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Obamacare & Religious Privilege

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

I don’t know what eventually happened to the curious  proposal  (via Senators Hatch and Kerry) that Obamacare should cover Christian Science prayer ‘treatments’, but it does appear that the notion of religious privilege is alive and well elsewhere in the new healthcare legislation: … Continue reading →

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David Frum’s unstable equilibrium

Posted on March 25, 2010 by David Hume

It looks like David Frum has been purged from the conservative mainstream. I can’t but help find this ironic insofar as Frum was the drawer of bright lines himself in years past. Additionally, though Frum is moderate on social issues, … Continue reading →

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What happened to The Next Right?

Posted on March 23, 2010 by David Hume

I’ve been out-of-country for the past week or so. So to try and get conservative perspectives on the recent legislative events I’ve checked in on the usual suspects, National Review, Frum Forum, RedState and The Next Right. But it seems … Continue reading →

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Alan Simpson

Posted on March 17, 2010 by David Hume

Profile here. When I was a teenage politics junkie Simpson was one of my favorites because he did genuinely seem candid. When he predicted that the Florida recount battle would go all the way to the Supreme Court very early … Continue reading →

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The Texas Curriculum

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Razib, there are, of course, idiocies in the changes in the Texas curriculum (as described in that New York Times piece), not least in choosing Thomas Aquinas over Thomas Jefferson as an influence on the revolutions of the late 18th … Continue reading →

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No Need To Say Grace Before The Tea Party

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s an interesting piece from the New York Times on the Tea Parties. This extract gives a flavor: For decades, faith and family have been at the center of the conservative movement. But as the Tea Party infuses conservatism with new … Continue reading →

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Contingencies on Mitt Romney

Posted on March 11, 2010 by David Hume

A few weeks ago I posted some on Mitt Romney. Since then his book No Apology: The Case for American Greatness has come out. I do not think it bodes well that David Frum, who I suspect is close to … Continue reading →

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The “Next in Line” model

Posted on March 3, 2010 by David Hume

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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No Extremists Here!

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Bradlaugh

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

Posted on March 2, 2010 by David Hume

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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