Author: danps

The House rejection of the bailout on Monday was also a rejection of incompetent officials and questionable lawmaking processes.  And even if the worst nightmares threatened on us come to pass as a result we will, believe...

The crisis on Wall Street has demonstrated that conservatism has not a single idea remaining.  No one attempted an ideological explanation or way forward, and those who tried to frame it in partisan terms just looked...

Republicans and their surrogates have made a great show of concern over elitism on the left, but the overwhelming evidence points to hostility on the right for democratic institutions and processes. For more on pruning back...

The legacy of the contemporary Republican party is that of a corrosive pessimism about the government’s ability to work.  Its primary inspiration is still on the scene but doesn’t get the credit he deserves. For...

Lawlessness is typically associated with Molotov cocktail-throwing anarchists, but a far more threatening variety has been methodically implemented at the top levels of our government For more on pruning back executive power see...