society.” PERMALINK
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2009 Intelligence & Security with James Woolsey: Chapter 5 of 5 James Woolsey describes, and defends, his professional journey. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 Intelligence & Security with James Woolsey: Chapter 4 of 5 James Woolsey says we need destroy oil as a strategic commodity — not only for the good of our security, but for the good of the planet. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009 Intelligence & Security with James Woolsey: Chapter 3 of 5 James Woolsey describes the current conflict, or World War IV, as a global battle against “theocratic totalitarian genocidal maniacs.” PERMALINK
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009 Intelligence & Security with James Woolsey: Chapter 2 of 5 James Woolsey discusses Barack Obama’s selection of Leon Panetta to head the CIA, as well as the historical relationship between the president and the CIA director. PERMALINK
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009 Intelligence & Security with James Woolsey: Chapter 1 of 5 Former CIA director James Woolsey discusses the failure of the intelligence community in the run-up to the Iraq war. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, JANUARY 09, 2009 Crisis Management with John Taylor: Chapter 5 of 5 John Taylor says it will be tragic if we forget all we learned over the past two-and-a-half decades about the importance of the private sector and the free market. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, JANUARY 08, 2009 Crisis Management with John Taylor: Chapter 4 of 5 John Taylor describes four economic stimuli that will work to solve the financial crisis. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 07, 2009 Crisis Management with John Taylor: Chapter 3 of 5 John Taylor describes what the government should and should not do in response to the financial crisis. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, JANUARY 06, 2009 Crisis Management with John Taylor: Chapter 2 of 5 John Taylor says the origin of today’s financial crisis can be located in the monetary excesses of the Greenspan Fed, although there were many other contributing factors. PERMALINK
MONDAY, JANUARY 05, 2009 Crisis Management with John Taylor: Chapter 1 of 5 Economist John Taylor discusses today’s financial crisis — which he labels the most “unusual” crisis since the Great Depression. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 05, 2008 The U.S. Economy with Peter Thiel: Chapter 5 of 5 Peter Thiel says the U.S. may be facing several years of slow growth or stagnation. However, in a globalized and very competitive world, there are surprisingly big constraints on political action that can lead us toward being less capitalist and less competitive. In short, we will compete, although it will be an increasingly difficult slog unless our technological means elevate dramatically. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2008 The U.S. Economy with Peter Thiel: Chapter 4 of 5 Peter Thiel says the credit crisis of 2008 has nothing to do with the free market. Rather, it is a byproduct of government entanglement, nurtured by the fact that the motors of economic growth have worked less well than expected. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2008 The U.S. Economy with Peter Thiel: Chapter 3 of 5 Peter Thiel explains what’s wrong with the real U.S. economy: While we have benefited from growth that is both extensive (e.g., free trade) and intensive (e.g., technology), our growth has not featured enough of each. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2008 The U.S. Economy with Peter Thiel: Chapter 2 of 5 Why do American laborers work so many more hours than their French counterparts? According to Peter Thiel, this is a symptom of the incredible decline of socio-economic circumstances in America. PERMALINK
MONDAY, DECEMBER 01, 2008 The U.S. Economy with Peter Thiel: Chapter 1 of 5 Hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel discusses why the U.S. has failed to rise to the heights predicted in The American Challenge, a landmark 1967 book by J. J. Servan-Schreiber. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008 Shelby Steele on President-Elect Obama: Chapter 5 of 5 Shelby Steele says racism – in the aftermath of the 2008 presidential election — is now located by default in the Republican party. How can the GOP shake this stigma? Steele says the process won’t be easy, and that it may very well lead Republicans to betray the values that have made America great. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 Shelby Steele on President-Elect Obama: Chapter 4 of 5 Shelby Steele says no white candidate could have won the 2008 presidential election armed with Barack Obama’s policies. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008 Shelby Steele on President-Elect Obama: Chapter 3 of 5 Shelby Steels says Obama represented an opportunity for white voters to dispel the stigma that this is a racist country. Black voters, by contrast, voted for Obama to dispel the idea that they are inferior. Either way, the November elections revealed how this country is obsessed by race. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008 Shelby Steele on President-Elect Obama: Chapter 2 of 5 Shelby Steele says we know very little about the content of Barack Obama’s character — although we will come to know it with every decision he makes as president. PERMALINK
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008 Shelby Steele on President-Elect Obama: Chapter 1 of 5 Shelby Steele says Barack Obama won the presidential election by successfully basing his candidacy on race. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008 Thomas Sowell and a Conflict of Visions: Chapter 5 of 5 Thomas Sowell discusses the dangerous unconstrained vision of Barack Obama and other elites. And what will happen if this vision scores a three-house sweep on Election Day? Sowell says we may have reached “a point of no return.” PERMALINK
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008 Thomas Sowell and a Conflict of Visions: Chapter 4 of 5 Is John McCain’s the constrained vision of the economy, and is Obama’s the unconstrained? According to Sowell, the distinction is sadly not that clear. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008 Thomas Sowell and a Conflict of Visions: Chapter 3 of 5 Speaking of the differing visions of war, Sowell says the constrained vision is never surprised by war, while the unconstrained vision almost always is. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008 Thomas Sowell and a Conflict of Visions: Chapter 2 of 5 Sowell describes the constrained and unconstrained visions of the law, noting that the former applies to John McCain and the latter to Barrack Obama. PERMALINK
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008 Thomas Sowell and a Conflict of Visions: Chapter 1 of 5 Thomas Sowell describes the critical differences between interests and visions. Interests, he says, are articulated by people who know what their interests are and what they want to do about them. Visions, however, are the implicit assumptions by which people operate. This idea elevates to politics, where visions are either “constrained” or “unconstrained.” PERMALINK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008 Ward Connerly on Race: Chapter 5 of 5 Connerly says Martin Luther King would likely have supported affirmative action back in the 1960s. But if he were alive today, he’d say, “We’re beyond that now.” Would a President Obama agree? Connerly weighs in. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008 Ward Connerly on Race: Chapter 4 of 5 According to Connerly, the Supreme Court is moving in the right direction on race, which is toward “a Constitution that is colorblind.” PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008 Ward Connerly on Race: Chapter 3 of 5 A dozen years after the enactment of Proposition 209, Ward Connerly keeps at it, fighting, now, for anti-preference measures on the ballot in Colorado and Nebraska. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008 Ward Connerly on Race: Chapter 2 of 5 How has Proposition 209 fared since it went into effect in California in 1998? Very well, says Ward Connerly: “Once you remove that artificiality of race preferences,” as Prop. 209 did, “kids are going [to school] where they can compete.” PERMALINK
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 Ward Connerly on Race: Chapter 1 of 5 In discussing the battle to end racial preferences in Colorado and Nebraska, Ward Connerly notes that “the establishment is always at odds with the people on issues involving race.” PERMALINK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2008 Anything Goes with Chris Buckley: Chapter 5 of 5 Christopher Buckley talks about politics, Republicans, the war, spending, McCain, Obama, and American life. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2008 Anything Goes with Chris Buckley: Chapter 4 of 5 Christopher Buckley reflects on life with WFB, from Friday-night sails to a father’s fear of wasted time. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 08, 2008 Anything Goes with Chris Buckley: Chapter 3 of 5 Christopher Buckley, former presidential speechwriter, rates the speechifying of Obama, Biden, McCain, and Palin. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 07, 2008 Anything Goes with Chris Buckley: Chapter 2 of 5 Christopher Buckley discusses POTUS as acronym and erectile dysfunction. He also chimes in on the new media — Wolfe’s “billion-footed beast.” PERMALINK
MONDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2008 Anything Goes with Chris Buckley: Chapter 1 of 5 Christopher Buckley discusses (sort of) his new comic novel, Supreme Courtship. What was his motivation? “I thought, the Supreme Court … why not?” What is his method? “I am a plotter,” says Buckley. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 Politics & Catholics with Charles Chaput: Chapter 5 of 5 Archbishop Chaput says Catholic Democrats have an obligation to change their party’s platform on abortion, just as Catholic Republicans are responsible for keeping their party pro-life. Moreover, he says the Catholic position on abortion need not be just a Catholic position, but an American position. PERMALINK
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 Politics & Catholics with Charles Chaput: Chapter 4 of 5 Archbishop Chaput has written that “The logic behind abortion makes all human rights politically contingent.” For example, Chaput explains that if our leaders can decide when life begins, they also can make determinations about when life should end. Overall, Chaput describes what is a coarsening of the value of life in the Western world. PERMALINK
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 Politics & Catholics with Charles Chaput: Chapter 3 of 5 Archbishop Chaput describes the relationship between Jesus and Caesar, or between Catholics and the state: First, Jesus acknowledged his responsibilities to Caesar. Second, Jesus demoted Caesar, making clear that “God is God and Caesar is not.” Third, Jesus remained silent about what belongs to Caesar and what belongs to God, allowing for individual determinations on the duties of citizens. PERMALINK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 Politics & Catholics with Charles Chaput: Chapter 2 of 5 Archbishop Chaput describes Vatican II as the “primary grace of God to the Catholic Church in the 20th century.” And yet, since Vatican II, the Catholic Church in America has suffered greatly. In particular, the numbers of Catholic seminarians, priests, and nuns have plummeted. Chaput explains why this is, and is not, a dilemma. PERMALINK
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 Politics & Catholics with Charles Chaput: Chapter 1 of 5 Archbishop Charles Chaput corrects House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has said the Catholic Church’s teachings on abortion aren’t clear. On the contrary, Chaput says the Church has long held that abortion is always and in all circumstances wrong. He also says Sen. Joe Biden’s position on abortion — that people should not impose their beliefs on the subject on others — is highly flawed. PERMALINK
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 The Word According to Andrew Klavan: Chapter 5 of 5 Andrew Klavan defends his idea that George W. Bush and Batman (as portrayed in The Dark Knight) are very much alike in that they “sacrificed their popularity to do the right thing,” while the Left, with its lack of substantive argument, can only stoop to ridicule as a way of turning the populace against the president. PERMALINK
