The GOP's Policy Deficit
Republicans are positioned to take back the House and possibly the Senate this fall, but have offered little explanation of what they intend to do with their new power. Earlier this year, rising Republican star Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin introduced “ A Roadmap for America’s Future ,” a …The Dems' Climate Change Fail
Much of the blame for failing to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation properly rests with a risk-averse President and Majority Leader. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's recent announcement that the Senate will not take up a comprehensive energy and climate bill this year is the …Will Wikileaks Force Europe Out of the War?
Sunday’s WikiLeaks Afghan war revelations will only amplify the already strong public opposition to keeping British and German forces in Afghanistan. The documents WikiLeaks leaked to the New York Times , The Guardian , and Der Speigel don’t provide any really new information. Everyone who …Online Gambling Tax Could Hit the Jackpot
Our laws prohibiting nearly all online gambling aren't working. It's time for government to regulate internet gambling and reap the tax windfall. It’s time to regulate and tax Internet gambling. When a Congressional committee begins considering the issues Tuesday, conservatives should get on …Webb's Bold Stand Against Racial Preferences
Because of his willingness to speak out against affirmative action, GOP voters in Virginia might decide to support Democratic Senator James Webb in 2012. Should conservative Republicans rally behind Democratic Senator James Webb’s 2012 reelection in Virginia? Right-wing political hacks, of course, …FrumForum Summer Contest: Round 2
We had so much fun reading the entries for contest #1, that we've decided to try a second, based on a game long played by Christopher Hitchens and Salman Rushdie. We had so much fun reading the entries for contest #1, that we've decided to try a second. Our first contest was based on a game …Why Big Coal Shouldn't Kill the Climate Bill
The energy market is about to change and Big Coal can be in the game if it works to help rather than hinder a fair climate bill. Senator Byron Dorgan gave Big Coal a cold shower the other day. Dorgan warned coal’s lobbyists not to strut like roosters in the henhouse if climate legislation falls …FF Summer Contest: And the Winner Is...
We’ve had some spectacular entries for our summer contest in Davos speak. We’ve had some spectacular entries for our summer contest in Davos speak . (Actually around the office we have a less polite name, referencing a prominent Washingtonian who has made a spectacular career out of such …Lord Conrad Black of Canada
Conrad Black has contributed enormously to Canada's public life. It is time for him to be allowed back home. Now that Conrad Black is released from prison, where does he go? He’d like to go home, to the house his parents built and that he lovingly enlarged. That is out of the question …Inside Bachmann's Tea Party Caucus
The new Tea Party caucus will have serious clout. Its members include fundraising heavyweights from some of the safest, most conservative seats in the country. The Tea Party caucus unveiled this week is full of controversial characters - you either love ‘em or you hate ‘em. From Representative …
Are Affairs Ever OK?
Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie gives advice to a woman in a long-term relationship now considering a short fling. Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie fields a question from a female reader in a long-term relationship with another woman, but now curious about men and open to …Are We Overprotecting Our Kids?
Getting around unsupervised used to be part of normal childhood. It could be scary, but it also taught independence. For most children, those days are gone. Writing in the Washington Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon looks at the trouble with over-protective parenting: Getting around unsupervised …Rally Held at Israeli Embassy in Support of Anat Hoffman
On Thursday, rabbis from numerous denominations rallied in support of Anat Hoffman - the woman arrested for carrying the Torah at the Western Wall. When Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld of the Ohev Sholom National Synagogue decided to protest the arrest of Anat Hoffman at the Western Wall by Israeli …