John Rosenberg
Plausible, or Propaganda? The ‘High-Capacity Magazine’ Argument
What appears to be the gun-control crowd's most winnable argument is as irrational as the rest.
Chuck Hagel, Gay Rights, and Liberalism’s Incoherence
When Hagel promises his “commitment to their [LGBT] civil rights,” we can be sure that he has no idea whatsoever what he is actually promising, and neither does anyone else.
Shooting from the Hip: The Media’s Inaccurate Gun Reporting
Gunning for your guns. More: Illinois Democrats Move to Ban Most Modern Firearms
Teresa Sullivan: Liberalism Then and Now
The University of Virginia president used to be an articulate critic of affirmative action.
Incoherent: ‘Civil Rights’ and Modern Liberalism
The Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg finds the term increasingly malleable.
Busing Redux: Misunderstanding Brown v. Board
Diversity worship turns the landmark ruling on its head.
Marin County’s Minority Problem (Updated)
HUD busts the liberal bastion (Barbara Boxer's former district!) for insufficient minority population. (Update: Also, read Howard Nemerov at the Tatler: Marin County Shows Its True Colors)
‘No Labels’ Lacks Truth in Labeling
Any organization that purports to oppose divisive labeling that doesn’t oppose racial labeling should be treated as the fatuous laughingstock it is.
Misconstruing History, with Professor Biden
Government incentive helped build the transcontinental railroad ... but not without wasting tens of millions, enabling massive fraud, and running the Union Pacific company into the ground, ruining its shareholders.
Ground Zero Mosque? Tolerance. Confederate Flag on Private Property? Take It Down!
I wonder how many liberals who think it un-American to oppose the Ground Zero mosque are ready to support Annie Chambers Caddell.
Factchecking the NYT Ground Zero Mosque Editorial
No, there are not a bunch of Confederate monuments in the Union states, and the few there are were not erected for "graciousness and reconciliation."
The Onion, or the Post? ‘One Nation’ Article an Exercise in Parody
A Washington Post article describing the latest progressive response to the tea party movement may be the most unintentionally hysterical reporting of the year.
Stupidity, Duplicity, Hypocrisy, and Backpedaling in Virginia
A royal, stupid, unnecessary mess, involving Ken Cuccinelli, VA's new Republican attorney general.
The Logical Outcome of Illogical Non-Discrimination Policies at Universities
Schools like the University of Pennsylvania twist themselves into pretzels trying to pretend they admit students "without regard" to race or sexual preference.
ObamaCare and Being on the ‘Wrong Side of History’
Harry Reid says that his opponents are on “the wrong side of history,” but does history have sides?
Does Sexual Equality Require Preferential Treatment?
Will the movement for gay rights follow the same trajectory as racial equality — from non-discrimination to preferential treatment based on sexual persuasion?
Nobel Committee Chooses ‘Hope’ Over ‘Change’
Remember Rigoberta Menchu, 1992 Peace Prize winner, a choice also based on talk rather than actual achievement?
Frankenstein’s Monster: ObamaCare’s ‘Individual Mandate’
The full implications of requiring Americans to buy health insurance have not been sufficiently appreciated — or feared.
On ObamaCare, Beware the ‘Not Required’ Argument
Whenever a politician says nothing in his proposed legislation requires this or that, you can be pretty sure that both this and that will be crammed down the public’s throat in short order.
Obama at Portsmouth: ‘Civil Rights’ for the Sick
Obama spoke of "civil rights" and "discrimination," but his definitions of the terms were something else entirely.
‘Structural Inequality,’ ‘Barriers’ to Equality, and the (Un)teachable Moment
Obama and Gates articulate a radical view of "equality" that progresses way beyond the simple absence of racism.
Colorblind Equality: A Winning Issue for McCain?
Opposing race-based preferences could help power a McCain comeback.
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