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History of the Euro crisis: What happens when the center no longer holds?
Sol W. Sanders The kaleidoscope of events and mock-events is moving so rapidly in the European crisis, even a dedicated netizen following events finds himself bemused. It might be good to look at a little history: The European effort to unify — after two bloody civil wars of near annihilation and the post-World War II […]
Miserable? UN suggests Norway, Australia, Netherlands in that order
By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Norway, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United States are among the best places to live according to the Human Development Report 2011, the UN’s annual rankings of states based on health, wealth, education and gender rights. Rounding out the top ten include New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, Lichtenstein, Germany […]
Orwellian and surreal: The hypocrisy of Bill Clinton’s party and Herman Cain
Jeffrey T. Kuhner Liberals are determined to destroy Herman Cain. The Republican presidential candidate is tied or ahead of the presumptive front-runner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. He has been running an anti-establishment, insurgent campaign that champions sweeping tax reform and a pro-growth agenda. He is a Southern populist who touts his private-sector experience. He […]
Moral rot in a once-great nation
Jeffrey T. Kuhner OF THEE I ZING: AMERICA’S CULTURAL DECLINE FROM MUFFIN TOPS TO BODY SHOTS By Laura Ingraham with Raymond Arroyo Threshold Editions, $25, 308 pages Is America going the way of ancient Rome? Are we suffering from moral decay and cultural decadence? The answer is: Yes. This is clearly evident all around us. […]
George Soros trader was key player in Corzine’s bankrupt firm tied to Obama
Based on an article by Cliff Kincaid for Accuracy in Media A major figure in liberal Democrat Jon Corzine’s bankrupt firm, MF Global, worked for hedge fund operator and Democratic Party financial patron George Soros. Hundreds of millions of dollars are reportedly now missing from the MF Global’s customer accounts. Meantime, Corzine, MF Global chairman […]
Israel tests missile, warns ‘military option against Iran is not an empty threat’
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has reported the testing of a ballistic missile system. The Israeli Defense Ministry, in an unusual announcement, said it oversaw the testing of a rocket propulsion system on Nov. 2. The ministry said the test, which consisted of a launch from an Air Force base south of Tel […]
Communists stage a comeback and the West is on track to surrender its freedom
Lev Navrozov For years, I have been warning my readers that it is not accidental that the special “general election” of the head of government and head of state does not exist in the “old” and historically wise Britain, but it does exist in the “young” United States. That reminds me of a Soviet song […]
Down from the mountaintop: Obama says God wants people back at work
Urging Congress again to pass a portion of his jobs bill, President Obama claimed Wednesday that God is on his side. Mr. Obama was standing at the D.C. side of the Key Bridge, calling attention to America’s crumbling infrastructure and the need to put more construction workers back on the job. He criticized House Republicans […]
North Korean priorities: Neutrons over nutrition
UNITED NATIONS — There’s rarely good news from North Korea. The quaintly-titled Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis, while at the same time the government is heightening political repression, and the communist rulers are vaingloriously pursuing their nuclear weapons program. Valerie Amos, the UN’s Humanitarian chief just returned from […]