Tag: Politics

03 Apr

60 Days in at The New Ledger

60 Days in at The New Ledger

Things are running along speedily over at The New Ledger, and I hope you’ve been reading our work. I’m very happy with where we’re at …

 
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28 Jan

The New Ledger: A Conservative View of the Environment

The New Ledger: A Conservative View of the Environment

A few colleagues of mine got together to launch a new web publication, The New Ledger. I encourage you to check it out – it’s …

 
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04 Nov

Closing Time for the 2008 Election: Let Me Be Absolutely Clear

Closing Time for the 2008 Election: Let Me Be Absolutely Clear

In an election cycle that saw the explosion of “Fact Check” articles written from thinly-disguised partisan bias, there is one fact that the overwhelming majority …

 
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03 Nov

DIY Election Fraud, 2008 Edition

DIY Election Fraud, 2008 Edition

I n every Presidential election, it’s my experience that reports of fraud tend to be a bit exaggerated. Yes, there will always be a degree …

 
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01 Apr

Classic Comebacks

Classic Comebacks

>> Now this is just brilliant stuff here: In 1921, Agnes Macphail became the first woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons. Not …

 
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04 Feb

John McCain’s Citizenship

John McCain’s Citizenship

>> My own endorsement of John McCain aside, I do hope that his legal staff has worked up a solid response on the question of …

 
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30 Jan

The Last Action Hero: John McCain in 2008

The Last Action Hero: John McCain in 2008

So here we are, at the turn of the tide: one vote from winning the court; two-to-three good years from winning the largest stage of …

 
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27 Jan

The New Republic vs. Adoption

The New Republic vs. Adoption

For some people, especially those who live and work in the District of Columbia, there is no aspect of life untouched by politics. It …

 
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20 Jan

The Goings On in South Carolina

The Goings On in South Carolina

>> When it comes to the latest goings on in the South Carolina Republican Primary, it seems clear that this was a last hurrah for …

 
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03 Jan

My Manufactured Mitt: Or, Do Rombots Dream of Electric Sheep?

My Manufactured Mitt: Or, Do Rombots Dream of Electric Sheep?

As the Iowa voters prepare to go to the polls and their places of caucus, the individuals and organizations conservatives respect are raising endorsement flags …

 
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