Author: John Tabin
By John Tabin • 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 John Tabin • 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 John Tabin • 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 John Tabin • 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 John Tabin • 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 John Tabin • 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...