Monetarism and Conservatism
Paul Krugman writes that “monetarism—broadly defined as the view that monetary policy can and should be used to stabilize economies—has more or less disappeared from the scene, both intellectually and...
View ArticleFreedom Day 2016 Celebration Livestream
Enjoy the events at the National Constitution Center marking the second annual Freedom Day: Livestream: Freedom Day Events at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia
View ArticleVerizon Strike No Morality Play
Today, 36,000 Verizon employees went on strike. Prominent liberals see this as a morality play. The truth is much more prosaic: Verizon’s former landline monopoly matters a lot less in the wireless...
View ArticleThursday links
Digital hell: this Kansas farm is the default location for 600 million IP addresses.The science behind why you shouldn’t pop your pimples.Elderly men in South Korea have allegedly been given erectile...
View ArticleDrama upon Drama
Donald Trump and his army are not too happy about the Colorado caucuses. Mona Charen and I aren’t too happy about Trump and his army. We discuss this on a new Need to Know. We also discuss Ted Cruz,...
View ArticleWhen Robert Reich Spilled the Healthcare Beans
This old clip from 2009 was thrown over my transom today. It is a bracing reminder of the stakes in this election, which might be the last chance to reverse course on further empowerment of government...
View ArticleNew Balance Claims Obama Administration Used Contracts to Stifle Policy...
The Boston Globe reports that locally-based shoe company New Balance is restarting its opposition to a trade deal supported by the Obama administration, contending the government failed to honor its...
View ArticleA Gratuitous Assault on Religious Liberty
If you’re following the Little Sisters of the Poor case that is now before the Supreme Court, I highly recommend reading Michael McConnell’s comments on the supplemental briefs filed in the case...
View ArticleVideo: Russia Celebrates Seven Years of 'Reset' With Simulated Attacks on a...
I present you with two videos — the first was seven years ago last month, and it’s one of the more cringe-worthy moments in recent diplomatic history:The second is from the Baltic Sea this week,...
View Article‘Trump Wuz Robbed’
I wrote about Trump and the “rigged” system charge today in Politico:The Colorado system — precinct caucuses electing delegates to district and state assemblies, where they are selected for the...
View ArticleTrump Pivots to More Serious, Substantive Phase of Campaign
The much-vaunted Trump pivot appears to be upon us:.@realDonaldTrump: “I believe strongly in policy. I believe strongly in being smart.” #Hannitypic.twitter.com/bFeNVtdWjO— Fox News (@FoxNews) April...
View ArticleRegulating Politics in Missouri
In August, NR endorsed Josh Hawley, who is running to serve as Missouri’s attorney general, over his primary opponent, state senator Kurt Schaefer. “Missouri conservatives face an especially stark...
View ArticleThe Mythical 'Voterless Election'
The lead item on Drudge this morning is “FLASHBACK: Colorado GOP Chair Said Trump Will ‘Absolutely Not’ Be Republican Nominee…” – linking to a September 2015 report on comments from Colorado chairman...
View ArticleOne Webathon Donor's Reflections
Late last night a generous contribution found its way here, and after verifying (“Are you sure the decimal point is in the right place, sir?”) we received this attending thought. We hope it will...
View ArticleE-mails We Stopped Reading Dep’t.
“Hi Mike, I wanted to follow up with you to see if you might be interested in covering SEX WITH SHAKESPEARE by Jillian Keenan (William Morrow; April 26). It’s a memoir about how the Bard helped this...
View ArticleA Connecticut Trial Court's Ruling Against Gun Makers Is No Big Deal — Yet
Earlier this afternoon “Sandy Hook” briefly trended on Twitter as news spread that a Connecticut trial court had denied Bushmaster Firearms’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit brought by family members of...
View ArticleOur Gift
I have lived in New York City since 1977, and so have had a ringside seat for the career of Donald Trump.He first made a splash in 1980 when he bought the Bonwit Teller building, an old department...
View ArticleHamilton Reminds Us Why His Face Is on Our Money
The hoopla about putting a female likeness on the $10 bill continues, with a refreshing twist. Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the tremendously popular Broadway show Hamilton, has tweeted that...
View ArticleFriday links
Tax day quotes, songs, links and advice, filing an extension, Dave Barry, and the 1967 cartoon version of The Beatles Taxman.Tax Revolts from Science Fiction and Fantasy.A Short History of Congress’s...
View Article‘Yeah, There Was Another Democratic Debate.’ (Stifles Yawn)
From the last Morning Jolt of the week:‘Yeah, There Was Another Democratic Debate.’ (Stifles Yawn)Let’s begin with a couple of highlights, to the extent there were any, at Thursday night’s Democratic...
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