Tim Carney
Why Christie Is the New Giuliani
How To Decry The Victim Card While Simultaneously Playing It
Last week, Rick Perry described the national debt as a "big black cloud that hangs over America." MSNBC host Ed Schultz bizarrely characterized this as a racist metaphor for President Obama. Jon Stewart lampooned Schultz (who subsequently apologized.) See beginning at 2:14: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c READ MORE >>
My Week at the National Conservative Student Conference
Day 1 The giant, disembodied heads of Ronald Reagan and William F. Buckley glared down at me; they knew I was up to no good. It was the opening banquet of the National Conservative Student Conference, and I couldn’t even find a seat. I wandered through the crowd at the Hyatt Regency: flags, blue mood lighting, white tablecloths, white people, and bowties. Lots of bowties. READ MORE >>
The Kochs And The Marketplace Of Ideas
The Libertarian Purge
Brink Lindsey and Will Wilkinson are the two most prominent "liberaltarians" -- libertarians who believe they have more in common with liberals than conservatives. Both have just announced their departure from the libertarian Cato Institute. READ MORE >>
