Posted on November 20th, 2009 by Oskar Chomicki
The American political class is perennially obsessed with which party will come to power and what agenda it will implement, but, in some respects, this is a shortsighted view. Ultimately, victories for partisan legislation may pale in significance to constitutional changes. (Here, I use “constitutional” in the sense of the broader political system, the balance [...]
Filed under: Congress, Conservatism, Courts, Election, History, Politics, Uncategorized
Posted on November 20th, 2009 by Sheldon Richman
Want to know how the politicians justify forcing us to buy health insurance? I discuss their screwball grounds in this week’s TGIF.
Filed under: Uncategorized
Posted on November 20th, 2009 by Patrick J. Buchanan
As George W. Bush famously asked, “Is our children learning?”
Apparently not in the twin capitals of liberalism, D.C. and New York.
In a ranking of 50 states and D.C. by how much [...]
Filed under: Culture
Posted on November 19th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
The American Conservative is looking for a full-time assistant editor. We also have an opening for a spring semester intern. Assistant editor duties include extensive writing, some reporting, contributing assignment ideas (especially for the Arts and Letters section of the book), regular blogging, editing, proofreading, headline writing, and in general participating in all facets of [...]
Filed under: Announcements
Posted on November 19th, 2009 by William S. Lind
In response to the killing of 13 American soldiers at Ft. Hood by an Islamic U. S. Army major, a number of senior officials have expressed their fear, not of Islam, but of a possible threat to “diversity.” “Diversity” is one of the many false gods of “Political Correctness.” But what exactly is Political Correctness?
Political [...]
Filed under: Culture
Posted on November 18th, 2009 by Clark Stooksbury
Glenn Reynolds is near obsessed with comparing Barack Obama to history’s greatest monster, Jimmy Carter. He opines that a “Carter-era rerun is a best-case scenario at this point.”
But Reynolds may be somewhat sheltered. His internet stomping appears to be confined to sites within the right-wing bubble, including Pajamas Media, Ann Althouse and Gateway Pundit.
But normal [...]
Filed under: Conservatism
Posted on November 18th, 2009 by Kelley Vlahos
This should come as no surprise - that nearly a decade of war has left our ranks stretched so thin, that the Army would have few available reserves if a major crisis occurred on another front.
Via Spencer Ackerman at The Washington Independent today:
If President Obama orders an additional 30,000 to 40,000 troops to Afghanistan, he [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized
Posted on November 18th, 2009 by Oskar Chomicki
We may not be sure of Sarah Palin’s ability to assume a political office of national scope, but we can be certain she is polarizing. Obviously there is a gap between left and right, but, interestingly, the conservative commentariat itself is deeply divided. Even within the Weekly Standard crowd, Palin inspires vastly diverging reactions. Matthew [...]
Filed under: Conservatism, Politics
Posted on November 17th, 2009 by Philip Giraldi
Time for a rant about professional football. I don’t know how many TAC regulars are football fans, but I suspect there are at least a few. I have been a fan for many years but rarely watch anymore. At one time, football was a real male bonding experience with big brawny guys smacking each other [...]
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Posted on November 16th, 2009 by Patrick J. Buchanan
Are we at war — or not?
For if we are at war, why is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed headed for trial in federal court in the Southern District of New York? Why is he entitled to a presumption of innocence and all of the [...]
Filed under: War
