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Ron Lipsman
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December 2, 2020
2008 Redux?The prospect of a potential Biden presidency and a radical left Democratic administration running the country fills me with dread. But that's how I felt in 2008 as Barack Obama appeared to be the next president.
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October 14, 2020
The Revolution the US is Experiencing – and What if it SucceedsVirtually all the opinion molding organs of American society are in the hands of the revolutionaries: the entire educational establishment, the media, the law schools, the libraries, big corporation boards, the entertainment industry and the Democratic Party
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April 10, 2015
Hillary's not liberal enough?The Democratic Party has moved so far to the left that a prominent person in the party who, two decades ago, was considered ultra-left is now insufficiently liberal to meet the party's standards.
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March 7, 2015
Obama and the Jihadis: Blind Hatred Meets Self-Hatred Meets AlienationAlthough self-hatred is rampant throughout the corridors of Western Civilization, in the case of Barack Obama specifically, something even deeper is going on.
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January 16, 2015
Which of the Two Dozen 2016 GOP Contenders is the Right One?The progressive remake of the United States is now a work that is just over a century in progress. Who could be the one to reverse it?
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November 30, 2014
Please, Not Romney AgainWhy another Romney candidacy would be an unmitigated disaster for the Republican Party and for our country.
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October 26, 2014
What's the Difference Between a Gunman and a Terrorist?The Israeli press telling it like it is.
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August 25, 2014
Why Do the People Abuse Themselves by Empowering Government?ObamaCare is just the latest in a troubling trend among the American people of greed, laziness, and ignorance.
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July 21, 2014
How far has Netanyahu been provoked?Everyone, absolutely everyone, understands that the only way that Netanyahu can fulfill his promise to silence Hamas is by reconquering Gaza.
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June 26, 2014
For the US, there are No 'Good Guys' in Iraq-SyriaThe thought of spilling another drop of American blood to protect any of these medieval combatants is sickening.
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May 23, 2014
The Israeli One-State SolutionPerhaps that is a risk that the Jews of Israel would like to take. The alternative is to persevere in the current unsatisfactory and inherently unstable political situation.
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March 12, 2014
Is Henninger Right about the 'Carterization' of Obama?Three significant differences between our 39th and 44th presidents.
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November 24, 2013
Where the Jews AreThe widespread censure of anti-Semitism imposed by the Holocaust has expired. How the twenty-first century reacts may well be earth-shattering.
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November 2, 2013
Obama's Lying Is Actually Cause for OptimismHaving a serial liar for a president is bad, but there's reason to hope.
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October 27, 2013
The Character of the American People: You Can't Have it Both WaysAre we latent patriots or low-information louts? We can't be both.
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August 12, 2013
Tea Party Redux?It will be difficult to recreate the excitement and passion of 2010.
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July 24, 2013
Big Government is Swallowing the NGOsThe nation's civic associations have been coopted by the federal government.
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June 30, 2013
It's Time to Junk OsloThe Jewish state needs to scrap the Oslo Final Solution once and for all.
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June 15, 2013
Denial of Reality: Desperate Students, Peace in the Holy Land, and a Balanced BudgetThere's a sort of mass delusion hanging over our country.
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July 10, 2012
Does the 'God Particle' Prove that God Does or Does Not Exist?Thoughts on the Higgs boson and the story of creation.
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June 9, 2012
Which Is More Dangerous: Obama's Head or Obama's Heart?Obama is clearly from the intellectual class, not a foot soldier. But the heart of an intellectual progressive is every bit as devoted to the progressive cause as is his head.
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May 7, 2012
Japan's Nuclear Power Hara KariWill the Japanese listen to the anti-nuke activists and shut down their nuclear power industry forever?
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March 5, 2012
Netanyahu's Existential DecisionFor the fourth time in Israel's relatively brief existence, its prime minister is faced with an existential choice, a matter to be the focus of his talks with President Obama today.
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February 4, 2012
Hesitatingly, Disappointedly, and Agonizingly...for MittOur prime goal must be to defeat Obama.
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December 20, 2011
Obama's Chance at a Two-Term PresidencyWith the exception of two relatively brief periods, it has been the habit of the American people to re-elect their presidents -- unless one of two readily identifiable conditions obtains.
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December 8, 2011
Moral Equivalence in BrusselsMurder is morally equivalent to building housing projects?
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November 23, 2011
Last Idol Standing?The process of selecting a Republican presidential candidate to oppose President Obama resembles a combination of American Idol and Whack-a-Mole.
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November 2, 2011
Is Herman Cain the Answer?Is Herman Cain the Moses we so desperately seek to lead us back to the promised land?
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October 23, 2011
Two Visions, but Blindness EverywhereThere are two very distinct visions for America competing for the allegiance of the American people...
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October 15, 2011
Contrary Thoughts on a Thousand for OneCaroline Glick on the Schalit release deal.
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September 16, 2011
Morally conflicted Israelis on the Big ScreenA look at good and evil in the film "The Debt."
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September 10, 2011
I Took a Look at a Book on my NookI love books, always have. For most of my life I was a frequent patron of the local library. So I figured that I would try an e-reader.
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August 14, 2011
The Stock Market is Making Me NauseousWhy might this summer's stock market turmoil be worse than last summer's? Three reasons occur to me
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July 30, 2011
America AbdicatesThe US is surrendering to the dark forces - external and internal - that threaten its existence.
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July 19, 2011
Debt Debate Discloses Dems' DepravityThe Dems believe that they can repeat 1994-96. They have absolutely no intention of giving an inch toward meaningful spending reductions.
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July 4, 2011
Learning From the Worst PresidentsLousy presidents, past and present, and what predicts lousy presidents to come.
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May 27, 2011
America's Attitude toward Israel Proves that the US is Still ExceptionalThe people of America continue to recognize in Israel a kindred spirit
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May 8, 2011
How Apprehensive Should an Israeli Be?Think of the average beleaguered Israeli as he contemplates his environment during any period in recent times.
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March 26, 2011
Danger in the Census NumbersIn one decade, the Hispanic population of the US has surged by 43%.
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October 20, 2010
The unintended consequences of missile defenseA surprisingly explicit piece in the American Spectator on ballistic missile defense.
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October 17, 2010
Hayek, Libertarians, and ConservativesIf he were writing today, would Hayek adopt the label "conservative"?
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July 5, 2010
My Shaky Government PensionsMy very sustenance during my retirement arrives via the government, acting in a role that I believe is improper. Ugh!
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May 26, 2010
Obama the WarriorIn some sense, Obama actually is a warrior -- not in any military context, but rather in the classic parlance of the progressive movement.
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March 27, 2010
Federalized Higher EducationBy dangling dollars, the federal government controls the operation, enrollment, budget, facilities, and curriculum of our esteemed institutions of higher education to a greater degree than most would acknowledge.
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February 22, 2010
Netanyahu's agonyThe decision whether or not to bomb Iran must be an excruciating one for Israel's leaders.
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February 14, 2010
Comparative religion 101: Climate change and IslamReligious fervor animates both.
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January 24, 2010
Obama's bank bashing killing wealth creationA reprise of his performance last spring.
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January 3, 2010
George Gilder's Israel Test: Who Passes? Who Fails?A basic dividing line in the world.
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October 6, 2009
Swimming Upstream: The Life of a Conservative Professor in AcademiaBecoming conservative in the most hostile environment in America.
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September 18, 2009
Tea Party DiversityThe Taxpayer's Protest Rally in Washington D.C. was self-evidently an authentic grass roots event but...
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August 15, 2009
A Fundamental DisconnectThe liberal elites embrace a self-contradictory faith in the power of the government to successfully solve the nation's problems.