“The Obamas”
Reviewing Jodi Kantor's book on the First Family
On the Newsstand:abortion
The Imperfect Liberalism of Better Angels
We have to abandon the sacred cows that Pinker chooses to spare.
Progressives Shouldn’t Vote for Ron Paul
Disappointed progressives should rethink their new passion for Paul
Mississippi 26 and Public Opinion on Abortion
Pro-life advocates pushing for a controversial definition are doing harm to their own cause.
Pro-Choice Activists Fight a Losing Fight
Pro-choice Democrats are falling back on sensational rhetoric in response to status quote legislation and a growing pro-life tide in public opinion.
Funding for Abortion; Libertarian Nuances
The Planned Parenthood controversy and how libertarians really see abortion
Rand Paul a Racist? I Think Not.
Sam Barr’s most recent post makes the rather shocking claim that Rand Paul, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky being vacated by the retiring Jim Bunning, is a racist, or at least that he is not a non-racist. Sam deduces this from the fact that Mr. Paul is not a “consistent libertarian,” that he “picks and ... Read More
Rand Paul: Against the Civil Rights Act
As I said yesterday, the Kentucky Senate race between Rand Paul and Jack Conway should be a real battle. Paul is probably not helping himself by insisting, as many libertarian ideologues but few Senate hopefuls do, that the 1964 Civil Rights Act was wrong to ban racial discrimination in private establishments like restaurants and movie theaters. INTERVIEWER: Would you have ... Read More
Tebow Ad Letdown
So, we finally see the controversial Tim Tebow ad… and…. this is what everyone’s been fighting over? Transcript: Pam: I call him my miracle baby. He almost didn’t make it into this world. I can remember so many times when I almost lost him. It was so hard. Well he’s all grown up now, and I still worry about his ... Read More
On Sex Ed, Who Should Decide?
Ross Douthat had an admirable column earlier this week arguing that, because we don’t really have strong evidence about the effectiveness of abstinence-only versus comprehensive sex-ed, we should just leave the issue to the states. Douthat says, accurately, that this battle is about “community values” more than public policy anyway. And, he concludes, values should be imposed, when they have ... Read More
