The New Moral Majority?
Young evangelicals shift left, change focus.
In Iraq, Messy is Better
A close election indicates a strengthening democratic process Iraq’s parliamentary elections in March prompted a 62 percent voter turnout, with...
Recent Stories
Are payday loans like unprotected sex?
Sometimes you read a Tyler Cowen post and you think to yourself, simply: Did he really just say that? Here’s Cowen on payday loans and unprotected...
Joel Pollak Bravely Confronts Tyranny
Recent Harvard Law graduate Joel Pollak, running for Congress against Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), has invoked Steve Biko, the martyred South African anti-apartheid activist,...
Democrats Tax Smoking and Tanning, Poor Hardest Hit
This post was originally published on the blog of THE WEEKLY STANDARD. In their desperation to cut losses in the 2010 midterms, Democrats are relying ever more heavily...
Ross Douthat on “White Grievance”
Ross Douthat has a wonderful way of casually saying things that you don’t hear many conservatives say. For instance, his statement on Monday that “the...
Elizabeth Warren and Moral Hazard
HuffPo is reporting that Tim Geithner has expressed opposition to Elizabeth Warren’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — a...
Dems: Go Big Or Go Home
Recent headlines are not encouraging for Democrats facing midterm elections this November. Based on polling, the National Journal wrote 7/3 that Democrats can...
Weighing In: Basic Economic Principles and the Unemployed
Last week, Peyton argued that, “If the goal of policy is full employment, there are likely much better ways to accomplish this than unemployment insurance,...
Why Isn’t the Obama Administration Suing ‘Sanctuary Cities’?
A similar post originally appeared on the blog of THE WEEKLY STANDARD. The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against...
Pelosi Insulted by Basic Economic Principle
In a press conference late last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed legislation before the House to extend unemployment benefits until November 30. Asked if the...
Quasi-Weighing in: Green Tech and Foreign Oil Dependence
Earlier this week, Jeff Kalmus responded to Will Rafey’s post “China in the Lead,” in which Rafey argues that China is poised to overtake the U.S....
Current Issue: Summer 2010
Religion in America
- Is Godless Great? A New Heyday for American Secularism
The American Way of Faith Compromise, innovation, and tradition
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