In a recent post, I noted how Idaho is “the national leader in bringing sanity to our health care system.” Some conservatives, though, appealing to the rule of law, have objected to Idaho’s efforts because they are illegal under ObamaCare. Best I can tell, though, Idaho has done nothing to violate federal law. They have…
Category: U.S. Politics
Bringing Sanity to Fallen World: Idaho Health Care Edition
Idaho appears the national leader now in bringing sanity to our health care system. Not that you would know it from the many complaints about what they are doing, as seen in the article in The New York Times: Some groups representing patients, including the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association and the lobbying…
Advise and Consent by Allen Drury
I have been aware of Allen Drury for some time because I had one of the sequels to Advise and Consent in my bookshelf–it was from my mother’s library. When I saw that National Review listed Advise and Consent as one of the best conservative novels, I decided I had to read it. Since I…
The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989 by Steven Hayward
After having already finished Hayward’s first book on Reagan (his pre-presidential years in politics), The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989 confirms that Hayward is so far the best biographer of Ronald Reagan. If you want to understand Reagan and his brand of conservatism–which along with William F. Buckley, Jr.’s were the cornerstones of…
Liberalism’s Assault on Reality
The public outcry over the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kelo v. New London at least equaled that over the more recent cases involving ObamaCare (Sebelius) and gay marriage (Obergefell). In his dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas explained the reason behind the public’s dismay: This deferential shift in phraseology enables the Court to hold, against…
Identity Politics: Who are We?
Wherever we look, identity politics seems to have taken over the political debate. Barak Obama was a master at it: Want to shut down the government and let everyone fend for themselves? That’s not who we are. Oppose health care for the needy? That’s not who we are. Shut down colleges with differing views? That’s…
Texas, Andrew White, Abortion, and the PCA
Andrew White is a Democrat running for his party’s nomination for Texas Governor. He supports Roe v. Wade and opposes any further restrictions on abortion. So far, so good. Well, you know what I mean–opposing abortion restrictions is what Democrats do. The twist, however, it that White is an elder of a Houston church that…
God’s Grace and Donald Trump: A Theory
Douglas Wilson, whose musings on Trump have been spot on from the beginning, proposed a Trump Theory on his latest Plodcast. Its premise is based on James 3:11-12: “Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs?…
Race in America: Liberalism’s Attack on Minorities and the Church
We live in a world at war. A war that has been waging since Adam defied God and abandoned Eve to Satan’s deceit to get a taste of the forbidden fruit. Unfortunately, the church too often also falls for this deceit and retreats, unable to recognize the battles lines forming around us. Race in America:…
Best of the Best – Commentators
Occasionally I’ll provide my thoughts on the best of certain things. Today I’d like to talk about political commentators. When I say political commentators, I don’t just mean talking heads on Fox News and media outlets that talk about the news of the day. I also include in the category those who can bring a…