1. I basically agree with this National Review editorial on the Gang Of Eight proposal. It is a compromise between Democrats who want the widest possible amnesty (including for illegal immigrants who have already been deported - think about that) and Republicans representing employer-interests that . . . . Continue Reading »
Right-leaning outside groups would do better to spend more of their hundreds of millions of dollars on making conservative ideas popular rather than acting as partners to (often cynical) Republican candidates. . . . . Continue Reading »
It turns out that the “Gang of Eight” comprehensive immigration reform bill is going to have a guest worker component that will grow over time. The border security “trigger provisions are eyewash. Marco Rubio gives the game away when he explains that we need a guest worker program . . . . Continue Reading »
We seem to be in a moment when the national mainstream media either has, or is about to prominently cover the Gosnell horrors. The week-long prolife campaign to increase coverage seems to have finally broken down resistance to covering the Gosnell trial in the most prominent forums of the most . . . . Continue Reading »
There is something to be said for Peter Lawler’s suggestion that Rick Santorum can be seen, in part, as a right-wing version of a left-wing reactionary. I read Claire Berlinski’s excellent book on Thatcher and I was struck by some of the wrinkles in the coal miners’ strike. Of . . . . Continue Reading »
On one hand, you might be surprised that the horrible news about Kermit Gosnell’s abortion clinic hasn’t gotten more attention. We are talking about a serial killer and his crew cutting the spinal cords of infants. That seems like a much more obvious news hook than the opaque and . . . . Continue Reading »
Interesting article by Megan McArdle on Thatcher. This part stuck out: But while what Thatcher did may have been necessary, there is another necessary task that has been left undone: building sustainable opportunities for the displaced. The mistake that Thatcher and Reagan made was to assume that . . . . Continue Reading »
Reihan Salam today: One of my fixations is that while it is certainly possible for one society to learn from another, it’s really important for policymakers to think hard about the historical context and institutional environment of the particular societies in which they operate. In the . . . . Continue Reading »
Roland Bainton divided Christian perspectives on war into three categories - pacifist, just war, and crusade. James Turner Johnson ( Just war tradition and the restraint of war: A moral and historical inquiry ) does not think Bainton’s categories are helpful. For starters, the crusaders . . . . Continue Reading »
Rich Bledsoe examines the pointlessness of today’s democratic capitalism and argues for the political and cultural necessity of acknowledging Jesus as Emperor at the Trinity House site. . . . . Continue Reading »
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