Warning: There are some middlin’ spoilers for the game LA Noire that follow. There is also a question about the societal costs and benefits of putting people in prison for crimes they didn’t commit...
This is week four of the bookclub. We just read chapters 21 – 28, Eddard IV through Eddard V. At this point in the book things are growing more and more foreboding. Eddard arrives...
Brandon Watson and Kyle Cupp both explore possible solutions to the “paradox of fiction”: We human beings read, watch, and listen to a lot of fiction. We know that it is fiction. But we...
I’ve been thinking about bottom-up liberalism and pity-charity liberalism a lot lately, and the whole mess of ideas that swirl around between the two. Essentially, Mike Konczal thinks that growth plus safety nets is...
Commenter Barry got me to thinking — We’ve all heard that the Constitution is not a suicide pact. It’s strange to me, however, that this phrase when used in political debate actually means precisely...
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on Are Republicans Waking Up?Boebert or MTG. on Are Republicans Waking Up?We will know by the 20th. Johnson is out as speaker if this happens. Johnson is out if it does not h…
on Are Republicans Waking Up?So I googled: "does the speaker of the house have to be a member of congress" And the answer came up… on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024"President Musk" and "President Elon" are both trending on Twitter. Adam Kinzinger referred to "Pres…
on Are Republicans Waking Up?It'd be interesting to see who the GOP tries to scrape up to be Speaker if Johnson gets the boot. on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024Who wants to read a Nancy Mace thread talking about the bill? If your answer is "not me, just give m…
on Are Republicans Waking Up?So what happens? Johnson brings the CR, including some Democratic priorities, to the floor and passe… on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024A temper tantrum? Ha ha! How very low status of him! Back in the 90's, Clinton tried to pull the who… on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024He threw a fit because it was a compromise deal that included Dem priorities and because it didn't i… on Are Republicans Waking Up?On the part of Republican political actors? Probably. But on the part of our resident writers? No I…
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Moving Picture of a Handy Man Around the House
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Somebody is Always Taking the Joy out of Life
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