One of the Best Writers in America is Right Here In Colorado

David Harsanyi, columnist for The Denver Post, has written three recent articles that I think are superb. First, he wrote here about the increasing popularity of homeschooling in America. He pointed out that a judge in California has ruled homeschooling to be illegal, if the parents do not have teaching credentials. The judge wants the children to be "loyal to the state." Homeschoolers, of course, are often far more patriotic than children attending schools run by the state and teachers unions. They also are often doing better academically than children attending state schools.

Harsanyi then wrote this piece about "Having Tea With Thugs." That was a reference to Barack Obama's stated desire to sit down with a creep like Iran's Ahmadinejad. "Either Obama believes his awe-inspiring personality can win over theocratic bigots or, worse, that theocratic bigots are reasonable men. Hubris or clueless, it spells trouble."

The third recent piece by Harsanyi was about the possibility of Condi Rice running as John McCain's V.P. Harsanyi points out that it is pretty hard to know where Rice stands on issues. She describes herself as "mildly pro-choice" on abortion, for example. In the end, Harsanyi had a hard time figuring out how Rice, despite her inspiring personal story and impressive professional credentials, would be of much help to McCain.