Epstein Secrets

an, was cool at best to a Reagan presidency. | remember one post-Bush-defeat meeting of our committee when we had already secured the nomination and George Herbert Walker Bush sat next to me and lightly apologized for referring to me as the “Voo-Doo Economist.” In truth, | had sort of enjoyed the handle, and told H.W. Bush

alker Bush sat next to me and lightly apologized for referring to me as the “Voo-Doo Economist.” In truth, | had sort of enjoyed the handle, and told H.W. Bush that | was delighted he finally had come to join us because | needed some fellow Yalies to up the quality of our group. He laughed. Things had been

n that detrended real nondefense GDP per adult as a measure of our country’s economic performance has ended on very low notes for Obama, “W” Bush and Bush Sr., it is clear 5 Note: the gray vertical lines in figures throughout this paper represent the election dates of these individual presidents. The reaso

of Clinton is profoundly damaging to the Democrats’ prospects, while the Republicans have just chosen their candidate. Someone ought to tell that to Bill Kristol. What is patently obvious from the rise of Bernie Sanders and the massive, hard fought battle in the Republican primary is that economic discontent

egion, the Saudi leadership's expectations [3] from the US until recently may have been predicated on another Iraq war — when the administration of George H.W. Bush demonstrating its commitment to Saudi Arabia's security in 1990 deployed 500,000 US troops to the kingdom to expel Saddam Hussein's forces from nei

to care deeply. In recent days, many liberals have rushed to Obama's defense simply because they are so galled to hear people like Dick Cheney and Bill Kristol lecturing anyone on Iraq. That's a mistake. While far less egregious than George W. Bush's errors, Obama's have been egregious enough. By ignoring

ow to bridge the gap between Israel and the United States, and give the reassurance Israel EFTA00712897 needs. Dennis Ross, adviser to Presidents George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama on the Middle East, presented his view in the Times. "First, the United States must put an endgame proposal on the table that

to support it—and send an unmistakable message to the ayatollahs. This path was suggested here in THE WEEKLY STANDARD early July, by Jamie Fly and Bill Kristol, and this is the moment to move forward with it. Like the joint resolutions for the Gulf Wars in 1991 and in 2002 and the joint resolution passed a

posals about how to bridge the gap between Israel and the United States, and give the reassurance Israel needs. Dennis Ross, adviser to Presidents George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama on the Middle East, presented his view in the Times. "First, the United States must put an endgame proposal on the table that

to support it—and send an unmistakable message to the ayatollahs. This path was suggested here in THE WEEKLY STANDARD early July, by Jamie Fly and Bill Kristol, and this is the moment to move forward with it. Like the joint resolutions for the Gulf Wars in 1991 and in 2002 and the joint resolution passed a