Jesse Helms
Romney Cribs from the GOP’s Willie Horton Playbook
A Radical New Ploy to Destroy Roe v. Wade—Which Just Might Work
2011 has been a banner year for abortion opponents. Thus far, 87 state laws restricting abortion have been enacted, the most in any year since Roe v. Wade and more than double the previous high. But one rogue wing of the pro-life movement sees no reason to celebrate: the budding “personhood movement,” which wants to turn abortion into homicide by methodically amending state constitutions to define conception as the beginning of a person’s life. READ MORE >>
The Interventionist
Burr Is Cold
Is Toomey Too Looney?
Harry Enten marvels at the possibility that Pat Toomey could win a Senate election in Pennsylvania: Toomey ranked more conservative than 97.9% of all United States legislators since 1995. He had a more conservative voting record than J.D Hayworth, Jim DeMint, and was about as conservative as Jesse Helms. Only Tom Coburn and Tom Tancredo scored further to the right. READ MORE >>
Dixie Shtick
There can be no beginning without an ending. Everyone seems to agree that Barack Obama's victory marks a new chapter in American political history. What is not so obvious is that it ends not just one era, but two. READ MORE >>
Comment Of The Day: White-washing Helms
On The Plank, Jonathan Chait chides conservatives for trying to white-wash the civil-rights record of the late Jesse Helms. CommenterDawnCandace adds a bit of fire to Chait's fury: READ MORE >>
Jesse Helms, Civil Rights Visionary
The New York Times obituary of Jesse Helms had the temerity to note that he "opposed civil rights." National Review's John Miller objects: He "opposed civil rights"? Uh, no. He opposed a particular vision of them. READ MORE >>
