Lessons from Right to Left:
The Rise of the Liberal Policy Machine
In the 1970s, conservatives seeking new ideas and a road back into power formed an innovative network of Washington-based think tanks that stood outside of the government but fed politicos, policy analysts, and ideas into it. Liberals have successfully copied this model and are thriving as a result.
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This is the end / My only friend, the end
Apologies to The Doors, but I’ve always loved that line. And now, finally, a time to use it. I have accepted a new job and, as part of the bargain struck, I must relinquish my regular freelance gigs. […]
TNR’s symposium on Diane Ravitch’s book on schools
It’s a pretty interesting back and forth. Kevin Carey stops being polite and starts getting real: The problem is that your distaste for faddism and naiveté can be overwhelming–you see these sins. […]
Welfare reform for hipsters
When did Baltimore turn from a haven for drug dealers into a haven for hipsters on food stamps? The two friends weren’t tabulating the cash in their wallets but what remained of the monthly allotmen. […]
No, it’s not all the fault of teachers and their unions
I’d like to second something Rod says in response to this review of Diane Ravitch’s new book on the effects of No Child Left Behind: I don’t want to defend lousy schools and bad teachers, and wo. […]
Ah, there’s the real Rielle!
I’m glad I never wrote anything about how Rielle Hunter was being a stand-up gal by saying nothing during the recent Edwards debacle. Because, hey, look: She’s talking to GQ! And doing a photo sho. […]
Tom Hanks and “The Pacific”
The first episode of HBO’s sequel to Band of Brothers, The Pacific, premiered last night. It was pretty solid, though a little slow in the offing. If it’s half as good as Band of Brothers — a mi. […]
Old people are a menace and a threat to your safety
Remember all those runaway Toyotas with unstoppable accelerators? In the 24 cases where driver age was reported or readily inferred, the drivers included those of the ages 60, 61, 63, 66, 68, 71, 72,. […]
Green Zone mini-review
One wonders just how The Paul Greengrass Experience can be improved upon. For the last half-decade — from United 93 through The Bourne Ultimatum/Supremacy– Greengrass has developed a very specific. […]
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Two cheers for the unions!
Although Sonny made the case for busting up teachers’ unions, the very same issue of the Weekly Standard describes one industry in which unions were a great force for social justice: Major League Ba. […]
The rewards of public service
Service is its own reward, a but an $800,000 salary isn’t bad either, especially if you’re the city manager for Bell, California. The LA Times reports: A local official in California earning close. […]
Sonny Bunch, union-buster
We still miss Sonny here at CF, but he does have a great article in the new Weekly Standard, about how liberal filmmakers have turned against teachers unions. You heard me right. Davis Guggenheim, the. […]
Mad Men and Mad Women
At NRO, Natasha Simons defends the right of Mad Men to be known as the best show on television. That may be a hard sell for NRO’s readership, however: Conservatives and liberals just can’t help bu. […]
Thieves at Halliburton?
Liz Cheney and Arianna Huffington recently clashed about the propriety of Halliburton’s operations in Iraq. (ICYMI, Cheney’s father was the CEO of Halliburton until he became Vice President of the. […]
Coulter: Bill Kristol must go
Last week, Bill Kristol called for Michael Steele to resign after the RNC Chairman denounced the conflict in Afghanistan as “a war of Obama’s choosing.” Now Ann Coulter is returning the favor, d. […]
Don’t call him unpatriotic
Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive, explains that he isn’t unpatriotic, he’s anti-patriotic! In Why I don’t celebrate July 4th, Rothschild explains, My heart does not beat faster at t. […]
The father of Shia politics
Lee Smith examines the life and death of Sayyid Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, the Lebanese cleric often described as the inspiration for Hezbollah. But it’s a little more complicated than that: During. […]
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April 19, 2010
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