His fiction relied on history; his history, on fictions.
Keep the Fringe on the Fringe, Not at CPAC
February 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Back in December, NewsReal’s own Ryan Mauro took the Conservative Political Action Conference to task for accepting the crackpot John Birch Society as a sponsor of CPAC 2010, calling it a “monumentally stupid decision” that would give the Left plenty of ammo for their current “conservatives are extreme!” narrative.
With CPAC set to begin tomorrow, The [...]
Yes, Calvin, Conservatism Shouldn’t Abandon Cultural Issues, It Should Just Be Smart about Pursuing Them
December 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In reaction to my ongoing dialogue with Mary Grabar regarding drug legalization, conservatism and the counterculture, my NewsReal colleague Calvin Freiburger responded fairly to a poorly-worded statement of mine. Calvin highlighted these closing remarks for criticism:
A conservatism that can win is one which understands itself and defines itself as a political movement, not a cultural [...]
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The Marijuana and Conservatism Debate – by FrontPagemag.com
December 24, 2009 By 73 Comments
Professor Mary Grabar and NewsReal’s David Swindle go toe-to-toe on the right response to the war on drugs.
Pro-Drug War Conservatives Need to Rethink, er, REMEMBER the Role of Government
December 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
At Pajamas Media today Mary Grabar, a thoughtful writer and an acquaintance, has an effective piece in response to a recent tragic death which has reopened an important issue that’s not discussed nearly enough:
A truly sad story about a 23-year-old Panama City man dying while being subdued by Bay County sheriff’s deputies has reawakened the [...]
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Unreality Check: Sullivan and Behar– Palin Derangement Syndrome Squared
December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
When Joy “Black Friday” Behar and Andrew “Trig Palin is not Sarah’s Baby” Sullivan get together, you aren’t exactly expecting it to be the new “Firing Line†with William F. Buckley Jr.
Once upon a time, Andrew Sullivan would have at least had a discouraging word for someone dumb enough to think referring to the big [...]
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Dear ‘60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll’
November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’m enjoying your bemused/disgusted reaction to your own poll, in which Rush Limbaugh was voted the “Most Influential Conservative Voice In America:”
In a “Rush” to judgment, Mr. Limbaugh scored the most with 26 percent of the vote. His competitor, Mr. Beck edged out the last two Republican vice presidential candidates by a nose. It goes [...]
