Liberty
Hanson describes the president’s ‘Audacity of Weakness’
Victor Davis Hanson devotes his latest National Review Online column to a new twist on the president’s theme of the “audacity of hope.” … [S]omehow the United States (or its…
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
United States military prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
Law & Public Safety
Questions for the next potential attorney general
Christian Adams and Hans von Spakovsky suggest in a National Review Online column some questions senators should post to Loretta Lynch, who’s nominated to become the next U.S. attorney general.…
Liberty
Hanson’s epitaph for ‘hope and change’
Victor Davis Hanson‘s latest column for National Review Online examines the decline and fall of “hope and change.” Obama ran on his iconic status as the would-be first black president.…
Law & Public Safety
George Mason law professor takes Obama to task for executive overreach
George Mason University law professor David Bernstein, who’s writing a book on the Obama administration, the Constitution, and the rule of law, shares some of his findings with Commentary readers.…
Law & Public Safety
Left-leaning law professor agrees Obama has overstepped his authority
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley agrees with many of President Obama’s policy preferences. That doesn’t mean he agrees with the president’s methods, as The Daily Caller reports. Left-wing…
Liberty
President Obama and political footballs
Though he’s known to be more of a basketball fan (and has a poor track record with baseball throws), President Obama turns to the gridiron for one of his most…
Law & Public Safety
If he’s lost Jeffrey Toobin …
Even a pro-Obama law professor such as Jeffrey Toobin has his limits. As The Daily Caller reports, Toobin is unwilling to support the president’s disregard for the law in carrying…
Liberty
Why I didn’t watch the State of the Union
It looks like I wasn’t the only one who found better things to do on Tuesday night than watch the State of the Union. According to Nielsen, 33.3 million Americans…
Liberty
Chicago Tribune column examines ‘President Selfie’
It’s not as catchy as The One, but “President Selfie” is an interesting nickname for Barack Obama. John Kass probes the president’s self-absorption in a Chicago Tribune column. It’s not…
Liberty
Hanson dissects the president’s credibility gap
Victor Davis Hanson‘s latest column at National Review Online explains why President Obama is no longer getting a free pass for his administration’s frequent flubs. [T]he distortions and lack of…
Liberty
Obama: More equal than others?
Dustin Walker muses in a Real Clear Politics column about the president’s “Orwellian” legacy. [I]f we are not approaching the totalitarian nightmare of a novel like “1984,” the revelations provide…
Liberty
Commentary’s defense of drones
Those who have followed closely the arguments for and against using drone aircraft for targeted killings of enemy terrorists might find the latest Commentary magazine cover story interesting. American University…