▼ Author Community Vote 17 days ago Charles Krauthammer The GOP's suicide march - — “Are you better off today than you were $4 trillion ago?” — former presidential candidate Rick Perry — It's the campaign line of the year, and while the author won't be carrying it into the general election, the eventual nominee will. 31 days ago Charles Krauthammer A worthy challenger - After every other conservative alternative ... - — After every other conservative alternative to Mitt Romney crashed and burned (libertarian Ron Paul is in a category of his own), from the rubble emerges Rick Santorum. But he isn't just the last man standing. He is the first challenger to be plausibly presidential … 29 days ago Charles Krauthammer Are we alone in the universe? - Huge excitement last week. - — Huge excitement last week. Two Earth-size planetsfound orbiting a sun-like star less than a thousand light-years away. This comes two weeks after the stunning announcement of another planet orbiting another star at precisely the right distance — within the … 36 days ago Charles Krauthammer The GOP's payroll tax debacle - — Now that Congress has reached agreement on what must be one of the worst pieces of legislation in years — the temporary payroll tax holiday extension — let's survey the damage. — To begin with, what even minimally rational government enacts payroll tax relief for just two months? 50 days ago Charles Krauthammer Obama's campaign for class resentment - — In the first month of his presidency, Barack Obama averred that if in three years he hadn't alleviated the nation's economic pain, he'd be a “one-term proposition.” — When three-quarters of Americans think the country is on the “wrong track” … 57 days ago Charles Krauthammer Mitt vs. Newt - — It's Iowa minus 32 days, and barring yet another resurrection (or event of similar improbability), it's Mitt Romney vs. Newt Gingrich. In a match race, here's the scorecard: — Romney has managed to weather the debates unscathed. However, the brittleness he showed … 69 days ago Charles Krauthammer Charles Krauthammer on the perverse logic of Attorney General Eric Holder - — F or late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the “propaganda of the deed.” And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history was 9/11 — not just the most destructive, but the most spectacular and telegenic. 76 days ago Charles Krauthammer Explaining Away Mass Murder - — WASHINGTON — What a surprise — that someone who shouts “Allahu Akbar” (the “God is great” jihadist battle cry) as he is shooting up a room of American soldiers might have Islamist motives. It certainly was a surprise to the mainstream media … 76 days ago Charles Krauthammer Charles Krauthammer on the media coverage of the Fort Hood shooting - — What a surprise — that someone who shouts “Allahu Akbar” (the “God is great” jihadist battle cry) as he is shooting up a room of American soldiers might have Islamist motives. It certainly was a surprise to the mainstream media … 83 days ago Charles Krauthammer Charles Krauthammer on the realignment myth of 2008 - — Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans to raise money and recruit candidates for 2010. But the most important effect of Tuesday's elections is historical.

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