You have in GM's Volt a perfect car of the Age of Obama — or at least the Honeymoon of Obama, before the reality principle kicks in. Even as GM teeters toward bankruptcy and wheedles for billions in public aid, its forthcoming plug-in hybrid continues to absorb a big chunk of the company's product development budget. This is a car that, by GM's own admission, won't make money.... 

Without question, the Barack Obama infomercial served as a very slick and powerful recitation of the biggest promises he's made as a presidential candidate. But the very bigness of his ideas is the problem: he seems blind to the concept his numbers don't add up. Share/Save Read More →

By D. R. Tucker HUMAN EVENTS – John McCain vs. Barack Obama is, at bottom, a smart vs. stupid election. Obama himself may not be a moron, but his supporters are defined by their naïve vision, their inability to grasp how the world really works, their devotion to theory over fact. Obama is the candidate of the Saturday morning cartoon, the children’s fairy tale, the Disney happy ending. McCain...