Taki's Daily Blog
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]
The Beltway Right Declares War on Antiwar Conservatives
There are only four dependably anti-war Republicans in Congress: Ron Paul, Walter Jones, John Duncan, and Wayne Gilchrest. Paul has won 10 successive congressional elections and will most likely have little trouble defending his seat. Representatives Gilchrest and Jones, on the other hand, are facing much more formidable primary challenges and each backed by much of the DC conservative establishment. The … [Read More]
“Transcending Race” is a Good Way to Get the Black Vote
On Jan. 28, Christopher Hitchens went through the litany of Bill and Hillary’s long history of “race baiting” in Slate. The extent of Hitchens’s charges were that: • Clinton occasionally played golf at a Country Club with no black members. • Dick Morris once worked for Jesse Helms. • Clinton signed a death warrant for a black double murderer who had … [Read More]
With all the focus on the presidential primaries, very little attention has been given to some major changes at the Washington Times even within the narrow world of conservative beltway politicos and journalists. Times editor in chief Wes Pruden has been expected to retire for quite some time, and it was assumed that he would be succeeded by managing editor Fran … [Read More]