What Did Nixon Do?

My article from today’s FrontPage Magazine: What Did Nixon Do? By Matthew Vadum Although Richard Nixon left office under a cloud for trying to subvert the democratic process for his own political advantage, Barack Obama’s behavior has been far more serious in its corruption and blatant attempts to manipulate the electoral process by unethical and unconstitutional means. Nixon, bad as he may have been, has been oversold as a villain. He serves as a convenient bogeyman for left-wing historians and journalists to spew self-serving narratives in which they paint him as a devil and themselves as victims. It would, therefore, do … Continue reading What Did Nixon Do?

Richard Cordray’s ‘Heroes’ Occupy Banks and Private Homes

John Berlau has an excellent article in today’s American Spectator. He writes that Richard Cordray, President Obama’s nominee for director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is a longtime supporter of violent community organizers: Cordray has long supported ESOP, formerly known as the East Side Organizing Project, an Ohio housing advocacy group that has distinguished itself by storming into banks and launching plastic “shark attacks” on the lawns of private homes. ESOP’s leaders brag about what they call their “organized hits” on banks and other targets, which have included the home of the late Congressman and Housing and Urban Development … Continue reading Richard Cordray’s ‘Heroes’ Occupy Banks and Private Homes