The Who Rock at 52, Plus Some Encouraging Thoughts about Conservatism
Fifty-two years ago next week, Barry Goldwater won the California presidential primary, which would basically clinch him the GOP nomination and give birth to the era of conservative dominance in...
View ArticleThe Washington Post Smears Virginia GOP Leaders
The Washington Post has an editorial today criticizing the lawsuit filed this week by Republican leaders of the state legislature against Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe’s recent executive order that...
View ArticleVoters in the West Feel Betrayed and Endangered By Their Leaders
Tyler Cowen looks at the rise of Donald Trump and “Bernie Bros”, and a far-right, anti-refugee party nearly winning Austria’s election and asks “what the hell is going on?”These developments may...
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Yes, Virginia, Our Governor Is a Crook and a Liar
From the Thursday edition of the Morning Jolt:Yes, Virginia, Our Governor Is a Crook and a LiarThe editors of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review concur with my assessment that Virginia governor Terry...
View ArticleHow Fiscally Conservative Is Gary Johnson?
Paul Gessing purports to refute the claims I make regarding Gary Johnson’s fiscal record. He does this in three ways.Firstly, Gessing states Johnson’s favorite claim; he vetoed many, many, bills. Like...
View ArticleManafort on Trump
Chris Cillizza is “amazed” that Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has admitted that the “whole ‘ban Muslims’ thing was more of a negotiating tactic than an actual policy position from Trump.”That’s...
View Article‘Yes, Hillary Was an Enabler’
My column today:Hillary Clinton’s self-image as a feminist champion has always been at odds with her political partnership with a serial womanizer whose electoral career has depended on discrediting...
View ArticleWhat Will Clinton's Strategy Against Trump Be?
I run through some of the alternatives, and their pros and cons, at Bloomberg View.It might be tempting, for example, to portray Trump as a misogynist. But some liberals worry that doing so will...
View ArticleProgressive Evangelical: I Know Nothing but I Have Strong Views Anyway
Jim Wallis is the kind of Evangelical who secular progressives love to love. He’s a believer who jumps onto virtually every social justice bandwagon, and thus becomes — despite his limited following —...
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Poll: Should Katie Couric Resign?
Katie Couric, whom Yahoo employs to be the face of its news division, was caught in a grotesque deception. Then, when she was publicly exposed, rather than apologizing, she doubled down — defending the...
View ArticleVox’s Disingenuous Abortion Anecdote
Spot the error in these statements:“I’ve met some unpleasant gay people, so now I am justified in believing homosexuality is wrong.”“My former colleagues at a socialist think tank were manipulative and...
View ArticleIs Peter Thiel's Crusade Against Gawker a Threat to Free Speech?
Let me decisively and bravely say, “Maybe.” The web is buzzing with the news that PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel bankrolled Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker to punish it for “outing” Thiel ten years...
View ArticleIdentity Is Destiny
In a former job, I used to write historical articles, and sometimes I would research them using microfilm of old newspapers. So I would be looking through, say, the Atlanta Constitution from 1916, and...
View ArticleDispense Contraception or Pay U.S. $1000
A few days ago, I described a pending House bill that would gut the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Now, I find out that my a bunch of Democrat U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would...
View ArticleOur Nostalgia Problem
The book of the year may very well be The Fractured Republic by Yuval Levin. We talk a a bit about it here.Continuing the conversation, I asked him:Q: How has nostalgia frustrated us and therefore...
View ArticleA Daughter of Venezuela
Hugo Chávez revered Fidel Castro, and he set out to turn Venezuela into another Castroite Cuba. Some of the best people in Venezuela are in prison: including Antonio Ledezma, the mayor of Caracas. He...
View ArticleKrauthammer’s Take: ‘There’s Not Enough Time for [Hillary’s E-Mail Scandal]...
Charles Krauthammer discussed what the State Department’s inspector-general report criticizing Hillary Clinton’s e-mail practices means for her campaign Thursday on Fox’s Special Report.“I think if you...
View ArticleSixteen Things that Caught My Eye Today (May 26, 2016)
1. First Communion day for Iraqi refugees.2. Friend sends photo of Corpus Christi Mass in Erbil today #PrayforthePersecutedpic.twitter.com/WfkKCHiyYQ— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) May 26, 20163....
View ArticleFriday links
Always be battle-ready – The Tactical Order of Dressing: An Illustrated Guide (as taught to military and emergency personnel).Photo Gallery: Glow Worms Lighting Up an Underground Cave.A history of...
View ArticleChecking In with President Nobel Peace Prize…
From the last Morning Jolt of the week:Checking In with President Nobel Peace Prize…Shot:Obama called on countries like the U.S. that have nuclear weapons to “have the courage to escape the logic of...
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