The ever-abrasive Mark Steyn gets it right unsettlingly often: The U.S. economy is about to be terminally clobbered by $100 trillion of entitlement obligations it can never meet. And, as Chart 5-1 on page 58 of the official Obama budget … Continue reading
I was afraid I was the only conservative scratching his head that the House GOP seemed ready to make a tax increase the hill they wanted to die on. Money quotes: While we welcome the newfound Republican hawkishness on the … Continue reading
I am rather a fan of Dr. Heaney, who has a new piece in The Public Discourse today. Money quote: Those in favor of such an expansive version of liberty, and thus an expansive version of marriage and sexuality, seem … Continue reading
From a Facebook discussion I’m having: How are you defining “conservative,” James? I’ve done a lot of reading on the 19th Century, and the early Republican Party has always seemed mighty liberal to me. You know, “Radical” Republicans, valuing civil … Continue reading
I am sick to the teeth of reposting this every few weeks, so I am going to put it here now that I have a blog and just link to it. In early 2011, Robert P. George, a prominent social … Continue reading
Up today on Public Discourse: “The Unbearable Wrongness of Roe.” I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: somebody needs to make this man a Supreme Court justice. This is likely to be the first of many links to … Continue reading