Monthly Archives: March 2010

The “Next in Line” model

Alex Knepper argues that Romney’s Nomination No Lock. The evidence he marshals seems respectable, but I have to say that it was less persuasive than I’d expected, so I am actually increasing my confidence in the model, not decreasing it … Continue reading

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Moral thought, rational or reflexive?

Rod Dreher, Does moral action require rational thought?: What do you think? My answer is, “Mostly, no.” I believe virtue is mostly a matter of habit. This is not to say that reason has nothing to do with morality; obviously … Continue reading

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No Extremists Here!

So … American Renaissance can’t get a Red Roof Inn conference room but Louis Farrakhan and his gang of creepy white-hating leg-breakers get a whole stadium. But then, of course, Farrakhan is mainstream, while AR is … what’s the cant word here? … Continue reading

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Another reason Mitt Romney won’t be nominated in 2012

There are many reasons, but over at Gene Expression I assert that Mitt Romney simply comes off as too wonky and brainy to do well in the Republican primaries in 2012. You don’t need to be dull to be nominated. … Continue reading

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Change of design

I have to change themes. Will make it a less generic one soon, but the previous theme kept having security holes, and I can’t waste anymore time working on that.

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Neocon is like liberal?

Look at the reader survey I notice not too many neoconservatives. Not that surprising. But I had an offhand thought: neoconservatism as a label has become somewhat like liberal, something no one wants to admit to, but a movement which … Continue reading

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