Jonah Goldberg thinks Teddy Roosevelt got a boost in the Reagan White House because of the first volume of Edmund Morris’ biography. Maybe. After reading the fine book I came to a different conclusion that Ronald Pestritto reaffirmed: TR was no conservative. He was certainly a larger-than-live character. Roosevelt was a prolific writer, sportsman, great [...]
We’ll see how history treats President George W. Bush. Nile Gardiner thinks time will do well for him:
Much of the condemnation of his policies though is driven by a venomous hatred of Bush’s personality and leadership style, rather than an objective assessment of his achievements. Ten or twenty years from now, historians will view Bush’s [...]
I hope all of you are having a great Christmas. For me it started last Friday with a planes, trains, and automobiles adventure from Washington, D.C. to Milwaukee. I’ll save that story for another time. My mother’s side of the family had Christmas last Saturday while I had it with my parents and sister on [...]
As more and more webloggers get involved with politicians, campaigns, and advocacy groups there will be more conflicts between the weblogger’s view and the mission of the organization they’re working for. The only thing that really surprises me about the Matthew Yglesias incident with the Center for American Progress Action Fund is CAPAF’s Jennifer Palmieri [...]
Fred Thompson will be taking a more vocal role in politics. He’s moving beyond occasional speeches and web videos an into the world of talk radio:
Westwood One is pleased to announce the debut of The Fred Thompson Show on March 2, 2009. The show will replace The Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly when the program [...]
Conservative legend (and Wisconsin native) Paul Weyrich passed away yesterday. Since he was a man who was always doing something–writing meeting with conservative leaders, strategizing–he certainly wouldn’t want we the living to mope and partake in endless memorializing, not when there’s much work to be done. So while the conservative movement has lost two great [...]
What’ more interesting than the Federal Reserve dropping short term interest rates to a range of 0-0.25% is what creative things Ben Bernanke will do next when the Fed finds their latest effort has been ineffective. Right now, the Fed is pushing on a string. More credit and liquidity isn’t instilling confidence in financial markets. [...]
Here’s a problem with Big Auto.
“Ever Wondered What a UAW Contract Looks Like?”
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I hope the suspicious fire at the Wasilla Bible Church had nothing to do with Gov. Sarah Palin’s place on the Republican national ticket. She hopes that isn’t the case either:
Palin, who was not at the church at the time of the fire, stopped by Saturday. Her spokesman, Bill McAllister, said in a statement [...]
I hope there are no extra-terrestrial movie critics. The earth might not survive.
“One Alien to Another: A Broadcast to the Stars”
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Joe Satriani sues Coldplay and stumbles upon a killer mashup. I don’t care much about the lawsuit. But I would disagree with Allahpundit who asks, “Besides, do Coldplay look like they listen to Joe Satriani?” Just because Coldplay doesn’t rock out doesn’t mean they don’t listen to one of the best guitarists in rock history.
Here’s [...]
Florida beat Alabama today in an SEC class of the titans. This match that would likely determine one have of college football’s national title game got the Wall Street Journal’s Darren Everson to look at the South’s college football dominance.
Let me point out one thing: the two remaining undefeated teams aren’t in the south, but [...]
The Palm Pistol has been declared a “medical device” by Medicare.
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Douglas Rushkoff needs to stick to media studies and being a techno-guru. Because he sure doesn’t have a clue about economics. His “brilliant” idea is for local communities to invent their own currencies:
Promote and research the development of local, complementary currencies to supplement economic activity from the bottom up, allowing communities to create value, and [...]
Foreign aid critic William Easterly sounds skeptical of the latest trend in helping the world’s poor: join development at the hip with the military:
Imagine Lenin’s puzzlement if he were alive to see the territories of the globe divided up not among capitalists but among foreign aid bureaucrats. I am exaggerating a little; but a surprising [...]
