Here’s my tentative outline with reading assignments. I had to drop a lot of topics to fit it in the allotted time: 1.The American Context: Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America . (Selections to be handed out.) 2. Our Demographic Crisis: Philip Longman, “Missing Children”; . . . . Continue Reading »
First off, I agree with Pete’s agreement with me that we don’t really have a candidate we believe can actually defeat the president. It’s possible Romney will become that candidate. In the USA TODAY, the article on Santorum was mainly about his hostility to gay rights. A good . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I’m not sure it is good policy, but Santorum’s policy of no corporate income taxes on manufacturers, might do him some good when added to the stuff about his biography, etc. He might be able to rally a constituency for working class-oriented, right-leaning industrial . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Ron Paul was deprived of his night to shine. Given his organization, enthusiasm, his huge number of crossovers and first-timers, his showing was disappointing. And it’s going to have been his best night. So let me repeat that this guy is no danger to America, because he has no chance of . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . for taking an interest in our blog. HERE’S another post on Dreher’s going home, which isn’t meant to be critical at all. I certainly agree with Gene Callahan that comparing a real town with a movie town isn’t fair. But the truth is I know less about Rod’s real . . . . Continue Reading »
Here. He says conservatives like Dreher and Douthat are foolish to hail him as some kind of truth-teller to and about conservative elites, that the reality is he is an enabler of American personal irresponsibility and what’s more, a force for political evil. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Pete is turning out to be the best predictor of “caucus dynamics” ever, and without even a statistical model. Santorum, incredibly to me, is having his moment. He certainly had a confident and eloquent day, and the media is laying off his social conservatism, at least a bit, to . . . . Continue Reading »
No time to link, but: 1. Well, they have Paul on tape out of Sioux City talking about a UN takeover and impending violence in the streets—stock lines from his past. But there are several good articles talking about the importance of what he stands for in terms of domestic policy as the only . . . . Continue Reading »
1. There’s another poll confirming the modestly significant Santorum surge in Iowa. Not only are Rick and Ron both authentic, they are both very well organized and have put huge face time in Iowa. The polls show Romney and Paul tied, but that means Ron has a slight edge with the enthusiasm . . . . Continue Reading »
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