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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Primary Season
The New York Times has a prime example of voters approaching elections the wrong way: Senator John McCain has long aroused almost unanimous opposition from the leaders of the right. Accusing him of crimes against conservative orthodoxy like voting against … Continue reading
A Voters Guide
I know everyone has been waiting anxiously for me to offer a voters guide to Utah’s presidential primary next week. Here it is. First and most importantly – go vote. Even if you have no particular interest in politics you … Continue reading
And Then There Were Two (Each)
The results of Florida’s primary have functionally whittled the Republican field to two candidates. no longer is there the possibility that Giuliani will suddenly jump back into the front runners circle. No matter what other candidates may hang around there … Continue reading
Educational Spectrum
I like the idea behind SB36 which proposes allowing home school and charter school students to participate in extracurricular activities at public schools with what appear to be some reasonable restrictions. (hat tip – Daily Herald) This bills seems to … Continue reading
Democratic Primary Done Right
Congratulations to Barack Obama – hands down the best candidate among the Democrats. This is what all the democratic contests should look like.
Nobody Seems Impressed
I chuckled as I returned to an article from early December by Paul Krugman about how: In past financial crises — the stock market crash of 1987, the aftermath of Russia’s default in 1998 — the Fed has been able … Continue reading
Let It Die
The temporary law allowing warrant-less wiretapping is set to expire on February 1st. Congress is hurriedly trying to devise an appropriate update. If you want to know how government grows, it’s by passing temporary laws and then reauthorizing them forever. … Continue reading
Downsize D.C.
KVNU had a post today about a movement to let the Protect America Act (PAA) expire. That caught my attention and led me to DownsizeDC.org. This is the kind of site that would attract any self-proclaimed Constitutionalist, Ron Paul supporter, … Continue reading
One Party State
Most people are probably not yet aware that the state legislature is in session yet and already our unbalanced government is drawing flack from both sides of the political spectrum. From the left we get complaints about a task force … Continue reading
Liberty Or Death
How many people, like me, are only familiar with little more than the final sentence of this speech by Patrick Henry? It contains very little in the way of political policy or ideas, but a very good sketch of the … Continue reading