Europe Archives


The VAT: coming to America

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

I know I’ve been on an ObamaCare kick for the past few months, and I wouldn’t blame you if you are tired of it by now.  I wish I could abandon it for some other topic (more…)

Old movies and unwelcome history

Friday, January 8th, 2010

The moment the Japanese Empire bombed Pearl Harbor, the vast majority of Americans were committed heart and soul to winning the world war that the sneak attack abruptly brought our nation into. (more…)

What’s become of the spirit of ’81?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Mention the French Riviera and most people will conjure up images of le casino in Monte Carlo, le port in Saint Tropez, la Croisette in Cannes, (more…)

Young skulls full of green mush

Friday, November 20th, 2009

As any visitor to Cuba will tell you, slogans like “Hasta la victoria siempre” (towards victory always) or “Socialismo or muerte” (more…)

Revisionists diss Reagan in Berlin

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

As many of you know, yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. And do you know what? In all the hoopla surrounding the celebration yesterday (more…)

The decline of Western civilization

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

The West has been warned with increasing frequency, most recently by Netherlands MP Geert Wilders, that radical Islam is (more…)

Europe’s Nobel peaceniks handcuff Obama

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

The Nobel Peace Prize has always been a reflection of the political inclinations of the Norwegian Nobel Committee – a group of five former lawmakers and politicians from one of Europe’s most liberal countries. (more…)

Is this the best we can do?

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Much is being made of the Dick Cheney vs. Barack Obama “debate” now going on in the media over national security. (more…)

Speak softly and carry a limp stick

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Way back in July, 2005 — just days after the deadly terrorist attack on the London Transport system that killed 51 people — I wrote a post at my blog entitled Britain’s Homeless. (more…)

Sorry for saving the world

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

One of the most frustrating things about the left is that they seem to have little use for history and even less regard for objective facts. (more…)

There will be blood

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Recently I wrote a piece noting that Obama’s economic policies are less about fixing the economy and more about retributive justice (more…)

Merci, Monsieur le Président

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Dear President George W. Bush: As you open a new chapter in your life down in Crawford, Texas, after eight, sometimes turbulent (more…)

BHO steers US toward Eurosocialism

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

As Barack Obama is about to be inaugurated as America’s 44th President, a huge question mark hangs over the future of American society (more…)

Enough with the Euro-smugness

Friday, October 17th, 2008

From east to west, living room to board room, Americans are watching a slew of disturbing TV news stories . The focus of the citizen is (more…)