The Messianic Promises of Public Health Care

By the Editors

As absurd as many of its specific grievances may be, one can excuse the American public for many of the misgivings it expressed about the Democrats’ health plans this summer. Read more

A Harvard Lexicon

September 7, 2009

September 7, 2009

High Standards for Harvard Republicans

By Colin J. Motley

Every Republican undergoes an identity crisis upon arriving at Harvard. Read more

Desperately Seeking Sonia

Imminence is eminence

By William S. Jeffrey

On July 15, the third day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearings on the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States, the Second Circuit judge fielded questions from Oklahoma Republican senator Tom Coburn on her opinion as to the existence of a right to personal self defense Read more

A Conservative Defense of Liberal Arts

Only certain courses dispel ‘the illusion of knowledge’

By Brian J. Bolduc

Thomas Sowell ’58 remembers his worst class in college. Read more

The Slackers Will Always Be There

But they need not be rewarded

By Mary Anne Marks

Someone at the front of the spacious auditorium hushes the surging sea of children, parents, and teachers. Read more

Climate Compromise

Conservatives should promote a carbon tax over cap and trade

By Peyton R. Miller

Thanks to the summer’s furor over ObamaCare, the recent attempt by Democrats to limit carbon emissions by way of the Waxman-Markey climate bill has received little attention. Read more

The Common Good Redefined

Pope Benedict’s latest encyclical critiques political wisdom

By Gregory A. DiBella

Pope Benedict XVI’s most recent encyclical, Caritas in veritate, demonstrates that Catholic social principles characterize conservatism as both a welcome ally and, at times, a prominent objector in the pursuit of the common good. Read more

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