by Peter Wehner The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) gathering this weekend included some odd moments, some odd speakers, and some odd outcomes. But it also included some fine moments and impressive speeches — especially one fantastic address by columnist George Will. In his remarks, Will laid out the fundamental difference between conservatism and modern-day [...]
Andrew Sullivan’s (Sick) Last Paragraph
February 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A couple of years ago, I was a regular (read “daily”) reader of Andrew Sullivan’s The Daily Dish. Andrew, I believed, did a wonderful job blogging about conservatism, the war on terror and, of course, domestic politics.
Gradually, however, my surfing behavior changed. The reason was that while Andrew once was a tremendous representative of British [...]
Collector Conservatism, Part Five: Divorce Debt – The Gift That Keeps On Giving
February 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
To read episodes 1-4 in the Collector Conservatism series, click here.
OK, OK, my buddy Steve’s ex-wife (the marriage was officially dissolved yesterday) isn’t nearly as goofy as the woman in the following YouTube video, who complains about eviction from a luxury apartment and the measly 750k settlement her husband is offering to settle their, um, [...]
“Going Rogue” Author Would Never Endorse Rand Paul
February 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
David Horowitz asserted the essentially intellectual nature of Conservatism:
“Conservatives are best organized around an issue. (They) are generally already committed to religions in which the savior is not government, but a divinity. Barack Obama and the socialist juggernaut he heads have persuaded conservatives that they are prepared to destroy everything Americans hold dear. So there’s [...]
Brown’s National Security Victory
January 25, 2010 By 20 Comments
Massachusetts voters reject treating our terrorist enemies like common criminals.
New Commenting System Coming!
January 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
To our readers concerned about disappearing comments,
We’re in the process of installing a new commenting system that will improve NRB tremendously. All comments should be done importing over soon.
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Levi Johnston Continues to Beg for Attention
December 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Levi Johnston, Governor Sarah Palin’s former son-in-law, continues to beg for attention.
Johnston fought to allow the custody matter to unfold in public, saying in a sworn statement that doing so would help put everyone on best behavior. He noted that Van Flein also represents Sarah Palin.
“I know that public scrutiny will simplify this matter and [...]
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Jon Rowe Gives Insight on the Founders in Grabar vs Swindle Marijuana Debate
December 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
My friend Jon Rowe, a libertarian blogger and college professor, has written a thoughtful post responding to my debate with Mary Grabar on marijuana legalization, conservatism, and the counterculture.
Over the years I’ve found Jon’s blogging on the founding to be tremendously erudite and engaging. If you haven’t been following his writing then you really should.
Here’s [...]
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NewsReal’s New Sub-Blogs
Beginning today NewsReal Blog has begun expanding and organizing its content by way of several sub-blogs, all of which are listed in the sidebar to the right. Below is a brief explanation of each subblog’s purpose:
The Cover Page is the same old Newsreal Blog that you’ve always known. It will collect every post from all [...]