Month: May 2011

Mark Kennedy is the son-in-law of George Wallace. He’s also the newly elected chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party. Those two facts, taken together, might make you a bit wary, but Mr. Kennedy is not following in his...

I am having trouble taking Newt Gingrich seriously enough to warrant detailing his many sins and episodes of craziness. It’s good that the New York Times took a shot at it. I liked this construction: He refers to himself...

Jay Cost goes back to 1948 and demonstrates that all Republican nominees for president have fit into three categories: incumbent presidents, runner-ups in a previous contest, or “dominant figures.” He lists three...

It isn’t Goldman Sachs, which is TBTI (Too Big To Indict) but it’s not small potatoes either when the US Attorney for New York, Preet Bharara, was able to win a conviction against the founder of the hedge fund, The...

It annoys the hell out of me when Catholic bishops harass pro-choice politicians and threaten to deny them Mass. So, I probably should be annoyed by this, too. More than 75 professors at Catholic University and other prominent...