Why Mitt might be right
As Weekly Standard points out, he's articulate, which puts him ahead of most Republican presidents and contenders of the last few generations.
View ArticleFacing facts on Social Security
We wrote today about Chaffetz's Social Security plan. I'm agnostic about it in the details. But as we wrote, it's already being blasted from the left and right.
View ArticleGathering storm
I'm reading the first volume of Churchill's World War II memoir on Kindle.
View ArticleGingrich likely to be sacked? And Huntsman puts on his helmet?
Update: I feel like a Washington fan: who's it going to be, Beck or Grossman? Or, like Cutler getting hurt just when he starts to play well.
View ArticleGobble, gobble ... awk!
We're like turkeys blissfully ignorant of the coming date with the ax.
View ArticleWhy both the people and the intelligensia ignore reality
Ordinary people ignore reality because it is frighteningly complex and hard to understand. They take refuge in video games, etc., and turn over the responsibilities to the Mandarin class.
View ArticleBasketball bubble?
Well, as a casual fan, I'm sure glad to hear the NBA is (we may presume) back.
View ArticleNot indecision -- too much decision
The main NH paper endorses Gingrich, but blames the media for voter indecision.
View ArticleClimategate and Penn State
Consider the resemblences between the Climategate and Penn State scandals.
View ArticleWhen even members of Congress won't go on a junket
On the small scale: Chevy Volt is a flop.
View ArticleIs physical strength the most important thing?
The question was raised: Is physical strength the most important thing in life? (HT to Instapundit)
View ArticleHuntsman as conservative hero
Conservative activist says Huntsman should be conservative hero.
View ArticleI hate my phone
Let's get this straight. I don't hate technology. I just hate my phone.
View ArticleSo, how bad is it?
It's pretty bad when a four-month old Onion parody is more insightful than the MSM. (FYI: bad language.)
View ArticleDoes Mitt have Tebow syndrome?
By that I mean, does Romney suffer because people are irked by successful, good people?
View ArticleDraft Pvt. Ryan, redux. And as for Romney, which one? Who knows?
Good profile of Paul Ryan from Time.
View ArticleDurban dervishes
One of the most interesting people we've seen here in UV over the last few years has his own insights on what really went down at the Durban climate confab. To wit:
View ArticleChristopher Hitchens, RIP
Sad to hear this. Of course, he was bitterly opposed to some things that are important.
View ArticleRecovery? Or just an interlude?
Here's why we pessimists are not encouraged by the cheerleading over the economy.
View ArticleBare, ruined choirs
An essay in a journal, on the remnants of religion in modern Europe.
View Article54 reasons to be really nervous about the economy
Here are 50 — count 'em, 50! — scary economic facts, plus, absolutely free, four terrifying trends!
View ArticleThe end of the materialist bubble?
If much of our attention is drawn to political and economic tremors, we should also pay attention to possible changes in the way our civilization vews the world.
View ArticleReality and the right: Utah's example
It is correct to say that the House GOP got too far out from public opinion, and its position, like that of the Alamo, was untenable.
View ArticleLambo nation
Isn't the whole USA like the guy who won a Lamborghini, then drove it off the road soon after?
View ArticleWhere conservatism parts company with Ron Paul
The current debate about Ron Paul (and Gary Johnson) highlights the differences between some libertarians and conservatives. It's worth looking at.
View ArticleA fun restaurant in Provo
Went to Dave's and Cranky Chuckie's. It was fun. Second-floor near BYU. Looks like a couple of young guys who said, "Hey, it would be fun to open a restaurant." They make their own bread; rea…
View ArticleSo long, good old ... 2011, right
I hadn't thought much about doing the standards new year's editorial, and after pondering it, realized that 2011 was just one of those interim years where nothing gets settled. Not in the worl…
View ArticleJust make it the Stupid Party already
Rick Santorum as a GOP frontrunner? The Republicans should just make it official and call themselves the Stupid Party.
View ArticleConstitutional chaos
The best summary of King Obama's arrogant maneuver comes from Jennifer Rubin at the Washington Post:
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