When Conservatives Immigration Wrong

So this just happened: View post on imgur.com Yes, that is Bryan Fischer. No, I did not respond. Not much I can think of to change a view like that. Bryan is a widely known social conservative and national radio show host of AFA/AFR. Social conservatives, allegedly, value the preservation of social institutions. Immigration is … Read more

Lessons from the 2013 Cuccinelli Race

Exit Polling Analysis for 2013 VA Governor’s Race Summary For Republicans, a focus on the economy, Obamacare, positive messaging, strong fundraising, a strong campaign and avoidance of extremist labels seems to be a good move forward. The unmarried demographic, in particular females, also require careful attention. Other parties have major lessons to be learned here … Read more

The Left-Science Complex Continues

This article discusses the fact that big science and big government are still in a negative relationship. I have written extensively on the fact that science is poorly practiced in a number of ways. Problems include the fact that science research is largely government funded which creates economic, moral and accuracy hazards and it also … Read more

Why Cuccinelli Can Win Virginia

This article will discuss the realistic possibility of Cuccinelli winning the VA governor’s race and exactly how that could happen. For I while there I thought this wasn’t a race at all. Cuccinelli was in the 30%s of vote share at one time and I was beginning to see online targeted ads from McCauliffe. Usually … Read more

Why Campaign Messaging May Soon Matter Even More

This article will argue that messaging may become more relevant in politics over time and soon. Get Out the Vote: How to Increase Voter Turnout by Gerber et al is a well written and known book in campaign work. Among many bits of great knowledge the book contains is the fact that statistical work shows that messaging … Read more

Politico: Eureka! Tea partiers know science

Source – Politico – Tal Kopan – 10/17/13 A finding in a study on the relationship between science literacy and political ideology surprised the Yale professor behind it: Tea party members know more science than non-tea partiers. Yale law professor Dan Kahan posted on his blog this week that he analyzed the responses of more than … Read more

Defining Conservative Economics

This article will define conservative economics. Conservative economics is the same as free market economics, which is also called capitalism or free enterprise. Fiscal conservatism is one example of economic conservatism, but fiscal or budgetary policy comprises only a portion of a government’s ability to manipulate the economy. Conservative economics refers to both fiscal conservatism … Read more

Rush Limbaugh, Others Say Hillary Clinton, Democrats Use Racism, Voter Fraud

I have written on racism in the democratic party and voter fraud in US elections before. Now Limbaugh is backing me up. This article criticizes Limbaugh for accusing Hillary Clinton and the rest of the Democratic party of using racism and voter fraud to help win elections. Rush says opposition to voter ID laws is … Read more

Rand Paul Demonstrates Modern Conservative Unity is Possible

Rand Paul recently introduced a bill to cut billions of dollars of foreign aid to Egypt. His actions are exemplary of what might be ideologically described as libertarian conservatism and what might be historically described as post-neoconservatism because they certainly represent where the Republican party and conservatives in general will start heading. The reason this … Read more

Top 3 Worst Facebook Political Equivications

Sometimes people say things during a political conversation and my brain explodes. “Does not compute does not compute…!” Then I realize, wait, the reason someone thinks, for example, that oil subsidies are a conservative idea, is because of a simple misconception. A fallacy of equivocation. Here are my top 3 political false equivocations for the … Read more