The turmoil in Wisconsin, and the Obama/Democratic/union response, has got me thinking about the phenomenon of federalism. Like so many other concepts on which our country is based, we supposedly learned about it in civics class (or whatever passes—or doesn’t … Continue reading →
What a novel idea: to teach a course in conservative thought, at the college level. In the Ivy League, at Brown. Astounding: Conservatives believe they won at least a tiny beachhead in a sea of academic liberalism. With help from … Continue reading →
For obvious reasons, several people have sent me this link to a NY Times article on the overwhelming presence of liberals in the field of personality and social psychology. Conservatives? This group has barely ever heard of em, except perhaps … Continue reading →
I have little doubt which Obama will be on display tonight in the SOTU speech. Gone is the crusading leftist. He went as far as he could in that direction, and the American people wised up to his act. Now, … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed and noticed in the comments here and elsewhere that many people ascribe a lot of the hatred of Palin among women—especially liberal women—to envy. Palins beautiful, Palin’s got it all, her husband’s a hottie, and so forth. I … Continue reading →
Charles Blow pushes the civility program and chides the left for blaming the right for the Tucson slayings. His column is fairly hard-hitting, especially considering that his sympathies are clearly with the left. He nevertheless calls its campaign at linkage … Continue reading →
This recent thread about Palin and hunting engendered a lively exchange in the comments section, including a discussion of the following comment by a liberal on another blog, “Only arrogant humans think it’s ok to take a life.” What could … Continue reading →
Sasha Abramsky is the author of a book called Inside Obama’s Brain. Maybe he’s spent too much time there, because he’s emerged befuddled. In this Salon piece, Abramsky starts promisingly: In 2008, candidate Barack Obama fashioned an appeal to independent … Continue reading →
There was a discussion in the comments section of Thursday’s post about the widespread hatred of President Bush known as Bush Derangement Syndrome. Here are some remarks from commenter “kolnai” describing the attitude of a group of liberal friends of … Continue reading →
Ryan Lizza of the New Yorker details how voting for Obama’s agenda did in the House Democrats this election cycle. And then he concludes they should have done more of the same. Yes, they should have pressed ahead and passed … Continue reading →
Pelosi is toxic for the Democrats. I don’t care how much money she raises; her retention as the Democrats’ House leader would send a strong message—and function as a constant reminder—that the Democrats don’t hear what the people are saying, … Continue reading →
This is why. Obama is still president, and can veto anything they try to pass. Despite the huge scope of their House victory, the Democrats still control the Senate, albeit by a small margin. And Republicans are not popular with … Continue reading →