Starve the Beast...
January 14, 2013 ·
Middle Class, Taxes, Ramesh Ponnuru
Marketing 101
July 7, 2008 ·
Yuval Levin, Ramesh Ponnuru, Blog
JOHN MCCAIN'S CAMPAIGN has begun to roll out his newly repackaged economic program, and the early headlines have been all about federal spending. "McCain Reverts to Balanced Budget Pledge," the New York Times reported, and the quote most often pulled out of McCain's remarks had to do with his "stem…
A Family-Friendly Idea for McCain
June 30, 2008 ·
Ramesh Ponnuru, Magazine
John McCain's June 3 speech in New Orleans was widely panned by his fellow Republicans, who criticized both his delivery and his timing, as it was a day dominated by Barack Obama's finally clinching the Democratic nomination. But some Republicans were heartened by the content of the speech, because…
Conservative Populism
January 28, 2008 ·
Yuval Levin, Ramesh Ponnuru, Magazine
Anxious lower middle class families are shaping up to be the crucial political constituency of this year's election. Polls show that financial security is their biggest concern. They worry about health and education costs, about retirement, and about their prospects for getting ahead. Their…
DISORIENTED
August 10, 1998 ·
Ramesh Ponnuru, Magazine, Books and Arts
Anyone who doubts that the ideal of assimilation is under siege should look at the reception of The Accidental Asian, Eric Liu's new meditation on identity. What criticism Liu has received thus far has been for his defense of assimilation -- which is proof of how far we've fallen, for Liu's defense…
DISORIENTED
August 10, 1998 ·
Ramesh Ponnuru, Magazine, Books and Arts
Anyone who doubts that the ideal of assimilation is under siege should look at the reception of The Accidental Asian, Eric Liu's new meditation on identity. What criticism Liu has received thus far has been for his defense of assimilation -- which is proof of how far we've fallen, for Liu's defense…
CLINTON REPUBLICANS
April 20, 1998 ·
Ramesh Ponnuru, Magazine
REPUBLICANS HAVE ALMOST AS MANY facile explanations for President Clinton's success as he does for the allegations against him. They credit -- i.e., blame -- his personal emotive skills, shameless dissembling, and sheer good luck. They complain about a biased press, that hoary excuse for…
IN DEFENSE OF HYPOCRISY
September 23, 1996 ·
Ramesh Ponnuru, Blog
CONSERVATIVES HAVE BEEN HAVING a lot of fun with the Dick Morris affair. And far be it from me to be a spoilsport. It's hard to top a story with toe- sucking! prostitutes! and a love -- or is it lust? -- child! (Although Roger Stone has managed to top it with a story that makes Morris's sex life…