June 26, 2013
A Civil Conversation?
George Zimmerman. Paula Deen. The Supreme Court. Immigration Reform. Can we have a healthy discussion about race and ethnicity in this country? We are about to find out. The media loves this stuff. It loves to pick at the scabs...
June 25, 2013
In Defense of Marco Rubio
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is trying to save the conservative movement from itself. The question today is: Will it let itself be saved? As an upstart outsider, Rubio ran against the Washington establishment and the conventional wisdom to take on...
June 24, 2013
Common Core
In the workout world, the “core” is what you do to make your lower back pain-free. You work your abs, you work your legs, you do sit-ups and push-ups, you stretch, you work with the Medicine ball, etc. etc. If...
June 24, 2013
Obamacare and the Arc of Conservative Wishful Thinking
In just over three months, you’ll be able to sign up for coverage in health insurance exchanges. Well, maybe. The GAO recently found that the Administration is way behind schedule in standing up the exchanges. Worse still, it appears that...
June 21, 2013
Farm Bill Dies. Can It Come Back From the Dead?
One of the reasons Denny Hastert followed the “majority of the majority” rule was pretty simple: He couldn’t trust the Democrats. The nature of the House of Representatives is to allow the Majority to eventually get its ways. Rules are...
June 20, 2013
Gender Gaps Abound
I was thinking about the gender gap yesterday as I went on television yesterday to talk about a House bill to ban abortion after 22 weeks. I am pro-life in my politics and have been for quite a while. That...