Krauthammer In Der Spiegel

Here is a thoughtful interview with American conservative intellectual, commentator and Pulitzer Prize winner, Charles Krauthammer, in the German newspaper Der Spiegel.

On the Nobel Prize:

Absurd. Any prize that goes to Kellogg and Briand, Le Duc Tho and Arafat, and Rigoberta Menchú, and ends up with Obama, tells you all you need to know.

On the UN:

The UN is worse than disaster. The UN creates conflicts. Look at the disgraceful UN Human Rights Council: It transmits norms which are harmful, anti-liberty, and anti-Semitic among other things. The world would be better off in its absence.

On Obama:

In the course of his presidency, Obama has gone from an almost magical charismatic figure to an ordinary politician. Ordinary. Average. His approval ratings are roughly equal to what the last five presidents' were at the same time in their first term.

 Read the whole thing. It's well worth your time.