John Tabin
Jim mentioned this earlier, but it’s worth highlighting Dick Lugar’s shrill parting statement. Though he says “I hope my opponent wins in November,” it doesn’t sound like he means it: If Mr. Mourdock is elected, I want him to be a…
When Marco Rubio arrived at the Brookings Institution yesterday to give a speech on foreign policy, the room was packed, with more than a dozen cameras pointed at the podium. Rubio, of course, is often mentioned in speculation over who…
François Hollande won the first round of balloting in the French presidential election yesterday, and faces incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff Sunday after next. Polling shows that Hollande is favored to win: Three French polls conducted Sunday evening as…
Now here’s a role-reversal: The editors of National Review, never fans of John Edwards, examine the charges against him and conclude that “it is our obligation to come unenthusiastically to his defense.” On the other hand, Walter Shapiro, who once…
Asked at a press conference Sunday in Colombia to comment on Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, President Obama made reference to “the Maldives.” This is a gaffe on top of a gaffe: The Maldives are in the Indian Ocean,…
At the Washington Times, Peter Suderman talks to Whit Stillman, a brilliant writer-director — and an AmSpec alum. Stillman believes that he’s paid a professional price for refusing to conform to prevailing Hollywood sensibilities that he objected to decades ago…
At times, we owe it to ourselves to step back and appreciate just how lucky we are. President Barack Obama is among history’s greatest leaders, and we’re blessed to have him. Russia needed an advocate in the White House, after…
At times, we owe it to ourselves to step back and appreciate just how lucky we are. President Barack Obama is among history’s greatest leaders, and we’re blessed to have him. Russia needed an advocate in the White House, after…
The instant conventional wisdom, embodied by Jeffrey Toobin, is that today’s oral arguments in Florida v. HHS indicate that Obamacare is very likely to be overturned. But this might be a bit overstated. To be sure, anyone who said that this…
The instant conventional wisdom, embodied by Jeffrey Toobin, is that today’s oral arguments in Florida v. HHS indicate that Obamacare is very likely to be overturned. But this might be a bit overstated. To be sure, anyone who said that this…
