On Pope Francis's Speech to Congress
and how conservatives could respond to it: I’ve jotted down some quick thoughts at Bloomberg.
View ArticleThe Roots of Consumerism
I agree with much of what Nicole Gelinas has to say about what free-market capitalism is and isn’t in this NRO article, but not with this passage:But consumerism isn’t the fault of free-market...
View ArticleWould Jeb's Plan to Tackle Overregulation Succeed?
In a new paper titled “Red Tape Rising: Six Years of Escalating Regulation Under Obama,” the Heritage Foundation’s Diane Katz and James Gattuso write that in 2014, the government issued 2,400 new...
View ArticleTrump: Reading Is Overrated
Via Mediaite:“I know more about Syria than Marco Rubio knows about Syria,” Trump boasted. “I know about us beating ISIS and us trying to knock out ISIS, and them wanting to go against [Syrian dictator...
View ArticleThe Pope's Words Were Nice, but Cool It on the 'Unity' Rhetoric
Ahead of the Pope’s speech before Congress this morning, I began to see tweets like this:Coincidence or fate that @Pontifex comes with msg of tolerance, helping the needy when politics dominated by...
View ArticleTangled Weber
David Limbaugh tweeted that “pope’s statements on abortion/life are in his domain but economics are not” and later cited my recent NR article on Pope Francis in defense of that view. That’s perfectly...
View Article‘The Invincible Ignorance of Pope Francis’
Here is my Politico column today on the Pope’s economics (filed yesterday, before the Pope’s speech to Congress, which could have been much worse):The Catholic Church’s traditional discomfort with...
View ArticleCarly Fiorina and Health Care
In 2013, Fiorina went on CNN and was asked if she supported two provisions of Obamacare: its individual mandate and its ban on discrimination by insurers against people with pre-existing conditions....
View ArticleFence Out Trespassers? That Would Be Inhumane …
In advance of the papal visit this evening, ten-foot high fences have been erected around St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The idea is to keep out those who are not authorized to enter and those who might pose...
View ArticleOn the Podium with Carly Fiorina
We met at the foot of the stairs at the Anderson Sports Center at The Citadel, a few minutes before our event was supposed to begin. A phalanx of both local and national media was standing behind...
View ArticlePope Francis's ‘Shameful and Culpable Silence’
The immigration comments in Pope Francis’s speech were largely predictable, mostly the usual feel-good stuff (at least he didn’t say “comprehensive immigration reform”!). But I was struck by this:On...
View ArticleOne More Big Thing Needed for Regulatory Reform
I was glad to see Veronique de Rugy comment on Jeb Bush’s proposals for regulatory reform. As usual, Veronique is right on target. But I would add that what is desperately needed, but that nobody is...
View ArticleA Contemplative Visits Congress
I think it would be wise to consider that Pope Francis’s historic speech to the U.S. congress was primarily an offering to our nation’s political leaders on what is key for making progress and...
View ArticleEastern Europe: Bullied into 'Solidarity'
While unanimity from the EU’s member-states is still required to introduce some changes within their union, there is in many policy areas an EU procedure (Qualified Majority Voting) that can be used to...
View ArticleKrauthammer's Take: Under Pope's 'Liberation Theology,' the Poor Suffer Most
While discussing Argentina’s economy tonight on Fox News’ Special Report, Charles Krauthammer said Pope Francis “inherited” the “liberation theology” that emerged from Latin America in the 60s and 70s....
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Just 75 Left
Folks are liking this replica of Bill Buckley’s famous “Will You Listen?” poster from his 1965 New York City mayoral campaign. Whether you were alive at the time or not, aware or not, Bill’s effort was...
View ArticleFriday links
Correlation is not causation: charts of weird things that correlate with each other.Your Body Is Surrounded by Clouds of Skin and Fart Bacteria.Oldest Beer Recipe in History, From Ancient Sumeria,...
View ArticleHillary and Huma Abedin Apparently Don't Know What 'Classified' Means
From the last Morning Jolt of the week:FBI Trying to Determine If Hillary’s Aides Broke the Law.SPOILER ALERT: Yes, they did.BREAKING: Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin apparently have no idea what...
View ArticleFiorina Changes Her Position on the Individual Mandate
CNN reported yesterday that Carly Fiorina had endorsed an individual mandate in 2013 while opposing Obamacare in general. (I wrote about it in the Corner.) Last night she put out a new statement...
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