Articles By Walt Osterman

Clinton

Be Ready, The Powerful 'Never Waste A Good Crisis'

A couple of astonishing weapons ended the world’s most horrific conflict: atomic bombs. The significance of the resulting explosions cannot be overstated.

Netanyahu

For Israel, The Times Are 'A-Changin''

The Middle East situation is purely theoretical to the other nations on our planet, but not to Israeli Jews.

Memorial day

Remembering The Fallen: A Veteran's Perspective

Each conflict that our leaders have seen fit to send the cream of American youth to fight has had unique challenges and obstacles to overcome.

Obama, lawmakers debate taxes in latest deficit talk

Greece Is Coming To America, And We Can't Fix It

The basic concept behind taxes, the real reason no one is ever told, is that governments can spend your money better than you can spend your money.

U.S. National Debt

It's Not Our Debt, So Let's Not Pay It

During my many years of following American political thought, one overwhelming truth has emerged: There is nothing as powerful as an idea (be it intelligent or stupid) whose time has come.

Passover

God's Fingerprints In The Eight Annual Jewish Holidays

In his memorable address following the Battle of Gettysburg, the event that in fact broke the back of the Confederacy, President Abraham Lincoln said, “The world will little note nor long remember what we say here…”

Portraits of North Korea's President KimJong-Il, Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir, Chad's President Idriss Deby and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are seen painted on concrete blocks from the Berlin wall in Berlin

Why Are We Choosing Socialism?

America is in the process of embracing certain failure. We have a president who appears enraptured by the European economic model as Europeans themselves are facing the reality of its ashes and despair.

U.S. Taxes

U.S. Has Highest Corporate Tax Rate, But Does Washington Care?

Although I may not be the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, occasionally things hit me that are, as former President Bill Clinton repeatedly said, “no-brainers.”

Delegate of Neturei Karta waves a Palestinian flag at rally in solidarity with Hezbollah and Palestinian factions for a "Global March to Jerusalem" to mark Land Day in Arnoun village

Why Throw Israel Under The Bus?

Determining why the nations of the world are throwing Israeli Jews under the bus is an easy call. Most of the countries with abundant oil reserves are predominantly Muslim.

The dome of the Capitol is reflected in a puddle in Washington

What Are the Limits Of Government Power?

A few years ago, at a conference in Southern California, I was given the opportunity to present one question to former Ohio Congressman Bob McEwen.