Time for Steele to Drop the Stereotypes
Michael Steele has discovered a new tool for recruiting more blacks to the Republican Party: chicken and potato salad. When I initially heard about Steele’s remarks, I laughed in disbelief. then I watched the clip on YouTube. Michael Steele has discovered a new tool for recruiting more blacks …Quit Whining!
Read all of the articles in Frum's Quit Whining! series here. Read all of the articles in Frum's Quit Whining! series here: Quit Whining! July 27, 2009 The United States in 2009 is living through the fiercest challenge to market institutions and limited government since the mid-1970s. …How the GOP Can Wage Urban Warfare
Recently, Michael Steele spoke about the importance of the GOP addressing the problems facing blacks and urban America. The effort to repair the GOP’s fractured relationship in urban areas must start as soon as possible. Recently, at a packed house during the National Association for Colored …Obamacare: Headlines from the Future
Napoleon Linardatos gazes into his crystal ball and pulls headlines from the future of Obamacare. "2024 Best Seller of the Year: Do it Yourself Brain Surgery" - New York Times Book Review , Dec 2024 "Is 65 the New 82?" US Weekly , Jul 2035 "New Prius Ambulance: No Siren or Emergency Lights …Gates-Gate: Time to Move On
President Obama has realized his mistake, as has Professor Gates, and even many of police officer Crowley's defenders admit he stepped over the line, perhaps because of ego. Let bygones be bygones, shall we? Thank you, President Obama. As a conservative who believes this issue was blown out of …7 Principles for Health Co-ops
Health-care cooperatives seem the big coming idea in the Senate version of healthcare reform. Last month, the Heritage Foundation offered 7 key principles to ensure that co-ops do not become a disguise for a government-run plan. Health-care cooperatives seem the big coming idea in the Senate …"Moron" "Idiot" "Lardass" "Fraud": Mark Levin Replies
My series on conservative despair mentions Mark Levin among others. Here the talk-show host responds with his familiar suavity of manner and elegance of language. My series on conservative despair mentions Mark Levin among others. Here the talk-show host responds with his familiar suavity …Quit Whining 4
Perhaps – as some critics of this series have argued – I am too complacent in the face of an unprecedented attack on American liberties. To quote one passionate writer, who has sold many more books than I ever have or likely ever will: Our experiment in democracy could be closed down by a …Obama: Bad for Israel and Bad for the Palestinians
In the president's desire to be all things to all people, he has condemned Israel and Palestine to more instability, and more suffering. There is an old joke that goes something like this, in an updated form: Saul: Did you hear, Jon Gosselin is breaking up with Kate. What do you think? …Quit Whining 3
I’ve addressed why the liberty v. tyranny trope self-betrays conservative history and why it corrodes America’s constitutional norms. But that’s not the bottom of it. Today’s conservative despair also sabotages our effectiveness in practical politics. Below , I’ve addressed why the liberty v. …The Senate Moves In
President Obama has faced a series of setbacks in his health reform efforts, but he still has many advantages. Indeed, the makings of a Senate compromise may already be taking shape . Let’s quickly review the Democratic setbacks of the last week: infighting so harsh that the DNC is now taking out …The Enemy of My Enemy
A problem that conservatives have is that we often measure the worth and merit of a position we hold based on the reaction it elicits from our political opponents. A problem that we conservatives have is that we often measure the worth and merit of a position we hold based on the reaction it …Quit Whining 2
In the last post , I noted how unreal it was for conservatives to lament the demise of liberty in the aftermath of the most beautiful efflorescence of liberty in a century. Pessimism is misplaced as a matter of fact. It’s a betrayal of conservatism’s own achievements. In the last post , I noted …Questions for Skip
I can understand the President's disappointment that a national conversation on race has displaced his national conversation on Obamacare. That said, a few questions remain about this episode. I can understand the President's disappointment that a national conversation on race has displaced his …A Deal on Abortion?
For the third straight Congress, Democratic Reps. Tim Ryan and Rosa DeLauro introduced new legislation that would seek to decrease the number of abortions. Overwhelmed by healthcare and the Gates fiasco, breaking news in the abortion debate went largely unnoticed by the mainstream media last …The Speaker Speaks
NewMajority has learned of the following letter, allegedly from Speaker Pelosi to the noted dictionary publisher, Merriam-Webster. We wondered, “Can it be real?” Nah, we concluded, “this must be an appalling counterfeit concocted by some dullard to annoy the speaker.” We are simply passing along …