Archive for January 11th, 2011
Right Turn: Which 2010 GOP contender will lead on national security?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 11th, 2011 5:38 am by HL
Right Turn: Which 2010 GOP contender will lead on national security?
In the past, I’ve noted the possibility of a split in the conservative movement between Reagan-esque internationalists and neo-isolationists. That battle, I suspect, may manifest itself in the 2012 Republican contest.
Tucson shootings: How Gabrielle Giffords’s event for constituents turned to tragedy
TUCSON – The invitation from Gabrielle Giffords arrived via Twitter on a bright Saturday morning in the southern Arizona desert: “My 1st Congress on Your Corner starts now. Please stop by to let me know what is on your mind or tweet me later.”
Gabrielle Giffords recovery continues in aftermath of Tucson shooting
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords continued her recovery in a Tucson hospital after Saturday’s shooting:
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Growing Crisis Traps U.S. Have Nots
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 11th, 2011 5:31 am by HL
Growing Crisis Traps U.S. Have Nots
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph
There is a telling detail in the US retail chain store data for December. Stephen Lewis from Monument Securities points out that luxury outlets saw an 8.1pc rise from a year ago, but discount stores catering to America’s poorer half rose just 1.2pc.Tiffany’s, Nordstrom, and Saks Fifth Avenue are booming. Sales of Cadillac cars have jumped 35pc, while Porsche’s US sales are up 29pc.
20 Yrs of Conservative Success in Cities
Heather Mac Donald, City Journal
Conservative ideas are responsible for the two great urban-policy successes of the last quarter-century: the breathtaking drops in crime and in welfare dependency since the early 1990s. You’d never know it from members of the opinion elite, however, who have rarely recognized these successes, much less their provenance. So let’s recapitulate an epic battle about the foundations of social order, a battle that had not just a clear winner but also a clear loser: the liberal policy prescriptions for cities that many opinion makers and politicians still embrace. New York has…