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The Normative and Political Arguments for Romney’s Unique Toxicity
Pausing briefly from what sounds like a pretty stunning Italian vacation (cough — I hate you!), Noah Millman thinks I probably shouldn’t be so wound up about Mitt Romney. Songquan Deng /...
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Ted Cruz: Texas Establishment vs. Tea Party Establishment?
Sometimes Erick Erickson says interesting things: One thing a lot of people will fail to comment on is that the Tea Party victories of 2010 have morphed into anti-establishment victories in 2012. This...
View ArticleA Word in Defense of Paul Ryan
Arguing that any judgment of the virtues of vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan must take place in the universe of the possible, Ross Douthat kindly links to my post on the Romney-Ryan strategy of...
View ArticleMichelle Malkin: Pragmatist in a Foxhole
Along with Michael Brendan Dougherty, I recommend Ben Domenech’s insightful take on the role reversal of movement conservatives and Beltway conservatives. I have a small gripe, though, about Domenech’s...
View ArticleRand Paul Leading the GOP Charge to Court Youth, Latino Vote?
Politico’s Manu Raju caught up with Rand Paul on some of his legislative priorities in the next session: [T]he Kentucky Republican plans to mix his hard-line tea party conservatism with more moderate...
View ArticleBig Government, Complex Government, and the Future of Conservatism
If this be nihilism, make the most of it. Michael Hirsh defends House conservatives’ opposition to the fiscal cliff bargain. The deal meets the standard for agreement-at-any-price “pragmatism”. On the...
View ArticleHagel in History’s Cockpit
The news that Obama will go ahead and nominate Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense is exciting beyond measure. No matter how the battle over his confirmation goes, it will be educational and point...
View ArticleIRS Scandal: Bureaucratic Failure or Political Corruption?
I just finished chatting about the IRS and AP scandals on the Marc Steiner show with Ari Berman of The Nation, the ACLU’s Gabe Rottman, and for the second half, FDL’s Kevin Gosztola. Podcast...
View ArticleHouse Democrats on Oversight Committee ‘Disappointed’ By IRS Director Taking...
Today the IRS official in charge of the exemptions unit where the targeting of conservative groups occurred went before the House Oversight committee, and refused to answer any questions. The ranking...
View ArticleDevelopment of Non-Toxic 2016 GOP Agenda Continues Apace
The release of Rep. Paul Ryan’s anti-poverty “discussion draft” last week marks another milestone in a long, painstaking, and necessary project: the development of a non-toxic policy agenda on which...
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