The SPLC Feels Your Hate

Recently, the Associated Press breathlessly proclaimed, "€œNumber 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 ...

Is Abortion Racist?

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 ...

Grover Norquist vs. Walter Jones

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“€œTranscending 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 "€œrace 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 ...

Times Looks to Post for Staff

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 ...

Civil Rights and Wrongs

In response to criticism over racially incendiary comments in his old newsletters, Ron Paul told Reason, "€œMartin Luther King is one of my heroes because he believed in nonviolence, and that’s a libertarian principle."€  Ron Paul talks a lot about "€œnon violence,"€ but for ...

Andrew Sullivan’s Gag Order

A few weeks ago, I chastised Mitt Romney for responding to Tim Russert's question about the past racial policies of the Mormon Church by highlighting his father's opposition to Barry Goldwater. While I disagree with his depiction of Goldwater, Romney was perfectly correct to stress that he should ...

Romney and the Rockefellers

When Tim Russert asked Mitt Romney about the Mormon Church's politically incorrect record on race, a teary eyed Romney urged that we should look at the actions of his father, former governor George Romney, rather than that of the church. Romney proudly proclaimed, "€œmy dad walked out of the ...