“And just as I often fret that my hopes for a right-of-center majority lie somewhere back in the wreckage of the Bush years, I think the liberaltarians ought to worry, just a little, that their moment actually arrived in the Clinton years, and that it’s already behind them – somewhere back in the vast obscurity of the political past, where the dark fields of the republic roll on under the night.”
Erik Kain
Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the contributor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.
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on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came ForReally well written and well done. Good work DavidTC.
on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsBrief review of A Working Man: It's Stallone saying "Yeah, John Wick was pretty good... here's how *… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25The behavior of the administration reminds me how we've seen them (not) respond to sex criminals in… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Here's a link which talks about "Trump's war on Columbia University explained" It does a reasonably… on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsThinking about this some more. Back in the late 80s, Mom took us to see an off-Broadway Big River. I…
on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsOK, that sounds a lot less interesting. Perhaps even less so than actual musical theater.
on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsIf there were money in it, they'd be doing it.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25It occurs to me that, presuming the isn't bending the knee, what he might be doing is trying to pres… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Indeed.
on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsIt would be if it was like a movie theater, but it's more like a computer room (24 monitors, people…
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Indeed, and I believe that he’s right. Clinton was it (what were the so-called “New Democrats” but liberals who’d gone back to a more classical liberalism?). Scott’s post above is dead on about the stimulus bill killing any goodwill libertarians might have had for the Dems as currently constituted.Report
Damn it, I meant Mark’s. That’s what I get for trying to read a bunch of posts at once in different tabs (and not following most of you guys on your old sites til you started this one.)Report