A Speaker Must, Yes, Communicate
What the House of Representatives needs is less a new Speaker than a new way of speaking. From the experience of five years inside top staff levels of the House, […]
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Jay Parker, Mentor to Clarence Thomas
Several weeks ago, America lost one of the most important men of whom you’ve never heard. Without Jay Parker, it is almost certain that we would not be beneficiaries of […]
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Friday Roundup: Hillary’s Perfidy; a Paean to Peyton; and more…
Hillary Knew the Dangers of Private E-Mails…., by Shannen Coffin; Hillary Clinton, Bane of the Secret Service, by Deroy Murdock; Lies, Carly Fiorina, and Abortion, by Ross Douthat; Another President, […]
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Sunday Reflections, Sept. 27: Allies for the Lord
In today’s readings (see Track 2, here), we see the importance of welcoming allies who may not be formally aligned with us, but whose spirit is with us and with […]
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Reform Regulations… and the Bureaucracy
At National Review’s “The Corner,” I discuss a crucially important aspect of what conservative, reformist government should include: fixing the entire bureaucratic/regulatory structure. (Credit, by the way, to Jeb Bush, […]
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Boost Transparency: Support Inspectors General
At Opportunity Lives on Monday, I had this piece about how, amazingly enough, leaders of both parties in Congress are uniting to support federal Inspectors General against an attempt by […]
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Ben Carson Speaks Up
I had a 20-minute private interview with Dr. Ben Carson the other day. Here’s the report. — Quin
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Lessons for Today, from Kemp and Reagan
My latest piece for the terrific new site, Opportunity Lives, is an essay based on books on Jack Kemp and Ronald Reagan. About three years ago I adopted a rule […]
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Roundup for Sept. 25: Mourning Yogi; Questioning Climate…
We start the roundup with George Will’s tribute to the just-deceased Yogi Berra. It’s over for Yogi, but not for our memories of him. Let me add that not only […]
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Katie Russell Throws First Pitch at Wrigley Tonight
Katie Russell is a champion. Tonight, she throws out the first pitch at Wrigley Field — a huge honor. It marks the end of an odyssey in which she has […]
