Not that I read Ann Coulter on a regular basis, but I did come across the intro to one of her recent columns: However the Duke lacrosse rape case turns out, one lesson that absolutely will not be learned is this: You can severely reduce your chances of having a false accusation of rape leveled against...

This post at The American Scene is worthwhile food for thought (as are most posts at The American Scene, which should be read more often). In a stark contrast to the Fred Barnes piece from yesterday, Ross Douthat argues that McCain’s efforts to find a middle ground on immigration can sink his...

Fred Barnes on why House Republicans cannot stand in the way of comprehensive immigration reform. Barnes argues blocking everything but more enforcement would be disasterous for the GOP.

It’s true.

As Josh noted last week, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh (D) met with Hoosier Bloggers in Indianapolis for lunch and an hour-long Q&A session (my roundup of reactions is here). As Senator Bayh himself remarked, it’s no secret that he’s making all the right moves for a Presidential run. It’s...

Two months ago, the blogosphere piled on Borders bookstores for refusing to carry an issue of the small magazine Free Inquiry, which published the infamous cartoons of Mohammed. At the time, Virginia Postrel wondered: Borders is doing Free Inquiry a favor any month it stocks the dinky title. Tiny magazines...

A couple of my good friends are Indy 500 princesses this year. Each year one is selected as the Indy 500 Queen, who gets the honor of kissing the race’s winner. But with Danica Patrick in the race again, the Indianapolis Star asks a good question: what happens if she wins?

This week the Utah Supreme Court upheld the bigamy conviction of a polygamist but split over whether Lawrence v. Texas reaches beyond consensual sex between same-sex couples. The dissent, penned by Chief Justice Christine Durham, found that the bigamy laws unconstitutionally burden the “free exercise...

You’ve been zinged by Joe Carter. Actually, I think you got off easy.

This Fox News headline made me bust out laughing: “Al Gore’s Global Warming Movie: Could It Destroy Our Economy?”