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by Forfare Davis

The inaugural post of Pseudoplotinus, aka Forfare Davis Continue Reading »

5 Feb 2014 0

Victory Disease

by Pete Spiliakos

 One thing that struck me about presidential elections in the post-1984 era was that, of the candidates who have serious hopes of winning their party’s nomination, the Democrats tried to seem more moderate than they really were while the Republicans tried to seem more radical than they . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Jan 2014 0

The National Review Diaspora

by Pete Spiliakos

Two National Review reporters have taken prominent positions in right-leaning institutions. This is good news for the country.Over the last eight or so years, a group of conservative writers (Ross Douthat, Yuval Levin, Reihan Salam, Ramesh Ponnuru and many—-though not enough—-others) . . . . Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2014 0

A Few Quick, Random Thoughts

by Pete Spiliakos

I’ve been down with the flu, so not much from me this week,1. If I ran a national television news division, I would immediately hire Mollie Hemingway to do lengthy reported pieces.2. Imagine you are in your late teens or early twenties. You are in the top third of your age-group for intelligence . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2014 0

The Ice Is Breaking Part II

by Pete Spiliakos

 To give credit where it is due, a group of House Republicans sent a letter to President Obama explaining that the Senate immigration bill the president supports would sharply increase low-skill immigration and put downward pressure on the wages of low-skill Americans and low-skill noncitizen . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Jan 2014 0

The Little Sisters Of The Poor And The Madness Of Our Political Culture

by Pete Spiliakos

On the Square today.  Sorry for being late, but I just got the time to . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Jan 2014 0

The Ice Is Breaking

by Pete Spiliakos

They think the way you solve things is by electing the right people. It’s nice to elect the right people, but that isn’t how you solve things. The way you solve things is by making it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing. -Milton FriedmanLet me share some . . . . Continue Reading »

8 Jan 2014 0

Standards

by Pete Spiliakos

 Most of the talk about the Robert Gates memoir has been about his criticism of Obama and Clinton. Fair enough, but it is striking that Gates is much more harshly critical of Congress and yet these attacks on Congress have not produced much surprise, outrage, or even pushback.  Our . . . . Continue Reading »

8 Jan 2014 0

Five Random Thoughts

by Pete Spiliakos

While I try to organize some other thoughts,1.  William Devane’s most villainous role is the one where he tries to scare old people into converting their assets into gold coins by using fears of an inflation that isn’t happening.2.  Kevin Williamson is reason enough to subscribe to . . . . Continue Reading »

3 Jan 2014 0

The Republican Establishment Part III: The Party Organizations And The Party Factions

by Pete Spiliakos

The Republican party of 2012 found itself lacking a relevant issue agenda, modern media strategy, and state of the art party organization. Right-leaning policy intellectuals have made some progress on the first problem. Whether it is Michael Strain on employment, James Capretta on health care . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2014 0