The Townhall.com Columnists http://www.townhall.com/ http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/ TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ It makes no sense to see Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, as represented in at least one family account, as the victim of "harassment" by fellow soldiers (and therefore a candidate for "understanding"?) He's an... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BillMurchison/2009/11/07/the_fort_hood_massacre info@townhall.com (Bill Murchison) f1b9c15c-4469-46ff-b384-acee4ee116ee Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT The day before Halloween, the White House released a partial list of visitors since Jan. 20 of this year. The list is fascinating and highlights exactly what kind of house the Obamas are... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BillOReilly/2009/11/07/visiting_the_white_house info@townhall.com (Bill O'Reilly) 7dc148f8-8f06-4a2b-b47a-9956f9b066f6 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Q: What is your greatest concern for America's financial future? A: On a national basis, the two worries that rise to the top of my list (among many others) are the twin dangers of our growing dependence on... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TerrySavage/2009/11/07/the_savage_truth_on_money_importing_oil,_money_hurts_us info@townhall.com (Terry Savage) 09e749f5-4fe4-49da-9a69-2d13ed62ae69 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT The health care reform bill unveiled by House Democrats last week looks increasingly like one of the most expensive pieces of legislation in history. When Democrats announced the bill, House Speaker... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelTanner/2009/11/07/the_cost_of_health_care_reform info@townhall.com (Michael Tanner) dbfa9476-eb5d-4aa9-8f83-08d88ab39468 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT In recent months, at least three major newspapers have carried columns attempting to push Chief Justice John Roberts into voting to uphold a grossly unconstitutional federal law. But their cheap distortions and Chicken http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KenKlukowski/2009/11/06/defending_chief_justice_roberts info@townhall.com (Ken Klukowski) c08dd45f-9ae2-4a17-9da6-d3c98fb15b44 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:35:58 GMT Every Veterans Day presents an opportunity to commemorate those who served in some faraway place long ago, many of whom paid that ultimate sacrifice. World War II offers its share of remembrances: Pearl Harbor, December... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DrPaulKengor/2009/11/06/the_forgotten_battle_of_world_war_ii_remembering_the_aleutian_campaign info@townhall.com (Dr. Paul Kengor) 1a9f718f-8646-4c1a-9280-74cffbc2f311 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:11:00 GMT In an ironic twist, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals also treats its employees like so much meat. And it doesn't even pay them for the privilege. A recent story in the Style section of The Washington Post d http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichTucker/2009/11/06/a_meaty_debate info@townhall.com (Rich Tucker) a74f351e-a91a-4cb3-94e5-db5b16c74f48 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:44:44 GMT Annuities have a mixed reputation, but one variety -- immediate annuities -- have been steadily growing. Does their increasingly popularity make them right for you, or are there better ways to build... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SelenaMaranjian/2009/11/06/will_these_investments_beat_immediate info@townhall.com (Selena Maranjian) 5794f058-5b06-40ba-8be3-1d3b9c85cf81 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:34:37 GMT Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it. As I do every week, let's take a look at five head-spinningly dumb financial events from... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RickAristotleMunarriz/2009/11/06/this_weeks_5_dumbest_stock_moves info@townhall.com (Rick Aristotle Munarriz) 0ce129d1-72aa-49d6-919e-67849abeaeb4 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:34:36 GMT With the losses most people have seen in their portfolios over the past couple of years, you're probably still smarting from the financial hit you've taken, despite the recent rally in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DanCaplinger/2009/11/06/3_investments_that_will_cut_your_taxes info@townhall.com (Dan Caplinger) cd5f03fc-e069-46b2-a390-65f9cf67f547 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:34:30 GMT The plummeting financial marketsin 2008 scared a lot of investors out of stocks. Yet despite the fact that those steep declines brought big losses to shareholders in a hurry, it's... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DanCaplinger/2009/11/06/is_another_lost_decade_coming_for_stocks info@townhall.com (Dan Caplinger) 5f5d03c8-3992-4875-8a2d-d6efa7517e66 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:04:52 GMT If you're feeling good about the market, you're not alone. Take my hand as we go over some of this week's more uplifting headlines. 1. Getting the Schwab done There's a new player in the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RickAristotleMunarriz/2009/11/06/this_weeks_5_smartest_stock_moves info@townhall.com (Rick Aristotle Munarriz) bd279b7c-d7a0-4115-ade9-720096614769 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:04:52 GMT Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, virtualization pioneer VMware (NYSE: VMW) has... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrianDPacampara/2009/11/06/4-star_stocks_poised_to_pop_vmware info@townhall.com (Brian D. Pacampara) cb04fe0d-08be-433a-8e09-791e16079723 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:04:51 GMT In 1969, Dr. Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull developed a business theory entitled the Peter Principle: "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." The Peter Principle theorizes that at... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2009/11/06/the_government_peter_principle info@townhall.com (Meredith Turney) 94a8ebf5-86dd-4d18-a513-38cc790cd6ae Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMT Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, natural gas distributor ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) has... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrianDPacampara/2009/11/06/4-star_stocks_poised_to_pop_oneok info@townhall.com (Brian D. Pacampara) 6d660e0e-172f-44c2-b310-f45bfce0d94b Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:04:31 GMT Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, explosion-welded clad metal plates maker ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrianDPacampara/2009/11/06/5-star_stocks_poised_to_pop_dynamic info@townhall.com (Brian D. Pacampara) a89bea70-864f-4901-ab71-188f72eee201 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:04:30 GMT Hey there, Fools. I've summoned our Motley Fool CAPScommunity once again to highlight a few of Thursday's biggest winners among the stocks with top ratingsof four or five... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrianDPacampara/2009/11/06/thursdays_biggest_stock_stars info@townhall.com (Brian D. Pacampara) b7a9449a-6962-4524-88a0-2940c136de22 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:34:20 GMT If you could wave a magic wand and bestow just onecharacteristic on all of your investments, what would it be? (Besides the ability to print money, that is.) I began thinking about this after... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RexMoore/2009/11/06/why_this_stock_is_a_winner info@townhall.com (Rex Moore) 6f4521d3-0a81-4365-be6c-8f22ab5e83b5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:35:13 GMT "It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price." If you can grasp this simple advice from Warren Buffett, you should do well as an investor. Sure,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnReeves/2009/11/06/warren_buffetts_priceless_investment info@townhall.com (John Reeves) cbc69936-61b6-45fc-bad4-d376e85bdeea Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:35:12 GMT WASHINGTON -- Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans to raise money and recruit candidates... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CharlesKrauthammer/2009/11/06/the_myth_of_08,_demolished info@townhall.com (Charles Krauthammer) 38aa12b2-cb47-4b0f-a29f-f67d1efb30f1 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT WASHINGTON -- Remember the bad old days of 11th-hour mortgage settlement cost shocks and mystery junk-fee charges? Remember when the "good-faith estimates" your lender gave you upfront said closing costs would be... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KenHarney/2009/11/06/the_nations_housing_column_an_era,_thankfully,_about_to_end info@townhall.com (Ken Harney) 27a6f63f-32af-4a28-a169-f0cc31049e91 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT What is so wrong with the current medical system in the United States that we are being urged to rush headlong into a new government system that we are not even supposed to understand, because this legislation is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2009/11/06/the_costs_of_medical_care_part_iv info@townhall.com (Thomas Sowell) f3232371-88f9-49de-9368-eb41b9455041 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT The White House arrogance on display in denying that Tuesday's election results were a repudiation of President Barack Obama's radical agenda is of a piece with its arrogance in attempting to advance this agenda... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DavidLimbaugh/2009/11/06/white_house_postelection_arrogance info@townhall.com (David Limbaugh) 0ab5a9d7-888c-4d35-b80d-cfe3c14e46bc Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT For the Blue Dogs, Tuesday was a fire bell in the night. Virginia Republicans led by Robert McDonnell crushed the most conservative Democrat nominee in decades, rolling up a victory that rivaled Ronald Reagan's... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PatBuchanan/2009/11/06/for_whom_the_bell_tolls info@townhall.com (Pat Buchanan) e2bf5ab2-5148-488e-beed-ce107913e09a Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Every year, the American Psychological Association gauges the emotional temperament of the nation with its report "Stress in America." If we're to believe the results of the study, it appears that Americans are... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DavidHarsanyi/2009/11/06/dont_stress_on_stress info@townhall.com (David Harsanyi) 130eff21-25cf-49b1-9a3f-c9b002b2876f Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT In less than a week, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) managed to round up thousands of conservative protesters on the front lawn of the Capitol after simply inviting them there on national television. On Thursday, they... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JillianBandes/2009/11/06/on_short_notice,_conservatives_turn_out_against_obamacare info@townhall.com (Jillian Bandes) f92d36fc-22d8-4a82-88e2-c076a8cef9b5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT In the earliest days of television, shows were often supported entirely by one sponsor. There was the "Texaco Star Theater" with Milton Berle. Remember "General Electric Theater" with Ronald Reagan? The corporate... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrentBozell/2009/11/06/a_stomachache_for_our_sponsor info@townhall.com (Brent Bozell) 66dbef5c-c15d-4bc8-9b2d-9aee7150fca4 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Democrats are having a hard time explaining away their big losses on Tuesday. First, the White House let it be known that President Obama wasn't actually watching election returns, choosing instead to tune into HBO's... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LindaChavez/2009/11/06/blueprint_for_gop_victories info@townhall.com (Linda Chavez) 637a2d85-5ba2-4091-8726-8b7860577a9a Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall came tumbling down. If Humpty Dumpty had been sitting on top of it, not Soviet soldiers, nor Stasi spies could put Humpty together again. It wasn't the end of history, as some liked... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SuzanneFields/2009/11/06/a_fallen_wall_for_fallen_man info@townhall.com (Suzanne Fields) 9821dc6e-7b86-4829-92d1-84d8f31110b5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT It's all so terribly sad. To listen to liberals and the White House spin election results, you'd think all was well with the world. Barack Obama is still personally popular! The evil right-wing extremists lost in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JonahGoldberg/2009/11/06/the_end_of_an_era_that_never_began info@townhall.com (Jonah Goldberg) e78d48e8-6abd-46bd-8b7e-6ecb821a43f1 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT If you believe the dizzying onslaught of self-serving propaganda coming out of the partisan spin machines in Washington, D.C., neither party lost in the recently concluded off-year elections held in New Jersey, New York... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HowardRich/2009/11/06/novembers_dizzying_spin info@townhall.com (Howard Rich) 8be4fa36-4e38-457a-9cd8-4ffd7063d04e Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT In 2006, the minority party in Congress issued a dire report on the "unprecedented erosion of the democratic process." Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter, then the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, authored... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichelleMalkin/2009/11/06/the_death_of_deliberative_democracy info@townhall.com (Michelle Malkin) 818d02ae-08d5-4fe5-a445-2b6c9a1cdcab Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT WASHINGTON -- During long campaign swings in Virginia's recent gubernatorial campaign, Bob McDonnell's staff would count the cars that sported both Obama and McDonnell bumper stickers. These ideologically... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelGerson/2009/11/06/obama_cedes_the_center info@townhall.com (Michael Gerson) 5b30f0ef-4c13-4c22-a103-2669869cff56 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT President Obama likes to preen himself on his supposed moral superiority to his predecessor. He announced the closing of Guantanamo in his first week on the job (though 10 months on, it remains open) to advertise the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MonaCharen/2009/11/06/are_you_with_us_or_with_them info@townhall.com (Mona Charen) 97d6e171-5974-4cc4-83c3-13adbc4afcd0 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Thirty years ago this week, a group of Iranian "students" shouting "death to America" stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking nearly 100 hostages -- among them 65 Americans. Though... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/OliverNorth/2009/11/06/they_dont_get_it info@townhall.com (Oliver North) 9f41097f-9288-46f2-839b-071c487d04a6 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT The real question concerning our strategy in Afghanistan is whether we are willing to go all-out in adopting a winning game plan or continue the current holding pattern that won't win the war but won't lose it now... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RogerChapin/2009/11/05/fighting_radical_islam_in_afghanistan_must_be_priority_1 info@townhall.com (Roger Chapin) 31244df3-c46f-4e7a-8e0d-e594c3946662 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:48:23 GMT WASHINGTON -- In one of the largest consumer payouts of its type, MoneyGram International Inc. has agreed to fork over $18 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that it knowingly allowed its... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichelleSingletary/2009/11/05/the_color_of_money_watch_what_you_wire info@townhall.com (Michelle Singletary) 623fcccf-7a7a-4aaa-ba6a-cc75822bdbdb Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:16:08 GMT Senate Democrats are considering yet another global warming bill, optimistic that ­- despite the current economic malaise - a better sales pitch will increase support for their restrictive energy proposals. The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CarolineMay/2009/11/05/changing_the_debate_from_energy_to_jobs_and_economic_strength info@townhall.com (Caroline May) 0cfb81ec-d682-43c7-953e-9e7e0fab647b Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:00 GMT Put $100,000 into undervalued, dividend-paying stocks today. Through a combination of capital gains and reinvested yields, the market could turn that single lump sum into a $1 million fortune over... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TimHanson/2009/11/05/good_stocks_to_buy_now info@townhall.com (Tim Hanson) d31a3832-5926-4f46-9316-e29aee745fa8 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:35:24 GMT By every conceivable measure, Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN) reported a blowout third quarter yesterday -- so why did the shares collapse? More curious still, why are they reinflating this morning in ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichSmith/2009/11/05/time_to_buy_garmin info@townhall.com (Rich Smith) be8c0330-0c80-45ba-a0c7-9bf439568d96 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:35:23 GMT Before we dig into this quarter's report by Transocean (NYSE: RIG), I thought I should point out that the company has not "gone dark" and ceased filing with the SEC. It looks that way if you plug... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TobyShute/2009/11/05/transocean_can_still_turn_heads info@townhall.com (Toby Shute) 41980a94-f214-4070-9169-d84cd1562639 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:35:22 GMT Let's solve a riddle together, dear Fool. TTM Technologies (Nasdaq: TTMI) is up nearly 15% today. It's one of the biggest gains of the day, behind the 24% buyout premium enjoyed by IMS... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndersBylund/2009/11/05/why_is_this_little_stock_soaring_today info@townhall.com (Anders Bylund) 8bec29f1-6355-41ea-bcac-26a805accaf6 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:35:22 GMT Depending on how you slice third-quarter results, packaged-foods icon Kraft (NYSE: KFT) turned in a performance that was absolutely delectable, merely palatable, or somewhere in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikePienciak/2009/11/05/kraft_dig_in_or_move_on info@townhall.com (Mike Pienciak) 67e400c0-7d1b-46a0-a52c-eb8bfd939211 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:35:21 GMT Suppose I told you that there was a category of investments in which you could make good money -- 4%, 5%, even more -- while the bear reigns, and even moremoney once things turn around. Nope,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MotleyFoolStaff/2009/11/05/the_one_investment_you_need_to_buy_now info@townhall.com (Motley Fool Staff) a5a2bcf4-cd4b-4de9-86cd-f52c4e1c4958 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:35:20 GMT "Markets have gone up too much, too soon, too fast." --Nouriel Roubini Prof. Roubini, known for having predicted the economic crisis, proclaims he's cautious... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JordanDiPietro/2009/11/05/3_reasons_this_rally_is_doomed info@townhall.com (Jordan DiPietro) 25de7f9d-88ca-4f66-b7c9-df9bec540665 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:35:20 GMT If you came across an advertisement offering gold bullion at $79 per ounce, you would be justified in your skepticism. What continues to vex this Fool, however, is the market's apparent failure to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ChristopherBarker/2009/11/05/golds_smoothest_operator info@townhall.com (Christopher Barker) 918f58c6-2ae4-4a88-9d48-3aef4c68a74a Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:05:09 GMT Valuation is an imperfect science, but it's as important a concept to fantasy footballplayers as it is to investors. I should know; Eagles tight end Brent Celek was a waiver-wire pick-up ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TimBeyers/2009/11/05/this_top_stock_is_a_winner info@townhall.com (Tim Beyers) fe55bd81-24dc-458c-a3cf-1e94e62c2b15 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:05:08 GMT This new Motley Fool series examines things that just aren't right in the world of finance and investing. Here's what's got us riled today. If something's bugging you, too -- and we... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JordanDiPietro/2009/11/05/the_daily_walk_of_shame_cash_for_carts info@townhall.com (Jordan DiPietro) 771d8f55-238c-4a3b-ac40-cce1dc61ef06 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:05:07 GMT If you ask Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) CEO John Chambers, this recession is over. Done. Finito. ... With a couple of caveats. Cisco's first quarter... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndersBylund/2009/11/05/cisco_says_the_recession_is_mostly_dead info@townhall.com (Anders Bylund) b93153c0-0058-45a2-91ee-1e23848cfc29 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:05:06 GMT Is retail showing signs of life, or are we witnessing a shuffling, reanimated semblance? Appropriately enough for the Halloween season, October's retail sales data seemed to harbor more than a few... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AlyceLomax/2009/11/05/return_of_the_living_dead_retailers info@townhall.com (Alyce Lomax) 780a7dc4-ee36-4f5f-8d13-f921c4f3b924 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:05:05 GMT