Knits and Tweeds
Todd Culbertson
November 10, 2008 1:02 PM

Do clothes make the man?

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The Palin Affect
Todd Culbertson
November 10, 2008 12:38 PM

Was Sarah Palin a plus or minus to the GOP?

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Turnout , or Turndown?
Todd Culbertson
November 07, 2008 11:07 AM

Guessperts predicted a significant increase in voter turnout on Nov 4. The hard numbers did not add up.

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Good Move
Bob Rayner
November 06, 2008 4:12 PM

President-elect Obama’s selection of Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff is encouraging. The Illinois congressman is someone who knows how Congress works, will make sure Obama doesn’t get rolled by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, and has a history of beating back the left wing of his party when it goes so far astray that it starts to scare voters. Of course he’s at least as ruthless and partisan as Karl Rove, but why mention that? Winning big entitles a president to a little partisanship.

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Three Idiots
Bart Hinkle
November 06, 2008 2:16 PM

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The Two Idiots Podcast features a different lineup this week. Editorial Page Editor Todd Culbertson, a walking encyclopedia of election knowledge, joins Robin Beres and YHS here.

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The Conscience of Conservatism
Bart Hinkle
November 05, 2008 9:30 AM

David Frum seems to be one of the few remaining grown-ups in the conservative sandbox.

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Dangerous Business
Bob Rayner
November 03, 2008 3:51 PM

Making predictions is a fool’s errand, but what the heck:

The stock market will go up no matter who wins. It’s primed for a recovery and an Obama win is already discounted. Who knows how long the rally will last. Several months, I bet. And the media will give Obama credit, even though he’s only president-elect.
I think there’s a 30 percent chance Obama wins by 5-10 percent with 330+ electoral votes
I think there’s a 45 percent chance he wins by 0-5 percent, with 275-330 electoral votes
And there’s a 20 percent chance that McCain pulls a stunning upset and wins by about 1 percent of the popular vote and with 274 to 281 electoral votes.
There’s a 5 percent chance McCain loses the popular vote narrowly but wins the Electoral College. Imagine what fun that would be.

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Let’s Hear it for Multiculturalism!
Bart Hinkle
November 03, 2008 12:01 PM

A 13-year-old girl is stoned to death in front of a crowd:

Dozens of men stoned Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow to death Monday in a stadium packed with 1,000 spectators in the southern port city of Kismaayo, Amnesty International and Somali news media reported, citing witnesses. The Islamist militia in charge of Kismaayo had accused her of adultery after she reported that three men had raped her, the rights group said.

Some values—and by “some” I mean “those of the Enlightenment”—are worth defending and, dismayingly, still need it.

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The Latest Idiocy
Bart Hinkle
October 30, 2008 1:48 PM

The latest “Two Richmond Idiots” podcast installment is here.

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Wonkery
Bart Hinkle
October 29, 2008 1:05 PM

If you’re tired of the campaign season’s partisan bickering and want to sink your teeth into some good ol’-fashioned public policy analysis (and, gee whiz, who doesn’t enjoy that??!!), you might check out eduwonk.

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