Margaret Thatcher has died at 87 after a period of failing health. There are really not enough superlatives to describe her leadership, clarity, and strength of character. It’s very difficult to think of a person of her stature alive today. … Continue reading →
As Barry Mills, president of Bowdoin College, learned: One day in the summer of 2010, Barry Mills, the president of Bowdoin College, a respected liberal-arts school in Brunswick, Maine, met investor and philanthropist Thomas Klingenstein for a round of golf … Continue reading →
It had to happen, didn’t it? The MSM and the left (is that becoming redundant?) scours Republican utterances for evidence of bigotry on a daily (perhaps hourly?) basis. And sure enough, every now and then someone slips according to the … Continue reading →
What slippery slope? See this: Above, you’ll find a short video composed of the floor speeches some top Democrats made about SSM. At the time, Republicans wanted to block gay marriage in Massachusetts by amending the constitution with an official … Continue reading →
…don’t take “helpful” advice from columnists on the left about what you should or should not do. They are, by definition, concern trolls. And I’m not at all impressed by articles like this one about how Obama’s popularity has fallen. … Continue reading →
…as a hostile takeover?: Multiple sources tell L.A. Weekly that Charles and David Koch — the infamous right-wing billionaire brothers — are considering an offer on either the Tribune Co. newspaper group, which includes the L.A. Times, the Chicago Tribune … Continue reading →
…and most of the Republicans in Congress don’t really seem to want to do very much of it. There’s a reason for that: human nature. Such cuts are unpopular with people. Ever since the 1930s, this country and Europe have … Continue reading →
A jury found that conservative professor Theresa Wagner was discriminated against by the University of Iowa Law School and denied a job promotion because of her politics, but she can’t collect because the Dean was found by the jury to … Continue reading →
That book of Conly’s is the gift that keeps on giving, isn’t it? Much fascinating discussion in yesterday’s thread, which is not even the first time we’ve discussed it (see also this and this). I especially recommend your wading through … Continue reading →
I recently wrote about Sarah Conly’s newly-released book Against Autonomy: Justifying Coercive Paternalism here and here, so you’d think I’d be done with the dreadful thing. But a friend sent me a video interview with the author, and I couldn’t … Continue reading →
I’ve written about this topic before, and will probably do so again. I’m writing about it today because this piece by DrewM at Ace’s really resonated with me: The internecine fighting we see today on the right isn’t simply on … Continue reading →
…and of course that’s much worse than a Marxist. Even if the “Marxist” charge is true. Excellent post by Ace. if you note that Marxists are indeed Marxists it’s supposedly a sort of Hate Crime up with which we must … Continue reading →