Wesleyan’s Tin Ear

By Mytheos Holt February 28, 2012

Today, I discovered that my alma mater, Wesleyan University, is handing an honorary degree to someone very deserving:  Our other honorary degree recipients at Commencement are also in the Wesleyan family: ...

In Defense of Liberal Bias

By Mytheos Holt November 9, 2011

This past weekend, I had the fortune of being able to attend a conference at Yale on the legacy of William F. Buckley Jr and his seminal work God and ...

Philadelphia Eagles Build “Bird Friendly” Wind Turbines

By Mytheos Holt November 18, 2010

CBS Sports reports the following: The Philadelphia Eagles are going even greener. The team said Thursday it will add wind turbines, solar panels and a co-generation plant at Lincoln Financial Field over ...

Wesleyan Faculty Endorse Affirmative Action

By Mytheos Holt November 13, 2010

Well, this is awkward. In the wake of an affirmative-action bake sale hosted by the campus conservative club, the Wesleyan University admissions office swore up and down that the school doesn’t ...

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ATR Pledge Becoming an Issue in Kasich Administration

By Mytheos Holt November 9, 2010

Last month, I spoke to Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist about the fine print in his “Taxpayer Protection Pledge” and whether John Kasich, at that time the Republican ...

Conservative Students Can Be Activists, Too

By Mytheos Holt November 9, 2010

The Student Free Press Association has an interesting story about my alma mater, Wesleyan University, where apparently the conservative student groups have started trying to get their own corner in ...

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Breaking: Pat Quinn Projected to Win Illinois Governorship by CNN

By Mytheos Holt November 4, 2010

Story here. This means that I got at least one prediction wrong on Illinois, and it’s not a good feeling in this case. Fortunately, the other race where I may ...

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Breaking from Illinois: Pat Quinn’s Lead Grows in IL Gov. Race

By Mytheos Holt November 4, 2010

Looks like we called this one wrong, folks. According to My Stateline, incumbent Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has pulled out an almost 19,000 vote lead over Bill Brady. If Quinn ...

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Ohio Morning After Election Results

By Mytheos Holt November 3, 2010

Gubernatorial Race Congratulations, Governor-elect John Kasich. Senatorial Race Congratulations, Senator-elect Rob Portman. House Races Congratulations, newly elected Reps. Bob Gibbs, Bill Johnson, Jim Renacci, Steve Chabot and Steve Stivers.

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Dold Wins in IL-10

By Mytheos Holt November 3, 2010

That’s all but one race called in Illinois’s House races, and as of now, this blog looks to have a clean sweep. Moreover, Dold squeaked out by almost precisely the ...