Magazine Subscriptions, ctd.
I’m a big fan of The American Conservative. But Buchanan’s tendency to write crazy shit is hurting their chances of getting subscriptions from the all-important “League of Ordinary Gentlemen” demographic.
Monthly Archive: September 2009
Let’s Review
Attorney General Eric Holder has announced a preliminary investigation into abusive interrogation tactics. This investigation was recommended by the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility. The scope of the investigation is limited to people...
I have a little bit of a problem (with sex offender registration)
The thing that bothers me most about this New York Times piece on the efficacy of sex offender alert programs is… that it focuses on the efficacy of sex offender alert programs, and doesn’t...
WorldNetDaily round-up
Jon Henke sums up the response to his call for a boycott of WorldNetDaily – both Farah’s response, and the enlightening entertaining frightening responses many WND commenters who flooded The Next Right left there. ...
Yes, facts do change minds
I have my own reservations about George Will’s column on Afghanistan, but accusing Will of slavishly following public opinion is just silly. The argument – such as it is – seems to be that...
Remember Remember the 8th of November (1994, that is)
As I explained a while back, the reconciliation process can only be used to pass bills that have a direct impact on reducing the budget deficit, which is why passing a health care bill...
quote for the day
“When David Souter retired, the political class put on an amusing dress rehearsal of the first year of the Obama presidency: Obama did something expected and fairly moderate, and the Republican opposition responded with...
charter cities ctd.
Here’s a thought. Preventing immigrants from coming to the United States to work essentially creates a barrier to exit. Immigrants are forced to remain within the monopoly of their native state. Removing the barrier...
Boycott WND?
Jon Henke wants to boycott WorldNetDaily. I think he’s on to something, though I’m not sure a boycott is the answer. How about Republicans start pressing their leadership to quit acting crazy and to...
coining a term
Forgive me if someone has already coined a superior term for this. rollover– The kind of hangover that comes and goes in a wave-like pattern over the course of the day, lulling you into...
Michael Steele Tuesdays
We should start a weekly Michael Steele feature here. He’s just so much fun to make fun of. That’s probably because he does all his own legwork:
Creationists on BloggingHeads?
I’m a big fan of BloggingHeads, though I generally prefer the political or philosophical dialogues to ‘Science Saturday’ and the like. So I completely missed this controversy over inviting creationists on the show, which...
I’m not sure if I should care about Bob McDonnell’s thesis
Apologies for diving into the morass of Virginia state politics, but the latest controversy surrounding Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell is pretty interesting. To make a long story short, McDonnell casually mentioned his master’s...
George Will on Afghanistan
Here’s his much-anticipated column. It’s persuasive and depressing, though I think I disagree with his assessment. It also bears a striking resemblance to this recent article from Andrew Bacevich in Commonweal, which I took...
Wyden-Bennett ctd.
David Frum comes out in favor of Wyden-Bennett and against the Club for Growth’s recent attacks on Senator Bennett. He points out that the very things the Club for Growth are attacking in Wyden-Bennett...
Summer films 2009: a frivolous post.
I’ve missed the biggest summer movies for one reason or another. I missed Funny People because I was busy during the week or so when it was tanking. I missed District 9 because I’d...
