Shockingly, she doesn’t sound at all like the doltish snowbilly Christhumper so many — including many on the “sophisticated” right — desperately want her to sound like. Instead, she sounds like what she is: an effective voice for championing the message of smaller government, fiscal responsibility, and American exceptionalism. And yes, she’s not for everyone. But to my cynical ear, I must say she sounds remarkably earnest and forthright, a

At least, let’s hope: Hours after adjourning a week early and punting on tax cuts and appropriations bills, House Democratic leaders offered a broad defense of their agenda, framing their accomplishments as historic while casting Republicans as obstructionists not worthy of the public trust. Speaking in a studio in the Capitol Visitors Center, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Democratic

Yes they can! The Obama administration isn’t satisfied giving the American people several big things we don’t want — the stimulus package, expanded bailouts, Obamacare — but it is also hitting us with a multitude of bothersome regulations. Perhaps most annoying of all is Washington’s attempt to redesign home appliances. Just weeks after taking office, the president announced an accelerated process to create stringent new energy efficiency standards for nearly

Yes they can! The Obama administration isn’t satisfied giving the American people several big things we don’t want — the stimulus package, expanded bailouts, Obamacare — but it is also hitting us with a multitude of bothersome regulations. Perhaps most annoying of all is Washington’s attempt to redesign home appliances. Just weeks after taking office, the president announced an accelerated process to create stringent new energy efficiency standards for nearly

The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Ryan Radia debates NPR types. On NPR.