I’ve always thought the surest sign of an impending systemic collapse would be the rapid departure of the Evil Rich. Wealth brings options for re-arranging your life that are simply inconceivable for the rest of us. The middle class can’t
In response to GDP contracts. Whom will Obama blame this time? (UPDATE: Of course.): “Move toward a sustainable federal budget in a responsible way?” This is the White House that thinks raising taxes to knock $60 billion off a $1
In response to Re: Editing History: One of the big disadvantages conservatives face is that we still don’t get to conduct that kind of “prosecution,” even when we’ve got the facts on our side. We’ve made huge strides in the
In response to Politico’s Glenn Thrush Confirms Bloomberg is Elitist Douche: Watching the encounter between Jason Mattera and Michael Bloomberg, it struck me that after all this time, gun controllers with armed security still don’t have a good answer to
Today’s grim Commerce Department report of GDP contraction (actually, it will probably end up being very tiny growth, once all the revisions are in) is a Rorschach inkblot test for students of the Obama economy. The optimists say the decline
In response to A Tale of Two Stories: It’s also interesting to note how many on the Left are still pretending the MSNBC hoax video is accurate, as though they can bend reality to comply with the deceptive edit through
Senator Marco Rubio has been game for discussing immigration reform with high-profile, skeptical conservative interviewers, including Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin. The question he has the most trouble answering is the one he really can’t answer, because it’s not his fault: How are
As our great national conversation about “comprehensive immigration reform” gets under way, I wish both Democrat and Republican leaders, including Senator Marco Rubio, would spend a little time reviewing the comprehensive failure of previous amnesty plans, and explain precisely why
There’s a lot to dislike about MSNBC commentator Toure’s horribly callous celebration of abortion, which once saved him from the life-destroying burden of raising a child. But the pure narcissism of his outlook is the most striking thing about it.
In response to Decades of Liberal Leanings: Sonnie, “what’s next” is no more relevant to the Left of today than it was to the liberals in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and Aughts that you described. Each group became very testy
Conservatives are often surprised by the intensity of leftist personality cults, particularly the one surrounding Barack Obama. Voting for a politician you admire or agree with is one thing, but we marvel that any self-respecting person could sit quietly while
One of the Showtime cable network’s many shows about horrible people is “Shameless,” which features a family of drunks and grifters so horrid that it almost plays like a satire of every other show about awful people. The Pagliacci pathos
It’s always fun to read a federal court decision that says exactly the same things conservative bloggers were saying, as in the case of the new court smackdown delivered against Obama’s assertion of the power to unilaterally declare Congress out
In response to Magic Dolls and Progressive Parents: If Mother Seepersad avoids buying her daughter “any toys geared toward girls,” I wonder what she does buy her. I can’t imagine it would be toys geared toward boys, because that would
I certainly did, although I see reactions from certain quarters of law enforcement are a bit more tepid. Everyone knows the bill is doomed at the hands of red-state Democrats, which is funny, because it seems like only yesterday that
I had a chance to see “Django Unchained,” and now that it’s up for an Oscar, it has received a certain degree of official validation as a cultural artifact. Having read some efforts by the creators of this violent fantasy
