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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Rich McFadden of Radio America react to the first night of CNN Democratic presidential debates. They discuss the moderate candidates challenging Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on the feasibility of their left-wing agendas. They lament the structure of presidential debates and the time constraints placed on candidates. And they […]
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I grew up in St. Louis and attended Mizzou earning a BSBA Economics Cum Laude and a commission in the US Navy in 1989. I earned my Naval Aviator Wings in 1991 and flew TA-4J, F-14A, and F-16CJ. I have over 1,700 hours in tactical aircraft, 326 carrier landings (115 at night) and 76 missions over Iraq in the 90's. I separated honorably in 1998 and went to work in oil and gas exploration and production then into high tech manufacturing in Austin, and finally owned a trucking company I voluntarily … [more]
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Last night’s debate was refreshing in that it brought out some fight in the candidates. Unfortunately, the fight was born of necessity thanks to another biased, unprofessional performance from the moderators.

Republicans have endured three of these debacles so far, but the only unifying issue is that, in each case, the moderators tried to make themselves the story. Fox News — a supposed bastion of objective media — showed its sensational circus act and it has been downhill since then. Meanwhile, on the Democrat’s talking point presentation programs debates, we get to see how who can promise the most benefits and who the moderators will most want to get selfies with. To make matters worse, the Democrats have five more opportunities to roll out their agenda and polish Hillary’s crown, while we’ve got seven more of these fiascos scheduled.

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A married California attorney with a focus on transnational legal issues, whose only important work was in Baghdad, working for an Iraqi government owned bank. Somewhat useful labels include Antiochian Orthodox Christian, fusion conservative, and patriotic tenth generation American immigrant (although I came out a month and two days after the bicentennial of the last death in my family in America). Key revered figures in my pantheon include Hayek, Jonah Goldberg, Romney, Burke, Derrida… [more]
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It looks like we can organize a Milwaukee area meetup, probably somewhere South of the town, for November 8th. Jamesofengland is also my gmail address, and I hope to hear from people who might consider attending there or in the comments here. Alternatively, I’m at 202 821 3001. Also, I’m organizing debate watching parties for the […]
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