Being the hardcore Mac nerd that I am, I of course had Leopard pre-ordered, and have now had the chance to play around with it a bit. The bottom line is this: Leopard is a worthy upgrade. Nothing revolutionary, but it doesn’t have to be. Many of the biggest changes are under the hood. I [...]
Byron Hill takes a look at why “values voters” love Mike Huckabee. He did do an amazing job at the Values Voters Summit, but ultimately the reason why Huckabee won’t win the nomination is because his appeal is largely limited to these values voters. Huckabee’s biggest liability is that he’s not all that fiscally conservative. [...]
Tags: 2008, Huckabee, republicans, social conservatives
Daniel Henninger takes a look at whether the religious right can support a Giuliani candidacy. Last week, Mayor Giuliani gave a frank but powerful speech to the Values Voters Summit, one in which he was honest in pointing out the differences between himself and many of the attendees to the summit. In the end, Giuliani [...]
Tags: 2008, evangelicals, giuliani, republicans, social conservatism
Even after the Steven Glass embarrassment, The New Republic once again faces yet another major journalistic scandal. Earlier this year they published pieces by a “Baghdad Diarist” and “Scott Thomas” that talked of how US soldiers abused Iraqis, killed dogs and insulted a woman horribly disfigured in an IED blast. His piece, entitled “Shock Troops” [...]
A local reporter takes a look at the web of deceit surrounding the case of the Jena 6, a case that has been frequently used to show how racist American society has become. What the reporter finds is that the media twisted the facts, failed to get the whole story, and let the narrative of [...]
Fred Thompson has unveiled his immigration policy today, and many conservatives will find it to their liking. The immigration issue is what is sinking the McCain campaign, and by staking a firm position on this issue, it’s clear that Fred Thompson is looking to show his conservative credentials. The plan rejects an amnesty approach, instead [...]
The TaxProf blog notes that using Princeton Review data, the University of St. Thomas in their list of the top 50 law schools in the country. No other Minnesota schools made the top 50 compilation. It’s interesting to compare the Princeton Review data with the US News list, in which St. Thomas is in the [...]