Content about Glenn Reynolds

06.22.10

At NewsBusters, Lachlan Markay points out how differently our news media reacted to criticism of President Bush and Donald Rumsfeld by military officers, compared to the media's reaction to the McChrystal episode. To be sure, no two incidents are precisely parallel. On the whole, though, Glenn Reynolds' summary appears fair:

06.21.10

The Law of Supply and Demand Strikes the Law Business

Actually, it struck a while ago. But now it is affecting law schools in ways that have become embarrassingly transparent:

One day next month every student at Loyola Law School Los Angeles will awake to a higher grade point average.

But it's not because they are all working harder.

The school is retroactively inflating its grades, tacking on 0.333 to every grade recorded in the last few years. The goal is to make its students look more attractive in a competitive job market.

06.16.10

Remind me again why Chris Christie can’t be president in 2012?

We dig the guv here at LP. And the prognostication, pro and con, about a possible 2012 candidacy is popping all over the place.

03.07.10

What Does the Federal Government Have In Common With Schlitz Beer?

Read Glenn Reynolds's latest column in the Examiner to find out. The analogy is ingenious, but the subject is a serious one: our government's loss of legitimacy in the eyes of voters. As Glenn writes, "when a great beer dies, it's sad. But when a great nation dies, it's tragic."

02.07.10

Tea Party Post Mortem

What was the significance of the Tea Party convention that wrapped up last night? I'm a big fan of the Tea Party movement but was skeptical of the convention, on the ground that anything that made the movement seem more like a third party is a mistake. With hindsight, though, I'm not sure that happened. Glenn Reynolds was in Nashville, covering the event for PJTV.

11.04.09

What It All Means

There is lots of good analysis to be found around the blogosphere. Here is a sampling:

Michael Barone -- as always, Barone has great statistics and looks at interesting trends

Fred Barnes -- looks at similarities to 1993

11.01.09

Scozzafava Endorses Owens

Vindicating all who criticized her as an unsuitable Republican nominee, Dede Scozzafava, having suspended her fading campaign yesterday, endorsed Democrat Bill Owens today.

UPDATE: Glenn Reynolds quotes Ms. Scozzafava, and comments:

03.21.09

Another Weekend, More Tea Parties

The tea party movement continues to gain steam, as anti-tax increase, anti-bailout, anti-ballooning deficit citizens turned out around the country today. Glenn Reynolds, as always, has a roundup with links and photos. I especially liked this reference to Chris Dodd at a rally in Connecticut: