Sardonic Ex Curia

November 6, 2014

A Word for Discretion - Matthew Schmitz, First Things

Punished for Advertising Business Without a License? - Ilya Shapiro, Cato

A Huge Loss for Obamacare - Jeffrey Anderson, The Weekly Standard

The Midterms and Social Conservatives - Brandon McGinley, First Things

The Importance of Sound Money - Mark Vander Maas, Acton

Social Liberal Hubris - Pete Spiliakos, First Things

Antiabortion Protesters Sue UC Professor - Eugene Volokh, Volokh

Something Wicked is a Great Book - Bradley Birzer, The Imaginative Conservative

Mike Lee's Plan to Fix Congress - Sen. Mike Lee, The Federalist

Constitutional Crisis and Complex Strategy - Carl Eric Scott, N.R.O.

Republicans Seize Control of State Capitols - Josh Siegel, The Daily Signal

Technocracy v. The Great Books - Peter Lawler, The Federalist

Rand Paul's Return to Foreign Policy Realism - James Poulos, The Federalist

Not Sentiment, Prejudice, or Tradition - Francis J. Beckwith, The Public Discourse

Bigger Government, Better Government? - Ben Riggs, Intercollegiate Review

Scholar-Athlete Charade - Walter Williams, Human Events

American Founding's Radical and Conservative Roots - Charles Kesler, The Federalist

Post-Election Propaganda Begins - Donald Devine, The Federalist

Debunking Obama-Era Myths - David Harsanyi, The Federalist

Why the Decline of Violent Crime? - Heather Mac Donald, The Daily Signal

The Hunt for an Ebola Vaccine - Paul Howard, City Journal

Takeaways from the GOP Triumph - Mark Hemingway, TWS

Ralph Ellison and the Melting Pot - Carl Eric Scott, NRO

Conscience and Reality - Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing

Voter Fraud and Voter I.D. - Thomas Sowell, Human Events

Religious Freedom and Gay Marriage - Ben Riggs, Intercollegiate Review

No Bishop Will Die for Religious Liberty - Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Obamacare Predicted to be "Winning Issue" - Jennifer Kerns, The Daily Signal

In Praise of Midterms - John O. McGinnis, Liberty Law Blog

Exploded into Being - George Weigel, First Things

The Pope and the Problem of Punishment - Aaron Taylor, First Things

Remove the Pro-Life Movement from Politics - Bradley J. Birzer, The Imaginative Conservative

Two Auto Companies Fined $100 Million - Nicolas Loris, The Daily Signal

WV Elects First Female Senator - Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist

Cotton Defeats Pryor - Michael Warren, The Weekly Standard

The Truth of Complementarity - Doug Mainwaring, The Public Discourse

Atheist and a Faith-Ful Film? - Randall Smith, Aleteia

Economics of Fixed-Rate Mortgages - Todd Zywicki, Volokh

A Time for Choosing, What? - Angelo Codevilla, Liberty Law Blog

Liberal Bias Corrupting Science - Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Choosing a Responsible President - Corbin & Parks, The Federalist

Prosecuting with Dynamite - Michael S. Greve, Liberty Law Blog

"Aid in Dying" As Political Language - Kevin C. Walsh, Mirror of Justice

Dormant Commerce Clause and Exclusive Commerce Power - Mike Rappaport, Liberty Law Blog

Dunham Family Values - Rod Dreher, American Conservative

The America Today Murals - Maureen Mullarkey, First Things

Academic Freedom...and the State - Daniel Kuebler, The Public Discourse

An Indictment of Crony Capitalism - James Pethokoukis, AEI

Competence and Ideology - Peter Augustine Lawler, N.R.O.

Liberal Cities and Less Affordable Housing - Ilya Somin, Volokh

Taking Offense and Seeking Truth - Pete Jerman, The Imaginative Conservative

Trustafarians Want to Tell You How to Live - Joel Kotkin, New Geography

Catholic Capitulation on Marriage - R.R. Reno, First Things

The Soul of Madness - Stephen Jonathan Rummelsburg, The Imaginative Conservative

Democracts Retreat into Fantasy - David Harsanyi, The Federalist

The Subiaco Sensibility - Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing

Liberal Job Policies, Women, and Minorities - Matt Mayer, The Federalist

Teaching More Poor Kids to Read - Joy Pullman, The Federalist

French v. American Revolution - Isaac Woodward, Intercollegiate Review

Redefining "Public Interest" - Ian Adams, City Journal

The Dark Side of Russian State Media - Dorin Methfessel, The Daily Signal

Celebrate Consumer Surplus - John O. McGinnis, Liberty Law Blog

Davy Crockett's Election Advice - Rebecca Burgess, AEI

Obama on Stay-at-Home Moms - John McCormack, The Weekly Standard

Remembering the Real Halloween - Russell Kirk, The Imaginative Conservative

A Few Words on 'Gainful Employment' - Neal McCluskey, Cato

Ebola, Political Ignorance, and the Undead - Ilya Somin, Washington Post

Tolkien's Vision of Just War - Richards & Witt, The Imaginative Conservative

Upsetting the Bush Lied, People Died Narrative - Kim Holmes, The Daily Signal

Trigger Warnings? - Gabriella Morrongiello, The Daily Signal

Liberty and the Environment - Ron Bailey, The New Atlantis