No, according to Larry Diamond, whose paper on Arab democracy is worth reading in full. Here’s an...
Year: 2010
A professor in my History department, known colloquially as “the department anarchist”, and I spent an afternoon...
Well, that’s the headline they gave my post saying about the same thing over at David Frum’s...
In a just world, this would have been a smash hit:
While I do think that the success or failure of healthcare reform rests squarely on the shoulders...
Those looking to confirm their view that everything is, in fact, going to pot should read this...
I’m a firm believer in the Second Amendment and all, but what the hell has that got...
When did we become a nation of scaredy-cats?
The chilling biography of an American high schooler turned Somali insurgent.
I’m fairly annoyed by the brouhaha that has erupted over President Obama’s deeply inaccurate attack on the...
Old legislators’ homes? Election by lot? Repealing the 17th amendment? Is there an “all of the above”...
A lot will be written about J.D. Salinger’s death, much of it on the subject of The...
I have a confession to make. I did not watch the President’s speech last night. No, after...
This piece by Jared Diamond provides a fantastic amount of insight into why Haiti is so much...
“What the heck is Yahoo? Is it one of those computer things? Is that like Twittering?” –...
For fans of the subdued, WASP-y novelist, Vulture has a nice remembrance:
Over at the Liberty Papers, Quincy offers a distinctive take on Obama’s attack on the Citizens United...
One problem with conservatism today is that conservatives are living in a past in which tax cuts...
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.
Blogger and Jeopardy contestant.
