The Irrelevance of Damon Linker
Damon Linker is a relative irrelevance. Any attempt by a significant figure to refute his glaring errors only serves to validate the bête noire role he has chosen for himself. Happily, I can point...
Daily Archive: October 19, 2010
Here are all these things
The problem with going over to National Review’s blog The Corner for quick material, as I did last night, is that one tends to run across at least two or three other things that also...
And did you know their state bird is the cardinal?
I don’t mean to pull a Colbert-style “Better Know a State” here, but I’m a little surprised by how under-the-radar this West Virginia Senate race has been. Figured a bit of background was useful...
Nice to Meet You, I’m a Libertarian
Describing an incident in which the local utility company chose to – without notice – rip out some of his trees in order to replace his water meter as “Why People Hate Government,” John...
The day I found common ground with Michael Gerson
It’s not often that I find myself in agreement with Michael Gerson, but I thought there was some truth in his column today. He starts off quoting Obama: “Part of the reason that our...
The Toothless Mandate?
Commenter Boegiboe writes: I’m really confused about this whole health care fine stuff. Can someone (preferably a lawyer or law student) please explain what is wrong with FactCheck.org’s analysis of this law? It seems...
Replies on Compulsory Insurance
B-Rob offers “A simple explanation as to why the [individual mandate] is constitutional,” via the general welfare clauses, which allow Congress to pass “all Laws” that work toward “promot[ing] . . . the general...
