Taki's Daily Blog
In perhaps a new low in the ignorance, self righteousness, and over-sensitivity of African American politicians, two black officials in Dallas objected to the use of the term “black hole.” During a meeting about traffic tickets, white county commissioner Kenneth Mayfield said that an office “has become a black hole” in reference to the way paperwork would often disappear. John Wiley … [Read More]
Scott McConnell has now responded to the many criticisms of his decision to run John Lukacs’s outrageous review of The Unnecessary War. It is interesting that he does not even mention that Pat Buchanan helped found the magazine and is still the person most associated with it. However what I would like to respond to is his insistence that the book … [Read More]
The American Conservative, John Lukacs, and The Unnecessary Review
The latest issue of The American Conservative has a surprisingly negative review of Pat Buchanan’s latest book, Churchill, Hitler, and The Unnecessary War: How Britain Lost an Empire and the West Lost the World by John Lukacs. Well actually, it isn’t that surprising to me. Allow me to explain why. The question that I guess most lay-readers are asking: “Isn’t this … [Read More]
Justin Raimondo’s post about racial differences has generated many responses. I will let others argue about the science of race and IQ, but I would like to make a comment about Justin’s assertion that: Murray Rothbard rightly warned us to be wary of statistics, which are, of necessity, the instrument of government social engineers, and I would venture to say that … [Read More]
As Martin Luther King is now regarded as the nation’s premiere secular saint, virtually every single cause tries to attach itself to his legacy. It is therefore not terribly surprising that the pro-life movement tries to construe King as pro-life. Charles Colson, for example, said “Were he alive today, I believe he would be in the vanguard of the pro-life movement.” … [Read More]
Disclaimer: This is the second in a series of pieces critical of certain types of arguments that many pro-life advocates make. My concern is that they have negative consequences for other issues and the conservative movement as a whole. It is not my intention to disparage the pro-life cause, which I am sympathetic to. If there is one bette noire of … [Read More]
Recently, the Associated Press breathlessly proclaimed, “Number Of Hate Groups Rising, Report Says,” parroting claims from the Montgomery, AL based Southern Poverty Law Center. Despite the group’s assertion, there is not a proliferation of hate groups, just an ever expanding definition of “hate” the SPLC uses to include perfectly mainstream conservatives and opponents of illegal immigration, most recently the Federation for … [Read More]
Disclaimer: This is the first in a series of pieces critical of certain types of arguments that many pro-life advocates make. My concern is that they have negative consequences for other issues and the conservative movement as a whole. It is not my intention to disparage the pro-life cause, which I am sympathetic to. Affirmative action used to be one of … [Read More]
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, recently went down to North Carolina to campaign against Walter Jones. Jones is one of the strongest conservative leaders in Congress when it comes to issues such as gun control, traditional values, and immigration. He is also one of the few Republicans willing to stand up to the Bush administration’s reckless foreign policy. … [Read More]
Wayne Gilchrest, the Conservative Movement, and Antiwar Republicans
The defeat of incumbent Rep Wayne Gilchrest at the hands of State Senator Andy Harris is a victory for the conservative movement. Harris defeated the liberal Republican Gilchrest in the heavily conservative 1st congressional district of Maryland by 11%. Harris repeatedly touted his conservative credentials against the moderate to liberal voting record of Gilchrest focusing on the incumbent’s support for gay … [Read More]