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When Did Glenn Beck Become a Megalomaniac?
Tweet Share on Facebook August 31, 2010 Comment (28)As the reactions to last weekend’s “Restoring Honor” rally pile up, pro and con, I’m reminded of the first time I was actually exposed to the guy--in this January 2007 Washington Post interview profile by David Segal.
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Why the Size of the Stimulus May Not Matter
Tweet Share on Facebook August 27, 2010 Comment (9)No sooner do I praise him than David Brooks goes and writes something boneheaded.
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Ideology Provides Few Answers on the Economy
Tweet Share on Facebook August 24, 2010 Comment (7)In his New York Times column today, David Brooks argues that we all need to think more like David Brooks: that is, less rigidly, more self-critically, and with a healthy dose of epistemic humility.
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Blame the Recession for the Deficit, Not Democrats
Tweet Share on Facebook August 23, 2010 Comment (15)At this point, if you’re a Democrat, you might as well throw up your hands, weep, and pray for a better 2012. The “spending spree” charge has stuck to you, and there’s simply nothing you’re going to be able to do about it between now and November.
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Voters Prefer Deficit Reduction Rhetoric to Action
Tweet Share on Facebook August 17, 2010 Comment (4)It’s been a recurring contention of mine that voter anxiety about out-of-control spending is paper-thin, and that Republicans would be well-advised not to over-interpret a big win in November and should prepare to meet fierce resistance to serious entitlement reform.
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A Balanced Budget Amendment Is Still a Stupid Idea
Tweet Share on Facebook August 10, 2010 Comment (14)The headline in The Hill newspaper—“Republicans see balanced budget amendment as potent campaign weapon"—may tell us everything we need to know about the apparent resurgence of this well-intentioned, but deeply misguided, idea.
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Gilbert Arenas’s Gun Case Not Exactly a Slam Dunk
Tweet Share on Facebook August 4, 2010 Comment (3)My friend and former editor Daniel Wattenberg is back to his roots in the latest Reason magazine with a long and well-considered analysis of the Gilbert Arenas affair.
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Vacillating Voters Lean GOP? They'll Like Obama Again in 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook August 3, 2010 Comment (5)Ross Douthat wonders if Republicans have learned the right lessons from losing in 2006 and 2008 and from the prospect of winning big in 2010.
I think the more interesting question is what, if anything, voters themselves have learned or concluded. Look at voting patterns over the last 20 years, with their regular oscillation between left and right. It's a muddle, at best.
Scott Galupo
Scott Galupo is a Washington-based freelance writer. He formerly worked for House Republican Leader John Boehner, and was a staff writer for The Washington Times.
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