Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic finds something actually positive in Schwarzenegger’s legacy. An achievement on Ambinder’s part. Read: “Judgement Day” by Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic
Politics
Back to the Nineties
The current election results are making us remember 1994, when also, under a Democratic President, and with health care issues in the air, the Republicans won control of the U S House of Representatives. I’m concerned with social issues, and […]
Election Recommendations – November 2010
Partisan Office: I was rather disappointed in the Democrats, so I voted Republican on all partisan offices. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Larry Aceves. I checked the Internet and his opponent, Tom Torlakson, is the one endorsed by the Teachers Unions. […]
Four Deformations of the Apocalypse
David Stockman understands the difference between what they used to call fiscal conservatism and what they now call fiscal conservatism. Given the modern definition, I’m a “fiscal moderate.” Related: “Four Deformations of the Apocalypse” by David Stockman at NYTimes.com
Why The Religious Right Is Soft On Immigration: Plus, I Propose To Revive A New Deal-Era Institution
I read a recent New York Times article on the Mormon editor who is being lambasted by the conservatives for his views on immigration points up a little known fact – the strictly religious right is fairly soft on immigration. […]
One Reason to be a Red Sox Fan…
One reason to be a Red Sox fan is that they were the one team to rehab their stadium without using any government money – and this in blue big-government Massachusetts! Mark Yost describes this in the Wall Street Journal […]
The Galilee Option or the Gaza Option
In this piece from World Magazine, Mindy Belz explains something that a lot of us don’t realize, “Many Americans are surprised to learn that private property is a near unknown in modern Israel. According to the Israel Land Authority, 93 […]
Respectable ‘conservatives’ are Becoming More Open to ‘Metropolitan Government’
The article in the Wall Street Journal shows us that some respectable ‘conservatives’ are becoming more open to ‘metropolitan government.’ I would actually not have a problem with this as long as the ‘metro’ government were a kind of super-county, […]
New World Order
A sample of the new pessimism that transcends typical categories of right and left. Is Chinese fascism our future? In Response To: “New World Order” by Patrick J. Deneen at Front Porch Republic
A Return to City Life After 20 Suburban Years
Ah, so the real reason people with kids live in different places than people without kids – it’s hard to find a three bedroom place in the hip parts of town. In Response To: “A Return to City Life After […]