Democrats Have Been Siphoning the Tank in the Motor City

Walter Russell Mead at Via Media: There is something profoundly wrong with an American political culture that accepts chronic misgovernment in major cities as OK. It is not OK; the people who do these things may call themselves liberal Democrats … Continue reading

Detroit Crumbles, Nears Bankruptcy

The crumbling of Detroit and its imminently likely bankruptcy must be the most obvious self-inflicted disaster in history. No forces outside the city government and the people who kept its politicians and bureaucrats in power for the last two generations … Continue reading

Best Tweet on Obama’s Labor Day Speech in Detroit

James Taranto summarizes Obama’s speech in Detroit yesterday… Obama joined Jimmy Hoffa Jr. in declaring war on “those Tea Party sons-of-bitches,” [Hoffa’s words but Obama seemed to approve wholeheartedly] Jimmy Hoffa thinks the Tea Party Movement is a “war on … Continue reading

Ayn Rand Predicted Detroit, Greece, Illinois, California and More to Come

In Atlas Shrugged Comes To Detroit Cato Institute Senior Fellow Dan Mitchell comments on a CNBC story from last Wednesday, Detroit to set services by neighborhood condition. Mitchell says, “In a perverse way, I’m glad that there are places such … Continue reading