The Wife and I were very excited to see happy photographs of our friends from Tennessee, taken with the sun setting in the ocean behind their backs. That meant they were visiting in San Diego! I offered, on behalf of… Continue Reading
I’m going to keep track of the estimated delegates gathered by each candidate. It will appear in the right-hand sidebar. Looking at the delegate count, Obama’s victory does not seem as decisive as press reports would have you believe. And… Continue Reading
Airing on radio stations across Florida right now: El Presidente Reagan depositó su confianza en él para combatir el crimen. El pueblo de Nueva York lo eligió su alcalde cuando esa ciudad se veía perdida y muchos pensaban era ingobernable.… Continue Reading
These people have, just in this last year. And it’s most interesting to read about what they’ve changed their minds about, and why. It’s heavy on the psychology and neuroscience, but then again, learning about how we learn is itself… Continue Reading
CNN runs a program called American Morning, anchored by a handsome and steely-eyed newsreader named John Roberts. Mr. Roberts, however articulate his voice and pleasing his on-camera demeanor, is not a historian or even apparently a follower of politics. He… Continue Reading
The Iowa Caucuses are today. Hizzonner is currently polling in fifth place in Iowa despite still being the national leader; Huckabee and Romney are in a dead heat for first place. After Friday, though, no one will care at all… Continue Reading
Richard Brookhiser makes an intelligent, honest, and conservative case on National Review Online. He comes from a very different perspective than I, but his argument seems like it would be worth a second look by red-blooded conservatives.
Islam appears to me to be badly in need of a vigorous reform movement. Christianity has had several reform movements, from Martin Luther nailing a list of grievances to a church door to the Second Vatican Council. In a way,… Continue Reading
It’s going to be a big year coming up. Obviously, the big story will be the election. The primaries might be all over five weeks from now — but I suspect that the Republicans will not have sorted things out… Continue Reading