Commentary on political events
Let’s try a little thought experiment. Pretend you’re the Democratic Party. You’ve controlled both houses of Congress since 2007 and the White House since 2009. You came to power during a recession which, most voters agree, you only made worse. You also inherited a budget with a huge deficit, and you made that worse, too. … Read more Changing the subject
Nevada voters have absolutely no reason to send Harry Reid back to the U. S. Senate this November. He has used his position as majority leader to push the United States toward bigger, more powerful, more expensive, and ever more intrusive government — a place where American voters, and Nevada voters especially, do not want … Read more Sharron Angle’s ‘2nd Amendment remedies’
Dave Weigel has probably never heard of Allen Drury and is of such a tender age that he almost certainly has never read Drury’s 1966 novel, Capable of Honor. Which is a shame, because he might have recognized somebody familiar. Capable of Honor, the third in a series of political thrillers that began with the … Read more Dave Weigel: standing tall in Georgetown
I like thrillers, especially thrillers with conspiracy themes. When I read one, I usually do it in one sitting, taking a break only to go to the bathroom or fix myself another cup of coffee. It doesn’t matter if I believe in the conspiracy or not. A good fiction writer can persuade me to temporarily … Read more Glenn Beck’s ‘thriller’ is not that thrilling
A couple weeks ago Robert A. Levy, chairman of the Cato Institute, co-authored a Washington Post op-ed with John D. Podesta, president of the leftish Center for American Progress, in which they urged the courts to invalidate the will of Californians and residents of the 30 other states where voters have rejected same-sex marriage. The … Read more Libertarians and ‘marriage equality’