David Keene
Columns by David Keene
KEENE: The third-party candidate conundrum
Republicans, political strategists and pundits are beginning to notice that in almost every close Senate race in the country, there are one or more third-party or independent candidates on the ballot who could conceivably decide which major candidate will prevail in November. Published September 15, 2014
KEENE: Too much fun for the anti-cigar spoilsports to allow
It is increasingly difficult to escape the consequences of Washington's foolishness even in the remotest corners of the republic. Published September 8, 2014
KEENE: The devious designs of Operation Choke Point
President Obama wasn't kidding about acting on his own if Congress won't go along with his plans to "fundamentally transform" the country that elected him president. Published August 25, 2014
KEENE: Going down in flames in the war on fossil fuels
It's been a bad year for Al Gore and his global warming buddies. Published August 18, 2014
KEENE: Pointing the presidential finger over Iraq
President Obama can't help himself. Even as he ordered airstrikes on the Islamic State forces in Iraq threatening to starve, shoot or behead as many as 50,000 refugees trapped on a mountaintop, he had to try to assure the world, his fellow citizens and perhaps, most importantly, himself that the mess wasn't his fault. Published August 11, 2014
KEENE: A confident and clueless president
President Obama returned from his full-time job as the Democratic Party's fundraiser-in-chief to host today's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. Published August 4, 2014
KEENE: Why Israel needs to destroy the tunnels
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the support of something like 84% of his fellow citizens for his effort to destroy the dozens of tunnels Hamas has dug under Israeli territory over the last few years because every Israeli knows that they allow Hamas fighters to infiltrate their country to kidnap and kill Israeli civilians or worse. Published July 31, 2014
KEENE: The lone soldier
Earlier this week, an estimated 20,000 Israelis gathered in Haifa for the funeral of a 21-year-old from South Padre Island, Texas, who had come to Israel, joined the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and died in fierce fighting in Gaza. Published July 31, 2014
KEENE: Thinking outside nanny-state box with Paul Ryan
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is perhaps the smartest conservative in Congress. Unusual for a politician, the former vice presidential nominee actually spends time thinking about problems and coming up with solutions. Published July 28, 2014
KEENE: The lone soldier
Earlier this week, an estimated 20,000 Israelis gathered in Haifa for the funeral of a 21-year-old from South Padre Island, Texas, who had come to Israel, joined the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and died in fierce fighting in Gaza. Published July 22, 2014
KEENE: An opportunity that can’t be lost
After a landslide victory in 2008, Barack Obama and his political advisors vowed to not only fundamentally change America, but to lock down their victory by fundamentally changing the politics of the American West. Published July 16, 2014
KEENE: Editing out an enlightened history of America
In the early days of the American Republic, Thomas Jefferson was perhaps the staunchest advocate of public education. He would be appalled at the state of public education today. Published July 14, 2014
KEENE: Sorry, soccer fans: Only baseball is red, white and blue
Bart Giamatti went from Yale University president to commissioner of Major League Baseball and considered it a far grander job. Published July 10, 2014
KEENE: The collapse of House’s cards
The world is still struggling to escape from the shadow of the Great War that began 100 years ago this year and produced the bloodiest century in recorded human history. Published July 7, 2014
KEENE: A cloud over the Export-Import Bank
Wall Street was not happy when House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his primary earlier this month. Published June 30, 2014
KEENE: Free speech on the guillotine
Liberal progressives have in recent years all but abandoned the American belief in free speech and the First Amendment in favor of shutting down those with whom they disagree. Published June 23, 2014
KEENE: President Blameless
President Obama is so busy these days blaming anyone and everyone for the consequences of his policies that it has to be cutting into his golf game. Published June 16, 2014
PRIVACY: Liberty vs. security in post-9/11 world
While the materials Edward Snowden copied and disseminated during his stint as a National Security Agency contractor put the nation's security policies under an unprecedented microscope, many in and out of government had been worried about whether the post-9/11 security fetish was undermining basic constitutional liberties. Published June 12, 2014
KEENE: Eric Cantor’s rising star flames out
Washington's spinmeisters are out in full force "explaining" House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's primary loss. Published June 11, 2014
KEENE: David Brooks’ editorial inconsistency
To editors of The New York Times and producers at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), David Brooks is the perfect conservative. Published June 9, 2014
