| Sep 12, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyTexas Governor Rick Perry had a busy summer. In July, he told reporters he felt “called” to run for president. In August, he hosted “The Response,” a prayer rally that drew thousands of people to a Houston stadium. By September, he had thrown...
| | Economy / BusinessIn a country with a functional political system, Rick Perry’s presidential candidacy would be laughed out of the room. I mean, really. This is the 21st century, right? It’s the information age. Is it reasonable to take seriously a candidate who...
| Aug 22, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyTim Pawlenty, erstwhile governor of Minnesota, gave up his bid for the presidency after finishing third in Iowa’s Ames Straw Poll, shocking the vast majority of Americans who didn’t know he was running. I don’t know whether it was a wise move or not,...
| Jul 4, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyMy feeling continues to grow that somewhere deep in the psyche of the American people there is a screw loose. We entered the 21st century as the most powerful nation on earth. There was nobody second. We had our problems, certainly, but we also had a budget surplus, a...
| Jun 20, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyI recently wrote a column suggesting that my “lamestream media” colleagues give Michele Bachmann more love. As the most Republican of the Republican candidates, she deserved more attention, I said. They took me seriously. In the recent New Hampshire GOP...
