On this, Freddie and I are in complete agreement. Consider this an open thread.
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 Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024So his essay wasn't about improving things for others but was a selfish act for his own benefit? Do… on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024Yeah, we are in epistemic divorce.
on Embassies, Attacks, and IranWait, is the argument that embassies are somehow holy ground? Cause I'm pretty sure that's _not_ the…
on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024Would you object to the bridge protests and the various college occupation protests being described…
on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024Generally speaking, a tantrum implies a protest without merit and usually regarding something petty.… on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024Someone just set themselves on fire in front of Trump's trial. Personally, I infinitely prefer this… on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024When mostly peaceful activists blocked a bridge, you asked me "You just aren’t big on protests as a…
on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024If only that's what my kids' tantrums had been like.
on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024Ah, the multi-year essay-based tantrum. on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024In his Free Press article, he pointedly repeats the multi-year time line of seeking management actio…
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As a society, we tolerate a lot more hatred and invective against Arabs than against any other group.Report
I’d say “lobbyists” get a significant share of rhetorical abuse. If not for fearless social pioneers like Hillary “lobbyists are people, too” Clinton, I shudder to think what horrors we’d have subjected this beleaguered class to by now.
On a more serious note: my estimation of Sullivan took a major and irreparable nose-dive after the rather unimpressive way he handled not only Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity” but, more importantly, defending himself from critics on his left. But, at the same time, I never thought Andrew was the guy to go to for slow, reasoned and numerically-gifted analysis; so while I may read the Dish (considerably) less than I used to, I still think he’s unquestionably a net-positive for the blogosphere, and I admire his rather unguarded humanity as a writer. I think he’s wrong on many things for many reasons, but I also think that, from what I can glean by reading his work over the years, he’s basically got a good heart; and in politics that’s no small virtue.Report
Indeed.
Bawer sounds like LGF, circa 2005. For a guy who lives in Norway his contempt for Europe and 9/12 uber-patriotic mindset is baffling.
But the best way to damn him is to let him speak for himself: “European officials have a clear route out of this nightmare. They have armies. They have police. They have prisons. They’re in a position to deport planeloads of people everyday. They could start rescuing Europe tomorrow.”
He’s a creep.
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If he said those things about Libertarians, he’d inspire a 400-post thread.Report