One of loyal readers wants to play this game. How many of said movies have you seen? Which have most stayed with or influenced you? (That’s not quite the same as which are objectively the best.) My quick answers. About 90—in a few cases I’m not . . . . Continue Reading »
One: Liberalism’s Inevitable March Suffers a Serious Set Back I guess today is TNR day on pomocon! That’s because the source of this argument, TNR editor Franklin Foer , is more important than the argument itself. Still it’s no slouch argument: Liberalism has spent the better part . . . . Continue Reading »
So, in the interest of delaying real work, I’m continuing my tour of THE NEW REPUBLIC. Here’s another illuminating article. Gladwell contributes to our democratic denial of personal sovereignty by reinforcing the ridiculous idea that “the . . . . Continue Reading »
Read this incisive article. Does anyone with any sense really believe that our “deal” with Iran will do anything of consequence in slowing its progress toward acquiring nuclear weapons? Its effectual truth is to make things easier for Iran on the sanctions front and the . . . . Continue Reading »
So congratulations to Pete for taking the lead in explaining why the Democrats’ semi-abandonment of the FILIBUSTER was stupid and will probably benefit the Republicans over the long term. Randy Barnett, for one, cited Pete as the expert on this issue. Randy, like most libertarians, has . . . . Continue Reading »
Amity Shlaes, author of a fine book on FDR and the Depression, The Forgotten Man , and a biography of Calvin Coolidge I haven’t gotten to yet, has a long and quite educational review of Scott Berg’s new biography of Woodrow Wilson over at The National Interest . I had my suspicions about . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m all for it. Given the recent polarization of the two parties, coherent policy can now only be made during rare moments of overwhelming control by one party. The rest of the time, policy either gets made by inertia (the expiration of the Bush tax cuts on the highest earners) or else you . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m but one of a ten-thousand strong army of conservative hobbyist pundits. I’m not a reporter, nor any sort of investigator. But there are bloggers out there who are more of the investigative type, who know the web well, and they should look into this story , of death threats issued by . . . . Continue Reading »
Conn Carroll has some kind things to say about Mike Lee and I agree that Lee’s approach to policy is vastly better than that of the Republican establishment as seen in the Republican National Committee’s autopsy (basically counseling ”comprehensive immigration . . . . Continue Reading »
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