Liberals have long thought Ronald Reagan and the GOP of that era as made up of nothing but selfish jerks. I don’t think that ever was the case- Reagan in many ways offered a conservative version of the common good; that Republicans were more than just people serving interests, but working together as part of a greater whole.
That drive and belief of being your brother’s keeper seems to be absent from today’s GOP.
One of the readers that I most enjoy reading is the French writer Pascal Emmanuel Gobry. He is able to give a view of American politics from a very different standpoint than most of...
Esteemed commenter Kolohe asks: “Will a woman attempt a field goal or an extra point in a regular season game in the NFL sometime within the next 50 years?” So, basically, he’s asking if...
Hey all, there’s been some questions about where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to. I’m alive (so far!) and basically sorting through some mental health issues. Likely as not I’ll make it...
My friend Darwin observes: When trying to make-nice to conservatives, proponents of “same sex marriage” tend to emphasize it as a way of enshrining commitment and sexual morality. However, while this tends to suggest...
Last week I wrote in the Daily Beast about the flack I catch when I take care of my kids. I’d been thinking about writing an article along those lines for years, but always...
Canadians are horrible people, apparently. A recent Angus Reid poll commissioned by the Canadian Women’s Foundation discovered some rather disturbing views of a greater-than-negligible percentage of the population. Asked if a woman can provoke...
Remember when National Post‘s Chris Selley made a joke in defense of Edmonton that their mayor just couldn’t understand? Well, now it’s Maclean’s Colby Cosh… except he’s actually making fun of Edmonton, and her mayor: A fine-dining...
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