A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion

by Tom Quiner

A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion

by Tom Quiner

The politics of an adult

By quinersdiner | February 17, 2016

What a great human being

By quinersdiner | February 16, 2016

Handicapping the South Carolina primary

By quinersdiner | February 15, 2016

How do you predict an upcoming vote?

The conventional approach is by polling a representative sample of the electorate. However, the art and science of polling seems to be getting increasingly unreliable.

There’s another approach: talk to a bookmaker. See who people are actually betting on with real money…

A simple way to end racism: treat Blacks equally

By quinersdiner | February 15, 2016

Understanding different forms of economic thinking

By quinersdiner | February 14, 2016

Donald Trump owes George W. Bush an apology

By quinersdiner | February 14, 2016

“He lied. He got us into the war with lies.”

Thus proclaimed Donald Trump in last night’s Republican debate in South Carolina, as he joined with Democrats who claimed that, “Bush lied and people died.”

Antonin Scalia dies in his sleep

By quinersdiner | February 13, 2016

The intellectual giant of the Supreme Court is dead.

Antonin Scalia, an unabashed Catholic conservative, has vexed liberal elite with his eloquent defense of the Constitution as envisioned by our Founding Fathers. His vacancy on the court will allow President Obama an opportunity to replace him with a liberal, tipping the balance of the court for years to come…

Understanding the Bernie Sanders philosophy

By quinersdiner | February 13, 2016

New Ted Cruz ad: “It feels good to be a Clinton”

By quinersdiner | February 12, 2016

Whew … this is going to generate a lot of reaction!

A great Valentine line for great Catholic men

By quinersdiner | February 12, 2016

Electric cars are bad for the environment and taxpayers

By quinersdiner | February 12, 2016

Should the federal government take your tax money and give it to someone else if they buy an electric car?

It’s a stupid idea if your goal is to help the environment, as Bjorn Lomborg proves above.

The “vast leftwing conspiracy” targeting Hillary Rodham Clinton

By quinersdiner | February 12, 2016

Have you noticed how Clintonian Democrats like to couch contrarian conservative thinking as something that is illegal?

They make Fidel Castro proud.

Al Gore famously characterized George W. Bush’s tax plan as a “scheme.” The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a scheme as “a clever and often dishonest plan to do or get something,” in the context in which Gore used the word.

Only a liberal like Al Gore would consider the tax cuts promoted by Bush as being “dishonest,” especially since the “scheme” called for letting people keep more of their own money…