Politics Archive
Fred Thompson at the Iowa Debate
December 13, 2007 · Category: Politics
Here are most, if not all, of Fred Thompson's answers from the recent debate in Iowa:
Hat-tip: Dallman.
I like what David Brody had to say about Fred:
I think it’s pretty clear by now that Thompson is ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 3 Comments »
I Like Fred Thompson
I enjoyed watching Chris Wallace's recent interview with Fred Thompson -- and I share Thompson's bewilderment at Fox's nitpicking negativity, so far, about his budding campaign.
In general, I agree with Matthew Dallman's assessment of ...
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Partisanship vs. Personal Integrity
I wrote the following in response to comments from Ajasen and Austen on my post about the insanity of Bush hatred. The subject is interesting enough to me, however, that I'm promoting it to ...
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Berkowitz: The Insanity of Bush Hatred
November 14, 2007 · Category: Politics
Peter Berkowitz has an interesting piece in today's OpinionJournal about the remarkably illiberal phenomenon of Bush hatred. I recommend it.
After summarizing some of the more pointed failings of the Bush administration upon which ...
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Understanding the Writers’ Strike
November 11, 2007 · Category: Current Events, Politics
If you're interested to see through the platitudes and understand the real financial dynamics behind (both sides of) the writers' strike in Hollywood, it's hard to imagine anything better than the new International Herald Tribune ...
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John Stossel: Global Warming? Give Me a Break!
October 23, 2007 · Category: Current Events, Politics
This, from ABC's John Stossel, was quite good.
I was particularly intrigued by his claim that, historically, CO2 levels tend to follow changes in temperature -- not the other way around. In other words, it's ...
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Neoconservativism in Historical Context
October 6, 2007 · Category: Intellectual, Politics
Joshua Muravchik's "The Past, Present, and Future of Neoconservatism" in Commentary Magazine is one of the most interesting political essays I've read in months.
Did you know that the term "neoconservative" originally described someone who agreed ...
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San Diego Mayor Reverses Position on Gay Marriage
Andrew Schwartz e-mailed me a link to this video, with the subject line "Integrity." I really couldn't agree more.
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John McCain Has a Good Sense of Humor
I'm not much of a McCain man, but I thought his sense of humor in this clip was both appropriate and hilarious.
In fact, it sounds like he handled the whole exchange with just ...
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Andy Garcia’s “The Lost City” Is Excellent
Earlier this week, Kathy and I watched The Lost City (June 2006), starring Andy Garcia, who also produced and directed the movie.
It's was best movie I've seen in months.
The film is Garcia's own personal love ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 1 Comment »
