The Outstater
On the Democrats’ Weirdity AMERICAN VOTERS have figured out that today’s Democrat Party is odd, its liberal wing palpably so, even visibly. David Harsanyi of the Washington Examiner argues that is the lesson of Biden’s election loss: “Yearning for a government that upholds law and order is a normal inclination for any citizen. Attacking people who demand the law be Read the full article…
The Outstater
Will We Take Back our Colleges? The Stanford Review: “What is the most important problem in the world right now?” Stanford President Jonathan Levin: “There’s no answer to that question. There are too many important problems to give you a single answer.” The Stanford Review: “That is an application question that we have to answer to apply Read the full article…
Franke: An Evening with a Congressman
by Mark Franke What questions would you ask a newly elected Congressman if you and a few close friends have a long evening of his undivided attention? My monthly Socratic discussion group faced just this challenge recently as Third District Congressman Marlin Stutzman, an occasional participant in our group, met with us to discuss our Read the full article…
Bouchie: The Biden Family Pardon
by Tanner Bouchie On Dec. 1, 2024, President Joe Biden granted his son, Hunter Biden (“Hunter”), a full and unconditional pardon “for those offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 1, 2024, including but not limited Read the full article…
The Outstater
The Fatuity that College Football Has Become “The three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, football for the alumni and parking for the faculty.” — the late Chancellor Clark Kerr of the University of California CONFINED TO MY RECLINER with a sore foot, I spent a recent Saturday — the entire Read the full article…
Schansberg: Let’s Limit Early Voting
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. One year ago, I wrote an essay called “I, Pothole” — about the surprising challenges in fixing potholes. It was written in the style of a classic article by Leonard Read called “I, Pencil”. Read describes the complexity of making something as simple as a mass-produced pencil. The reader contemplates the Read the full article…
