Diogenes-Light: NRO Digest: The administration goes wobbly on free speech

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September 19, 2012

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JONAH GOLDBERG: The Arab riots were planned in advance -- but is that better than murdering over a video? Spontaneous as a Symphony.

BRETT D. SCHAEFER: The administration goes wobbly on free speech, allowing censorship resolutions at the U.N. Obama's Appeasement.

ROBERT RECTOR: Don't end welfare's work requirements -- strengthen them. Obama's End Run on Welfare.

KATRINA TRINKO: The accuracy of polls is a matter of timing and how questions are asked. How Biased Are Polls?

BETSY WOODRUFF: Think of Thad McCotter as a rock band that was really big in Sweden for a while. The Strangest Congressman.

WILLIAM VOEGELI: Not much can be drawn from what a politician says to his donors. The '47 Percent' Flap.

RAMESH PONNURU: Romney's embarrassing statement is that he doesn't care about the 47 percent. Brief Thoughts on the 47 Percent.

SAMUEL GREGG: There's a long history supporting the idea of disenfranchising those who do not make an economic contribution. Mitt de Tocqueville.

MICHELLE MALKIN: Dems overlook the most important applause line in the purloined fundraiser tape: Work hard and you can succeed. Mitt's 'Secret Video' and the Dem Politics of 'Squirrel!'

MICHAEL TANNER: Our economic system is on a slippery slope. America's Vanishing Economic Freedom.

THOMAS SOWELL: Tax cuts aren't a panacea, but they can help raise revenue in the long run. The Truth about Tax Rates.

RICHARD BROOKHISER: This president, not Romney, is still the real embarrassment. Oh, Come On . . .

NICOLE GELINAS: Mitt needs ideas -- here are some. A Fresh Start.

ANDREW C. McCARTHY: Of course Media Matters does the Obama administration's bidding. Obamedia, Holder Edition.

STANLEY KURTZ: The president has grand plans for reordering wealth in this country. Obama's Ideology of Redistribution: Deep Continuity.

DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN: The U.S. needs to be put on permanently competitive footing with other countries' corporate-tax regimes. Tax Reform: Lessons from the Cayman Islands.

UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE: Thomas Sowell discusses how Republicans aren't always the best advocates for their own positions. Thomas Sowell: Chapter 3.

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