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 November 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 […]