President-elect Donald Trump will begin his presidency as a uniter, having managed to bring conservatives and progressives together on the subject of discrimination in public accommodations. These are businesses and facilities open to the public, such as bakeries, florist shops, professional photographers, and fashion designers. It turns out that conservative conniptions intended to assert a religious right to refuse …
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Thrilled with Paul Ryan
I am delighted that Romney has chosen Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. It signals that he is serious about fiscal conservatism and restoring America’s economy to prosperity. Ryan is the balance the Republican ticket needed. Dear Keith Koffler* of White House Dossier worries, “Are Two White Guys What the GOP Needs?“: But there’s …
What I propose to protect conservatives under attack on Twitter
Bill Whittle says he thinks Twitter killed Andrew Breitbart because it let so many toxic people send their poison his way and he took them on directly. I was worried about just that problem for Andrew and spoke to him about it at CPAC 2010. Re-tweeting tweets that are especially toxic or looney does nothing …
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The first rule of the philosophy of liberty is …
… You Own Yourself [boldfacing mine]: While self-ownership may seem like a simple and self-evident concept, I believe that most Americans residing in the land of the free would become very uncomfortable when the full implications of self-ownership become evident. We know for example that many of our fellow Americans are Statists in one form or …
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End times nigh: Leftist gay blog publishes defense of GOProud
The ACU recently informed GOProud’s founders Jimmy LaSalvia and Christopher Barron that GOProud is not invited to participate in CPAC 2012. Jeremy Hooper writes at Good As You: On policy, I disagree with them most always. But as long as there is a Republican party (/conservative wing of it) of which they want to be …
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Richard Miniter explains ‘Why the Democratic Party is doomed’
Thanks to Ace, I just finished reading dear Richard Miniter’s explanation at Forbes.com of “Why the Democratic Party is doomed,” and I recommend reading the whole thing, whether or not his headline fills you with hope or despair. It was transformational for me because it was the first time I saw the Democrats as a …
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What if James Carville isn’t distorting what conservatives believe as a rhetorical trick, but …
… because he actually believes that’s what we believe? Last night I had the pure joy and honor to meet Mary Matalin and chat with her at the fundraiser she held in her home for GOProud. Whenever I’ve seen her on television she’s always been under enemy fire, so while I knew about her brilliance, …
10 more reasons for a truce on social issues so we can handle the fiscal ones
Dear Little Miss Attila links a post with 10 charts showing why DOOM for the U.S. economy is upon us RIGHT NOW. While there are social conservatives who claim they can handle social and fiscal policies at the same time, so far it looks to me like doing the hard work of administering the remedies …
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Epidemic of high blood pressure, depression and anxiety among the elderly
Today I took my father, who is 94, to a routine appointment with his geriatrician, which always begins with the physician assistant, Debbie, taking a history and his vital signs. She pronounced my father’s blood pressure “perfect” at 106/60. Then she said she was especially glad to see this because over the last six months …
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Why Shakey Pete is not a Randian conservative
I am plotting the demise of Randian conservatism — for real — so I am relieved to learn that dear Shakey Pete rejects it also (boldfacing mine): I would have been more into the Ayn Rand/Atlas Shrugged crowd if it had not been for Eddie Willers. Remember Eddie? He was the main assistant to Dagny …
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