Jeff Taylor

What’s Wrong with the Republican Party?

GOP November 21, 2012

An ill-fitting presidential nominee led to an election loss. A better nominee might win next time–but is winning enough?

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Paul Ryan: More of the Same

August 11, 2012

When the New York Times reported that Governor Romney was facing pressure from the “Right” to name Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate, the flagship newspaper of the U.S. establishment meant the ersatz Right of neoconservatives, Rupert Murdoch,…

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Wisconsin Calling

March 29, 2012

Ron Paul should go to Wisconsin and make a splash.

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The GOP in Limbo: How Low Can You Go?

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Newt Gingrich is a master of righteous indignation although he’s far better at being indignant than being righteous. What’s going on with conservative Christians?

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Post-Iowa Advice for the Paul Campaign

paul January 6, 2012

Ron Paul didn’t win Iowa but he did well. What should he do now?

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Agrarian Politics: Why I Care

corn May 31, 2011

Interest in agrarian politics can start in childhood. As feminists used to say, “The personal is political.”

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Happy Birthday, Happy Warrior

May 27, 2011

May 27 is the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Hubert Horatio Humphrey.  Jesse Walker has brought an interesting tribute by Rick Perlstein to my attention.  It’s a perceptive analysis, as far as it goes. 
It’s not complete, though, because…

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Bottom of the Barrel

barrel December 28, 2010

Here is your opportunity to name the worst-ever occupant of the White House.

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On the Porch with Bye, Bye, Miss American Empire

bye bye December 9, 2010

I value a writer who makes me read with a dictionary. Godspeed the man with a memory.

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Sausage Time Machine

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Does food have a context of time and place?, or, How to make your own sausage.

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The Latest and Greatest: Just Another Brick in the Wall

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Computers are not The Answer to creating better students.

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The Ruling Class malady

August 16, 2010

Angelo Codevilla gives us an excellent diagnosis of the problem. The cure is not explained.

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Evidence Gone Missing

Susan-B-Anthony June 1, 2010

Who is following in Susan B. Anthony’s footsteps: Connie Schultz or Sarah Palin? Is abortion an empowering right necessary for true equality, or an inhumane tragedy linked to lack of true choice?

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Few v. Many: The Topsy-Turvy World of Judicial Demographics

kagan May 17, 2010

There are many reasons to wonder about the wisdom of confirming Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court. What strikes me most about her nomination is the typically phony way Washington and the mainstream media are packaging the event.

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Cotton’s Court

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Ralph Nader recently spoke at a university in the Heart of Dixie. We tried to build some bridges.

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