National Review- Quillette
- An Honest Conversation About Colonialism with Nigel Biggar: Quillette Cetera Episode 41 October 30, 2024Zoe meets with the ethicist and theologian Nigel Biggar as part of his trip to Australia.Zoe Booth
- Horrible Hasbara: Israel’s Poor PR Efforts October 30, 2024The pro-Palestinian camp have spent more than 75 years perfecting their 30-second elevator pitch. It’s time for Israel to catch up.Aurele Tobelem
- Racial Disparities and Child Protection October 30, 2024The politicisation of medicine has had terrible unintended consequences.Naomi Schaefer Riley
- An Honest Conversation About Colonialism with Nigel Biggar: Quillette Cetera Episode 41 October 30, 2024
- Jay Nordlinger
- Bloomington (Ind.) Journal October 30, 2024Sights and sounds in an outstanding American college town.
- Ridin’ High, Ridin’ Low October 29, 2024Reader mail on classic vehicles and more.
- A woman’s way with words, &c. October 29, 2024On J. K. Rowling, William F. Buckley Jr., pornography, Donald Trump, John Kelly, fascism, pizza, and more.
- Bloomington (Ind.) Journal October 30, 2024
Tag Archives: Republicans
On to the Midterms
The Democrats have built an impressive suicide machine which, by all accounts, they intend to deploy for the midterm elections. This theory contradicts the conventional wisdom—a conventional wisdom that was horribly wrong in 2016 and 2020. Horribly wrong in that … Continue reading
Magical Thinking
Republicans complain that Democrats are hypocrites. Democrats reply that Republicans are hypocrites. They are, of course, both correct in a generic sense. All politicians routinely say things they know or suspect to be false, especially if they think it affords … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Debt, Deficit, Democrats, Magical Thinking, politics, President Biden, Republicans, Taxes
Comments Off on Magical Thinking
The Enduring Fantasy of the Moderate Democrat
Congress is poised to pass President Biden’s spectacularly misnamed $1.9 trillion Covid Relief and Recovery Act. The bill will pass on a strict party line vote. And there is nothing moderate about it. Not only does the bill contain relatively … Continue reading
The Virginia Senate Race
Before being elected to the US Senate in 2008, Mark Warner (D. VA) served as governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. In 2014 ran for a second term against Republican Ed Gillespie, winning by just under 1% of the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Daniel Gade, Democrats, election 2000, Mark Warner, politics, Republicans, Virginia
Comments Off on The Virginia Senate Race
Government by Executive Decree
According to press reports, by Executive Order President Trump is preparing to suspend the payroll tax through the end of the year retroactive to July 1. He also intends to extend supplemental jobless benefits, although at what level and for … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Democrats, economics, executive order, lawless government, President Obama, President Trump, Public Finance, Republicans, social security
Comments Off on Government by Executive Decree
The Season is Upon Us
When January of 2021 comes rolling around it is virtually inevitable that a supremely ambitious, self-serving, vicious and ignorant partisan hack will take the Presidential oath of office. The only question is whether the hack will be named Donald Trump … Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Politics
Tagged corruption, Democrats, Donald Trump, elections, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, politics, Republicans
Comments Off on The Season is Upon Us
What Do Democrats Believe?
A long time ago in a faraway place—the United States circa 2016–Democrats rightly criticized Republicans for tolerating Donald Trump’s appalling behavior. Despite—or maybe because of said behavior—Trump managed to squeak past Hillary Clinton in the electoral college to win the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged abortion politics, Ben Sasse, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Filibuster, policy, Republicans, Senate
Comments Off on What Do Democrats Believe?