Featured Articles — August 17, 2009

August 17, 2009 by Jonathan Movroydis | Filed Under Featured Articles 

Interesting Takes From Home And Abroad:

More Crises Needed? By Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
We’ve seen in recent weeks the twin personalities of the U.S. government. One is impressive, the other deeply worrying.

“Too Big to Fail” Must Die By Nicole Gelinas, City Journal
If we continue to subsidize irresponsible risk-taking, we’ll just get more of it.

Obama Misread His Mandate By Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
After a rough week for health care reform, Democratic leaders appear to be pulling back on their demand for a public option. It remains to be seen whether liberal Democrats, especially in the House where they are more numerous, will go along with this. But this is still a step in the right direction to get something passed this year.

George W. Bush-by-Proxy Syndrome By Andrew Breitbart, Big Hollywood
There is an extensive body of writing from both sides of the political aisle that has analyzed the extraordinary depths of hatred leveled at former President George W. Bush.

Palin Called a Spade a Spade By David Warren, Ottawa Citizen
Just three weeks ago, I was writing in the Ottawa Citizen against niceness. I have pursued the theme recently with praise (sometimes backhanded) not only for the politics, but for the tone, of such as Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin in the United States.

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