Alabama Policy Institute Dinner features Fred Barnes, Kellyanne Conway and Stephen Moore
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., November 11, 2010 – The conservative outcome of the midterm elections was a reigning topic of the Alabama Policy Institute’s Annual Dinner, which took place at the Cahaba Grand Conference center. Established in 1989, the API is “a non-partisan,...
Election Day thoughts – oh, the insane diversions!
Yesterday, S.E. Cupp published a humorous list of this election season’s bright spots, blunders and oddities. As the hours count down to the moment that everything is said and done at the polls, I think I might be able to expand her list slightly. Alabama is playing a...
Femininity in the Public Sphere
“Women are the last line of defense.” - Fire From the Heartland film trailer The following is a letter to Christian conservative women on the subject of the Bible and women in state government. Dear Sisters in Christ, As I write on this chilly October morning, the...
Interview with Michelle Rhee
Amanda Read's conversation with Michelle Rhee about American education. Since she announced her resignation from D.C. Schools and started her own website, Chancellor Michelle Rhee has been inundated with e-mails. In the midst of it all, she graciously offered to...
Coons vs. O’Donnell: Does questioning evolution violate U.S. Constitution?
The First Amendment commotion that appeared during the Widener Law School debate between Coons and O'Donnell was initiated by a bogus premise. Once again, the question of evolution was brought up in the race between the Senate candidates of Delaware, Chris Coons and...
Michelle Rhee vs. Teachers’ Unions
The resignation of D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee puts a spotlight on political tensions surrounding America's public school system. Washington, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee resigned earlier this week in the midst of increasing political tension over...
Fox News’ 14th Anniversary: A Reminder of Media Change
It's been fourteen years since the launching of "the most powerful name in news." How has media in general changed within that time? Fourteen years ago, I witnessed the beginnings of the Fox News channel as a six year old. I called the O’Reilly Report the "Oh Really?...
Maher’s Monkey Business: Academic Travesty and ‘Religulous’ Obsession with O’Donnell
As science is increasingly politicized in the Delaware senate race, viewers have to wonder – what is a Darwinian skeptic, and is it safe to have one in Congress? Last week, Bill Maher didn’t unearth an archived youthful indiscretion to make Christine O’Donnell the...
O’Donnell and Maher and Coons – Oh My!
Christine O’Donnell began dominating headlines after she surprisingly cinched the Republican nomination in the Delaware senate race. Citizens nationwide are asking, "Who is Christine O’Donnell?" If you want to see a track record of the lady who is the second youngest...
Does Atheism Poison Everything?
Berlinski vs. Hitchens: An agnostic secular Jew and an atheist debate the implications of a purely secular society. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Sept. 7, David Berlinski and Christopher Hitchens met for a debate in Birmingham, Alabama. Hosted by the Fixed Point Foundation,...
Bad science and its moral pretensions: The case of James J. Lee
A disturbing aspect of James J. Lee's case is that his quest was logical according to respected -- albeit false -- premises. This month began with a scare at Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. Armed with a gun and explosives, environmental extremist...
Glenn Beck: Insane or Inspired?
Glenn Beck has caught the attention of the American people because he has shattered a glass ceiling in mainstream media. “You’re a Jehoshaphat,” a pastor told Glenn Beck before the August 28, 2010 Restoring Honor rally that drew a crowd whose quantity climbed in the...
