W. James Antle III

Before the Supreme Court handed down its Obamacare decision, Matt Lewis asked if a reversal would enhance George W. Bush’s conservative legacy. He wrote of Bush’s appointment of John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Court, “For this reason alone,…

“In our view, the entire Act before us is invalid in its entirety.” So wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy, a key swing vote on the Supreme Court, of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Yet Kennedy’s view did not prevail…

Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision, Mitt Romney said, “Our mission is clear: if we want to get rid of Obamacare, we have get rid of President Obama.” While he said he agreed with the dissenters on the constitutional question,…

There has been some counterintuitive analysis suggesting John Roberts is an evil genius and today’s health care ruling is a hidden conservative victory. Here’s one example from Jay Cost on the right: First, the Roberts Court put real limits on…

The House has passed a motion finding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for failing to hand over documents related to Operation Fast and Furious. The Obama administration recently asserted executive privilege over the documents. The final vote was 255…

Here is the full list of the 17 Democrats who voted for the contempt resolution: Jason Altmire,John Barrow, Dan Boren, Leonard Boswell, Ben Chandler, Mark Critz, Joe Donnelly, Kathy Hochul, Ron Kind, Larry Kissell, Jim Matheson, Mike McIntryre, Bill Owens,…

Before the health care ruling absorbs all the oxygen, let’s take a look at Quinnipiac’s latest polling. In three crucial swing states — Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida — President Obama’s edict amnestying young illegal immigrants makes voters less likely to…

This LZ Granderson piece should have appeared in the Onion, but instead it ran on CNN’s website. He actually compares efforts to get to the bottom of Operation Fast and Furious to the public’s desire to know about the “pregnancies…

David Bass’ post yesterday on the David Blankenhorn/Maggie Gallagher business reminded me that I had wanted to respond to a comment on my own blog entry: No law can force people to raise their kids, or be a responsible, engaged…

The conventional wisdom about the Tea Party has swung like a pendulum with each election result this year. Today’s primary between Orrin Hatch, a six-term Republican senator from Utah, and conservative challenger Dan Liljenquist is the latest test. Liljenquist narrowly…