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Talk radio has traditionally been a medium through which conservatives communicate.  The liberals might control the “papers of record” (the NYT and Washington Post, the left’s equivalent of Bibles) the weekly news magazines (think Time and Newsweek which all-but-official Obama propaganda mills, or more recently offer apologia for his failed policies), and Oprah.*  But conservatives continue to dominate the most democratic of all media, radio. A friend of mine recommended a radio... Read More→

The government reported Q1 GDP growth figures today at 1.8% annualized. From MarketWatch: The U.S. economy slowed markedly in the first quarter and inflation accelerated, clear evidence of the double whammy on the economy from higher gasoline prices. In its first estimate Thursday, the Commerce Department said gross domestic product rose at a 1.8% annual rate between January and March, slower than the 3.1% pace in the prior three months. Believe it or not, this was better than the predicted 1.7%. ... Read More→

The next political showdown will be one for the ages, and could very well determine the nature of American society for generations to come. President Obama and his party have gone on a federal spending binge unlike the nation has ever seen (with the exception of World War II).  Republicans, in response, are rallying around the Paul Ryan budget, which would reduce the debt by $6 trillion over 10 years and not raise taxes.  President Obama’s to Ryan’s budget is unspecific, but claims to reduce... Read More→

REMINDER! NYYRC April Meeting Thursday, April 21 · 7:00pm – 8:30pm WNRC 3 West 51st Street b/w 5th and 6th Avenue New York, NY Join us for our April Meeting with 2 Great Speakers!Guest speakers: Paul Howard, Ph.D. is a Manhattan Institute senior fellow and director of the Manhattan Institute’s Center for Medical Progress. He is the managing editor of Medical Progress Today, a web magazine devoted to chronicling the connection between private sector investment and biomedical innovation,... Read More→

Careful reading of the news this week points conclusively to a worsening economy.  A brief review is in order: April 14, 2011 — MarketWatch U.S. jobless claims surge above 400,000 The increase puts claims at their highest level since mid-February April 14, 2011 — CNBC Inflation ticks up, again “U.S. core producer prices rose slightly faster than expected in March and the increase from a year ago was the largest since August 2009, pointing to a broadening in pipeline inflation... Read More→

Bret Stephens reports in the Wall Street Journal (I quote at length): Much was made at the time of the care the demonstrators had taken to tidy up the square, but now it’s back to its usual shambolic state. Much was made, too, of how the protests were a secular triumph in which the Muslim Brotherhood was left to the sidelines. But that judgment now looks in need of major revision. …In the event, the ayes had it with a whopping 77%, despite a fevered turnout effort by “No”... Read More→

NYYRC April Meeting Thursday, April 21 · 7:00pm – 8:30pm WNRC 3 West 51st Street b/w 5th and 6th Avenue New York, NY Join us for our April Meeting with 2 Great Speakers! Guest speakers: Glenn Hubbard, Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and Columbia University Professor of Finance and Economics. He was the Council of Economic Advisors under President George W. Bush and economic advisor to Mitt Romney during his 2008 presidential campaign. He is a visiting... Read More→

Dear Joe American, I’m flummoxed by our keen opponents.  They are outflanking me on all issues!  Here I am, Speaker of the House, and I can barely get a word in!  I want your respect, your support, your votes.  What can I and my party do to defeat Obama and the Democrats in 2012? Sincerely, John Boehner Speaker of the House (and sometimes Leader of the Republicans) Dear Speaker Boehner and other Republican leaders, I sometimes wonder how the Republican Party establishment thinks.  I assume... Read More→

The New Republican Party was the name of an absolutely brilliant political speech by Ronald Reagan, delivered in 1977 to CPAC. It captures the essence of conservatism and explodes the myth of it being an rigid code. Conservatism is the antithesis of the kind of ideological fanaticism that has brought so much horror and destruction to the world. The common sense and common decency of ordinary men and women, working out their own lives in their own way — this is the heart of American conservatism... Read More→

For anybody looking to explore news outlets outside the mainstream, here is a brief list of conservative news sites that provide information you won’t hear on ABC, CBS, or NBC. National Review drudgereport.com CNSnews.com American Spectator American Thinker Media Research Center Pajamas Media Weekly Standard  Read More →