John Derbyshire is one of my favorite opinion journalists. He’s grumpy and pessimistic, but his grumpiness and pessimism sync up with mine a lot of the time. He’s also wicked smart and a hell of a writer. On page 2 of his November diary entry on the National Review site, he answers Randall Parker, who … Read more
Are you watching? Mona Charen (who still pulls off girlishly cute when she stays away from her old-lady hairdo) has broken a lot of it down here. So far we have an unambiguously centrist economic team, including one member who has recently written a column espousing tax cuts as economic catalysts. Obama’s Secretary of State … Read more
I give thanks for my beautiful family. I give thanks for my friends. I give thanks for my continued career success. I am blessed beyond measure. Being Bo in 2008 is a good gig. I’m also thankful that, here in the heart of hopelessly backward-ass flyover country, my kids aren’t subjected to insufferable malcontents who … Read more