THE CORNER

Can You Drop Your Pretensions Without Dropping Your G’s? An Investigation: I am a great admirer of the Christian-rap artist Father Stan Fortuna, a Franciscan priest in Father Benedict Groeschel’s band . . . Go

PLANET GORE

The UN’s Impeccably Peer-Reviewed Climate Science: The WSJ on the IPCC report: The money quote? "'But I'm quite sure that if people read the 3,000 pages, . . . Go

BENCH MEMOS

Senate Confirms Greenaway: Earlier today the Senate unanimously confirmed district court judge Joseph Greenaway to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third . . . Go

PHI BETA CONS

The Hookup Culture: Charlotte Allen's Weekly Standard cover story, though a bit alarmist and harsh in places, is one of the best articles . . . Go

CRITICAL CONDITION

New York Times Debunks the Uncompensated-Care Myth: But that's not the way they put it. The headline reads: "Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care." It's the . . . Go

THE AGENDA

Chait vs. Hennessey: Jonathan Chait has written what he describes as a post responding to Keith Hennessey on the notion that the 2000s were . . . Go

THE CAMPAIGN SPOT

Obama's Style of Governing Popularizes Conservatism Like Nothing Else: Henry Blodget: On TechTicker this morning, Gary Shilling highlighted a trend that many folks are increasingly angry about: The growing divergence . . . Go

MEDIA BLOG

The White House Echo Chamber: Edward Luce's excellent piece on the insidious influence of Emanuel, Axelrod, Gibbs and Jarrett in the Obama administration is not . . . Go

KUDLOW'S MONEY POLITIC$

The Global Debt Revolt: I’m trying hard to remain optimistic about economic recovery here in America -- and for that matter, around the world. . . . Go

DAVID CALLING

The Russian Shadow over Ukraine: Viktor Yanukovich has won the presidential election in the Ukraine, and the news will greatly please the Kremlin, whose invisible . . . Go