Back, some thirty years ago, as a diversion from my college studies, I would sit on the floor of the stacks at Columbia University’s Butler Library and read old magazines, among those, The New Yorker . My father is still a devoted reader and gave a gift subscription this year. . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve been tardy because I’ve been lazy, 1. Peter Lawler is right that the public perception of the recall procedure as being inappropriate for normal political disputes helped Walker win. 2. But Walker’s policies were also popular. The least popular . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Ross Douthat writes that Walker’s victory in the Wisconsin recall election indicated that “November 2012 will just be one battle in a longer war, and the outcome in Wisconsin suggests that the edge in that war currently (and to some extent unexpectedly, given the demographic . . . . Continue Reading »
Just a few more observations on Greek politics so please bear with me, 1. France’s Socialist Finance Minister has warned Greece that if Greece’s government goes back on its agreements to its European lenders, then Greece is looking at expulsion from the Eurozone. This is a . . . . Continue Reading »
While I was reading Peter Lawler’s post on The Fat Tax , I was reminded of a conversation with one of my sons about the amazing abundance and prosperity in America. Even in an economy that we perceive as shrinking or receding or depressed, we live better than kings did, and even the . . . . Continue Reading »
Kay Hymowitz is writing about modern marriage gone wrong, again, referencing Charles Murray in her essay, “American Caste”, over at City Journal. She pulls in the findings of the Pew Economic Mobility Project, which reports that, “42 percent of American children whose . . . . Continue Reading »
Obama’s June got off to a bad start with the low job creation numbers and the increase in the unemployment rate. It could get even worse if the Supreme Court strikes down Obamacare (either in part or in whole) and turns his unpopular signature achievement into an unpopular and . . . . Continue Reading »
Real Clear Politics has run a pretty good article on the pros and cons of Romney picking Bob McDonnell for Vice President. The article quotes Quentin Kidd as saying that McDonnell’s social issues record could hurt Romney among some women and “If . . . . Continue Reading »
Daniel Allott reminds us of when the Kennedy clan used Romney’s faith against him in Romney’s 1994 challenge against Ted Kennedy. I sort of remember it. Part of the story involves local context. John F. Kennedy’s Houston speech was a local legend as an advance . . . . Continue Reading »
Some thoughts, 1. No, I don’t want him fired or anything like that. I think he was earnestly thinking out loud, and from his apology, I think that he could tell that his line of thinking was (even apart from the public reaction) taking him places he didn’t want to go. . . . . Continue Reading »
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