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Analysis and Commentary

The Orange Grove: Mars needs you, Mr. Vice President

by Tibor R. Machanvia Freedom Communications
Monday, April 23, 2007

Yes, Virginia, the red planet is getting warmer...

Governor Haley Barbour

How Can The GOP Get Its Groove Back?

by Peter M. Robinsonwith Haley Barbourvia Uncommon Knowledge
Monday, April 23, 2007

Governor Haley Barbour reflects on the current state of the Grand Old Party and what it will take for it to regain its prominence in American politics. What did the GOP do right in the mid-nineties to capture a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in forty years, and what is it doing wrong today? And how can the party adapt the conservatism of Ronald Reagan to the current issues of the day? Video transcripts

The State of Conservatives and Liberals

with Peter Berkowitz, Mary Eberstadt, Tod Lindbergvia Uncommon Knowledge
Monday, April 23, 2007

Peter Berkowitz, Mary Eberstadt and Tod Lindberg discuss the state of conservatives and liberals in America. The discussion touches on an alleged liberal hatred towards conservatives and how the current "Bush Hate" climate is affecting the conservative movement. This event was part of the Hoover Institution's Spring Retreat 2007.

In the News

Crazy Campuses

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Works and Days
Friday, April 20, 2007

Houston Baker, the Duke faculty member who wrote the appalling letter about the alleged rape, got rewarded with a job offer at Vanderbilt where he is now distinguished professor...

In the News

Durbin Wrong Again in Pushing Big Government for Medicare Expenses

with Milton Friedmanvia Human Events Online
Friday, April 20, 2007

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert,” Nobel economist Milton Friedman once quipped, “in five years there’d be a shortage of sand..."

Analysis and Commentary

Public broadcast outlets have bias for government

by Tibor R. Machanvia Freedom Communications
Friday, April 20, 2007

During the last year or so, some friends of mine have been involved in a crash course in bureaucratic corruption and bias at PBS-TV...

In the News

Edwards Flunks the Tax Test in Post-Reagan Age

with Michael J. Boskinvia Bloomberg
Thursday, April 19, 2007

The Internal Revenue Service gave taxpayers inconvenienced by the weekend's nor'easter until today to file their returns...

In the News

The Advisers Are Writing Our Future

with John F. Coganvia New York Times
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

In the late 1990s, a small team of economists began traveling down to Austin, Tex., for occasional visits with Gov. George W. Bush, then an unannounced candidate for president...

In the News

The Pulitzer Racket

with Thomas Sowellvia Human Events Online
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Conservatives often ponder why more young conservatives don't go into journalism...

Red and Blue Nation? Characteristics and Causes of America's Polarized Politics

with David Brady, Morris P. Fiorina, Pietro Nivolavia Uncommon Knowledge
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

During the past decade, neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have been able to capture a majority of the vote in national elections. In fact, the country hasn't been so evenly divided since the 1870s. Some say this is evidence of a culture war and a political divide that has split the country into two Americas. Others disagree, arguing that in fact most Americans are in the moderate middle and are divided on relatively few issues. Who's right?

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