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Two Big Whoppers

“I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” Bill Clinton “No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 10.30.13

Devil’s Cross Mark De Girolami, Mirror of Justice A Paranormal Hot Dog Stand John W. Miller, Wall Street Journal Stop Writing Epitaphs for the Religious Right Abby Ohlheiser, Atlantic A Neglected Aspect of Chapman T. S. Eliot, New York Review of Books Hauerwas on Reformation Day Stanley . . . . Continue Reading »

Mike Lee And The Common Ground

 I very strongly recommend Mike Lee’s speech at the Heritage Foundation on the importance of American conservatism taking a reformist and pro-middle-class turn. What is most encouraging is that this speech on upward mobility, the importance of pro-parent tax reform and the centrality of . . . . Continue Reading »

Rome, GA in THE WASHINGTON POST

Here’s a story featuring the man who ran THE MAGNOLIA MEAT MARKET in my Rome, GA. He blames President Obama for his business failure, and he’s going to hunker down until we have a new president. The big takeaway that the so-called recovery since the swoon of 2008 has been jobless. It . . . . Continue Reading »

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