It used to be the debt; now it’s the minimum wage. It used to be economic freedom; now it’s concern for the poor. The right used to talk about their aversion to gay rights in straight-forward biblical cadences; now they have to obfuscate their views by referring to their own …
The universe is not several billion years old, as scientists and their liberal followers maintain. It is not even several thousand years old, as Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis maintains. In fact, the universe was just created last Thursday. Edward Frenkel, professor of mathematics at the University of California, …
Wendy Davis rocks! She achieved notice when she filibustered a bill in the Texas Senate which would create new abortion restrictions. In October she announced she would run for Governor of Texas. And I’m moving to Texas just so I can vote for her! Her story is an important part …
David Brooks doesn’t quite deserve the knee-jerk opprobium that is being rained on him from the left for his recent article on income inequality. He does mention that “there is a growing consensus that government should be doing more to help increase social mobility.” But he is wrong because he …
Frank Lutz is depressed. Engaged at the forefront of Republican politics since 1992, when he advised the Perot and Buchanan campaigns, and particularly since 1994, when he played a major role in promoting Newt Gingrich’s agenda and the Contract With America, Lutz has been influential in persuading voters to vote …
The Republicans are at war, and chanting the tired Reagan mantra. But they’re at war with each other, and this may have huge consequences on conservative cohesion. Some background: A study in Psychological Science, commented on by Marina Koren in The Difference Between Republican and Democratic Brains, shows that while liberals think …
Dozens of commentators in our polarized politics and political commentary have weighed in on the circumstances in Syria, particularly the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government and the American response to it. While most note that there are no good choices, most also take the Obama administration to …
When humans gather, things get messy. We try to clarify things, but there is no escaping. Two articles this past week or two caught my attention in juxtaposition as they tackle the human endeavor. One is Why We Love Politics, from David Brooks; the other is Grading Schools Isn’t the Answer. It’s …
I have truly enjoyed following Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight this political season. I’ve loved following the push and pull of the numbers against each other as the campaign went on, and Mr. Silver’s explanations of what went into polling and his particular methodology of combining polls. The hagiography has begun …
I didn’t get my Newsweek in the mail until yesterday, after the Krugman vs Ferguson dispute had played out. But after reading the article in Newsweek (Why Obama Must Go), I’m thinking Niall Ferguson and Paul Krugman are more political pals than rivals. Describing the debt to GDP ratio as …
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