Gingrich Gets An "A" From Niall Ferguson
[Guest post by Simon van Zuylen-Wood] I get that self-avowed “neo-imperialist” historian Niall Ferguson relishes his gig as academia’s most celebrated colonial nostalgic/conservative reactionary. But this is too much: READ MORE >>
Could the New EPA Regulations Spur Economic Growth?
Yesterday the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a set of long-anticipated regulations on the amount of mercury, arsenic (who knew?) and other acid gasses that coal and oil companies will be permitted to emit. Several big power plants, along with their Republican boosters, are up in arms about the ‘job-killing’ standards, though they have four years to figure out how to comply with them. READ MORE >>
The Original Tea Partier
[Guest post by Simon van Zuylen-Wood] READ MORE >>
The Nutty Professor
If you’ve watched a recent GOP debate, you may have felt like you were, willingly or not, sitting through a class with Professor Newt Gingrich. Indeed, before Gingrich was a politician, he was an academic, albeit a not terribly successful one: In 1978, he was denied tenure at West Georgia College (the stated reason was that he had failed to publish any work). READ MORE >>
Would Extending Unemployment Benefits Increase Unemployment?
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Angels in the Backfield: Can Tebow's Faith Explain His Success?
Tim Tebow, better known in some circles as God’s son, last night led the Denver Broncos to an improbable and crushing last-minute victory over the New York Jets. In trying to reckon with Tebow’s improbable 4-1 record this season, there are two salient factors to consider. One, he runs far better than he throws—normally an impediment to success at the quarterback position (his completion percentage is at a historically low, NFL-worst 44.8 percent). READ MORE >>
Mississippi Has A New Voter ID Law. Does Voter Fraud Exist?
Lost amidst the streaming confetti that followed Tuesday’s big liberal victories in Mississippi and Ohio were two potentially disastrous voter referendum results. One was Ohio’s decision to “block” the American Care Act’s individual mandate, which my esteemed colleague explicated in great detail earlier this week. READ MORE >>
Why Jon Huntsman's New Hampshire Performance Matters
[Guest post by Simon van Zuylen-Wood] READ MORE >>
Herman Cain Wants To Take a Lie-Detector Test. Would It Work?
The polygraph test: last resort of the accused and desperate. In 2009, cocktail waitress Rachel Uchitel told two tabloids she’d take a lie-detector test to disprove charges she had an affair with Tiger Woods. Earlier this year, Lindsay Lohan offered prosecutors the same deal after she pinched a $2500 necklace. READ MORE >>
