John Hayward

This week, we’ve had to watch a string of liberals appropriate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. to push the Left’s agenda of the moment.  Sadly, one of the most egregious offenders is Martin Luther King III, who penned

I hope you all enjoyed Recovery Summer Number 5, which was every bit as much of a smashing success as the previous Recovery Summers.  Because even though the public appears to have accepted Obama’s pathetic “New Normal,” there are growing

The marquee quote is Jesse Jackson declaring that “the Tea Party is the resurrection of the Confederacy,” but the entire surreal Politico article that tries to make ugly racialists obsessives and political hacks sound like reasonable mainstream commentators is a

In response to How The Racialist Narrative Messes With Peoples’ Heads: I think you’ve put your finger on one of the essential differences between the media narratives we’ve been discussing: the imperative that Something Must Be Done, coupled with politically

In response to RE Hate Crime Hypocrisy : I should clarify that if the sort of “tit for tat” reporting we’re discussing consists of quickie blog posts with a photo of the perps in the Lane and Belton murders, accompanied

In response to The Racial Tit-for-Tat of Crime Reporting: I would agree that pointlessly dwelling on the race of the perpetrators in the recent spate of black-on-white crimes would be wrong, Joel, but I don’t think it’s “pointless” at all.

The world is still recovering from its shock and horror after learning that Ben Affleck will be the next Batman.  It’s been a ton of fun to mock this seemingly insane casting decision with Tweets and blog posts.  There are

In response to Obama Economy Taking Toll on Baked Good: And don’t forget, Javier, that a lot of this food inflation has been hidden by keeping prices relatively steady, while reducing the amount of food in the package.  I’ve been

In response to Defund ObamaCare Effort Gaining Steam: One place this effort decidedly is not gaining steam is at the House Speaker’s office, because John Boehner says he’s going to put together a quickie short-term resolution to keep the government

A few weeks ago, I noticed that even MSNBC (!) was doing “special reports” on the growing union backlash against ObamaCare, and suggested that the labor movement is a natural Republican constituency.   The latest unions vs. ObamaCare story comes

In response to A Race Hustler Weighs In: Jesse Jackson ‘Frowns Upon’ Chris Lane Murder : I’ve been trying to process this message from Jackson for hours, and I’m still in shock.  It’s like his soul went out of warranty,

In response to Christopher Lane (White) Hunted Down And Killed Like A Dog By 2 (Black) Youths: I agree with your sentiment to avoid political drama in this horrible atrocity, David, but I’d also note that everything is a political

In response to The Washington Post Has a Fever, and the Only Cure is More Ted Cruz Birtherism: Not only that, but it looks like the O-bots have been trying to Astroturf Senator Cruz’ town halls.  It didn’t work.  I

In response to Wanted: Investigative Reporter, Must Supply Own Pipe: I’ll be the guy who wrote that “Christian Nation” book Ace uncovered would be perfect for this job.  I have no doubt that he already owns a stylish collection of

In response to For the 1,034th Time: Conservatives, Do Not Trust the MSM: I agree with your basic premises, Joel, particularly the advice about not trusting the mainstream media.  I never again want to see a Republican candidate wearing the

In response to Serious You Guys There’s No Leftist Bias In the Media At All: Wow, Ace, that’s quite a find!  This looks almost as good as that movie where there were Nazis hiding on the Moon, and Sarah Palin

There’s an interesting article at Salon from writer Brian Beutler, who recounts at great length his harrowing experience after getting shot in D.C. several years ago, by a couple of thugs who wanted his cell phone.  Movie action heroes shrug

In response to Striking the Right Balance with the Media: That’s a great point about the dangers of avoiding media outlets with big viewership, Lisa.  I’m not sure where this RNC protest against CNN and NBC will ultimately end up,

Sadly, the biggest problem with this biography of the great Information Age visionary is that it lacks vision.  There’s a lot of good stuff in “Jobs,” most definitely including Ashton Kutcher’s terrific portrayal of Steve Jobs.  Kutcher not only nails

In response to Violations: I think the magnitude of these NSA programs is one of the things that makes people nervous about them, Greg.  A 1% margin of error is more significant when you’re talking about 100 million intercepts and

In response to Your Votes to Lose: I really don’t mean to rain on your parade, Jedediah, but I’m not sure how much I’m willing to read into a poll about willingness to work, after winning a fortune in the

In response to Get In Their Faces Update: Faces Successfully Gotten Into : It occurs to me that the Family Research Council shooting, whose one-year anniversary is today, could be fit into this discussion of contempt and worship as well. 

The latest manifestation of the “living wage” movement is a union-funded (and taxpayer-subsidized) group that uses Occupy Wall Street-style tactics to pressure restaurants into paying higher wages.  It’s basically organized labor without any of the rules, or elections, that keep

In response to Everything Wrong with Breaking Bad’s Finale-Ep. 1: ‘Blood Money’: That’s a pretty short list of nitpicks.  If you want to irritate “Breaking Bad” fans, you’ll have to gadfly harder than that.  (On the other hand, if you