Monthly Archive: December 2009

A couple of thoughts…

Brother Mark and I generally tend to agree on most constitutional matters, including his September post .  I may hold a constitutional viewpoint that tends towards a textualist or originalist interpretation but it is senseless...

The Problem of Denial

At Master Resource, Jim Manzi synthesizes several objections he’s aired to comprehensive greenhouse gas regulations in one easy-to-read Thomas Friedman take-down. I find this stuff pretty persuasive, but it’s worth noting that there’s real...

Jersey Shore

No, I haven’t watched the show. Yes, its (fleeting) cultural footprint is inescapable. But I do want to discuss reality television in light of Jonah Goldberg’s latest column, which makes  a bunch of smart...