Category Archives: President

Obama Kills an American Traitor: Al-Awlaki Revisited

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Jim

In light of Senator Rand Paul’s recent jawfest on the Senate floor, now would be a good time to revive something that I wrote in Oct. 2011 following Anwar al-Awlaki’s death by drone strike: In addition to just praise for … Continue reading →

Posted in President | Tagged 9/11, al Qaeda, Anwar al-Awlaki, Barack Obama, Gary Johnson, Rand Paul, Ron Paul | 1 Comment

NJ Gov. Christie Evades Government Spending in Union Giveaway

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Jim

Bloomberg reports that New Jersey’s unfunded public employee pension liability increased by $5.5 in 2012, which is a 13% increase in the states total unfunded pension liability. As I have written before in the case of Obama’s $761.5 billion accounting … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, Political Discussions | Tagged Barack Obama, Bloomberg, Bosch Fawstin, Chris Christie, corruption, debt, debt ceiling, deficit hawk, deficit reduction, deficits, Elise Young, New Jersey, pensions, public employee unions, Terrance Dopp, unfunded liabilities | Leave a comment

President Truman vs. General MacArthur: Allies as Liabilities

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Jim

The Korean conflict between President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur has been framed in history by the partisans of Truman as a case of the commander-in-chief replacing an insubordinate general. However, the full context is not only more … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, History, President | Tagged civilian control of the military, Containment, Dean Acheson, Douglas MacArthur, elections, Harry Truman, Korean War, leadership, Omar Bradley | 4 Comments

President Truman vs. General MacArthur: The Problem of Inferior Leaders

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Jim

Posted in Foreign Policy, History, President, Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, civilian control of the military, Containment, Dean Acheson, Douglas MacArthur, Harry Truman, Korean War, leadership, Omar Bradley, Stanley McChrystal | 4 Comments

President Truman vs. General MacArthur: Six Lessons for Today

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Jim

Posted in History, President | Tagged civilian control of the military, Containment, Dean Acheson, Douglas MacArthur, elections, Harry Truman, Korean War, leadership, Omar Bradley | 6 Comments