Census Directors & Unions Fight Proposal to Count Illegals in 2010
Last week, Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) proposed an amendment requiring the Census to ask questions about citizenship and immigration status. The Census Bureau claims that adding these questions will mean delays and cost overruns and one of the nation's largest unions is mobilizing its members to …Conservatives and Their Dogs
In these tough recessionary days, what this country needs is a photo montage of conservatives and their dogs. Interested FF readers should submit their photos to run in this column. Brad Smith and his Bernese Mountain Dog Buckley. In these tough recessionary days, what this country …
Dems Get Obamacare Back on Track
The Democrats took a major step forward today when Sen. Baucus pushed his legislation though the Senate Finance Committee – and did it with Sen. Snowe's support. Now, health-reform legislation by year's end once again seems likely. In September, they seemed hopeless – internally divided, …Electing Moderate Dems Could Benefit Conservatives
Supporters of moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava in the race for New York's 23rd congressional seat are concerned that conservatives backing challenger Doug Hoffman will split the right vote and cede the seat to the Democrats. While this would be a bad result for the Republican party, voters …The Future of Conservatism
Yesterday, I spoke at Princeton University on a panel with Ross Douthat, Daniel Larison and Virginia Postrel to address this very question. During the discussion, Virginia Postrel produced a small quilted hatbox on stage, then opened it to reveal... an ordinary incandescent light bulb. Surely (she …Club for Growth Tries to Lose One More GOP Seat
The Club for Growth and pro-life groups are opposing the selection of Dede Scozzafava as the GOP candidate in New York state's 23rd congressional district as insufficiently conservative. But their opposition may just hand the seat over to the Democrats. Only three of New York State's 29 congressi…Census Bureau: At Least $4 Billion in Cost Overruns and Counting
The Census Bureau has been hit with a deluge of criticism after NewMajority revealed that employees with criminal records may have been hired to knock on doors. Now, NewMajority has learned that the bureau miscalculated the cost of the 2010 Census by at least $4 billion and has no idea how much …Obama: Pro-Gay Talk, but No Action
FF SYMPOSIUM: In a speech Saturday, President Obama again promised to end the military's ban on allowing openly gay men and women to serve. Frum Forum contributors Zac Morgan and Jeb Golinkin weigh in. Morgan argues that the GOP should take the lead in ending "don't ask, don't tell" and …Olson and Boies Act, While Obama Talks
Gay rights is yet another issue on which the President speaks big words but has offered little in terms of actions to accompany them. Constitutional lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies, however, who argued against each other in Bush v. Gore are actually joining forces to fight for real change. On …Obama to Gay Rights Activists: Keep Waiting
President Obama is commander in chief. If he's opposed to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, why doesn't he actually do something about it? President Obama addressed the Human Rights Campaign last night and re-declared his opposition to "don't ask, don't tell ." But wait a minute: …$1.4 Million Goes a Small Way
CNN reports that President Obama is going to donate his Nobel Prize money to charity. If President Obama is sincere about helping charities though, he can do much more. CNN is now reporting that President Obama is going to be donating his $1.4 million Nobel Prize money to charity. While …Rescued Katrina Dogs Trigger Heartworm Epidemic
Veterinarians are seeing a “huge increase” in heartworm disease in dogs - 10 times normal in 2008 – which threatens to reach epidemic proportions and may take years to curtail. The cause: Dogs abandoned after Hurricane Katrina which have been adopted across North America, before being adequately …As Norway's Elections Go, So Goes the Peace Prize
A funny thing could happen in the years to come if Siv Jensen 's Progress party , which has been critical of Obama's Nobel award, finally gets a majority in the Norwegian parliament. If that party gets to appoint the Norwegian Nobel Prize committee, W or Bibi stand a chance. One short note: a …A Dissent on Prizefare
Kevin Sullivan, editor of Real Clear World, says I have it all wrong . Kevin Sullivan, editor of Real Clear World, says I have it all wrong .A Better Label
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By 2012, I intend to make great contributions in the social science of Economics. I think I should send my contact information to the Noble Prize committee. By 2012, I intend to make great contributions in the social science of Economics. I think I should send my contact information to the Noble …Golden Handcuffs
Maybe the better analogy is not David's "prizefare" but one from the corporate world: This Nobel for Obama is a pair of golden handcuffs for Uncle Sam. Maybe the better analogy is not David's "prizefare" but one from the corporate world: This Nobel for Obama is a pair of golden handcuffs for Uncle …Fannie and Freddie's Subprime Loan Purchases Add Up to Trillions
Over the ten year period from 1997 to 2007, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchased $2.2 trillion in subprime loans and securities, many of which were not even classified as subprime at the time. At Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing on the future of Fannie and Freddie (the GSEs), Senator …