Williamsburg’s Village Idiot
Erin O’Connor has a disturbing post about the silencing of dissent at William & Mary. The administration not only closed down an anti-affirmative action bake sale but is threatening its sponsors with disciplinary action. According to a letter the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (F.I.R.E.) sent to the William & Mary Board of Visitors, […]
Clueless Quote
An article in today’s Los Angeles Times on the dramatic decline of the Democrats in Kentucky (example: from 5–1 majority in state senate in 1988 to 16–21 minority today) quotes Paul Blanchard, formerly of the Center for Kentucky History and Politics at Eastern Kentucky University, on President Bush’s popularity: Nothing he does with the economy […]
60 Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong. Can They?
One of the most troubling aspects of the principle of rigid racial neutrality and colorblindness is that the French favor it. But maybe there’s a silver lining, since liberals like to follow the French lead.
“Diversity,” Difference, Discrimination
The University of Texas at Austin is (surprise) considering considering race once again in admissions. (Via Howard Bashman) The Texas argument is a reprise of Michigan’s “critical mass.” The University of Texas aims to encourage the enrollment of enough minority students that no one feels as if he or she speaks for an entire race, […]
Faith, Hope, And An Absence Of Charity
Jim Wallis, the editor of Sojourners magazine, has made valuable contributions by demonstrating in his own life that evangelical religion is not politically monolithic, that it can inform and infuse progressive as well as conservative movements. His OpEd in the today’s New York Times calling on the Democrats to enlist God in their campaign, on […]
The Best Laid Plans
I have been meaning for a while to comment on the striking liberal fetish for plans, but now I don’t have to since David Brooks has done so far better than I ever would have. Here’s a challenge: try and count the times in a day or week that Bush is raked over the coals […]
Shootout At Gender Gap
Ronald Brownstein has a very interesting article on the growing size of the gender gap in today’s Los Angeles Times. Although the term “gender gap” originated as a reference to Democratic strength among women, Brownstein argues convincingly, with evidence, that “President Bush’s overwhelming strength among white men looms as a central obstacle between Democrats and […]
The President As National Nanny? No. Camp Counselor? Yes.
Conservatives often accuse the Democrats of favoring a “nanny state.” (One example: “The Advancing Nanny State: Why the Government Should Stay Out of Child Care,” Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 285.) But General Wesley Clark is no nanny. Clark’s vision? I want to be camp counselor of America….
Dean Discovers Jesus
Based on his comments in an interview with the Boston Globe, Howard Dean has discovered Jesus, and that He lives in the South. MANCHESTER, N.H. — Presidential contender Howard B. Dean, who has said little about religion while campaigning except to emphasize the separation of church and state, described himself in an interview with the […]
Multicultural?
Joanne Jacobs quotes the following explanations from several music teachers of why traditional American songs (such as “My Darling Clementine,” “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” “Amazing Grace,” and even “Mary Had a Little Lamb”) are no longer taught in their schools: “My school is low socio-economic, so I teach only pop music.” “Our curriculum […]
Recent Comments