Matthew Continetti
Right vs. Write
An Honest Conservative Take on Income Inequality
The Koch Brothers' Self-Exposé
Sanity Vs. Insanity At The Weekly Standard
I recently cited Andrew Ferguson's great review, in the Weekly Standard, which notes how, in order to vilify President Obama as an extremist, conservatives have begun to sing the praises of the once-reviled Bill Clinton. Ferguson writes: READ MORE >>
Did Palin Hurt McCain?
The Weekly Standard's Matthew Continetti, author of "The Persecution of Sarah Palin," takes to the Washington Post to expose the "myth" that Sarah Palin cost John McCain the election: READ MORE >>
Health Care And Public Opinion
The Republican line continues to be that the Affordable Care Act is wildly unpopular and Americans are dying to repeal it. (See Matthew Continetti's Weekly Standard editorial for a good sample of said agitprop.) The reality, while hardly encouraging for liberals, is still a lot better than that. The law may not be popular, but most of its provisions are. READ MORE >>
Zombies! Run For Your Lives!
The Day In Epistemic Closure
Economic Growth And The Democrats
Matthew Continetti at the Weekly Standard argues that faster economic growth won't help the Democrats' political fortunes: READ MORE >>
Why We Can't Reduce The Deficit
I hope the deficit reduction commission works, but I've been highly skeptical of its success, because the Republican Party remains firmly in the grip of supply-side dogma. Here's Newt Gingrich the other day: America needs to know that Republicans say ‘yes’ to balancing the budget by growing the economy and reducing spending, not by raising or creating new taxes. READ MORE >>
