Last week’s nightmare being over (6/14 — likely the second of the 4 worst weeks I’m able to drop), here’s how I see the games this week. Cincy over Miami (Cincy at home. Do they have any pride?) – X Dallas over Jacksonville (can Kitna and the running game pull it out?) – X Washington over Detroit (McNabb will play; but Detroit could upset here) – X Kansas City over

Just because it’s nice to hear someone else striking these notes every once in a while: We’ve always known that the term “liberal,” in modern parlance, is an oxymoron. Today’s liberals are the exact opposite of the classical liberals of yesteryear, who actually believed in limited government and free markets. Liberals have been seducing Americans out of their liberties for decades with false promises of security. Prior to President Obama,

Well, I guess it beats anonymously trolling conservative sites all weekend, eh? (thanks to Geoff; also, related: most transparent administration EVER!)

“Michelle Rhee and Adrian Fenty on what they learned while pushing to reform D.C.’s failing public schools.” Sobering, sobering stuff. What should a conservative / classical liberal movement who takes its governing power seriously look like? Well, aside from cutting spending, rolling back regulations, and removing the tax burden that threatens to throttle the economy, the new class of House members and Senators should work to break the power lock

Some of the movies I’ve set aside to watch over the next two days: The Beyond Halloween (original) Halloween (Rob Zombie remake) The Exorcist (new blu-ray cut) Beyond the Door The Omen The Omen II The Omen III The Strangers Vacancy Abby Triangle Bird with the Crystal Plumage 2000 Maniacs Wrong Turn Wrong Turn II Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things Dawn of the Dead (original) The Devil’s Chair You?

A case for more aggressive spending cuts, and the potential pitfalls of the GOP “pledge”. Bill Wilson, Americans for Limited Government: So far, however, House Republicans have only promised to cut discretionary spending to 2008 levels, citing $100 billion in instant savings. Let’s assume for a moment they manage to get that done, get it through the Senate, and get Obama to sign a budget with those savings. If that’s

You do have to give John B. Judis credit for his TNR article “Four Myths About the Tea Parties (and why liberals are too dismissive of the movement).” The four myths he choses are genuine myths that have traction on the Left, to wit: 1. The Tea Party is not a movement. 2. The Tea Party is a fascist movement. 3. The Tea Party is racist. 4. The Tea Party

Thomas Sowell: For all its sweeping and scary provisions, ObamaCare is not nearly as important as the way it was passed. If legislation can become laws passed without either the public or the Congress knowing what is in those laws, then the fundamental principle of a free, self-governing people is completely undermined. Imagine. It matters how you get there… The very reason for holding hearings on pending legislation, listening to

Shelby Steele: How is it that Barack Obama could step into the presidency with an air of inevitability and then, in less than two years, find himself unwelcome at the campaign rallies of many of his fellow Democrats? The first answer is well-known: His policymaking has been grandiose, thoughtless and bullying. His health-care bill was ambitious to the point of destructiveness and, finally, so chaotic that today no citizen knows

For your consideration: Reason TV dramatizes attacks between Jefferson and Adams during the 1800 election. (thanks to dicentra, via Jonah G)