Michelle Obama’s limitless resentment

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October 29, 2024

Michelle Obama’s limitless resentment

In his books, The True and Only Heaven and The Revolt of the Elites, historian Christopher Lasch celebrated what he called “the spiritual discipline against resentment.” Despite the fact that “the world was not made for our convenience” and that there is plenty of pain and suffering, there is also what Lasch calls “the goodness […]

Judicial appointees matter in 2024: How do we assess them?

Federal judges are not elected by voters. Our constitutional process gives the president the authority to nominate federal judges and then appoint them if the Senate consents. Yet both Republican and Democratic voters place great importance on who fills open federal judgeships. Thus, the kind of judges a presidential candidate will nominate has become a […]

The University of Michigan dug its own DEI grave

The head of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Michigan is incensed with the New York Times and with the Heritage Foundation (something that rarely happens simultaneously). The newspaper published an article making it clear that DEI has been a flop at Ann Arbor, and it cited Heritage. That was enough for Tabbye […]

Even Gavin Newsom opposes this Big Labor inflationary scheme

In a surprise move, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vetoed legislation requiring anti-competitive and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) on taxpayer-funded construction projects procured by the state. Newsom admitted mandating PLAs “could result in additional cost pressures” not accounted for in his budget. PLAs are controversial because they typically force all construction contractors on a […]

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