…the narrow, condescending Vision of the Anointed, in which the liberal mind fails not only to agree, but even to understand in broad conceptual terms, how women can vote for Mitt Romney— despite a recent Republican National Convention in which … Continue reading →
It’s fascinating, in a depressing sort of way, to see the speed, depth, and breadth of the “Republicans lie!” meme spread through the MSM and left side of the blogosphere, and then be parroted back by simpatico commenters. There is … Continue reading →
Jonathan Haidt is a writer and social psychologist who started out as a liberal. But along the way something unexpected happened: he actually read a book that featured the writings of leading conservative thinkers. Until then, Haidt: …had thought of … Continue reading →
There were a lot of good speakers last night. I didn’t watch them all, but Artur Davis and Mia Love especially impressed me—Davis because he’s a changer, and Love because she showed that a demographic which usually goes Democratic (young … Continue reading →
Paul Ryan has flummoxed the left. They know he’s evil, and yet he seems like such a nice guy. Therefore he’s doubly evil, because his smiling facade houses a soul so dark. Witness Maureen Dowd’s latest column on the man, … Continue reading →
I’ve got a piece up at PJ about Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Continue reading →…of Paul Ryan? I think they’re at least perturbed by him, not only because he’s smart and articulate, but because he’s got an incredibly likeable demeanor. That goes against the narrative about Republicans. It’s hard to pin the “callous, cold” … Continue reading →
Ted Cruz and Barack Obama: compare and contrast. They are both the children of mixed-race (if you count Cuban or Hispanic as a race) couples, although Cruz’s parents stayed together and Obama’s did not. Assuming Cruz wins election to the … Continue reading →
…are on the right (in both senses of the word) side of the Chick-fil-A issue. And Menino backs off.
Continue reading →I don’t ordinarily read the Chicago Tribune, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard of John Kass before, but this is one heckuva good column. I’m tempted to quote the whole thing, but I’ll just suggest you read it. In … Continue reading →
…on the eve of the sort-of millennium makes for some fascinating reading in retrospect. I call it the “sort-of” millennium because it took place in late December of 1999, whereas the real millennium would have begun with the year 2001. … Continue reading →
The left is busy criticizing the Supreme Court as “activist” and biased in advance of any possible ruling against Obamacare. Oh, it’s perfectly fine for the Court to be activist when it is stretching the Constitution to fit the leftist … Continue reading →