Category: Politics

Perusing the news today, it appears that there is still a serious systemic problem unfolding in the EU that could make the 2008 financial panic look like a picnic. …

Jay Cost at RealClearPolitics:... Snarlin' Arlen will make the fourth high-profile pol that Barack Obama embraced in friendship who was later rebuked by the voters of a blue or …

Via Bookie. Crossposted at Brutally Honest....

The primary elections in Kentucky, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Oregon will be fascinating to watch. A few thoughts on the races I find most interesting: Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary: Sestak …

I make no bones about being a political animal. It is one of my greatest obsessions. But even I recognize that there are times when it doesn't apply. Hell, …

The left's march to paint the new Arizona immigration law as the deathknell of the Republican party and as evidence for racism within conservative ranks is well documented.  Take this missive …

So say a panel of law professors at the University of California, San Diego:"I don't see this as giving police more authority," said Lawrence A. Alexander, one of three University …

Liberal blogger Greg Sargent has an interesting piece out today about Jonathan Alter's new book "The Promise". I haven't read the book but Sargent offers some interesting teasers from …

In my early days of blogging and column writing one of my most frequent topics was the war in Iraq. I was appalled by much of the media coverage …

From the comments, a definition of liberalism that makes a ton of sense:Liberalism isn't stupidity or evil. Liberalism is spiritual sickness. Liberalism is based on the notion of ressentiment …