The Autumn of Convenient Narratives

The most politically successful Democrat since JFK, Bill Clinton, could hope for many things but not the deep affection and loyalty of the nation’s liberal establishment. He may have achieved a lot but not what they were really after: a validation of their faith in the power of government to manage as much as possible all aspects of daily life. Continue

Breaking the Buckley Rule

On Wednesday, Andrew C. McCarthy, published an article on National Review Online making the case against the Buckley Rule, namely, that a Republican should always vote for the most conservative politician electable.

Certain passages in his article deserve a response. Continue

The Rise of the Idiotic Right

I found watching a YouTube video of Christine O’Donnell at a recent town hall particularly painful. Not only for the fact that she could never seem to master that verb and subject agreement thingy but mostly for the message that she so excruciatingly tried to communicate. Continue

Attack Politics 101

Republicans who are ready and eager to throw the wildest accusations or insults at President Obama should take some advice on the art of the political attack from Tony Blair. Continue

Ανασχηματισμός και ο Χειμώνας της Δυσαρέσκειας

Ο Alexis De Tocqueville γράφοντας για την γαλλική επανάσταση θα πει ότι “ποτέ ένα τόσο σημαντικό γεγονός, με παμπάλαια αίτια, δεν ήταν τόσο καλά προετοιμασμένο και τόσο λιγοστά προβλέψιμο.” Το ίδιο θα μπορούσε να λεχθεί και για την υπάρχουσα ελληνική κρίση τουλάχιστον όσον αφορά την πολιτική τάξη και την παντός είδους πελατείας της. Συνέχεια