Readers of the Wall Street Journal learned this week that JLF President John Hood is a “conservative scholar.” That’s how John Fund described Hood in an article about the late Jesse Helms’ political impact. Hood put that conservative scholarship to use for National Review Online this week; he analyzed this year’s gubernatorial races for the online publication. Policy Analyst and Research Editor Jon Sanders used his national forum at TownHall.com to critique the bizarre story of Durham Democratic activists charged with criminal activity connected to satanic rituals.