In an instructive judicial retention election in Iowa, three state supreme court justices were recalled by voters who reacted negatively to the court’s ruling last year approving same-sex marriages, overturning a state law defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Interestingly, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal had much different views on […]
Archives for 2010
The States Can and Should Lead
Another attractive result of the recent elections is the addition of several new potential national leaders in the various state governments, particularly in the office of Governor, and the validation of policies that are worthy of emulation. (And here, of course, I withhold judgment on California, which is so dysfunctional that even the best policy […]
Good for You, Angela
Finally, we have a world leader with the courage to stand up to the failed ideology of multiculturalism, the doctrine popular mainly in the faculty lounges of Western universities that espouse the virtues of diversity, egalitarianism, and cultural relativism. Of course, all of this is cover for anti-Western animus, particularly of the anti-American variety. And […]
Restoring Economic Growth
Ideas abound on what initiatives should be pursued to restore American economic prosperity. A significant by-product of the election is that a much broader range of options will be heard and hopefully, the discrediting of sound fiscal policies that has dominated the dialogue will cease and desist. Contrary to popular wisdom and the Democratic spin […]
An Education Manifesto
Recently a distinguished group of public school superintendents around the country signed off on an essay which appeared in many major newspapers. It is an important statement of support for what must be the next phase of education reform, the management of human resources. If you didn’t see it in your local paper, I urge […]
What’s Not to Like?
I suppose that Election Day 2010 was about all I could ask for. OK, Barney Frank, Barbara Boxer, and Harry Reid all survived, and the best California can do in its dysfunction is to resurrect Governor Moonbeam, but we need a few poster children as continuing reminders of the threat from the goofy left. The […]
At What Expense?
David Broder reports the results of recent Gallup polling that reflects the highest percentage of self-identified conservatives since they began asking the question about personal ideology in 1992. Currently, 42% so identify, compared to 35% as moderates and 20% as liberals. We’ll see what this means, among other factors in the upcoming elections, but savvy […]
A Major Disconnect
Quite a lot has been written about the disconnect that obviously has widened in recent years between the so-called “elites” who populate the governing classes in politics, the media, and academia and the rest of the citizens who must find a way to get through the day in dealing with the results while keeping their […]
Our Best Friend
I haven’t yet completely read former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s book, The Journey, but have read enough reviews, excerpts, and interviews to be impressed that he represents the best of the special Anglo-American relationship that has been so important to the world for the past century. Margaret Thatcher he isn’t, but he is about […]
Very Troubling Threats
Recently I had the opportunity to participate as a panelist in a conference sponsored by the Texas Lyceum Association to explore the “problems, issues, challenges, ventures, and goals that the state of Texas should be pursuing in the public sphere”. In a couple of hours, five of us and a moderator conducted a fairly spirited […]
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