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A Sad Night for Conservatism

Conservatism is addicted to snidery, and Gov. Sarah Palin looks to be just another pusher. Unwilling to forcefully argue that our government shouldn't do anything to strengthen our economy, guarantee health coverage or generate clean energy, conservative leaders try...

Phil Gramm Is Conservatism: The Sequel

When Phil Gramm called America a "nation of whiners" for not loving the economy, I said: "This is does not make Gramm uniquely callous. It just makes him a conservative." Gramm was merely echoing documented and widespread sentiment among conservative leaders -- that...

Twin Cities Violence: Just What The RNC Ordered

It almost seems like the Twin Cities cops are going way out of their way to create trouble, doesn't it? We had our share of ugly police events in Denver—almost all of them resulting when party leaders ordered police to harass journalists trying to document swanky...

The Week in Blog: From The DNC

On Thursday before the final night of the Democatic National Convention, the Heritage Foundation's Conn Carroll and I taped our regular The Week In Blog segment for bloggingheads.tv, sharing our Denver experiences, discussing the growth of the progressive movement,...

Support the Employee Free Choice Act

Sign the petition to support the Employee Free Choice Act, and make America work for working families again. Labor Day is here, yet working families in America are having more trouble than ever before making ends meet. Rising fuel and food prices, along with health...

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