This Movie Stinks
Providing scents to accompany a movie is trickier than it may sound, because they tend to linger in the air.
WFB and Imus
One would not expect William F. Buckley to have been a fan of Don Imus, and indeed, he wasn’t
Disparate Impact Hits Home for the Democrats
If the Democrats are serious about social justice, they will set aside half the debate slots for women and a quarter for people of color.
Clash of the Pedants
I won’t try to defend split infinitives on logical grounds, because the case against them is not a logical argument, just an axiom.
Seasons (and Decades) End When You Want Them To
When it’s cold, it’s winter, when it’s warm, it’s summer, and in between, it’s spring or fall — draw the lines whenever works for you.
Was James Buchanan Gay?
A review of Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King, by Thomas J. Balcerski.
Blaming the Disabled Is Unconservative
We need to respect the rights of people with disabilities, including disabilities that are not visible.
NR and Woodstock
I was expecting something snide, but to my surprise, Mr. Ardery wrote of a deep kinship he felt with the people in attendance.
The Elusive ‘Dartmouth University’
The Dartmouth College case has stood for 200 years as a restraint on government interference with nonprofits and is cited in cases such as Citizens United.
The New ‘New Socialism’
The socialist Left allows itself the Calvinball privilege of changing the rules of the game as often as it wants — and it still keeps losing.