It turns out that, according to this WSJ article, Laffer may have been correct when he said a state that raises taxes on the rich often finds it has fewer revenues rather than more, because the rich have their methods … Continue reading →
President Obama has chosen Sonia Sotomayor as the replacement for outgoing Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Even before the pick, it was clear that identity politics would be a huge factor in the decision: “There is only one thing that … Continue reading →
Here’s Bookworm with some more advice on how to talk to a liberal. And here’s “Robin of Berkeley” on the difficulty of finding friends of the conservative persuasion in the bowels of true-blue Berkeley. Ladies, I feel your pain.
Continue reading →Yesterday I found myself in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the extraordinarily beautiful Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Mt. Auburn is one of the first “garden” cemeteries in the United States. It was begun in 1831 and designed mostly by Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn, … Continue reading →
Fat chance. Or, as my mother would say, don’t sit on a hot stove till he does. Clive Crook of the Financial Times seems to think one is owed, however. Crook is certainly no Bush-supporter, though; he thought Obama to … Continue reading →
I can think of no better song for Memorial Day than Tim McGraw’s “If You’re Reading This“: If you’re readin’ this My momma’s sittin’ there Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here. I sure wish I … Continue reading →
It’s a Sunday in May. The lilacs are still in bloom, although they’re fading a bit. And the irises are starting to come out: What more could you ask for? Plenty, I know.
Continue reading →…when you’re just a candidate full of hot air and speechifying.
Continue reading →Some of you may have seen Webutante’s two-part story (see this and then this) about her “can you top this?” car breakdown and rescue. Driving with a fading alternator and no cell phone in a snowstorm in the Midwest, she … Continue reading →
Commenter Oblio offers some suggestions for those occasions when one is trapped in those oh-so-pleasant dinner table or cocktail party or book group discussions with verbally aggressive liberal friends and acquaintances. I think they bear highlighting: There are some simple … Continue reading →
Commenter FredHjr wonders: I am very concerned that [Obama’s] popularity is quite high and is sticking there despite everything. This goes to my worry that the nation has indeed turned to the Left. I share his concern. Those of us … Continue reading →
One of the odd things about Obama’s presidency so far is that, although he’s been consistent in his habit of changing his mind, he’s been somewhat inconsistent in the direction he’s gone when he does so. In the case of … Continue reading →