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David Harsanyi (Dec 28, 2011)
If you've been watching cable television regularly, you've heard from many analysts who know Newt Gingrich personally. They either call him the smartest man in the... more
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David Harsanyi (Dec 07, 2011)
In Teddy Roosevelt's era, President Barack Obama explained to the nation this week, "some people thought massive inequality and exploitation was just the price of progress.... more
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David Harsanyi (Nov 02, 2011)
A person can't go but a few clicks on the Internet these days without tripping over some shocking item about the "explosion" of income inequality that has, like the dark smog... more
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David Harsanyi (Oct 12, 2011)
At the Values Voter Summit, Republican primary candidate Rick Perry was introduced by a megachurch pastor, named Robert Jeffress, who offered the audience an extraordinary... more
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David Harsanyi (Oct 05, 2011)
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men, women and transgendered -- and any other human who is able to elude the tyranny of work for a couple of weeks -- are... more
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David Harsanyi (Sep 28, 2011)
Don't for a second believe that a politician is destined to lose re-election simply because he has been an unmitigated disaster. That would be unfair to your senator or your... more
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David Harsanyi (Aug 31, 2011)
Folks in the media often judge the intellect of candidates using one crucial question: Do you agree with me?
Now, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, leading Republican... more
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David Harsanyi (Aug 24, 2011)
So every now and then, liberals are treated to a big self-righteous laugh at the expense of some backwoods Christian conservative candidate who "ignores science"... more
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David Harsanyi (Aug 17, 2011)
The Obama administration is finally going to focus on jobs -- again. Jobs, jobs, jobs. And nothing says jobs like food stamps, unemployment insurance and a shiny new... more
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David Harsanyi (Aug 03, 2011)
You know what they say; one man's terrorist is another man's democratically elected congressman.
That's just one of the many lessons of the debt ceiling... more
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David Harsanyi (Jul 27, 2011)
There is still a slim chance that this summer's debt ceiling debate won't end with demagoguery's winning the day. That's an unusual development, yes, and... more
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David Harsanyi (Jul 20, 2011)
When a reporter recently asked President Barack Obama about the House Republican efforts to pass the Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011, Obama explained that politicians... more
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David Harsanyi (Jun 29, 2011)
For years, the Sierra Club and other environmentalist groups have warned us that too many babies will destroy the Earth.
"We are experiencing an accelerated... more
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David Harsanyi (Jun 22, 2011)
There's been a lot of talk about an alleged turn in American public opinion -- particularly among Republicans -- toward "isolationism."
In a recent... more
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David Harsanyi (Jun 15, 2011)
For a group that claims to be offended by the mere whiff of politics and religion's intermingling, the left sure does bring up Jesus quite a lot.
The most recent... more
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David Harsanyi (Jun 08, 2011)
Democrats will often get irritable when some clingy philistine refers to Obamacare as "socialized medicine." It's simply not a precise phrase for the Patient... more
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David Harsanyi (Jun 01, 2011)
Buy American! A conventional, well-intentioned, patriotically affirming sentiment. We've heard it all our lives. But unless you crave less competition, fewer choices and... more
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David Harsanyi (May 25, 2011)
When an actress -- no, an artist -- the caliber of Cameron Diaz weighs in on the future of social institutions, America has an obligation to listen.And listen we did. In a... more
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David Harsanyi (May 18, 2011)
Word is that President Obama will deliver a comprehensive speech on the Middle East any day now. And as you know, there's nothing -- and I mean nothing -- Americans want to... more
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David Harsanyi (May 11, 2011)
Immigration reform, huh? Well, President Obama did recently consult with Eva Longoria on this formidable policy conundrum. As goes Longoria, so goes the nation. Then again,... more
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David Harsanyi (Apr 27, 2011)
It's about time the administration began taking on the ogres of the left's imagination seriously. Attorney General Eric Holder has formed the "Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working... more
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David Harsanyi (Apr 20, 2011)
President Barack Obama kicked off his "Shared Responsibility, Shared Prosperity" tour last week with a spirited defense of progressive principles -- hereafter known as... more
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David Harsanyi (Apr 13, 2011)
All of you yahoos who support Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plans aren't just misguided anymore; you're nihilists. After all, if $38 billion in illusionary cuts to the federal... more
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David Harsanyi (Mar 23, 2011)
Contrary to pithy bumper-sticker truisms, war is occasionally the answer. But can anyone explain why it's the answer now? At the moment, at least, polls insist that... more
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David Harsanyi (Mar 11, 2011)
As reckless as it is to make sweeping statements about Islam -- and it is reckless -- isn't it equally irresponsible to claim there is prejudice where it doesn't exist?... more
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David Harsanyi (Mar 09, 2011)
Looks as if we're finally going to get those hipsters at National Public Radio. Elmo should probably start thinking twice before going outside, as well.Yes, I realize that... more
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David Harsanyi (Mar 04, 2011)
Our nation, fractured and beleaguered, can finally embrace a moment of consensus. From the tea party to union activists to undecided moderates, we must demand that Donald... more
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David Harsanyi (Feb 18, 2011)
When Dan Nerad, the superintendent of schools in Madison, Wis., was informed that 40 percent of the teachers union was calling in sick this week (evidently, something's going... more
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David Harsanyi (Feb 16, 2011)
Though one hates to nitpick, it seems that Middle East coverage on cable TV has been only almost perfect. You see, for some reason, a number of anchors and talking heads... more
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David Harsanyi (Feb 12, 2011)
This week, the House failed to pass a one-year reauthorization of three provisions of the Patriot Act, even though the Republican leadership tried fast-tracking the effort... more
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David Harsanyi (Feb 09, 2011)
When will you wing nuts stop referring to our economic restructuring as "socialism"? Winning the 21st century is all about business.This week, a pro-business Barack Obama... more
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David Harsanyi (Feb 04, 2011)
If the recent media coverage of the Middle East has taught the American public one thing, it's this: All journalists are, evidently, also qualified Egyptologists.So trust me... more
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David Harsanyi (Feb 02, 2011)
For discussion's sake, let's just concede that every four years or so the American public is fooled into voting for a demagogue who's mastered a pleasant-sounding,... more
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David Harsanyi (Jan 29, 2011)
One of the difficulties progressives face is trying to make centralized planning sound like a good idea. Even the president, with all his rhetorical genius and majestic... more
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David Harsanyi (Jan 26, 2011)
Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia doctor, is accused of killing babies with scissors after botching late-term abortions -- among hundreds of other hideous acts. The doctor, it... more
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David Harsanyi (Jan 23, 2011)
Have you heard that Hollywood is remaking the '80s classic -- yes, classic -- "Red Dawn"? Rather than Nicaraguan and Cuban forces invading the heartland with their godless... more
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David Harsanyi (Jan 19, 2011)
President Barack Obama penned a witty Wall Street Journal op-ed this week, titled "Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System."In it, he extolled the virtues of a free market... more
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David Harsanyi (Jan 14, 2011)
Wasn't it moving to see progressive tweetdom and punditry unite in the defense of Jewry -- in the Middle Ages? As a member of this most oppressed minority, I personally want... more
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David Harsanyi (Jan 12, 2011)
No doubt some of you are upset by the hysterical politicization of the murders in Tucson, Ariz. Be heartened that a new CBS poll found that 57 percent of respondents believed... more
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David Harsanyi (Jan 08, 2011)
Do those of you who cluster around urban areas have some hereditary aversion to limited government or fiscal conservatism?Doubtful.And since you brought it up, it's social... more
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David Harsanyi (Jan 05, 2011)
Almost every patriotic fiber of my body tells me that reading the Constitution aloud at the commencement of congressional sessions is a good idea. Heck, a pop quiz might even... more