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A Classical Liberal View of the Iraq War—Part 2

Mike D'Virgilio makes some good points in his comment on my post outlining "A Classic...

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A Classical Liberal View of the Iraq War

Citing public opinion polls and Congress's vote to require a timetable for the United Stat...

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The Greatness of British Film Comedy

If you ever doubt the power of popular culture to affect events, just consider Britain's m...

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A Picture of Hatred

An interesting article from the Associated Press indicates what was going on in the VT kil...

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Gun Control Contributes to Chances of Mass Murder

An editorial in today's New York Sun nicely outlines the way in which bans on gun possessi...

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Dungy Supports Freedom Regarding Concept of Marriage

It ought to be perfectly normal for a person to state their support for the traditional id...

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Liberalism and Statism

Here's another installment in our continuing effort to clarify the misnamed political alig...

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What Think Ye of HBO’s “Rome”?

Currently on National Review Online, Gerald J. Russello points out that the alternative to...

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Reservations About Rudy

Our friend Hunter Baker has written a very insightful piece on current politics for the ex...

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Amazing “Amazing Grace”

An early scene in Amazing Grace establishes the film's themes in a way that is more subtle...

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A Free Ride Is Not Enough: Obama

A very good article by Jon Friedman at Marketwatch points out that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL...

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The Great Hate

At the RedState blog, Hunter Baker provides a very good summary of what the Great Hate dir...

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Giuliani’s Social Conservative Credentials

The attention to former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani's stances on social issues has been i...

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“Supernatural” Debate About Religion

  Last Thursday night's episode of the CW drama Supernatural included some inter...

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Is Rudy a Conservative?

In a very interesting City Journal article, Steven Malanga argues that "Yes, Rudy Gui...

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NC Bar Charges Nifong with Ethics Violations

The North Carolina Bar has filed charges against Durham District Attorney Thomas Nifong. T...

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Nifong Drops Rape Charges Against Falsely Accused Duke Students

As you may have heard in the news, District Attorney Michael Nifong has dropped the rape c...

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A Wish for the Day

May you have a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year!For some inte...

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A Brutal Christmas Album

If you've read my article on Christmas music below, you probably noticed that the Omnicult...

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The Inestimable Larry Miller

Larry Miller is one of the funniest comedians around. Rather like a younger Bob Newhart bu...

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Thanksgiving Day

May you have a blessed Thanksgiving Day, and please take time to consider the great blessi...

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Liberals and Statists

Here are some thoughts in our continuing discussion of political nomenclature, in which we...

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“Prime Suspect” Ends

The PBS/BBC police procedural series Prime Suspect premiered in 1991 and began the still-c...

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Milton Friedman

I have just heard that the economist Milton Friedman died this morning at the age of 94. D...

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Classical Liberalism, Abortion, Gay Marriage

Abortion and homosexual marriage appear on the surface to be very difficult areas for clas...

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More on Classical Liberalism

In my article yesterday in National Review Online, and in subsequent discussions here, I h...

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Defining Classical Liberalism

In our comments section, Jim Faas asks for some more detail about what classical liberalis...

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U.S. Political Culture: Big Loss for Classical Liberalism

Tuesday's elections were, as widely expected, a solid thrashing for the Republican Party. ...

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U.S. Media’s Election Coverage—Biased, Sure, But Why?

It's Election Day, as you've probably heard, incessantly. The race for control of the U.S....

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Paul Hollander on the Persistence of Ideology

I've been out of town again for the past couple of days, this time unexpectedly without in...

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NBC’s “Friday Night Lights”—A Must-Watch

I'll be very interested in seeing how the new NBC show Friday Night Lights (Tuesdays, 8 p....

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The Wanderer. . . .

We're going to be out of the office for a few days, until Monday, and posting may be a bit...

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Possible Prez Candidate Appears in Online Video Game

  Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (D) yesterday appeared in a popular on-line v...