My Consider colleague Aaron Bekemeyer had a wonderful post about the filibuster. It’s really a must read. Now it turns out that My state’s very own Senator Durbin is on board the reform-the-filibuster bandwagon: Durbin spokesman Joe Shoemaker confirms to me that the Senator supports the new...

To my delight, he Church of England just voted nearly unanimously for a motion that says science and religion are compatible: “Launching the debate, a computer scientist, Dr Peter Capon of Manchester diocese, said: “We wish to refute the perception that you have to choose between science and...

Alexander McQueen hanged himself yesterday. Some thoughts: Upon reflection, to call McQueen a fashion designer would a) render “clothing” a word with virtually no definition and b) address only a sliver of what he managed to create. This guy was a pure, raging installation artist – he constructed...

No doubt you’ve heard the big news – everyone’s favorite Commander-in-Chief is headed down to A2 this May to speak at spring commencement. I thought it might be interesting to offer a conservative-libertarian’s perspective on the news. Truth is, I’m thrilled. It’s funny how little things...

The Hill is publicizing something exciting: Senate Dems Tom Harkin and Jeanne Shaheen are pushing a bill to ban the filibuster – kind of.  The bill wouldn’t exactly eliminate the filibuster, but it would rewrite the rules on how to block legislation.  Basically, there would be a diminishing threshold...

We at Consider aren’t above using the image of a woman with few or no clothes on to get people reading. It seems Sports Illustrated isn’t either: UH OH! “2010’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which includes such beauties as Israeli supermodels Bar Refaeli and Esti Ginzburg,...