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Reihan Salam just nails it in this post on immigration policy.   Every Republican talking about immigration should read it. . . . . Continue Reading »

There is something to be said for Peter Lawler’s suggestion that Rick Santorum can be seen, in part, as a right-wing version of a left-wing reactionary. I read Claire Berlinski’s excellent book on Thatcher and I was struck by some of the wrinkles in the coal miners’ strike. Of . . . . Continue Reading »

On one hand, you might be surprised that the horrible news about Kermit Gosnell’s abortion clinic hasn’t gotten more attention. We are talking about a serial killer and his crew cutting the spinal cords of infants. That seems like a much more obvious news hook than the opaque and . . . . Continue Reading »

Interesting article by Megan McArdle on Thatcher. This part stuck out: But while what Thatcher did may have been necessary, there is another necessary task that has been left undone: building sustainable opportunities for the displaced. The mistake that Thatcher and Reagan made was to assume that . . . . Continue Reading »

Reihan Salam today: One of my fixations is that while it is certainly possible for one society to learn from another, it’s really important for policymakers to think hard about the historical context and institutional environment of the particular societies in which they operate. In the . . . . Continue Reading »

Rand Paul has an impressive combination of ideology, determination and pragmatism. He has, as Allahpundit has written, the ability to “sell libertarian wine in conservative bottles.” He matters, and so it matters if aspects of Rand Paul’s particular style of libertarianism would . . . . Continue Reading »

Well I certainly would have had more time to watch pro wrestling.  Did the sheer number of debates help the joke candidates who had no hope of winning the presidential election.  I looked at the Real Clear Politics polling average for Iowa and looked at the debate schedule.   . . . . Continue Reading »

Thanks to the generosity of the First Things editorial staff, today is the debut of my biweekly On The Square column.  It is on the Republican party and the lower middle-class. . . . . Continue Reading »

While reasonable people can and do disagree about immigration, the stance of the congressional GOP on guest workers indicates that many Republican leaders have chosen to learn the wrong lessons from the most recent election. Let’s start with some facts about the contemporary United States… . Continue Reading »

So I was watching Fox News’s excellent Special Report with Bret Baier . Baier was reporting about how the special exchange for small businesses is going to have to be delayed for another year. This is on top of other reports that Obamacare will cost the government more than expected, will . . . . Continue Reading »