Quin Hillyer

Jennifer Rubin does a nice take-down here of the increasingly despicable Colin Powell, who smeared his former party on Meet the Press by accusing Republicans of a “dark vein of intolerance.” Thus says the first black Chairman of the Joint…

At CFIF, I further outline Colin Powell’s falsehoods and praise a thoughtful approach (and defense of Tea Partiers) by Artur Davis. Davis wasn’t specifically describing Powell, but could have been, when he wrote that “The shortest distance in modern politics…

A very nice tribute from NR’s Rich Lowry to his father, who died yesterday. Rich is one of the world’s true good guys. Condolences to him and his family; may his father know God’s love forevermore.

Short answer: almost, but not entirely. And it can be won back. I explain why, at the University of Mobile’s Center for Leadership. Some of the good signs:   Moreover, much of the news on the legal fight for religious freedom…

In light of the latest from the most despicable mayor in the country, I hereby propose a law of general, neutral applicability. To wit: For all billionaires whose last names begin with the letter “B,” painkillers shall be limited to…

Uh, Mr. Obama…. no. Just no. Never. Not from any legal gun owners, wherever they may be — which information, by the way, absent a felony on their records, is none of your business whatsoever. We do not abide tyrants…

There are lots of steps required for conservatives to regain the political upper hand, but here’s the first: Exempt defense from sequestration. At CFIF, I explain that it’s both good policy and good politics. On policy, while making clear that…

When I argued here that the House should pass a bill exempting defense from the coming sequester, I didn’t have space to fully explain how that will help conservatives cut spending. Here’s how: Right now, there is a bit of a…

As is frequently the case, Jeff Lord and I disagree again, mightily, on political strategy and tactics, even though both of us are solidly conservative. (That’s an important point, by the way: Differing tactical senses do not necessarily mean different…

Last time I really fulminated about the respective Halls of Fame in baseball and football, I argued that Andre Dawson deserved to be in the baseball one and that Ricky Jackson deserved to be in the football one. Both were…