Marc Comtois
Some of you may be familiar with Thomas Barnett for his The Pentagon’s New Map and other books. He also has his own blog on which he’s posted a few thoughts (h/t) on how higher energy prices may affect globalization (inspired by this piece). Up to now, accessing virtually any cheap, reliable labor made sense,…
For those interested in campaign tactical theory (I assume there is such a thing), the blogs Classical Values and Belmont Club both critique the “community organizer” Barack Obama for not doing a good job of adhering to Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals.” And Simon at CV offers a helpful analogy apt for this contest between…
The Olympics are coming to China on Friday and amidst terrorist attacks and environmental embarrassment, the Chinese and their enablers are assuring us that all is well. About those terrorists? “Kashgar is totally unified against the terrorists,” the Communist party chief in the city declared yesterday, pointing to an episode when a local village near…
Manny Ramirez was traded from the Red Sox to the Dodgers last week. Tim Abbott has some thoughts on how to tell the kids. Emily gave her heart unconditionally to Manny Ramirez. I haven’t yet had the heart to tell her he’s gone…. Emily fell for Manny at first sight. How could she not? He…
British maritime historians are discovering that the information held in ye olde ships’ log can help shed light on the “climate change” of the past. Captain Cook and Lord Nelson seem unlikely figureheads in the fight against climate change alarmists. The two British sea heroes have been dead for more than 200 years. But their…
Some of you asked for it, so what the heck. Herewith are the “good things about McCain” list from a conservative perspective, gathered by your intrepid parrot of the right wing machine. Also with new and improved suggestions! 1) Judges — is an explanation needed? Sure, there could be a Souter lurking there, but we…
Fred Siegel reviewed Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream, by Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam in a recent issue of National Review. Here’s the basic thesis, according to Siegel: The timely thesis of Grand New Party is that the party that captures “the non-college-educated voters who…
We’re about to find out if business tax breaks deliver on the promises: The state each year doles out tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks to businesses to encourage them to expand and create jobs. Who receives the breaks? How much do they receive? And do the businesses follow through when it comes…
Now c’mon, that’s gotta make you chuckle a little bit…
Nancy Pelosi is blocking a vote, heck, a discussion, on lifting a ban on offshore drilling for oil. The talking points justifying her actions are out there. So are the polls indicating that a majority of the American people think we should do more domestic drilling, even while they recognize the benefits won’t be immediate.…