January 15, 2008

Barack Obama's Race Problem: White Liberals

Barack Obama has a racial problem, but it's not what the media thinks -- it's not rednecks, older voters, or even women offended by attacks on Hillary Clinton. Obama's racial problem is white liberals.

November 27, 2007

A Quiet Defeat for Political Correctness

Maybe this is how political correctness ends; not with a bang, but with a whimper

November 14, 2007

The Strange War on Homework

American students continue to fall behind much of the rest of the world in math and science, but one of the hottest issues in American education today is the crusade to cut down on "excessive" homework

November 8, 2007

The Prayers of Clarence Thomas

Predictably, the mainstream media focused on the anger in Clarence Thomas's searing new personal memoir. But the media has largely overlooked another crucial aspect of the story: the role of prayer in Thomas's life.

November 5, 2007

Fairness Doctrine

The attempt by Senate Democrats to target Rush Limbaugh over his "phony soldiers" remark backfired badly on Harry Reid team. But it was an early indicator of the extraordinary willingness of Democratic politicians to use their power to punish the political speech of critics

October 30, 2007

I Have Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance Policies

In our era of zero-tolerance, I would surely have spent most of elementary and middle school shuttling between suspensions and expulsions, with an occasional time out for social studies.