Giddy from the GOP takeover of the House and enormous gains in state assemblies and governorships? Excited that classical liberalism seems to be sweeping the nation like a freedom plague? Ecstatic that Lindsey Graham and John McCain seem old or feeble or feckless or confused? Well, that was all me. Pony up. **** update: Thanks to those several of you who’ve contributed this month. I’m still quite far off my

At least, that’s what the AP and CAIR — which has filed suit to block the newly-passed state constitutional amendment — would have you believe: An Oklahoma Muslim filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday to block a state constitutional amendment overwhelmingly approved by voters that would prohibit state courts from considering international law or Islamic law when deciding cases. The measure, which got 70% of the vote in Tuesday’s election,

And no, it doesn’t involve putting on a sweater and learning to accept that we just ain’t that special as a country. Kevin Warsh, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, writing in the WSJ: After a cyclical boost early this year, the current state of the U.S. economy is unimpressive: modest growth, high levels of unemployment, stagnant wages, low levels of consumer and business sentiment,

Baby steps: Auto makers and car dealers, emboldened by rising profits and a more business-friendly Congress, say they will fight the Obama administration’s proposal to boost average new-car fuel economy to as much as 62 miles a gallon by 2025. The auto makers’ main trade group accused regulators in documents filed last week of understating the costs by billions of dollars and suggested the industry might go to court over

Tea party conservatives, libertarians, independents, Reagan Democrats — all drawn to the classical liberal message of smaller government, less bureaucracy, cuts in spending and onerous regulation, and the protection of individual liberties — won’t be going away now that the elections have come and gone. So in case you think we’re not watching, be advised: we most certainly are. And everything is a test. Good luck. (thanks to Winston)