Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Feb 6, 2012, 12:18 pm
If Obama's arrogance and sense of entitlement have not yet come through in his policies and his speeches, he has made it abundantly clear, in a recent interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, that he deserves a second term. When questioned yesterday by Lauer regarding Obama's 2009 statement, "“If I ...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jan 26, 2012, 12:33 pm
My newest article at FutureChallenges has just been published. Linked to the content package, Work in the Developing World, the article, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: It's the Fundamentals, explores the current economic issues faced by the United States and offers a discussion on a possible way to attack the j...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jan 25, 2012, 12:10 pm
Last night's State of the Union Address was rather dull. The President offered little in the way of anything new. He continued to spin his usual bombast and, while trying to portray himself as a cross-aisle conciliator, continued his divisive rhetoric and class warfare. He even went as far as to ac...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jan 24, 2012, 10:06 am
The Republican primaries are getting ugly. Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have been attacking each other with venom in their quest to secure the GOP's nomination. And while last night's debate in Florida had quite a few moments of real issue-based discussion—NBC's moderator, Brian Williams, should ...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jan 23, 2012, 11:16 am
Many are outraged at the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) recent decision to force religiously-affiliated organizations to provide reproductive and preventative services without co-pay or deductible, as required under the new Obamacare law. HHS Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius announced th...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jan 20, 2012, 2:39 pm
The media has been abuzz with Newt Gingrich's push-back against inappropriate questions asked by CNN's John King during last night's Republican primary debate in South Carolina. Responding to opening questions about allegations, made by Gingrich's ex-wife, of a request for an "open relationship," Gi...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jan 11, 2012, 10:52 am
A desperate and angry Newt Gingrich has relinquished his remaining grip on smart primary campaigning and unleashed an all out assault on Mitt Romney's economic record – and, by association, capitalism. Gingrich's attacks on Romney's experience, however, only serve to undermine Gingrich's stance as...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jan 3, 2012, 5:12 pm
Once again the government is slowly pushing its tendrils into the private sector. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently released a non-binding letter indicating that employers may be in violation of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) if they require a high school diploma a...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Dec 22, 2011, 5:34 pm
The United Nations General Assembly (GA) has once again made a fool of itself. In proceedings today, it held a minute of silence as a sign of respect for the death of North Korean dictator (and general madman) Kim Jong-il, who died this past Saturday. The president of the GA, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nas...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Dec 22, 2011, 10:03 am
A recent Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that were integral to the housing boom and bust, now formally argues that these two organizations committed massive fraud, which underrepresented their exposur...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Dec 19, 2011, 10:07 am
For a long time, Americans have turned to the government to solve their woes. When things "go wrong" the government has been the readily accessible and presumably best organization to make things right. Social problems, economic recessions, health concerns, cultural discords, and the like have all b...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Nov 24, 2011, 12:37 pm
Elections are won and lost in the center. So seems to be an increasingly vocalized mantra from some of the more sensible on the right. The argument is fairly simple: while America is generally a center-right country, a large number eschew extreme candidates, whether on the far left or right. The pol...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Nov 12, 2011, 10:08 am
Republican Congresswoman, and presidential candidate, Michele Bachmann was heckled off of the stage at a recent foreign policy speech aboard the USS Yorktown, by a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters. The protesters interrupted her speech by reading in unison their own prepared words. Bachmann, w...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Nov 10, 2011, 11:06 am
A discussion and analysis of Occupy Wall Street has been published at Bertelsmann Foundations FutureChallenges.org, that argues that OWS has severe structural issues and is thus far from a real protest movement. Not only does it lack a coherent message (although that is slowly changing), most of its...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Nov 10, 2011, 10:55 am
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and President Obama failed to turn off their microphones when they decided to bash Israeli ally Prime Minister Benyamin Netanayhu. Sarkozy was overheard saying that, "I cannot bear Netanyahu, he's a liar." Obama responded with sympathy stating,"you're fed up, but I h...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Nov 9, 2011, 3:51 pm
Here's an excerpt from a poignant critique of OWS from the Washington Post's Michael Gerson. The whole article is worth a read. At what point does a protest movement become an excuse for camping? At what point is utopianism discredited by the seedy, dangerous, derelict fun fair it creates? At...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Oct 27, 2011, 9:57 am
It is about time someone talks honestly about the economy. According to The Wall Street Journal, Mitt Romney commented about the housing market and foreclosure: One is, don't try and stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course and hit the bottom. Allow investors to buy hom...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Oct 24, 2011, 12:49 pm
NRO's Jim Geraghty points out just a touch of irony that exists in Occupy Wall Street (OWS). OWS cannot seem to avoid the fact that the very things it is supposedly protesting against, are essential aspects of human nature and society—characteristics even OWS cannot escape from demonstrating. ...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Oct 19, 2011, 10:38 pm
Here is an article that will make the elite "organic" crowd spew out their tofu in frustration. Foreign Policy writes how the "buy local" movement is horrible for the world's poor and not necessarily any better for the environment (or your health) than your standard internationally traded produce. &...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Oct 15, 2011, 11:53 am
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is "inept, incoherent and hopelessly quixotic"—and this is from their gushing supporter Eugene Robinson, who goes on to offer effusive and saccharine praise. The media has been awash with such puerile punditry—half-baked attempts to turn this rabble into a meaningful cau...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Oct 13, 2011, 10:46 am
Israel is usually pretty smart when it comes to security and mitigating the threats from terror. There is, however, one area where they repeatedly fail to maintain their vaunted standards: their willingness to negotiate for hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday tha...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Oct 12, 2011, 10:07 pm
University students in California put accepted liberal wisdom to the test in a well-executed video. Posing as petitioners, they asked bewildered classmates to sign a petition that would mandate redistribution of GPA points from those fortunate enough to have high GPAs to those with low GPAs—in ord...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 25, 2011, 5:09 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with David Gregory on Meet the Press to discuss the current state of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Netanyahu forcefully explained why Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's bid for unilateral statehood at the UN is untenable. He offered that the o...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 24, 2011, 4:42 pm
The New York Post reports that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has stepped back from his adamant refusal to run for president and may be jumping into the race. According to the report, Christie will provide an answer this week "after getting lobbied hard from some of the GOP’s top leaders and m...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 23, 2011, 8:46 pm
President Obama is starting to worry about the growing divide between the administration and American Jews, a normally solid constituency in the Democratic base. Last week's special election in NY represented the most recent signal of the Jewish voter's distaste with Obama's administration. Ac...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 18, 2011, 7:00 pm
My entry, An Old Threat in a New Garb, was awarded First Prize in the New Threats to Freedom essay contest. The entry was a response to Christine Rosen's The New Behaviorists, an essay included in The New Threats to Freedom book. The original essay discussed how behavioral science is a growing t...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 14, 2011, 11:22 pm
One of America's most Democratic congressional seats has gone red.  NY-09, the district once held by former Congressman Anthony Weiner, was won last night by Republican Bob Turner in a special election to replace the disgraced former congressman.  The loss of this long-held district is a huge blo...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 10, 2011, 5:47 pm
... 13; Egypt must not ignore the severe injury to the fabric of peace with Israel and such a blatant violation of international norms. ... .  It is in everyone's interest to maintain a robust peace between the two neighboring states.  No one, save the ... unnecessary strain between t...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 9, 2011, 9:13 pm
Obama's "jobs bill," announced last night, is just another stimulus package, plain and simple.  But not only is it just another Keynesian[1] spending package, it is the same old policy proposals cloaked (poorly) in a new garb.  The Wall Street Journal said it best: If President Obama's...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 8, 2011, 12:56 pm
According to the New York Times, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has confirmed the Palestinians' decision to appeal to the UN for unilateral statehood.  While the vote will undoubtedly fail to pass the Security Council, there is a good chance that it will pass the General Assembly, where the US...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 7, 2011, 5:16 pm
Dana Milbank has an interesting thesis:  Rick Perry's rapid rise to the top in the race for the GOP presidential nomination has helped former front-runner Mitt Romney. has, by unburdening Romney of his head-of-the-pack status, released him from the tedious and timid campaign he was running. R...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 3, 2011, 10:50 am
The Arab Spring and the fall of Arab leaders, particularly US-allied dictators such as Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, have led to much consternation in many circles.  While few would refute that the likes of Mubarak, Libya's Qaddafi, or Syria's al-Assad are genuinely good guys, some argue that the stabilit...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Sep 1, 2011, 9:43 am
What is American exceptionalism?  And, what is Obama's and the American left's view of it?  Shelby Steele has the answer in a well-crafted essay in the Wall Street Journal. American exceptionalism is, among other things, the result of a difficult rigor: the use of individual initiative as th...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Aug 23, 2011, 6:49 pm
Okay, so the market was moving upwards all day.  Nevertheless, it seems to have taken its most rapid climb of the day a short time after the 1:51 PM earthquake forced the evacuation of many government buildings in Washington, including the Capitol and White House.  Telling? Coincidence...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Aug 23, 2011, 2:11 pm
Andrew McCarthy sheds some interesting light on the ever-present debate over Islam and sharia.  In a well formulated editorial, McCarthy outlines the need for continued focus and discussion on sharia's interaction with the state and the tensions between secularism, moderate Islam, and Islamism (eg....
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Aug 22, 2011, 8:04 am
Former chairman and CEO of American Express, Harvey Golub, writes on why Warren Buffett and Obama are wrong when arguing for higher taxes on the rich. What gets me most upset is two other things about this argument: the unfair way taxes are collected, and the violation of the implicit social c...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Aug 21, 2011, 3:02 pm
The political dynamics in the Middle East are slowly changing - quite possibly in Israel's favor.  A Reuters article reports that Iran has cut funding to Hamas due to the Palestinian movement's refusal to support besieged Syrian President Bashar Assad.  Hamas, which has its political headquarter...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Aug 4, 2011, 6:06 pm
New Jersey's Republican Governor, Chris Christie, has come forward with a powerful and, like usual, robust defense of a recent appointment of a Muslim judge, Sohail Mohammed.  When questioned whether his appointment could lead to sharia law in New Jersey courts, Christie went on the attack, declari...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Aug 2, 2011, 9:42 am
As argued yesterday, the debt deal compromise is not perfect, but it is nevertheless a fair deal.  William McGurn, at the Wall Street Journal, outlines why the deal is a large win for the Republicans. It's that the deal has Democrats, including the president, essentially signing on to the Rep...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Aug 1, 2011, 5:42 pm
Some on the far left are urging Obama to disregard his own debt ceiling deal in favor of using the "nuclear option" to unilaterally raise the debt limit.  This argument, raised by a number of House Democrats, relies upon a weak interpretation of the fourteenth amen...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Aug 1, 2011, 11:04 am
The bipartisan deal, announced yesterday by the White House, to raise the debt ceiling alongside significant spending cuts has not only helped avert an economic crisis, but has started a much needed process towards fixing America's fiscal situation.  As Speaker of...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jul 29, 2011, 1:24 pm
Here's an interesting graphic made by designer Oto Godfrey.  It shows what $15 trillion dollars (a little more than the national debt limit) would look like if stacked-up in hundred dollar bills. $15 trillion USD It's a lot of money, whether or not it dwarfs the Statue of Liberty, but the grap...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jul 29, 2011, 12:50 pm
Herman Cain has apologized for his anti-Muslim comments.  The GOP presidential candidate had previously claimed that communities had the right to prohibit Muslims from worshiping within the community.  As was argued last week here at ANR, Cain's commentary and understanding of the constitution was...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jul 28, 2011, 9:48 am
The Wall Street Journal provides what they call "a short history of the entitlement state."  Unsurprisingly, the essay concludes, "The looming debt downgrade only confirms what everyone knows: Congress has made so many promises to so many Americans that there is no conceivable way those promises ca...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jul 27, 2011, 9:48 am
According to a New York Times report, August 2nd is not really the "hard deadline" that the administration has been arguing will signify the end of the federal government's ability to pay its bills.  For months pressure has been building to raise the debt limit by this date to avoid the catastroph...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jul 19, 2011, 2:20 pm
There is a problem of definitions in American politics.  Although not a new phenomenon, it is unfortunately one that is rarely discussed.  In many instances, challenging the accepted political definition of certain words leads to harsh, acerbic, and often unwarranted attacks by those who wish to d...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jul 18, 2011, 11:45 am
Herman Cain should be ashamed.  In a weekend interview with Fox's Chris Wallace, the Republican presidential candidate argued that communities have a right to ban the construction of mosques.  Cain argued thatur Constitution guarantees separation of church and state. Islam combines church and sta...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jul 17, 2011, 12:12 pm
The media has been aflame with a recent editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that advocates removing severely obese children from their parents.  People are right to be concerned about unjustified state intervention within the family.  Children should not be removed ...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jul 15, 2011, 9:55 am
Charles Krauthammer sends a message of warning to the GOP to not take the debt limit fight to the cliff.  Arguing that Obama has politically "outmaneuvered" the Republicans, he believes that the GOP needs to forgo a large reform package in order to "call Obama's bluff".  Instead they should opt ...
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Josh Grundleger posted an article on A New Republican - Jul 14, 2011, 8:41 am
Poor Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is getting slammed for what he has called "a sort of last-choice option[in the debt debate]."  The senate minority leader has proposed what seems to be a reasonable way for the Republicans to escape from the stalled negotiations over the debt limit, while putting the De...
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