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No Longer California Dreamin’

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Jay Reding

The reason why I am not a liberal is because liberal means can never achieve liberal ends—and nowhere is that more apparent than in the state of California. For decades, California has been an enclave of liberalism, an experiment in liberal governance and liberal ideology. Even when Arnold Schwartzenegger was elected governor, ostensibly as a [...]

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Milton Friedman’s Century

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Jay Reding

Today would have been the 100th birthday of Milton Friedman, the economist and author who helped inspire some of the most important economic policies of our time and helped millions of people escape poverty. Friedman doesn’t get much recognition outside of economic circles, but his achievements in that field were more than just writing a [...]

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Andy Stern’s Liberal Fascism

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Jay Reding

Andy Stern, the head of the SEIU and one of President Obama’s biggest supporters has a shockingly honest piece in The Wall Street Journal calling for the United States to mimic China’s model of state-run economic development. Say what you will about Stern’s piece, it’s probably the most honest description of where the American left [...]

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Reagan At 100

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Jay Reding

This Sunday marked what would have been the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President and the “Great Communicator.” Reagan’s Presidency still shapes American politics even though he left office over 20 years ago. Conservatives continue to idolize him, and even liberals (including President Obama) try to take on his mantle from time to [...]

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The Real Climate Of Hate Behind The Giffords Assassination Attempt

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Jay Reding

The attempted assassination of Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona at a Tuscon supermarket was a horrendous act committed by a madman. Rep. Giffords was fortunate to have survived, having been shot in the head. Had she perished in the attack, she would have been the first member of Congress killed in office since Rep. Leo [...]

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Who Is Glenn Beck?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Jay Reding

Last weekend, somewhere between 300,000 and 500,000 showed up by the Lincoln Memorial for Glenn Beck’s "Restoring Honor" rally. At The New York Times, Ross Douthat wonders if the media isn’t underestimating Beck’s talents: The Fox News host had promised that the rally, billed as a celebration of American values, would be an explicitly apolitical [...]

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Passing Blame To The Wrong Party

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Jay Reding

Daniel Larison, of the paleo-con American Conservative takes a look at the woes of the GOP and the conservative movement and puts the blame on national-security conservatives. It wasn’t that the Bush Administration went on an orgy of spending that made a mockery of conservative principles, or that social conservatives had a message that tended [...]

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