The war in Afghanistan (remember that one?) clearly is resulting in, at long last, a decrease in the opium poppy trade, and the concomitant decrease in the global supply of recreational heroin. Apparently, heroin...
I know that this is not a problem limited to Commentary, or to today’s right-of-center magazines, but since Commentary is the establishment-conservative publication I read most regularly, it gets the blame. The best part about writing this...
There’s an interesting back-and-forth going on between Charles Davis and Radley Balko (with E.D. also offering a few cents of his own) over whether or not it’s a wise idea to link income tax...
Burt Likko notices that JP Morgan may be on the verge of buying up Bank of America – with lots of government help. Too big to fail gets even more entrenched. I think we...
Matt Yglesias on Ron Paul: After looking at his positions and statements, the most remarkable thing is that if it weren’t for his loud fanbase of self-proclaimed libertarians you wouldn’t really think this is...
League commenter Marianne is interested in Brienne of Tarth: Well…. for one thing I think a woman knight idolizing Renly that way is an interesting take on the conventions of chivalry and courtly love....
I’ve been pondering Erik’s and Elias’s posts on taxation and spending, and I think both of them touched on an important point about fiscal responsibility. Erik’s point (following on from Radley Balko’s article) about...
This is a bizarre sort of rhetorical question: Will everyone who said that liberal interventionists “lost all credibility” after the Iraq War, and hence should never be listened to again, renounce their own credibility...
Spoilers for A Game of Thrones (all books, including Dance) and the HBO show…after the leap.
Radley Balko wrote a post recently offering up some policy ideas basically geared toward getting as many peoples’ skin in the tax-and-spend game as possible. Other than payroll taxes, most people on the bottom...
I had a little fun with this post by Zack Beauchamp championing the US as global police chief. Zack had a couple other posts yesterday – Von Hoffman awards – dished out to Matt...
As someone who spends, and has always spent, a great deal of time in record stores, I have not been able to avoid hearing about the fast approaching “death of the record store” after...
Commenter Peter Munchen asks: Oh trying or anarchy now, eh ED? What, your flirtation with liberalism hasn’t worked out? Worked out ok to get you a gig at Forbes after all. I’ve been fascinated...
Updated below. Over at The Dish, Zack Beauchamp writes: It’s better to think of the U.S. as the global police chief rather than sole policeman. We may be the strongest of our allies, but...
Mike Konczal points out that the market share for the big beer producers has actually grown since deregulation, with craft brews making up only about 4% of total market share, and the top four...
John asks if the fall of Gaddafi means he should change his initial opposition to the war: Does that change my opinion about the ludicrous notion that providing air cover, using smart bombs and...
I’m concerned that any perceived “success” in Libya (i.e. the fall of Gaddafi as rebels even now storm the city, arrest his sons, and topple the regime – though this was never the stated goal of the mission)...
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Many left-leaning people have considered the Republican party’s position on climate change irresponsible and intellectually bankrupt for years, if not decades. But while it’s true that the GOP has been estranged from Teddy Roosevelt’s...
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on Fear and Loathing in Aisle EightIt's not a list, per se. It's more of a guideline, really. on Iran and Israel, and What Comes NextI have seen suggestions that Iran didn’t mean to inflict casualties and used obsolete weapons in the…
on Iran and Israel, and What Comes NextSaving face is important in Arab culture. Sure. Is there a culture anywhere on Earth where it isn't…
on Fear and Loathing in Aisle EightThey have these things, called pens, that you can use to tick every item in the list until all the i… on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024If you're catching flak, maybe you're over the target. on Fear and Loathing in Aisle EightThe problem with going down the list as it is written is that you jump through the aisles all haphaz…
on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024That's something people who take flak from both (or other multiple) sides find comforting to believe… on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024If both sides are willing to use the heckler's veto against your speakers, you must be doing somethi…
on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024I'm sure somewhere in the world there are. I wouldn't know how to frame the Google question to get a… on Open Mic for the week of 4/15/2024Are there any examples of speakers being threatened for being pro-Israel? And don't bring up Riddhi…
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