Ok- I couldn’t resist one more use of the word “epistemic,” as I am reasonably certain I will never use the word again unless I am making fun of supposed Republicans who fancy themselves intellectuals – guys like Jim Manzi who gratuitously, inappropriately and ineffectively attacked Mark Levin and his best-selling book, Liberty and Tyranny. As you know, there was much ballyhoo (this word is | Read More »
William F. Buckley famously quipped that he “would rather be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston telephone directory than by the 2,000 members of the Harvard faculty.” Well, what if we were to be governed by – er, um, I mean – what if we were to have on the Supreme Court Miss Oklahoma 2010 instead of the President’s choice, Elena Kagan? | Read More »
Due to professional obligations that diverted my attention away from RedState and the news of the day for the last couple of weeks, I awoke this morning to learn – well – that the world is officially upside down. Now, I realize that some of this may be repetitive for those who have been paying attention – but imagine my surprise to see the news | Read More »
Lost amid all the flurry regarding Arizona’s new immigration law and Obama’s efforts (with Republican assistance) to have the federal government run Wall Street has been the nomination of Federal District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. But you should care. A lot. Why? Circuit court judges have a great deal of power and influence. Yet, this is a man | Read More »
There is a great deal of angst about the state of affairs in Washington these days – and more books, websites, posts, tweets and opinions generally about what to do about it. But for the most part, for a host of reasons, most of those opinions focus on Washington itself. But not – at least not for today – those of Texas Governor Rick Perry. | Read More »
Yesterday, our good friend Mark Levin was attacked on The Corner over at National Review Online by one of his fellow contributors there, Jim Manzi. I am not going to link to his hit piece. I found it to be beneath what I thought I knew of him and beneath The Corner. That said, Mark certainly dishes it out pretty hard on his radio show | Read More »
267 years ago today, Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia, just a hop, skip and a jump from his more famous home built later in his life, Monticello. Long has been the debate over identifying the greatest founder – and it certainly is a debatable topic. As a twice-over graduate of Mr. Jefferson’s University – The University of Virginia – I am almost duty | Read More »
In a piece I wrote for The Daily Caller over the weekend, I outlined the reasons why Justice Stevens should be remembered, notwithstanding how well liked he may be as person, for his liberal activism and the damage that activism has inflicted upon America. Introduction and link below: The retirement announcement by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens brings about the usual speculation about his | Read More »
IMPORTANT NOTE: I made a significant mistake in the original post, suggesting that Byron Nelson had been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, instead of what he actually had been awarded, the Congressional Gold Medal. These are very distinct awards – given for very distinct reasons. It was a mistake in drafting – I knew it was the Congressional Gold Medal (and worked in the | Read More »
My uncle sent the following note to my cousin this morning… A proud father thanking his son for serving his country. I asked if I might post this, and was told it would be appropriate. While my cousin has not yet seen combat, he enlisted in the middle of a war, as so many young Americans continue to do. While we (appropriately) fight our own | Read More »
![[RS]](/t/img/logo-footer.jpg){kind=logo}