Rand Paul Didn’t Miss Anything

By: Chris Myers (Diary)  |  March 13th at 04:09 PM  | 

Last Saturday, NRO’s Andrew McCarthy wrote a piece entitled “What Rand Paul Misses,” wherein he accuses Sen. Rand Paul and Co. of “messing around with the Constitution in a manner we will come to regret.” McCarthy’s article (which you can read here) merits serious consideration, and I urge you to check it out if you haven’t done so yet. McCarthy’s piece is of value partly | Read More »

Liberal Condescension

By: Chris Myers (Diary)  |  February 8th at 04:30 AM  | 

At NRO, Lee Habeeb and Mike Leven recently posted a piece entitled “The Moral Case for Conservatism.” As I read their post, I found myself nodding in agreement with virtually the whole of what they had to say. One thing in particular, though, I thought worth sharing with you all, and that’s this statement: The fact is that the Left doesn’t have much faith in | Read More »

Federal Losses, Local Victories?

By: Chris Myers (Diary)  |  February 1st at 04:09 PM  | 

Last week, I mentioned Willmoore Kendall’s observation that, for some reason, conservative ideas tend to do better in smaller constituencies (giving us an advantage in congressional races), while liberal ideas tend to do better when put to a nation-wide vote (giving them the advantage in presidential races). Therefore, I argued, maybe it’d be smarter for us to prioritize and focus first on gaining and maintaining control | Read More »