Featured Articles — August 16, 2009

August 16, 2009 by Jonathan Movroydis | Filed Under Featured Articles 

Interesting Takes From Home And Abroad:

Healthcare rationing: Real scary By Newt Gingrich, Los Angeles Times
Concerns about government bureaucracies gaining oversight of your treatment are not misplaced. We need reforms, but the answer is not central planning.

Sarah’s Ghoulish Carousel By Maureen Dowd, The New York Times
I’m not sure the man who popped off and tweeted that Sonia Sotomayor was a “Latina woman racist” is the best Henry Higgins for the Eliza Doolittle of Alaska.

Raising the Stakes on Online Player By George Will, The Washington Post
Howard Lederer, aka “the Professor,” is a professional poker player, not a gambler. If Congress will acknowledge this distinction, it will rectify one of its recent mistakes.

Taking the President On Faith By Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post
Oh, for those halcyon days when our biggest worry was whether the federal “faith-based” office might encourage a homeless person to find Jesus.

Chimerica’ is Headed for Divorce By Niall Ferguson, Newsweek
When does a rising power become a threat? There is seldom a single moment. A century ago, AngloGerman antagonism was still a relatively new phenomenon; an alliance between the two empires seemed plausible as late as 1899.

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