The Book on Obama
Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
As written by the always insightful and provocative Steve Sailer — and available as a free download.
Filed under: Books
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It’s The Economy, Cupid
Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Freddy Gray
During the Great Depression, we are often told, couples and families survived by pulling together. Marriage and family, those eternal institutions, held strong as everything collapsed around them. But how will today’s familial bonds cope with the strain of an economic disaster? In an age of quick-and-easy divorce, it seems likely that many marriages and [...]
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General Discontent
Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Kara Hopkins
Gen. David Petraeus took over as CENTCOM chief at 10 a.m., but don’t count on the White House sending champagne. When the administration had a surge to sell, his superior knowledge of the region, grasp of strategy, and commitment to victory made objections a waste of the great man’s time. Hearings devolved into medal polishing [...]
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Party of Delusion
Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Clark Stooksbury
If the Republican party is going to recover from the well-earned defeat they have coming next week, it will require an honest assessment the reasons for their failure from conservative leaders and thinkers. I’ve seen little evidence that Republican-oriented conservatives are up to the task.
A good example is this post from Robert Stacy McCain, who [...]
Filed under: Conservatism, Politics
When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Again
Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Kelley Vlahos
There is no guarantee that a President Obama, or President McCain won’t slowly shift big chunks of the more than 140,000 U.S military now in Iraq to Afghanistan in 2009. The Pentagon is already suggesting it needs 20,000 more troops for the troubled region and both Republicans and Democrats seem to be on the same [...]
Timely Nostalgia
Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
TAC readers might enjoy my take on the late William F. Buckley Jr.’s Flying High, his memoir of the Goldwater era and early years of National Review. There are parallels between the Right described in Buckley’s book and that of today — both have been fractious, even severely so. Philosophical disagreements among conservatives in the [...]
Filed under: Books, Conservatism
Comrade Obama?
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Patrick J. Buchanan
If Barack Obama is not a socialist, he does the best imitation of one I’ve ever seen.
Under his tax plan, the top 5 percent of wage-earners have their income tax rates raised from 35 percent to 40 percent, while the bottom 40 percent of all wage-earners, who pay no income tax, are sent federal checks.
If [...]
Filed under: Politics
Lawson for Congress
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
I’ve blogged about William “B.J.” Lawson, who’s running to represent North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District, a couple of times before. He’s an outstanding candidate, endorsed by Ron Paul and for sound money, slashing government expenditures, and a noninterventionist foreign policy. If the GOP had more candidates like Lawson, it wouldn’t be in the sorry shape [...]
Mystery Science Endorsement 2008
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Clark Stooksbury
It occurred to me that I should make my endorsement before it’s too late. I support Mike Nelson. Don’t get me wrong, I think that Joel Hodgson is great, and he certainly deserves credit for being the creator. But Nelson had a certain goofy everyman quality that fit Mystery Science Theater 3000 perfectly. I defy [...]
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Voting and consequences
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Leon Hadar
As a consequentialist I regard voting in an election not as a symbolic act that would demonstrate my ideological purity but as one that could actually make a difference. At the same time, based on the concept of rational ignorance I also recognize that I’m contstrained by my average level of intelligence and my available [...]
Filed under: Election, Foreign policy