I’m not even thinking about the next presidential race, but, if I had to make a choice right now for Republican nominee, it would be Bobby Jindal (since Mitch Daniels seems out of the running.) I got around reading his big speech yesterday (h/t to Julie Ponzi) and here are a few hasty . . . . Continue Reading »
A federal appeals court has struck down several of President Obama’s recess appointments that the president made while the Senate was having “pro forma” sessions. It looks bad for Obama. Well, I have an idea to help out his appeal before the Supreme Court. . . . . Continue Reading »
So why are Republicans having trouble winning over the median voter? There are probably lots of interrelated reasons but here is former George W. Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer giving his ideas: Republicans talk policy and Democrats talk people. Republicans can learn a little bit from Democrats on . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, a better headline to describe the Panetta order to lift the combat ban for women is the one Powerline chooses: An Act of Wanton Destruction I have always had respect for Leon Panetta, based in part on good reports from relatives on his early career in central California politics. And there . . . . Continue Reading »
The March for Life, which is now underway in Washington, D.C., tends to be a festive affair—-which is unsurprising, given that it’s dominated by young people (with up to 80 percent of attendees under the age of twenty, according to event director Jeanne Monahan). High schoolers and . . . . Continue Reading »
Cats, declares a writer on Slate.com, are evil. Reporting on New Zealander zoologist Gareth Morgan’s plea to eliminate cats from his country because they’re killing off all sorts of birds and other animals we’d much rather have instead, Laura Helmuth notes that “Cats are . . . . Continue Reading »
Roger Trigg, of Georgetown’s Religious Freedom Project, breaks down the four recent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, which Mark Movsesian also pondered on our blog earlier this week. Trigg agrees with Movsesian that, while “religious liberty” claims do . . . . Continue Reading »
So it turns out that Tom West (who vindicated the Founders, among other things) reads postmodern conservative. He sent this note, which cries out for your comments: Peter, You keep repeating the same mistakes about Locke on your blog. You really need to read my article on “The Ground of . . . . Continue Reading »
Wesley J. Smith on environmentalism’s deep misanthropy : In recent years, deep misanthropy has seeped into the popular culture. For example, the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still starred Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, an alien come to earth to commit total genocide to . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s the third and final part of what I began with this 12-book-list . I knew my description of Mishra’s book would be the longest, which is why I changed order to treat it last. Second part here . 8) Alexis de Tocqueville, Letters from America , edited by Frederick Brown. You know . . . . Continue Reading »
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