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Who Would be Out of Work?
What's left? The overschooled and the underschooled, both of them unusually dependent upon government largesse, or upon government largeness.
Kinsley on False Choices
Michael Kinsley amps up Patrick's "false choice" rhetoric.
Conservative Prosody
The turning of the plow in the dark fields and the turning of verses on a white field of paper are more than etymologically related.
More debt, please
Krugman beats the drums for more debt.
Talkin’ Pauken
At last, true localist and traditional voice from the land of Ron Paul and George Bush.
As for Myself, I’m Less Than 30% Elitist (How About You?)
There's a deep and revealing purpose to figuring out if you're an elitist or not, though I'm not sure this quiz actually gets at it.
FPR and the Graying of the World
FPR is the future.
Peter Thiel
It may turn out that both intellectual development and the pursuit of filthy lucre are best pursued without the millstone of a college degree (and the debts, both monetary and…
The Best Foreign Policy is No Foreign Policy
Or, Domestic policy is the only policy.
Why election season is the most depressing season of all
Momma don't let your babies grow up to be campaign managers.
Why Is This Man Wearing Gloves?
Because the rent is too damn high!
Another Front Porch Success in God’s Country
It's not "climate change" per se that arouses opposition from the heartland, but rather it is that these issues are stand-ins for and advanced by command and control methods wielded…
Dilemmas of conservatism: start with the labeling…
A new book provides profiles of seminal conservative thinkers. But Lord, please, please don't read them through the outdated narrative of traditional cons, neocons, and laissez-faire cons.
Toward a Truly Free Market
I am not convinced that the Austrian School doesn't have the better argument, but the distributists bring a vital perspective and there is probably no better place to start hearing…
You Are an Extortionist …
David Brooks youtube-ized.
Got Raw Milk? Then You Are an Enemy of the State!
Here is a tragic example of the soft tyranny of bureaucratic goodie-goodies backed by corporate muscle in favor of closing markets.
Politicians are Boring
Michael Kinsley reviews a new collection of Daniel Patrick Moynihan's writings and concludes that today's politicians are boring boring boring.
The End of the Book?
Is the age of the book over?
Michael Pollan’s 36-Hour Dinner Party
Is there a connection between building something together and community?
Breaking News: People Still Live in Small Towns
... and like it!
The New First Principles
A familiar web journal gets a new look and new mission.
The Greatest Nation on Earth?
You'll never guess what nation David B. Hart thinks qualifies for this title.
“Conservatism on Tap”
I was the featured speaker at September's Washington D.C. "Conservatism on Tap." My topic: "Is There a Conservative Tradition in America?" I'll post my talk here soon. Stay tuned.
Our State Fair is the Best State Fair
My good friend and sturdy Kansas patriot Tony Woodlief writes about the best State Fair around in today's Wall Street Journal.