Author Archive: Sarah Hoyt

PARENTING DOES MATTER: Who knew?  And as we know from Head Start, this is not the sort of thing solved with a government program.  How about making taxes less punitive, so that people can afford to raise their own kids?

NY POST FIRES FULL BATTERY AT OBAMA: On the fiscal cliff, Kyle Smith on his lack of a second-term agenda, Peggy Noonan on his debates and negotiations, Amir Taheri on how he lost the Middle East, John Bolton on that Nobel Peace Prize, Matt Welch on his lies, Edward Klein on his amateur governance, Michael Tanner on the cost of ObamaCare, John Podhoretz on his radical agenda, Amity Shlaes on his bad economic choices.  Apparently Michelle Obama could not be reached for a post on his bad eating habits, or Bo for one on how he’s an inadequate petter.  But even without those these op-eds make Obama a demolished man.

FORWARD:  It’s our only hope!  It’s 3 a.m.  Do you know where your government is?

SAY NO: Will Obama’s Benghazi Cover-up Succeed?

It might be time for folk to call or write their local news outlets with questions about “what happened in Benghazi September 11?” and “why aren’t you more fully reporting the September 11 events in Benghazi?” — that way we can help ensure the cover-up does not succeed.

Remember, no one died in Watergate.

PIN PRICK TO THE EDUCATION BUBBLE: Florida Tries Higher Ed Experiment.   Well, at least they are aware of it now.  However, as the mother of two college students, something must be done about the tuition.

TWO CRUMBLING MODELS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: The Telegraph fails to see why two traditional publishers merging together will not make them better.  When Amazon and Apple rule the roost in publishing, being bigger is not the path to success — being innovative is.  But hey, publishing mergers worked (badly) in the eighties.  So they should work today.

WHEN A GEEK MEETS A GEEK:  Nerd York City.

HOW BIG DOES MITT HAVE TO WIN FOR FRAUD NOT TO COUNT: Is voter fraud being committed in Ohio? It’s like this administration comes from Chicago or something…

UPDATE: To clarify — those voters on buses might be perfectly legitimate.  Even the sort of voter “aid” that’s being provided while shady fits in with an American tradition in the immigrant precincts in the early twentieth century.  What made me scared in that article were Ohio’s requirements to register to vote.  I don’t live in Ohio, but guys: neither the social security number, nor the drivers’ licenses, nor the electricity bill are proof of citizenship. I know.  I am an immigrant.  When did citizenship stop mattering?  When are we going to puncture through the idea that people with an accent or imperfect English are offended at being asked for proof of citizenship?  We’re not.  Those of us who have naturalized, those of us who are Americans are PROUD to show THAT paper, proud to be accorded the legitimate right to vote.  Trust me.  I know.

I ASK MYSELF THIS EVERY WEEK: