Hot Stove Blogging
| America's Priorities in the War on Terror Posted: 16 Dec 2007 12:41 AM CST The United States, as the world's only superpower, is less vulnerable to military defeat. But it is more vulnerable to the animosity of other countries. Much like a top high school student, if it is...     |
| A Realistic and Principled Foreign Policy Posted: 16 Dec 2007 12:35 AM CST Sixty years ago, in the pages of this magazine, George Kennan presented a compelling case for U.S. global engagement and leadership to contain Soviet power. His strategic vision laid the foundation...     |
| Government Entitlement For Risk Takers Posted: 16 Dec 2007 12:35 AM CST WASHINGTON -- She who would be president excoriates, as Democratic presidential candidates must, the current president and almost all his works. But she and he largely agree regarding the subprime...     |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2007 12:30 AM CST WASHINGTON -- When airport rescue crews are worried that a damaged plane may have a crash landing, they sometimes spread the runway with foam-- to reduce the probability of fire on impact. That's...     |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2007 12:29 AM CST DES MOINES -- In the space of 24 hours, the nine lecterns occupied by Republican presidential candidates in the auditorium of the Iowa Public Television studios were replaced by six assigned to their...     |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2007 12:26 AM CST Mike Huckabee wants to put my pal Harry out of business. Harry does my taxes. Huckabee wants to make tax preparers obsolete by getting rid of the federal income tax. He'll get rid of the IRS too, if...     |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2007 12:24 AM CST SAN DIEGO -- Some candidates never learn. They go negative when their poll numbers are falling because their political strategists tell them that mudslinging will cut opponents down to size. Yet...     |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2007 12:20 AM CST Nothing is more fun than doing noble deeds with someone else's money, and right now, Democrats are getting ready for a rollicking good time. Contemplating the subprime mortgage problem, with numerous...     |
| Rudy's Incredible Shrinking Campaign Posted: 16 Dec 2007 12:14 AM CST With fewer than 20 days until the Iowa caucuses, three men in the Republican Party stand to get their tickets punched out of the Hawkeye State. While everything is still in flux, those likely...     |
