Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Iraq: It’s All George W. Bush’s Fault

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

(Note: This headline is only slightly factitious.) The problem with George W. Bush’s Middle East policy is that there’s no political gain there, no matter how great the price or resounding the achievement, that Obama can’t throw away through his … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Addresses the 2014 Texas Republican Convention

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz spoke to the Texas Republican Convention yesterday. Since I suspect most of you didn’t have a chance to catch the livestream, here it is in handy YouTube form. Includes considerable criticism of Obama’s foreign policy (or lack thereof). … Continue reading →

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More EU Election Fallout

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s hard to know just how much weight to put in widespread gains by Eurosceptic parties in EU elections, mainly because the EU decision-making process seems so opaque to outsiders. Even if Eurosceptic Parties had won significant majorities, you get … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 27, 2014

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Texans: Don’t forget to vote in the runoff today! Now a LinkSwarm to follow the Memorial Day weekend. Hillary 2008: “Forget a new campaign managers[sic], she needed a Feng Shui consultant—or an exorcist.” How ObamaCare screws black doctors. One of … Continue reading →

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What UKIP’s Big Election Win Means

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The UK Independence Party (universally known as UKIP) won a big victory in UK Council and European Parliament elections. I’ve been struggling with how to frame the significance of UKIP’s victory without committing the sort of ghastly “distant observer” mistakes … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 12, 2014

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Health care costs up most since 1980. Thanks, ObamaCare! And low wage workers are the ones hurt worst by the employer mandate. Adventures in Liberal Racism: The late Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., a former leader of the KKK, twice was … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup for April 28, 2014

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Not so much a #LinkSwarm per se, as a roundup of news you might have missed over the weekend: NBA owner Donald Sterling, under the spotlight for a bizarre racist rant captured on tape, is a Democrat. Catholic Church canonizes … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 25, 2014

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Pressed for time, so here’s a quick LinkSwarm: Forgot to include this in the Wednesday roundup: Massachusetts Democrat says that ObamaCare will “bury us”. The “Obama Recovery” in action: Retail store closings worst since 2009. 12% of Americans are in … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Pogromatic Behavior

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Today was a day spent doing a lot of piddling stuff I let slide while I was doing my taxes. And the sad news of Russia’s slow-motion invasion of Ukraine hasn’t left me a lot to say that others haven’t … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: A Ray of Light Amidst the Encroaching Darkness?

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Lawrence Person

When last we checked, Venezuela had come down with a case of Terminal Socialism. Here’s an update. Faced with crippling inflation and a shortage of basic goods due to endemic cronyism, horrible mismanagement and laughable official exchange rates, Nicolas Maduro’s … Continue reading →

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