Roger Kimball

The IRS: Sadists Who Were Trying to Be Nice

Monday, February 8th, 2010 - by Roger Kimball

A modest proposal to end our long-form 1040 nightmare.
(And check out "Obama: 'never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity," also from Roger.)

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Why Is Sarah Palin Smiling?

Sunday, February 7th, 2010 - by Roger Kimball

When will the left-wing commentariat notice that the winds of opinion have changed decisively against them?

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Objectivism and Its Discontents

Saturday, February 6th, 2010 - by Roger Kimball

Roger Kimball on Ayn Rand, Whittaker Chambers, and Theodore Dalrymple.
(And click here to watch Mark Hemingway's interview with Rand biographer Jennifer Burns at PJTV.)

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A New Contract with America

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 - by Roger Kimball

“It’ll never happen,” you say? But then, Scott Brown was unknown to much of the country at the start of year, as well.

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How Stupid Do They Think We Are?

Sunday, January 24th, 2010 - by Roger Kimball

No wonder Scott Brown is going to Washington.

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Obama Gets It Right

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 - by Roger Kimball

The Massachusetts Senate race really was a referendum on the president's agenda. (See also Ron Radosh: "The Lessons of the Brown Victory: Will Obama Learn Them?")

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Can Scott Brown Pull It Off in Massachusetts?

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 - by Roger Kimball

The fact that it is impossible to say should have Martha Coakley very worried.

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Self-Surrender at the Met: A Chapter from the Annals of Dhimmitude

Monday, January 11th, 2010 - by Roger Kimball

Suffering from a case of "jihad jitters," the Metropolitan Museum of Art pulls images of Mohammed from its Islamic collection.

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Obama’s Broken C-SPAN Promise: A ‘Read My Lips’ Moment?

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 - by Roger Kimball

The only thing “transparent” about this administration is its dishonesty,

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Thoughts on the Right to Offend

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 - by Roger Kimball

Freedom of expression can only thrive in a free society in which the right to offend is cherished.

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