I’ve been rather silent on here in the last couple weeks – finals and Spring Break will do that. Throw in an early birthday present (a Wii!), and posting has been a low priority. Anyway, the New York Times has an interesting post on McCain and Obama on subprime bailouts Hat tip Greg Mankiw.

I had a short series of recent conversations on the nature of conservatism. The upshot of the conversations was this: conservatives don’t really have very many tools at their disposal, while a liberal political theory has at its disposal all the means of the state. This follows from the fact that liberal politics – at [...]

This is the second comment in as many days I’ve seen on this point. John McCain was born abroad, on a United States military base in the Panama Canal Zone. Does that make him ineligible under the United States Constitution, Article I, section 1, clause 5 (the “Natural Born Citizen Clause”)? The clause states that: [...]

Lawrence Harrison has a great essay out on The End of Multiculturalism, in which he argues that multiculturalism is, ironically, both the root of the George W. Bush administration’s foreign policy difficulties and the causes of major crises here at home. Give it a read.

You have to see it to believe it: Breitbart.tv » NBA Great Charles Barkley Calls Conservatives ‘Fake Christians’. I’m not sure if Barkley thinks that all conservatives claim to be Christian, or all Christians claim to be conservative, or what he’s talking about, at all. I really have no idea what he thinks the religious [...]

There are a number of reasons voting machines currently used in much of the country should give us pause. Whether you’re an open source enthusiast, a conspiracy theorist, or simply a citizen concerned about the risks of human error and glitches, this should demonstrate that we have a long way to go in developing computer-based [...]

The United States is planning to give Mexico $1.4 billion to use in securing Mexico’s southern border. That’s absurd, given that we can’t secure our southern border, nor does Mexico have much interest in helping us do that. Presidente Calderon insists that this condition on the money’s use is not acceptable, saying, “I cannot accept [...]

A retired teacher reveals he was illiterate until age 48. The author seems to think this story is inspirational. I would call it disgusting and a sign that our educational system is a wreck.

Unbelievable. Homeland Security easing immigrant background checks (translation: Homeland Security is skipping background checks on green card applicants).

As I’m sure everyone has heard, Mitt Romney gave this speech, today, announcing his withdrawal from the race for the Republican presidential nomination. I thought it was actually a very good speech, especially under the circumstances. Romney will be back. Meanwhile, CPAC has told attendees not to boo McCain. Apparently, even at a group McCain [...]