In the last few years, a new word has crept into our vocabulary: Christianophobia . As far as I can tell, the word is being used to refer to two different, though related, phenomena. The first is the anxiety and antipathy that traditional Christianity creates in cultural and intellectual . . . . Continue Reading »
R.R. Reno on the Republicans’ blind spot : The economic issues? We should not underestimate how many voters in the muddy middle went for Obama because they feel vulnerable and just don’t trust the Republican Party to look out for their interests. Here, Republican operatives and . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . with some Tocquevillian spin . . . . . Continue Reading »
With the recent presidential election behind us, it may behoove us to pay attention to the wisdom of the past relative to the form of government we know as democracy: I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that . . . . Continue Reading »
Supporting my contention that individual Americans will grow the economy almost no matter what our federal government does, a WSJ Review and Outlook looks at ” The Hard Fiscal Facts “. “The feds rolled up another $1.1 trillion deficit for the year that ended September 30, which . . . . Continue Reading »
Daniel Larison kindly linked to my post on the Republican (really center-right), communications problem. Larison continues to say “What Spiliakos overlooks is that the GOP won’t benefit from explaining their views more intelligibly so long as those views continue to be associated for . . . . Continue Reading »
A poll of Republican “insiders” reveals that Marco Rubio is the early favorite for 2016. I don’t take it seriously as presidential election speculation, but I take it very seriously as evidence of the climate of opinion among Republican functionaries. It reveals a combination of . . . . Continue Reading »
Enough with the wailing and gnashing of teeth, already. Complaining about the neighbors doesn’t improve the neighborhood. Half of eligible voters didn’t vote and the half that did was divided pretty evenly. Two percentages points seems like so little, although given the size . . . . Continue Reading »
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