Can Mitt Romney Win Republican Nomination?
New polling shows that Mitt Romney is well behind the Fox News candidates for 2012.
Haley Barbour Stupidly Reopens An Old Wound
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who may end up running for President in 2012, has reopened wounds that finally seemed like they were closed.
Ohio Congressman Sues Pro-Life Group After Election Defeat
Ohio Congressman Steve Driehaus is suing a pro-life PAC for “defamation” and “loss of livelihood” over its role in his defeat in the 2010 Elections.
The Ridiculous Claims of the DADT Opponents
The repeal of DADT has resulted in some odd claims being made.
Afghanistan Still America’s Forgotten War
Unless you paid close attention, you probably missed most of the coverage of the war in Afghanistan in 2010.
DADT and Gender Equality
Now that gays will be allowed to serve openly in the military, the command will have some new issues to address.
Memo To South Carolina: Your Secession Is Nothing To Celebrate
150 years ago today a group of men gathered in Charleston, South Carolina and made one of the gravest mistakes in American history. They should not be honored for it.
Palin Disses First Lady’s Anti-Obesity Campaign
Is Sarah Palin really against child nutrition? Or just taking cheap shots at Michelle Obama?
Geno Auriemma and John Wooden
Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies should rightly be enormously proud of their accomplishments. But comparing them to John Wooden’s is embarrassing.
ROTC Returning to Ivies
The repeal of DADT may open the doors for ROTC to return to many elite institutions, if cost doesn’t get in the way.
A Living Argument in Favor of the DREAM Act
UCSD grad student Mark Farrales is a good example of why something like the DREAM Act has merit.
America’s Intellectual Crisis
The institutions charged with solving our Information Age social problems are stuck in the Industrial Age.
The Beginning Of The End Of Social Conservatism?
The repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is a sign that the political ground is shifting. Will the GOP take notice?
Health Care Reform and Political Constraints
How likely are more sweeping health care reforms in the US? Not very likely at all.
Lame-Duck Congresses: Bug, Or Feature?
The 20th Amendment was supposed to eliminate lame duck sessions, but it didn’t.
Back to Health Care Reform: Government Takeovers and Free Markets
Did we have a free market in health care prior to the passage of PPACA? No.
Is Ivy League Education Worth the Cost?
Do graduates of elite colleges earn more because of where they went to school? Or because of the traits that got them selected?
TV and Internet Convergence
As the internet becomes more ingrained in our lives, it’s become a tool for parenting. And a break from it.
