Just got back from the endorsing convention for Minnesota House District 49A. After four rounds of balloting, former Pawlenty energy adviser and local GOP establishment figure Bill Glahn secured the nomination with 62% of the vote, defeating former Met Council … Continue reading
I started discussing global warming with an eagerly-moderate friend of mine on Facebook, and it made good blog fodder. I’ve summarized his posts as questions, because I’ve learned that some people don’t like having their exact words reposted on some … Continue reading
Yuval Levin has an excellent short piece over at National Review today. (In fact, National Review had a particularly good Monday this week overall; I also recommend the editorial defense of the First Amendment and John Fund’s wonkish breakdown of … Continue reading
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…just won 7% of the vote in D.C, according to the New York Times. Votes are still being counted, but that should hold fairly steady. One of those things nobody’ll remember in the morning, but I always find it fascinating … Continue reading
I have no love for Wickard v. Filburn, the 1941 Supreme Court case that authorized Congress to fine a man for growing “surplus” wheat on his own farm with no intention to sell it, but only to use it to … Continue reading
Twofer today. The Times does the debt deal and AEI talks consequences of the insurance mandate, below the break.
We are doomed. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is being widely feted by conservatives and widely derided by progressives for his latest budget proposal. The New York Times has rolled out the latest iteration of the same old “Robert Bork’s America” … Continue reading
In 2011, the Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood, published a routine paper analyzing religion and contraception use. During the past week, that paper has caused quite the little internet brouhaha, in light of the Obama Administration’s new … Continue reading
Let’s split the difference: From now on, the Catholic Church will pay for what its employees want to do in the privacy of their bedrooms. In exchange, all employees will give the Catholic Church a say in what they’re allowed … Continue reading