Quote of the Day
This, from Aziz Poonwalla, sums up the problem with Talk Radio Dogmatism, the Cult of the Image of Reagan, and Talking Heads Conservatism in one sentence, especially the words I bolded: Movement status, especially...
Daily Archive: March 25, 2009
rap battle
Stephen Colbert’s rap was pretty funny, but the clips of Michael Steele that his video editing team put together is priceless…
random
The concept of describing alcoholics as either “on” or “off” the wagon is one I have trouble wrapping my brain around. To me, I imagine being “on the wagon” with some friends knocking back...
The View from my Wife’s Lens
[Chris] The View from Your Window today at Sullivan’s digs is a photo my lovely wife took on our honeymoon. We stayed in a well constructed wood hut. The very cool owners had...
A Critique of the System, or: A Fool and his Money….
I think what many mainstream defenders of Geithner or the rescue plan don’t realize is that critics of the plan are not always merely partisan hacks out with a political agenda. Some of us...
Conservative De-Nihilism
There’s something remarkably self-absorbed and, well, amusing, about someone who either never heard of a website or, in the alternative, never actually visited the site claiming to understand what that site’s demise demonstrates. The only thing...
Extricating Oneself From a Buzz-Saw
On further review, I’m persuaded that I overstated the argument that localism requires globalism. Says the pro-free trade James Joyner: While they of course retain distinct local flavors, it’s amazing how similar the major metropolitan areas...
