A smack down of Michael Gerson, who never fails to unimpress. And, as Glenn notes, there is nothing generous about being charitable with other peoples’ money.
Category Archives: Political Commentary
Huckabee
Groan. It looks like he’s going to run. I really, really dread him getting the Republican nomination.
[Late evening update]
Well, even though I don’t believe in Him, thank God. Apparently He told him not to run. Sometimes Christian beliefs are quite useful.
How Do You Do That, Greg?
Does Schulte really believe that you can impact satellites without creating debris?
I think that we need to start getting creative about how to disable satellites without smashing them to pieces.
Making The Legal Case For Killing Bin Laden
The administration should be taking some cues from Ilya Somin.
Terrorism, Explained
Hint: It’s not about bin Laden.
The Senate’s Rocket To Nowhere
My latest thoughts, at the Washington Examiner.
Ethanol Straw Men
Bob Zubrin says that people who oppose converting corn to ethanol are Malthusians.
Ummmmm…no.
We’re people who don’t think that government should be distorting the energy markets to buy votes in the Midwest. Also note that in his constant pushing of flex-fuel cars, he completely ignores the performance and engine-wear issues.
Writing Like It’s 1999
An interesting essay on the rapidly changing nature of the publishing business. I have a book partly written, and I’m struggling right now to figure out what to do with it.
Twenty Years Or Thirty Years?
Just how long a mistake was the Space Shuttle? It’s ironic how much flak Mike Griffin caught for arguing that both Shuttle and Station were mistakes, considering how his terrible design decisions seem to have helped keep both going.
Just How Screwed Up Is The Story?
And what really happened in Abbotabad? The administration doesn’t want to tell us, and apparently CBS doesn’t even want to know.