NRO Digest: It may be the end of the president's global kick-the-can game

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October 3, 2012

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THE EDITORS: There's only one candidate who's planning to raise taxes on the middle class. Obama's Middle-Class Tax Hike.

JONAH GOLDBERG: It may be the end of the president's global kick-the-can game. Obama's Foreign-Policy Follies.

CLAUDIA ROSETT: Obama's secretary of state and his ambassador both skipped Netanyahu's speech. Obama Out to Lunch at the U.N.

ANDREW C. McCARTHY: The Obama administration's foreign-policy priorities are clear enough. Buying Thomson Prison Is About Closing Gitmo.

GEORGE LeMIEUX: Mitt needs to explain not only what's wrong with America, but what he will do to fix it. Romney's Debate To-Do List.

PAT SHORTRIDGE: A more negative case might even hurt Romney; he needs to go positive. Time for Mitt to Make the Sale.

MICHAEL TANNER: The presidential debate should be a chance to discuss real policy differences. To Be Discussed.

MICHELLE MALKIN: How are non-union workers and taxpayers better off now than they were before the auto bailout? Debate Questions for Obama.

VERONIQUE DE RUGY: Do the two candidates understand the precarious state of our economic liberty? The Questions I'd Ask During the Debates.

HENRY OLSEN: Many Americans believe the Obama campaign's caricature of Romney. Open Your Heart, Mitt.

KAY HYMOWITZ: The standing of the sexes depends on which men we're talking about and how we measure success. The End of Men?

JONATHAN H. ADLER: The Supreme Court begins another high-profile and high-stakes term. One Good Term Deserves Another.

JOHN G. MALCOLM: A drug cartel used guns that had been walked into Mexico to shoot up a birthday party. Univision Does Its Homework.

THOMAS SOWELL: Why business income should be taxed at a lower rate than employee income. A Lesson on Capital-Gains Taxes.

IMPROMPTUS: Jay Nordlinger on two presidents, Wisconsin, historians, and more. Barack 'N' Hugo, &c.

CHARLES C. W. COOKE: The Obama administration is using the Department of Labor to do its political bidding in trying to secure Virginia. Senator Graham: Obama Is Guilty of a 'Mini-Coup.'

UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE: George Gilder discusses the unhealthy relationship between the federal government and the banking sector. George Gilder: Chapter 3.

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