Justin Katz
In the comments to “The Passive Vitriol of the ‘Intellectual’ Left,” Joe Bernstein gives a personal weight to a phenomenon that many of us have observed: Maybe they’ll continue using the “racist” taunt until they get the reaction they weren’t expecting. It wouldn’t be a bad thing if the US DID elect an Afro-American president.It…
It’s jarring to read familiar arguments put forward in the context of prostitution: Proponents say the measure will free up $11 million the police spend each year arresting prostitutes and allow them to form collectives. “It will allow workers to organize for our rights and for our safety,” said Patricia West, 22, who said she…
This MClatchy “report” by David Lightman is really too much: An ugly line has been crossed in this presidential campaign, one in which some people don’t mind calling Barack Obama a dangerous Muslim, a terrorist and worse. “To me, this all feels much worse than we’ve seen in some time,” said Kathryn Kolbert, the president…
It’s not quite comprehensive, but this multimedia review of some of the arguments against Barack Obama is certainly extensive. There’s been an inclination, with Obama, to hope against reality, but it isn’t enough to recycle the candidate’s slogans as justification for giving him your vote.
If such a thing is possible, news that Rhode Island has — perhaps for the first time in history — the highest unemployment rate in the country is both stunning and unsurprising. With all of our assets and attractions our state’s leaders can’t even keep us ahead of a single other state, let alone in…
I’m with Jeff Jacoby: De-linking medical insurance from employment is the key to reforming healthcare in the United States. McCain proposes to accomplish that by taking the tax deduction away from employers and giving it to employees. With a $5,000 refundable healthcare tax credit, Americans would have a strong inducement to buy their own, more…
In a chilling piece, yesterday, Andy McCarthy argues — I would phrase it — that Barack Obama is the fruit of the leftist lunacy that has flourished on American campuses: For Obama, that society is an ineradicably racist “white world.” He is more opaque than mentors like Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers, who mince no…
So, if you were to see the headline “Priest compelled to reveal he’s gay,” what would you expect to see in the story? That the Church (or somebody) forced him to admit his orientation as a targeted effort laced with malice. But in actuality, the LA Times story to which the Providence Journal gave that…
In the past decade or so, every divorce of which I’ve been aware has been initiated by the wife. That’s hardly a broad or representative sample, but I do wonder whether the post-divorce cards are so heavily stacked in women’s favor that it affects their understanding of and behavior toward their marriages. With this sort…
Anybody interested in changing the way in which Tiverton’s government conducts business should consider attending Tiverton Citizens for Change’s volunteer/candidate night tonight. We’ll be looking for people to help in myriad ways, from canvassing neighborhoods to putting up yard signs, but even those who aren’t able or willing to help out are invited to meet…