Political Science

I just received a review copy of The Cure for Our Broken Political Process: How We Can Get Our Politicians to Resolve the Issues Tearing Our Country Apart by Sol Erdman and Lawrence Susskind which purports to tell us how to fix our government so that our leaders will spend less time fighting with each other and more time solving our problems. Naturally, I'm … [Read more...] about In the Bookbag: The Cure for Our Broken Political Process

One Chicago suburb has a plan to improve its budget next year: The Village of Maywood increased the liquor license fee for liquor stores from $1,875 to $10,000 to pay for additional police presence around these establishments. ... Village officials say the increase is needed "to offset police services and enforcement activities and other costs ... associated with the stores," … [Read more...] about Why Government Sucks

As an antidote to my report on Obama Derangement Syndrome, check out this terrific post by Paul Mirengoff at PowerLine. It's intended as guide for conservatives "coping with an Obama presidency," but it's also a great guide to blogging about politics and policy in a way that matters. A few highlights: Pray that President Obama achieves greatness in office. Our overriding … [Read more...] about How To Be a Political Blogger

Erick Erickson at RedState has an awesome plan for the next election: RedState is pleased to announce it is engaging in a special project: Operation Leper. We're tracking down all the people from the McCain campaign now whispering smears against Governor Palin to Carl Cameron and others. Michelle Malkin has the details. We intend to constantly remind the base about these … [Read more...] about Not Getting It: Operation Leper

I'd been meaning to post something about the foolish way Obama's opponents had been criticizing him for his work as a community organizer, but I never got around to it. Maybe now that he's won, someone will pay attention. Let's start with Rudy Giuliani's pompous, sneering performance in this video, complete with bizarrely over-acted befuddlement at what a community … [Read more...] about A Few Words About Community Organization