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  • Dartmouth Can't Do Better than Conan?

    Published May 11, 2011

    Imagine the surprise of Dartmouth College parents when they got word that the keynote speaker at this year's commencement ceremony will be TV host Conan O'Brien. 

  • Entrepreneurs, Not Washington, Can Rebuild America

    Published April 28, 2011

    Rebuilding America. The president tells us we're in a recovery. Ben Bernanke tells us we're in a recovery. But it sure doesn't feel like a recovery.

  • Fresh Ideas from Fresh Faces in Congress

    Published April 08, 2011

    The shutdown has become the story in D.C. But it shouldn't be. The story should be about how the tea party movement has finally begun to penetrate the thick skin of status quo politicians, who were determined to keep growing government come hell or high water.

  • Scarier Than a Shutdown is the Budget Shortfall

    Published April 06, 2011

    The U.S. Treasury collected $194 billion in taxes last month. During the same month, the government spent more than $1.1 trillion on expenses. 

  • Asman: Obama Needs to Lead on Libya

    Published March 25, 2011

    Asman: Barack Obama our is commander in chief, but some wonder if he knows that.

  • After Change, It's Time for Another Change

    Published March 15, 2011

    Will Americans stand up to a change that they don't believe in and don't want. Or have we gone too far down the road to change the new path we're on?

  • Obama and Trumka: Perfect Together?

    Published March 01, 2011

    There's nothing wrong with the president standing up for the unions. But if in doing so, he's also seen as standing up for the bullies sent out by the unions, he could lose even more support than he already has.

  • Short Memories in Wisconsin

    Published February 21, 2011

    The union thugs and their friends in D.C. trying to hijack the democratic process in Wisconsin seem to have forgotten something: There was an election in November, and the new representatives in the Wisconsin State House represent the will of the people. 

  • The President's Budget: Pure Fantasy

    Published February 17, 2011

    The president's budget is the most cynical thing to come out of the White House since Bill Clinton's claims about Monica Lewinsky. It's a fantasy from start to finish.

  • Free Markets Can Free Egypt

    Published February 10, 2011

    Mubarak is a crony socialist, and Egyptians want a free market, because they rely on the market. Luckily, Egypt’s revolution isn’t complicated by oil.