Michael Tracy has an article up at The American Conservative on Ralph Nader’s quest to get progressives to align with libertarians like Ron Paul. For those with a longstanding interest in left-libertarian coalition-building, there’s...
I would be remiss to leave the recent discussions on affirmative action and equality without citing Frederick Douglass’s moral argument against affirmative action made in 1865 to a group of abolitionists: “[I]n regard to...
“Every so often,” said the Capitalist, “I have the sense that you all don’t hate me quite as much as you should.” The Humanitarian shrugged. “I’m lousy at hating anyone. Even you.” Undaunted, the...
By Kyle Cupp I begin with a confession: reading Freddie deBoer’s post on the poor outcomes of teaching grammar initially left me feeling despondent and ready to join the narrator of Melville’s Moby-Dick in...
It is perhaps a little late in the day to be writing about this, given the amount of ink (both real and digital) that has already been spilled discussing it, but you should definitely...
Ordinary Times could be experiencing some turbulence this weekened as Devcat tries to identify bugs.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25We are so fished: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-pl… on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25I might have over stated but I don't think that Israel can diplomatically get away with that level o…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25This is like saying only the Germans can remove Adolf from power and reshape Germany. Israel can kee… on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25I am on the record for not trusting Palestinian leadership as negotiators either. They either see an… on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25Wanting Hamas not to exist is like the people who think that Israel can be made not to exist, bloody… on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25Trump's AG seems to be in bloody defiance of a court order: https://www.rawstory.com/pam-bondi-perki…
on A Dark AgeYou didn't answer my first question, so I'm not surprised that you didn't answer the second. But why…
on A Dark AgeWell, if you want to pretend that you can't tell, I'll let you continue to do so. But I imagine that… on A Dark Age"Better" for what? on A Dark AgeSee? Isn't that better than "but nobody is arguing for open borders!"?
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