Are Leftists Today Really Proponents of “Change?”

By: wsullivan (Diary)  |  June 21st at 04:58 PM  | 

Jonah Goldberg writes in his book Liberal Fascism that there is a well-defined distinction between the left and right of the political spectrum.  “Broadly speaking,” he writes, “the left is the party of change, the right the party of the status quo.” (59)   This is a perfectly acceptable observation, insofar as a broad, global history is concerned.  But when it comes to America today, | Read More »

Reforming American Entitlements or: How to Douse a Burning Enterprise

By: wsullivan (Diary)  |  May 20th at 01:56 PM  | 

 A new report by The Washington Times shows that Medicare will lack the sufficient funds to pay out full benefits by 2024.  And where Social Security was not expected to experience such an event until 2037, a slow economic recovery has shortened that forecast by a year to 2036.  Knowing well that these have been considered “doomsday” events for the two leviathan entitlement programs, the | Read More »