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  • Why Christie’s on the Right Track, in Three Paragraphs

    New Jersey’s new governor is determined to reverse the state’s “failed experiment”, which consists of taxes chasing deficits in an ever-ascending spiral.  A Barron’s article does the most concise job I’ve seen of explaining what he’s up against, and why his efforts should be supported. Unlike his predecessors, Republican Gov. Chris Christie has recognized that […]

  • As GOP Looks for Leaders and Ideas, It Should Consider “Opportunity Conservatism”

    K-Lo in The Corner linked the other day to a year-0ld National Review article about a potential next-generation GOP leader, Ted Cruz, the former Solicitor General of Texas.  Turns out he’s Princeton Class of 1992, for those of you who care about such things.  He needs some better photos, but I like the way he […]

  • More from Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Mohammed’s Image

    In today’s Wall Street Journal, Ayaan Hirsi Ali calls for a campaign of solidarity with the makers of South Park, who were the targets of veiled death threats after daring to invoke the name of Mohammed on their cartoon show. The entertainment business, especially Hollywood, is one of the wealthiest and most powerful industries in […]

  • May 20 is “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day”

    The suits at Comedy Central have aided and abetted terrorism by censoring an episode of South Park to remove all references to Mohammed. They followed in the courageous footsteps of the Yale University Press, which, before publishing a book about the Danish cartoon controversy last year, deleted the actual cartoons from the manuscript. South Park […]

  • “Hide the Decline”: The Remake

    I started noodling with a blog post about the viral video “Hide the Decline” when it first came out late last year in the wake of the Climategate disclosures.  The video, produced in a low-rent imitation of the style of the famous Jib Jab masterpiece, is a parody based on the song “Draggin’ the Line” […]

  • New Jersey Is “A Failed Experiment”

    Who is this trash-talking, Jersey-bashing heretic attacking my beloved adopted state? Well, he’s the new Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie. And I find myself liking him more every time I hear him speak.

  • Shameless Self-Promotion: Episcopal Edition

    I just realized I haven’t bragged about this yet.  It turns out I’m an award-winning writer. .

  • Obama Will Not Stop Iran’s Nuke Program — But Surely Israel Will Try

    William Kristol argues persuasively that “President Barack Obama [has] made it clear that he’s resigned to a nuclear Iran.” Appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America, Obama told George Stephanopoulos: If the question is do we have a guarantee [that] the sanctions we are able to institute at this stage are automatically going to change Iranian […]

  • What Distinguishes Valid Self-Promotion from Spam?

    Active bloggers get used to seeing comments along the following lines: I wanted to thank you for this excellent read!! I definitely enjoyed every little bit of it. I have you bookmarked your site to check out the new stuff you post. Or: This post is beyond awesome. I am always wondering what to do […]

  • Left vs. Right: Who Has the Best Echo Chamber?

    I’m highly skeptical of most assertions that either liberals or conservatives have a monopoly on any form of virtue or vice.  You know what I’m talking about — surf around partisan websites of either persuasion and soon you’ll find someone sanctimoniously condemning an anecdotal misdeed and declaring that “our side” doesn’t do that. Bull.  There […]