Monday, July 26, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:08 PM
The Boy Scouts celebrate a 100 years of
making boys better. But the ACLU, GLAAD and People for the American Way, not to mention the Democratic Party, want them "reformed" or gone. They'd be happy with either one.
Friday, July 23, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:50 PM
Even Democrats (well, some Democrats) get the concept that massive tax hikes in the middle of a recession
is not a great idea. But Obama and Geithner aren't getting the message.
Friday, July 23, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:45 PM
Virginia Senator, James Webb, writes an excellent op-ed piece on counter productive diversity programs. And, of course, he
sounds like a Republican while doing so.
Friday, July 23, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:12 PM
Charles Krauthammer points out that even if the Democrats lose big in November, they can still
cause a lot of mischief until January.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:35 PM
Nick Bunker, formerly a reporter with the Financial Times. Making Haste from Babylon:
The Mayflower Pilgrims and Their World: A New History.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:33 PM
Dennis talks to John Podhoretz about the latest smoking gun proving leftwing media bias, a group of 400 journalists known as JournoList. Here's Podhoretz's piece on the subject
in the NY Post. Fred Barnes has also written on this
in the Wall Street Journal. And, here's
the latest revelations in The Daily Caller, the internet publication that broke the story.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:35 PM
Finals are going the way of the do-do. Harvard, sadly,
is leading the charge. How are students' comprehension to be judged? No one seems to know or care.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 2:16 PM
There's a movement
to destroy the electoral college. And it may happen without anybody paying attention.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:54 PM
Who's behind
the Mosque at GZ. There are disturbing elements, to say the least. Here's an excellent piece in The Weekly Standard by the man who knows more about it than anyone else, Stephen Schwartz.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:30 PM
Dennis speaks to Robert J. Samuelson a columnist for Newsweek and the Washington Post. ObamaCare has already been tried...
and failed. His latest book, now in paperback, is
The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 12:07 PM
Dennis talks to
Carly Fiorina, the Republican candidate for Senator of California. You can help Carly
here. George Will points out that if Carly Fiorina doesn't beat Barbara Boxer, then the state has truly fallen into
the deep blue sea.
Friday, July 16, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:11 PM
Dennis uses
this John Rosemond column as the basis for the Happiness Hour. Rosemond, renown child pyschologist, dispels the myth that any child can be whatever what he wants to be. We all have obvious limitations.
Thursday, July 15, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:40 PM
Dennis talks to
Matt Ridley, widely published science journalist. His new book is
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Thursday, July 15, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:28 PM
Karl Rove writes that
his biggest mistake was not pushing GW to defend his Iraq policy. Dennis interviewed him on Monday and asked him this question which the former Bush advisor turned into this excellent column.
Thursday, July 15, 2010 | Posted by: Allen Estrin at 1:20 PM
Want to talk about luck? How about being born in N Korea? Across the 38th parallel is an entirely different world. But you're stuck in N Korea where amputations are done
without anesthesia.