Author: John Tabin

By Jun 08,2007

Eighth Grade Class Election

CNN hosted a Republican primary debate on Tuesday, and it veered into some strange territory when Mike Huckabee was asked to explain his views on the etiology of existence. Of...

By Jun 01,2007

Crossing the Borders and Dotting the Ayes

It’s official — Fred Thompson is planning on entering the presidential race. The USA Today report that broke this news is a bit more entertaining when read out of sequence. Paragraph 25: Some...

By May 18,2007

Will Libertarianism Survive Ron Paul?

Can libertarianism survive Ron Paul? When Paul is introduced, his 1988 Libertarian Party presidential candidacy is always a prominent part of his resume, and his presence in the Republican debates...

By May 04,2007

Hardball? More like Hard-head

Let’s play word association: Buffoon. If the first thing that popped into your head was “Chris Matthews,” you probably watched the Republican presidential debate last night. Among the questions Matthews...

By Apr 20,2007

Words Are Just As Good As Actions

For some reason, Don Imus lost his job last week for a comment that, by the standards of a guy who once called Howard Kurtz a “boner-nosed… beanie-wearing Jewboy,” was...

By Apr 06,2007

Pelosi the Peacemaker

The first quarter of 2007 is over, which means the presidential candidates are reporting their fundraising numbers. If you’re a person whose presidential ambitions had been widely-discussed by the time...