Margaret Thatcher on Townhall
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Kyle OlsonThere must be something in the mountain streams that inspires a love of freedom in Douglas County, Colorado. ... more
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Washington, D.C.A Senate resolution to honor the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been gutted by Democratic staffers on the Foreign Relations Committee. ... more
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VirginiaNewsBusted takes a comedic look at the headlines of last week. ... more
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Rachel MarsdenAs dignitaries gather in London to pay their respects to one of modern history's greatest leaders, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died last week at the age of 87, the riff-raff of Great Britain have emerged, subsidized by either the state or by mummy and daddy, to rejoice in her death. ... more
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Britain's Hateful Politics Tue Apr 16Cal ThomasThe death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has prompted reactions from Britain's far left that takes bad taste to new extremes. ... more
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Brian BirdnowMargaret Thatcher’s death on Monday, April 8th at the age of 87 brought a flood of reminiscences from many in the chattering classes who are old enough to remember her and her remarkable eleven-year tenure as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ... more
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Thatcher's Enemies Sat Apr 13John C. GoodmanIn Britain they are mourning the death of Margaret Thatcher. They are also celebrating. Celebrating? Yes, celebrating. ... more
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Heavens No! Banks Are Making Profits! Sat Apr 13Ransom Notes RadioAnalysts are rightly pointing out that Banks are making profits, despite making few loans and seeing fundamentals deteriorate. By the way: Did you know the Senate Democrats blocked a resolution to honor Lady Thatcher? And, of course, Ezra Klein is still an idiot. ... more
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Thatcherism: The Cure for An Ailing America Fri Apr 12Brian and Garrett FahyWith the passing of Margaret Thatcher, and the commemoration of Winston Churchill day, world attention this week was rightly focused on the greatest Prime Ministers of the 20th century. ... more
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The Iron Lady and the Blonde Thu Apr 11Emmett TyrrellOn the occasion of Lady Thatcher's death, there is widespread admiration and even applause for her premiership, but surely there ought to be gratitude too. After all, without her -- and without President Ronald Reagan -- the poor would be much poorer and without hope of bettering themselves. ... more
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And There Arose a Prophetess in The Land... Thu Apr 11Paul GreenbergBooks will be, and already have been, devoted to the changes Margaret Thatcher wrought not only in Britain but in the world. She was a revolutionary leader, or would counterrevolutionary be the better term? ... more
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Michael Barone"Divisive." That's a word that appeared, often prominently, in many news stories reporting the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. ... more
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The Lady Was a Champ Thu Apr 11Cal ThomasThere is a story about Margaret Thatcher, which is probably apocryphal, but speaks volumes about the strength of Britain's first female prime minister, who died Monday at age 87. ... more
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Thatcher's Death Marks the End of an Era Thu Apr 11Jackie Gingrich CushmanWhen Margaret Thatcher was elected England's first female prime minister of England in the spring of 1979, I was 12 years old and my father had been a congressman for less than four months. ... more
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Remembering Margaret Thatcher Thu Apr 11Michael ReaganMargaret Thatcher, who served as prime minister of Britain from 1979 to 1990, is most famous for teaming up with my father Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II to peacefully end the Cold War and bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union. ... more
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What 'the Iron Lady' Forged Wed Apr 10Jonah GoldbergOne lesson here is that being underestimated is a great gift in politics. Ronald Reagan was dubbed an "amiable dunce" before he was known as the "Teflon president," and Thatcher had imbecile charm before she was dubbed -- by the Soviets -- the "Iron Lady." ... more
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Remembering (and Forgetting) Thatcher Wed Apr 10Brent BozellThe legendary British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died, and the national media tried to pay their respects, not only for breaking Britain's "glass ceiling" with a "bruising" political style, but for transforming Britain and helping wind down the Cold War. ... more
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Austin BayEveryone who knows that wealth underwrites all security arrangements should appreciate an unadorned but profoundly reverent epitaph for Margaret Thatcher posted this week on a national defense and military history Internet discussion board: "Without her England would have become Greece before Greece became Greece." ... more
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Margaret Thatcher’s “Iron” Legacy Wed Apr 10Bob BarrHer successor called her a “true force of nature.” President Ronald Reagan labeled her “a tower of strength.” Her enemies called her the “Iron Lady,” a moniker that became ultimately the proud legacy of former British Prime Minister, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who passed away earlier this week. ... more
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Historian: Lady Thatcher Was the Most Influential Ruler Since Catherine the Great of Russia Tue Apr 9Daniel Doherty
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Margaret Thatcher: Not for Turning Tue Apr 9Katie Pavlich
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Mona CharenPresident Obama's statement honoring Margaret Thatcher was an example of the chameleon-like nature of liberalism. Rewriting history is a liberal specialty. Just as the anti-Cold War liberals were miraculously transformed into cold warriors after the war had been won, yesterday's anti-Thatcherites are today morphing into something else. ... more
