…just won 7% of the vote in D.C, according to the New York Times. Votes are still being counted, but that should hold fairly steady. One of those things nobody’ll remember in the morning, but I always find it fascinating … Continue reading
Reason has a fascinating new poll out today, chock-full of interesting insights about the American mood of the moment. The most politically interesting finding: Democrats frequently note that polls consistently show widespread support for requiring insurers to cover people with … Continue reading
I have no love for Wickard v. Filburn, the 1941 Supreme Court case that authorized Congress to fine a man for growing “surplus” wheat on his own farm with no intention to sell it, but only to use it to … Continue reading
Twofer today. The Times does the debt deal and AEI talks consequences of the insurance mandate, below the break.
We are doomed. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is being widely feted by conservatives and widely derided by progressives for his latest budget proposal. The New York Times has rolled out the latest iteration of the same old “Robert Bork’s America” … Continue reading
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald is a 1997 Japanese movie, produced for approximately $17 and a continental breakfast, about a midnight radio drama, written by a contest-winning housewife, and her head-on collision with The Powers That Be. It is entirely charming, … Continue reading
I’m reading Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven, by Uta Ranke-Heinemann, a prominent self-excommunicated German Catholic theologian. It was highly recommended to me as a final damning proof of the Catholic Church’s misogyny and loathing of sex, and I have … Continue reading
My spam filter couldn’t keep up with the spam comments coming in, so I’ve been forced to require pre-registration for posting in comment threads. I hate to do that, because anonymous comments are one of the best parts of the … Continue reading
The masthead up thar says this blog is about “civilization and public life.” Problem is, to date, the blog has been pretty much just “religion and public life,” which makes us a cheesy one-man knock-off of the inestimable First Things. … Continue reading
Much talk lately of how the Republicans can only beat Obama if they nominate a moderate like Romney (and even then it’s a long shot). I know exactly why the media says this: because they are liberals, and they can … Continue reading