Category Archives: politics

Ayn Rand as Scarecrow (2)

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via TPM: Paul Ryan was chased by a protester waving a giant Bible and decrying libertarian author Ayn Rand on his way out of the Faith and Freedom Conference, a social conservative gathering in DC where he delivered a speech … Continue reading →

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Ayn Rand as Scarecrow

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Public nuisance Jim Wallis and a motley collection of other “religious leaders” have taken a new tack on the budget debate. The Republicans, they allege, are in thrall to Godless Ayn Rand (who knew?) and their plans (such as they … Continue reading →

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The Arab spring revisited

Posted on May 21, 2011 by David Hume

I was always one skeptical of the “Arab spring.” My skepticism is modulated and qualified. I think Tunisia has the prospects of becoming a normal nation-state to a far greater extent than Libya, for example. But I was of the … Continue reading →

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The media joke

Posted on May 16, 2011 by David Hume

Donald Trump says he won’t run in 2012: The publicity-loving New York developer and reality-TV star pulled the plug on his would-be 2012 presidential run Monday afternoon, saying he still believes he’d be best for the job but that he’s … Continue reading →

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Nutabee

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

If Mike Huckabee decides to run again, I’ll again be waiting excitedly to see if he releases the texts of some or all of the sermons he gave in his earlier years. In the meantime, (via Mother Jones), there’s this: … Continue reading →

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Rick Santorum, No Thanks

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin on Rick Santorum: At the Republican presidential debate on Thursday Rick Santorum was asked about Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’s suggestion that there be a social truce. Santorum answered, “Anybody that would suggest we call … Continue reading →

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Decline of the West

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Writing over on the Corner, I’ve put up a few posts on the hand-wringing in Europe over the allegedly unseemly American response to the death of bin Laden, not to speak of the (manufactured) outrage over the the failure to … Continue reading →

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Trouble in the Asylum?

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: Via the Guardian: Close allies of Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been accused of using supernatural powers to further his policies amid an increasingly bitter power struggle between him and the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali … Continue reading →

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Mitch Daniels: Still Looking at 2012?

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Guess so.

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Update to Previous Post

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Bradlaugh

In a very friendly & gentlemanly email, Nick Schulz assures me that his post on the AEI blog was meant as a fun tweak, not a sneer.  My apologies to Nick. After all those columns I’ve written about everyone being … Continue reading →

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