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In Memoriam, Stompin' Tom Connors

The author of Canada's true national anthem.

Boy Named Jihad Wears 9/11 Bomb Shirt to School

Today's entry in the category: "The French have assimilation problems that make America's issues look benign."

Why Won't I Tell the 'Truth' About the Bilderberg Meetings?

I'm flying this AM out of Winnipeg after a speech at the university there.

Let's Dam Manitoba

Greetings from Manitoba, the Saudi Arabia of untapped hydroelectric potential.

Frum-Shrum is Back!

A new Frum-Shrum is now available. David and Bob discuss the politics of Italy, the sequestration cuts to the military (and how it will affect Virginia’s upcoming gubernatorial race), who is to blame for the sequestration, and how we should deal with the deficit and deficit reduction right now.

How Did Chavez's Socialism Treat Venezuela?

Friend of the blog Tom Doran writes in:

Rand Paul Does the Filibuster Thing

Update 2:58 PM: Senator Paul has handed off the floor to Mike Lee.

Tennessee Wants to Punish Vanderbilt for a Nondiscrimination Policy

A bill going through the Tennessee legislature would take away the right for Vanderbilt University police to make arrests.



The reason? The Tennessee Family Action Council, an Evangelical Christian group says that the University’s nondiscrimination policy discriminates against religious Christians.



How? Because the policy forces campus sanctioned Christian organizations to allow gay people to join them. The state pulling the University’s police force would be a kind of sanction against Vande...

2012 Was Much Bigger Than Mitt

Last week, David gave a talk at the UK Policy Exchange, a British think tank. The topic centered on why Mitt Romney lost the election and why the GOP is likely to see the similar election results for the forseeable future.

Donald Trump is the Future of Conservatism?

Peter Wehner with some deserved righteous indignation over at Commentary: