James Taranto If you're a Republican in New York or another big city, you may be anxious or even terrified at the prospect that Rick Santorum, the supposedly unelectable social conservative, may win the GOP presidential nomination. Jeffrey Bell would...

There’s no disputing that. At the link below, the Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto takes a look at some specific criticism that’s been prominently directed at Rick Santorum. After reading Taranto’s well reasoned arguments, it’s hard to conclude...

Fox News' Sean Hannity defended the duo on the February 16 edition of his show, claiming that people will "never accept their apology ... everybody's gotta be perfect." During a panel discussion on Hannity about the comments, The Wall Street Journal's...

Here's a part of my retort: Any politician who regards the adult use of contraceptives as a matter under his purview cannot lay claim to the limited government label, nor can he credibly invoke a tradition rooted in the pursuit of happiness. James...

It's a solid piece of analysis. But by combining feminism, irrationality and two women, Jennifer Rubin and Conor (with one N) Friedersdorf, I fear he may have opened himself up to charges of sexism. This column has tended to agree with the conventional...

We don’t have to limit ourselves to checking claims about unemployment and Medicare! Like this recent attempt, that bit of tongue-in-cheek checking didn’t go over so well when it was published and aired back in 2009. The Wall Street Journal’s James...