Sometimes it takes an Average Joe to plumb the political scene for a little common sense. Enter Samuel Joe Wurzelbacher. During a campaign stop in Ohio, Senator Obama encountered Joe, who asked the Senator whether the Obama-Biden tax plan would raise his taxes if he bought the plumbing business where he currently worked. Senator Obama [...]

Way back when McCain was ahead in the polls — all of one month ago — an 11-year old Colorado boy was suspended from his public school for refusing to take off a shirt on which he had written, ‘Obama is a terrorist’s best friend’. This story keeps getting better and better. Apparently, the boy [...]

This past summer, we are sad to write, three conservative icons passed away: Jesse Helms, a former five-term Senator from North Carolina, whose opposition to rigid ideology could best be summarized by his nickname, “Senator No”; Tony Snow, a former White House Press Secretary to President George W. Bush and capable conservative commentator; and Aleksandr [...]

While campaigning for the votes of Pennsylvanians, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) made a rather tasteless comment about the state’s struggling Americans. He said, ” So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, and they cling to guns, or religion, or antipathy toward people who aren’t like them…” Basically, non-Ivy League educated, non-rich, and non-enlightened [...]

In late February, we expressed gratitude for Gov. Romney’s (R-MA) decision to withdraw from the race and work toward party unity; we also predicted that post-partisanship, if it were to happen, would come from the Right. These predictions have proved entirely correct. The Democratic Party is hastening its degeneration along race and gender divisions with [...]

In January 2008, Bobby Jindal ‘91.5 was formally inaugurated as Louisiana’s youngest, and first non-white Governor since the Reconstruction era. Although Jindal faces many daunting challenges (cleaning up the state’s politics and shores), his website (www.BobbyJindal.com) has a few interesting statistics that show he’ll certainly have help along the way. Since the beginning of his [...]

Last month, two students went to the Registrar’s office to change their race and gender. Their reasoning: race and gender are nothing more than social constructs. The Spectator is pleased that the Registrar did not grant their request, recommending, instead, that the students go to court with their complaint.

For organizing a concerted grassroots movement against Iranian tyrant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. At a recent protest, students forced Ahmadinejad to cut short his speech amidst shouts of “Death to the dictator.” The students’ complaints include Iran’s crackdown on democracy and civil liberties, failed economic policies, and hard-line propaganda campaign against the West.

For defending manliness in the Janus Forum discussion “Gender, Tradition, and the American Dream.” Mansfield proved once again that all it takes is a small dose of common sense to provoke the wrath of feminism.

For holding free, open, and contested presidential elections monitored by international observers. If the move toward democracy continues, Yemen will provide the Islamic world with a model of freedom and human rights.