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About those ‘fact checks’
If you have a sneaking suspicion that newspaper “fact checks” don’t always meet the definition of “factual,” Kelly Riddell of the Washington Times offers you some additional evidence to support…
James Taranto
American journalist (born 1966)
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Wall Street Journal columnist compares Lois Lerner, Rosemary Woods
Don’t remember Rosemary Woods? Don’t tell anyone who considers Watergate the ultimate political scandal in recent American history. Still, you might be interested in James Taranto‘s Wall Street Journal column…
Elections & Public Integrity
The IRS as an agent for limiting the freedom of association
James Taranto writes in the The Wall Street Journal about a particularly egregious case of the Internal Revenue Service targeting a conservative group for extra scrutiny. In this case, the…
Health Care
WSJ’s Taranto is not surprised that the uninsured do not like Obamacare
James Taranto explains for Wall Street Journal readers why he is not surprised to learn that a recent poll showed just 24 percent of uninsured individuals think Obamacare is a…
Education
WSJ’s Taranto tackles a logical fallacy in the public vs. private school discussion
You’ve read the column about the bad people who send their kids to private schools. Now you should read James Taranto‘s recent response in the Wall Street Journal. The biggest…
Health Care
Wall Street Journal’s Taranto applies ‘prisoner’s dilemma’ scenario to young people and ObamaCare
Perusing the work of his fellow pundits and prognosticators, James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal finds that liberal blogger Ezra Klein makes use of the “prisoner’s dilemma” argument in…
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Bush and Obama — not much different
Today’s WSJ has a letter from a writer in North Carolina who understands that there isn’t a lot of difference between the big government conservatism we endured under Bush II…
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Wall Street Journal column examines the president’s ‘helplessness’ to achieve his goals
As powerful as he is, President Obama seems to be relying awfully heavily on the “helplessness” card, notes James Taranto in the Wall Street Journal. The World’s Greatest Orator appeared…
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Wall Street Journal’s Taranto celebrates a victory over histrionics
Should Americans be concerned about “spineless pols” who “spit on the graves of Newtown victims” by refusing to approve a ban on dubiously labeled assault weapons? James Taranto of the…
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Krugman and the Treasury
Jonathan S. Tobin writes for the Commentary blog that he has reached consensus with economist Paul Krugman on one key issue. I rarely agree with New York Times columnist Paul…
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Taranto’s interesting take on Arctic sea ice predictions
View in your browser. This weekly newsletter, focused on environmental issues, highlights relevant analysis done by the John Locke Foundation and other think tanks, as well as items in the…
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A “conspiracy to steal money from taxpayers”
Here is an excellent summary of the Wisconsin madness by James Taranto.