Absurd decision on Obama makes a mockery of the Nobel peace prize

(London Times – Michael Binyon) *Lead Story*

Hire Americans First!

(CNS News – Patrick J. Buchanan)

Obama Declares War on Free Speech

(Human Events – Robert Spencer)

Democracy: The joke is on us

(Washington Examiner – Newt Gingrich)

Decline Is a Choice

(The Weekly Standard – Charles Krauthammer) *Must Read*

A little weekend reading: They still spell it ‘Amerika’

(Washington Examiner – Mark Tapscott) *Must Read*

A Deflation Story

(The Daily Reckoning – Bill Bonner)

Opt-out over EU treaty demanded by Czech President

(London Times UK – David Charter and Richard Beeston)

A global tax on banks and bankers?

(Financial Times UK – Chris Giles)

The Dawn of a New Era in Infotainment

(National Review – Jonah Goldberg) *Upside down world*