Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
The White House is a bully pulpit. Words spoken there travel far through space and time. George Washington on free trade: Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest, but even our commercial policy should hold an equal and impartial hand, neither seeking nor granting
Continue readingWith impeccable timing, the server went down last night and my blog vanished. My blog is restored (as you can see), so I thought that I’d do an open thread about last night’s Republican debate. I managed to watch 2/3 of it, and think that Ace sums up my feelings
Continue readingI’ve been collecting articles for days, so I’ll try to share them with you as efficiently as possible in a single post. My goal — no more than two sentences per recommended article. Ted Cruz is a decent human being. Contrary to Rubio, Trump, and Ted’s former college roommate (who
Continue readingDear Trump supporters: There is no nice way to say this — Donald Trump has been lying to you. If you’re an Evangelical voter, he’s been a true sinner pretending to be saved in order to get your vote. If you’re a conservative, he’s been pretty much a lifelong Democrat, with the
Continue readingOne of my favorite things to read every Friday is The Goldberg File, Jonah Goldberg’s Friday email, which is then officially published at National Review on Saturday. In today’s, he addresses Donald Trump’s claim that the IRS has been auditing him every year because he is a Christian martyr. I can’t wait
Continue readingThere is no sense of normalcy in the world for me when a committed old communist and a reality TV star are the leading contenders in America’s upcoming presidential election. My round-up addresses some of the craziness, as well as lots of other stuff. Debunking Ted Cruz myths. Like me,
Continue readingBecause my ego is invested in my intelligence (as opposed to my looks or athletic abilities), one of my least favorite feelings is realizing I was wrong about something, especially something that I made a big noise about at the time. The one thing that cuts off that shame cycle is knowing that,
Continue readingAs this election year’s craziness continues, I keep trying to keep myself from getting upset. My mantra is that I should save my energies for things I can change, either directly or through my own small contributions. For everything else, I need to relax and watch the passing spectacle. That’s
Continue readingThis Ted Cruz video, which attacks Trump for donating to Democrat politicians and for using eminent domain for his own profit, has gotten high praise in some quarters, but I have to admit that it doesn’t work for me, for four reasons: First, I don’t like using kids to sell products. I
Continue readingI won’t lie: I’m not happy with Trump’s victory. I don’t believe Trump is a true conservative; I think he’s a Trumpista, who heads the cult of himself. To that end, I’m concerned that he’ll say or do whatever it takes to capture the national zeitgeist to his advantage. The
Continue readingNow that Ted Cruz, for the time being at least, is the front-runner, I’m starting to get emails from conservatives in Marin who are disturbed by his open expressions of Christian faith. Just like their Progressive neighbors, they’re worried about finding themselves in a theocracy. I therefore think Ted Cruz
Continue readingI’ve made no secret over the past few months about the fact that I support Ted Cruz, and hope very much that he will be the Republican nominee. His intelligence, his political courage, his quite unexpected ability to speak to ordinary people in accessible ways about complex matters, his grasp
Continue readingI watched the first 40 minutes and then stopped. My problem was the moderators, who I thought were dreadful. (Since I read my news and don’t watch it, I approached them with an open mind, since I had no idea what shtick each brought to the table.) I wanted to
Continue readingI took the “I Side With” quiz and discovered that I’m not imagining things — Ted Cruz is indeed the candidate for me, since I side with him (or does he side with me?) 92% of the time. If you have a chance, you should check out the I Side
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