Monty Pelerin's World

A reasonable assessment by Niall Ferguson as presented by John Podhoretz: Niall Ferguson, the very pessimis tic economic historian, wrote the other day that the best we can now hope [...]

“He’s the great earnest bore at the dinner party,” wrote Michael Wolff, a contributor to Vanity Fair. “He’s cold; he’s prickly; he’s uncomfortable; he’s not funny; and he’s getting awfully [...]

Obama: Less Competent than Jimmy Carter by William B. Allen It is not true that General McChrystal demonstrated insubordination (as too many commentators held), and if we remember the long train [...]

President-of-the-World Obama is at it again. Apparently he feels the problems in this country are too small for him, or they have all been solved. His wisdom and greatness are [...]

The title puts the sound of Obamacare into perspective. Orally, it is possible that the speaker means it either way. “Obama care” is the issue that Simon Johnson, MIT economist, [...]

In Jimmy Carter’s reign, the Wall Street Journal editorialized about “Ratcheting to Ruin.” The title derived from the fact that each cycle high in unemployment was higher than previous ones, [...]

In a post on November 19 entitled Another Failed Presidency, I stated: At this point they [politicians] are trying to decide what is least dangerous for their individual careers. For [...]

Image by jmtimages [empty wallet tuesday] via Flickr Some quotes from Peter Wehner’s piece: It’s “amateur hour at the White House,” according to Leslie Gelb, president emeritus of the Council [...]

From my post on American Thinker. For the past couple of months I have worried regarding the risks of a Failed Presidency. No one should want this, regardless of party [...]

Image via Wikipedia Jimmy Carter via last.fm For several months now I have speculated about a failed Presidency. Regardless of party affiliation, a failed Presidency helps no one. It is [...]