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Benjamin Domenech is a research fellow for The Heartland Institute and managing editor of Health Care News, as well as editor in chief of The City, an academic journal on politics and culture.

Ben previously served as speechwriter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, and as chief speechwriter for U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas. An editor of multiple New York Times bestsellers, Domenech co-founded Redstate, a prominent site described by National Journal as the most widely-read conservative blog on Capitol Hill. He co-hosts an award-winning daily center-right podcast, Coffee & Markets.

Ben also edits a popular daily email newsletter - a combination of news aggregation and analysis called The Transom.


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Re: Paul Ryan and The American Ideal

Ben Domenech

Thanks for all the kind words, everyone.

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Re: A Punch In The Nose

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Paul L: This is exactly the point I would've raised with him, if given the chance.

In the end, Murphy's solution is far too simple.

Paul L.: The unspoken premise of Murphy's stance is that young people and Latinos can't wait to vote for the GOP, and the party's stance on gay marriage and immigration is the only thing stopping them. What evidence is there that young and Latinos voters want to change parties at all or that they will do so if Republicans just switch their positions on those two issues? · 9 minutes ago

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Re: Ben Domenech on The Blaze

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Thank you for listening! Yes, coffeeandmarkets.com is the best destination for it, and you can of course subscribe to the iTunes feed.

The production crew on the show is excellent and I too am impressed by the quality of the network.

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Re: Ben Domenech on The Blaze

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Yes, I am the man in the Gray Suit.

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Re: No, President Obama is Not a Pro-Life President

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Mollie Hemingway, Ed.: Gosh, I don't know, Ben -- since birth control went from low availability 60 years ago to unbelievable access, subsidies, etc. now, we should see an abortion rate that went from very high in 1940 to almost non-existent in 2010. Right? So what are the numbers?

Wait, they skyrocketed during that time period and currently are above a million a year? That can't be right. · 1 minute ago

That's unpossible.

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Re: The Death of Newsweek and the Next Conservative Magazine

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flownover: Thank God for Transom, that's how I like it. In the morning, before I read any blogs, about three click thrus. And cheap. Thanks for that. · 54 minutes ago

Edited 42 minutes ago

Thank you! I will continue to do my best with my little staff of one.

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Re: The Death of Newsweek and the Next Conservative Magazine

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I appreciate the thoughts in this thread and several of the suggestions. But you simply can't compare what I'm talking about with magazines like Touchstone, City Journal, Claremont Review, etc. as high quality as they are (despite the fact that I've written for some of them). I am expressing a desire for something that is larger than just the niche publications and intellectual journals. Newsweek and The New Yorker have circulation and readership above a million people each issue. The Atlantic and The Week are roughly a half million. Time has 3.3 million. Touchstone has 14,000.

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Re: The Death of Newsweek and the Next Conservative Magazine

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Mickerbob: I have been a subscriber to The Week since its inception.  While I believe the Editors' beliefs may shift to the left, (at least according the two short paragraphs written by its Editor in Chief, William Falk), it is my favorite magazine.  The magazine is a "readers' digest" of sorts with contributions from nearly every form of media, including websites, foreign newspapers and personal favorites, National Review and The American Spectator.  Over the years I have probably sold more than a dozen subscriptions.  I think this may be the closest to the wish of Mr. Domenech. · 10 minutes ago

I would agree with this for the most part, but the leftward tilt of The Week and their lack of original content hampers their ability to fulfill this mission. What's more, it's one of the few places which has dramatically increased circulation in the past few years, which shows there's an appetite for this type of aggregation.

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Re: Romney's Overly Optimistic Tax Plan

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DocJay:  On a side note, I've given away more in time, write offs, and services than I've ever made in my lifetime.  None of this charity has ever been tax deductible.  As far as I know, my generation of physicians will be the last to engage in this behavior beyond those who do medical missionary work.   · 1 minute ago

Well, the government will force you to do it. But then, that's not charity!

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Re: Sunday Afternoon Cocktail: The Aged Manhattan

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Bassett and Wilson: I am Headed to charleston this winter any other bar/restaurant suggestions? Thanks. · 32 minutes ago

McCrady's, Fig, Slightly North of Broad, Alluette's, High Cotton, Gin Joint.

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Re: The Case for Romney-Ryan

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Paul A. Rahe: Choosing Ryan would be a declaration of war, and audacity is the road to victory. If Romney does not offer a firm, clear, principled alternative, he will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. · 52 minutes ago

I like this comment to the fullest extent of like.

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Re: The Case for Romney-Ryan

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@ConservativeWanderer: Ryan is term-limited from the Budget Committee, and Way and Means won't open up til Camp steps down.

Moving to Scott Garrett (next in line on Budget) is not a significant step down in ideology. He's a lifetime ACU and Club for Growth 100 percenter. And as Vice President, Ryan would take on a significant role in shaping policy on both sides of Capitol Hill.

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Re: Romneyshambles

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Finally, someone who detests the Olympics even more than I do.

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Re: Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson: George W. Bush

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All class.

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Re: Republicans for Bigger Government

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Hang On: I don't understand the contradiction. You're saying on the one hand that there is no vast increase in revenues as claimed [The vast numbers NCSL quotes in the WSJ have never materialized for states which attempted to collect, because in practice it's just a shift: local retailers lose out on income, lowering their income tax burden and mitigating the increased sales tax revenue. ], yet you're also saying this is a ploy to have a vastly increased revenue stream [But that’s not what this push is about – instead, it’s about future Democratic administrations which will have, in effect, the ability to create a vast new revenue stream to continue the grow of the size of government.]. Huh? · 44 minutes ago

Because no state that has passed an Amazon tax thus far has done the next step - the iTunes Tax. At that point, the revenue flows.

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Re: The Case For Pawlenty

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Pawlenty is fine, but he lost me when he cut off the mullet.

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