Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy

The Hottest Republican Congressional Primary Race in the Country

Rachel Alexander — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:41:14 +0000

Which Republican incumbent, David Schweikert or Ben Quayle, has a better chance at winning in Arizona's newly redistricted CD6?

The fiscal watchdog organization Club for Growth is calling the Congressional primary race in Arizona’s newly redistricted CD6 the most watched Republican congressional primary race in the country. Due to Arizona gaining a new House [...]

A Game of Inges

Aaron Goldstein — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:40:27 +0000

Brandon Inge, who has spent the entirety of his career in Detroit before coming to Oakland this year is enjoying a much deserved rejuvenation. Oakland A’s third baseman Brandon Inge, who has toiled in the big leagues for a dozen seasons, just had the week of his life. In a five game stretch, [...]

President Obama says that same-sex marriage is way cool.

Dan Miller — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:17:27 +0000

On May 9th, President Obama came out in favor of same-sex marriage; sort of. Acknowledging that it's a matter of fairness that remains up to the states, he was planning to get around to it if and when convenient.

There is already excessive Federal involvement [...]

Is The President Being Honest About The “Student Loan Crisis?”

Austin Hill — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:19:08 +0000

Financing an education is not so much the issue, as is the stark reality that the cost of tuition consistently goes up, even when the prices of other things decline. The cost of enrolling lower income students is often balanced on the backs of middle class students and parents. Is President Obama right about a looming [...]

If The Old Media Were Still Relevant

J. J. Jackson — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:15:38 +0000

As much as the old media was ready and willing to run with the story about Mitt Romney to show how evil and vile he is, they have not been so quick to divulge Obama’s previous brush with being a bully himself. With Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, now all but assured the GOP’s [...]

Does the Gay Agenda Trump the American Agenda?

Kevin Jackson — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:09:16 +0000

I evolved. All on my own. I didn’t need the government to evolve me.

I believe that Obama’s evolution with respect to gay issues is based on his sexual past. Big deal. Other than pop culture curiosity, I don’t think most conservatives care about Obama’s sexual past, present, or future. But we do care [...]

Saving Europe

Bruce Walker — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:02:30 +0000

Reducing nations to much smaller size and abolishing the EU would reduce whole layers of government. Can Europe be saved? The question is rather like: can the world be saved? The problems of Europe are largely the problems of the world. The recent series of elections in Europe brings home the dreadful crisis which the mother continent of the [...]

May Lament: The Agonizing Pains of Growth and the Lingering Pains of Sin

John Harris — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:58:15 +0000

May is one of the most beautiful months of the year. But the one negative is the students who try to fix their grades at the last minute. I think May must be my favorite month. Having lived and worked in and around schools virtually all of my life—but always wishing, faintly or acutely, that [...]

To our Discomfort Obama has Evolved

David Lawrence — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:52:06 +0000

Give me a president who can get things done rather than force large conflicts into small cans. Give me Mitt Romney.

Obama has evolved. He has evolved to an awful state. I like most gays I’ve met but I am sickened by their behavior regardless if they have no control over it. If a man had [...]

The Effects of my Article, “Tennis and Politics,” on my Father

David Lawrence — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:17:34 +0000

Dialoguing with my liberal Dad. My article, “Tennis and Politics,” about playing tennis with Ben Gitlow, the son of the founder of the American Communist Party, appeared in American Thinker, 4/30/2012. While I have published dozens of articles in conservative journals, I never told my dad, who is 88, retired and enjoying a life [...]